Recent CMB Student Publications
 Deborah Ajayi
Research Area
First Year Student |
 Jubilee Ajiboye
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Huston
Research Area
Investigating the role of cyclic GMP-phosphodiesterases in Cryptosporidium for drug development.
Contact Information
Email: Jubilee.Ajiboye@med.uvm.edu
Lab: Huston lab, Room 202 Stafford Bldg |
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 Jayita Barua
Mentor: Dr. Dan Weiss Research Area
hMSC therapeutics in lung diseases
Contact Information
Email: jayita.barua@uvm.edu
Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
John Ball Mentor: Dr. Steven Roberts Research Area
Contact Information
Email: john.t.ball@uvm.edu
Lab: FMRB 350 |
 Asser Bedair
Research Area
First Year Student |
 Sombodhi Bhattacharya
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First Year Student
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 Cameron Cordero
Mentor: Steven Roberts, Ph.D. Research Area
Computational Analysis of DNA Damage and Repair in Cancer
Contact Information
Email: cameron.cordero@uvm.edu
Lab: FMRB 350 |
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 Juliana Barbosa Torreao Dau
Mentor: Dr. Yvonne Janssen-Heininger Research Area Epithelial cell plasticity in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
Contact Information
Email: Juliana.Barbosa-Torreao-Dau@uvm.edu
Lab:Janssen Lab (Redox Biology and Pathology department) |
 Conor Dempsey
Research Area
First Year Student
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 Jake Dearborn
Mentor: Dr. Dev Majumdar Research Area
Lipid-nanoparticle based mRNA therapeutic development
Contact Information
Email: jacob.dearborn@uvm.edu
Lab: Given C312 |
 Pauline DiGianivittorio
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Wargo Research Area
Bacterial Metabolism and Virulence
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Email: pauline.digianivittorio@uvm.edu
Lab: Stafford 308 |
 Will Dowell
Mentor: Dr. Dev Majumdar Research Area
Immunology
Contact Information
Email: William.Dowell@uvm.edu
Lab: Majumdar Lab |
 Sebastian Duno-Miranda
Mentor: Dr. David Warshaw Research Area
Molecular muscle physiology
Contact Information
Email: sebastian.duno-miranda@uvm.edu
Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
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 Olivia Evans
Research Area
First Year Student |
 Vivia "Amanda" Fastiggi
Mentor: Dr. Matt Poynter Research Area
Bronchial Smooth Muscle as a target for therapeutic ketosis
Contact Information
Email: vivia.fastiggi@uvm.edu
Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
Back to Top  Erin Gaston
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Roberts Research Area
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Email: Erin.Gaston@uvm.edu
|  Victoria Gibson
Mentor: Dr. Brian Cunniff Research Area
Redox/cancer biology
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Email: Victoria.M.Gibson@uvm.edu
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Jon GirardMentor: Dr. Markus Thali Research Area
Contact Information
Email: jon.girard@uvm.edu
Lab: 318 Stafford |  Hector Granela
Research Area
First Year Student
|  Soyeon Gullickson
Mentor: Dr. Eyal Amiel Research Area
Immunometabolism of dendritic cells
Contact Information
Email: soyeon.gullickson@med.uvm.edu
Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
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Emmaleigh HancockMentor: Dr. Matthew Caporizzo Research Area
Contact Information
Email: Emmaleigh.Hancock@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 131 |  Allysen Henriksen
Research Area
First Year Student
|  Brianna Hilton
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Boyson Research Area
γδ T cells
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Email: Brianna.Hilton@uvm.edu
Lab: Given E305 | 
Tyler HoganMentor: Dr. Dimitry Krementsov
Research Area
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Email: Tyler.Hogan@uvm.edu
Lab: |  Emily Holt
Mentor: Dr. Dimitry Krementsov Research Area
Genetic heterogeneity and environmental risk factors of Multiple Sclerosis
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Email: eaholt@uvm.edu
Lab: |  Katherine Horrigan
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Boyson Research Area
The role of γδ T cells in cancer
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Email: Katherine.Horrigan@uvm.edu
Lab: Given E305 |  Alyssa Hurley
Mentor: Dr. Steven Roberts Research Area
DNA Damage
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Email: Alyssa.Hurley@uvm.edu
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Back to Top  Emily Joyce
Mentor: Dr. Albert van der Vliet Research Area
The Response of Redox Enzymes to Thiol-Reactive Electrophiles
Contact Information
Email: emily.joyce.1@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 215 |
Back to Top  Abigail Kirch
Research Area
First Year Student
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Tylar KirchMentor: Dr. Dev Majumdar
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Email: tylar.kirch@uvm.edu
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Back to Top  Allison Langley
Mentor: Dr. John Salogiannis Research Area
Molecular mechanisms of microtubule-based transport
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Email: Allison.Morrissey@uvm.edu
Lab: Health Science Research Facility 123 |  Sylvester Languon
Mentor: Dr. Dev Majumdar Research Area
Host proteins involved in double-membrane vesicle formation
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Email: Sylvester.Languon@uvm.edu
Lab: Given C312 |  James Lignos
Mentor: Dr. Karen Glass Research Area
Chromatin reader domain interactions with histone post-translational modifications
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Email: james.lignos@med.uvm.edu
Lab: Karen Glass Lab |
Vanessa LopezMentor: Dr. Steven Roberts
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Email: Vanessa.Lopez@uvm.edu
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Back to Top  Jacob Mackinder
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Wargo Research Area
Bacterial virulence and sphingolipid metabolism | 
Ana MadrigalMentor: Sean Diehl, PhD
Research Area
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Email: Ana.Madrigal@uvm.edu
Lab: |  Kiera Malone
Mentor: Dr. Karen Glass Research Area
Chromatin reader domain interactions with histone post-translational modifications
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Email: kiera.malone@uvm.edu
Lab: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 
Madeline McTigueMentor: Dr. Alan Howe
Research Area
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Email: Madeline.Mctigue@uvm.edu
Lab: |  Zachary Miller
Mentor: Dr. Dev Majumdar Research Area
Post Transcriptional Regulation of Immunoglobulin RNA
Contact Information
Email: Zachary.D.Miller@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 305/307 |  Selina Mintaah
Research Area
First Year Student
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Back to Top  Gopika Nandagopal
Mentor: Dr. Paula Deming & Dr. David Seward Research Area
STK11 biology in non-small cell lung cancer
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Email: gopika.nandagopal@uvm.edu
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Akshay NeeliMentor: Dr. Jeff Spees
Research Area
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Email: Akshay.Neeli@uvm.edu
Lab: |  Maurice Newton
Mentor: Dr. Yvonne Janssen-Heininger Research Area
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
Contact Information
Email: Maurice.Newton@uvm.edu
Lab: Janssen Lab (Redox Biology and Pathology department) |
Back to Top  Israel Odekunle
Mentor: Dr. David Seward Research Area: STK11 Biology in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Contact Information
Email: Israel.odekunle@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 333 |  Matthew Owens
Research Area
First Year Student |
 Justin Paluba
Mentors: Drs. Chris Berger & Wen Ma Research Area:
Contact Information:
Email: justin.paluba@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 123 |  Sarah-Catherine Paschall
Mentor: Dr. Jason Stumpff Research Area
Kinesin motors in neuronal development
Contact Information
Email: Sarah-Catherine.Paschall@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 105 |  Aditya Patwardhan
Research Area
First Year Student |  Paola E. Peña García
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Poynter Research Area
Elucidating the contribution of obesity on bronchial epithelial cell inflammatory responses in the context of asthma
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Email: ppena2@uvm.edu
Lab: Firestone Medical Research Building 256 | |
Alexa PriceMentor: Dr. Alan Howe
Research Area
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Email: Alexa.Price@uvm.edu
Lab: |  Shannon Prior
Mentor: Dr. Paula Deming Research Area
Assessing the effect of glutamine on STK11 function and localization
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Email: Shannon.Prior@uvm.edu
Lab: |  Ethan Putnam
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First Year Student
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Back to Top  Meghan Quinlan
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First Year Student |  Kathleen Quinn
Mentor: Dr. Seth Frietze Research Area
Epigenetics in Breast Cancer
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Email: kathleen.quinn@uvm.edu
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Back to Top Allison RacelaMentor: Bebo Seward, MD, PhD
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Email: aracela@uvm.edu
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Cory RaymondMentor: Dr. Brian Cunniff
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Atri RavalMentor: Dr. Steven Roberts
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Email: atri.raval@uvm.edu
Lab: |  Jason Rengo
Mentor: Dr. Mark Nelson Research Area
Smooth Muscle Physiology
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Email: jason.rengo@uvm.edu
Lab: Firestone 450 |
Alexis RobersonMentor: Dr. David Bernstein Research Area
Contact Information
Email: alexis.roberson@uvm.edu
Lab: Bernstein Lab, Votey Hall |  Mona Ruban
Mentor: Dr. Vikas Anathy Research Area
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Lung Inflammation during Influenza Infection
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Email: Mona.Ruban@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 231A |
Back to Top | |  Amila Šemić
Mentor: Dr. Jason Stumpff
Research Area
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Email: amila.semic@uvm.edu
Lab: |  Nathaniel Shannon
Mentor: Dr. Brian Cunniff Research Area
The role of mitochondria positioning on cell migration
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Email: nshanno1@uvm.edu
Lab: |  Anne Snyder
Mentor: Dr. Gary Ward Research Area
Toxoplasma gondii Motility
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Email: anne.snyder@uvm.edu
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Megan TarteMentor: Dr. Yvonne Janssen-Heininger
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Email: megan.tarte@uvm.edu
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Randi TermosMentor: Dr. Brian Cunniff Research Area
The role of mitochondrial dynamics and metabolic function in the metastasis and tumorigenesis of breast cancer
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Email: randi.gravelle@uvm.edu
Lab: |  Maggie Trout
Mentor: Dr. James Stafford Research Area
Targeting mitochondrial function in diffuse midline glioma
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Email: margaret.trout@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 405 |
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Emily Van BeekMentor: Dr. Jason Botten
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Email: Emily.Van-Beek@uvm.edu
Lab: |  Josh Victor
Mentor: Dr. Nimrat Chatterjee Research Area
Translesion synthesis and the development of Long-COVID
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Email: joshua.victor@uvm.edu
Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |  Regina Visconti
Mentor: Dr. Mary Tierney Research Area
Endomembrane trafficking in Arabidopsis thaliana
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Email: regina.m.visconti@uvm.edu
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Back to Top  Ethan Wagner
Research Area
First Year Student
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Joseph WalzerMentor: Dr Vikas Anathy Research Area
Asthma, Influenza Infection, ER Stress
Contact Information:
Email: joseph.walzer@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 231 |  Courtney Waytashek
Mentor: Dr. Dimitry Krementsov Research Area
Host genetic and immunologic factors regulating control of gammaherpesvirus replication
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Email: courtney.waytashek@uvm.edu
Lab: Rowell 318 |
 Shaina (Shae) Weingart
Mentor: Drs. John Green and Travis Todd Research Area
Neurobiology of learning and memory
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Email: Shaina.weingart@uvm.edu
Lab: Dewey Hall 410/446 |  Marcus Weinman
Mentor: Dr. James Stafford Research Area
Epilepsy and Neurodevelopment Epigenetics
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Email: marcus.weinman@uvm.edu
Lab: Given Courtyard Level 3 South |
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