Current Students

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JJ Bivona

Mentor: Dr. Ben Surat

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student

Contact Information
Email: jbivona@uvm.edu
Lab: Given E407

Eric Bolf

Mentor: Dr. Fran Carr

Research Area
Thyroid Tumorigenesis

Contact Information
Email: ebolf@uvm.edu
Phone: 656-9677
Lab: HSRF 316

Claire Brooks

Mentors: Dr. Teresa Ruiz & Dr. Michael Radermacher

Research Area
Third Year Graduate Student

Contact Information
Email: cbrooks3@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: HSRF 123

Sierra Bruno

Mentor: Dr. Vikas Anathy

Research Area
ER-Mitochondrial Interactions in ER Stress Environments

Contact Information
Email: srbruno@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: HSRF 223

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Alisa Cario

Mentor: Dr. Chris Berger

Research Area
The structural-functional relationship of the microtubule associated protein Tau

Contact Information
Email: acario@uvm.edu
Lab: HSRF 123

Brittany Carroll

Mentor: Dr. Sylvie Doublie

Research Area
Structural biology and DNA repair

Contact Information
Email: blcarrol@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: E214 Given

Nicolas Chamberlain

Mentor: Dr. Vikas Anathy

Research Area
Third Year Graduate Student

Contact Information
Email: nicolas.chamberlain@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: HSRF 223

Devin Champagne

Mentor: Dr. Mercedes Rincon

Research Area
Mitochondrial Function in T Cells

Contact Information
Email: devin.champagne@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: D305 Given

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Shibiao "Wyatt" Chia

Mentor: Dr. Yvonne Janssen-Heininger

Research Area
The role of glutaredoxin-1 in the regulation of allergic airways remodeling and epithelial cell plasticity

Contact Information
Email: schia@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: HSRF 223

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Cole Davidson

Mentor: Dr. Frances Carr

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: cole.d.davidson@uvm.edu
Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South

Jamie Deutsch

Mentor: Dr. Jessica Heath

Research Area
The role of CALM-AF10 fusion protein in leukemogenesis

Contact Information
Email: jdeutsc1@uvm.edu
Lab: Given E209

Victoria DeVault

Mentor: Dr. Jon Boyson

Research Area
The role of SLAMf6 in NKT cells

Contact Information
Email: vdevault@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-8836
Lab: E305A Given

Christopher Dustin

Mentor: Dr. Albert van der Vliet

Research Area
Structure/function correlation of redox modifications in Src kinase

Contact Information
Email: cdustin@uvm.edu
Phone: 656-9673
Lab: HSRF 216

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Evan Elko

Mentor: Dr. Yvonne Jannsen-Heininger

Research Area
ER redox stress in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Contact Information
Email: eelko@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: HSRF 223

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Jonathon Ferrell

Mentor: Dr. Jianing Li

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: jonathon.ferrell@uvm.edu
Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South

Andrea Foote

Mentor: Dr. Robert Kelm

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student

Contact Information
Email: atfoote@uvm.edu
Lab: 169 CRF

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Diana Gerrard Mentor: Dr. Seth Frietze Research Area The role of TCF7L2 in Pancreatic Tumorigenesis Contact Information Email: dgerrard@uvm.edu Phone: 802-656-9673 Lab: 302A Rowell
Noelle Gillis Mentor: Dr. Frances Carr Research Area The role of thyroid hormone receptors in thyroid cancer progression Contact Information Email: negillis@uvm.edu Lab: HSRF 340
Lucy Greetham Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Spees Research Area Second Year Graduate Student Contact Information Email: lucy.greetham@uvm.edu Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South
Blas Guigni Mentor: Dr. Michael Toth Research Area Molecular mechanisms underlying skeletal muscle atrophy and metabolic dysfunction Contact Information Email: bguigni@uvm.edu Phone: 802-656-4146 Lab: HSRF 103

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Md Mahmudul Hasan

Mentor: Dr. Chris Huston

Research Area
Parasitology

Contact Information
Email: mhasan1@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: 302 Stafford

Lauren Hinkel

Mentor: Dr. Matt Wargo

Research Area
Opportunistic bacterial pathogen interaction with host lung environment

Contact Information
Email: lhinkel@uvm.edu
Phone: 656-9673
Lab: 304 Stafford

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Mingu Kang

Mentor: Dr. Alan Howe

Research Area
Epigenetic modifications in cancer and cancer microenvironment

Contact Information
Email: mingu.kang@med.uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: HSRF 331

Haein Kim

Mentor: Dr. Jason Stumpff

Research Area
Molecular control of microtubule dynamics by kinesin-like motor proteins

Contact Information
Email: Hkim6@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: E217 Given

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Dominique Lessard

Mentor: Dr. Christopher Berger

Research Area
Regulatory effects of tau on kinesin motors in axonal transport

Contact Information
Email: dvlessar@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: HSRF 123

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Sharath Madasu

Mentor: Dr. Tony Morielli

Research Area
Regulation of Kv1.2 Potassium Channels

Contact Information
Email: smadasu@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: B311 Given

Frances Male

Mentor: Dr. Gary Ward

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: frances.male@uvm.edu
Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South

Inessa Manuelyan

Mentor: Dr. Jason Botten

Research Area
Third Year Graduate Student

Contact Information
Email: imanuely@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: E405 Given

Michael Mariani

Mentor: Dr. Seth Frietze

Research Area
Genomics

Contact Information
Email: mmariani@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: 302A Rowell

Somen Mistri

Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Boyson

Research Area
The role of γδ T cells in host immune response

Contact Information
Email: smistri@uvm.edu
Lab: Given E305

Theresa Montgomery

Mentor: Dr. Dimitry Krementsov

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: theresa.montgomery@uvm.edu
Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South

Phillip Munson

Mentor: Dr. Arti Shukla

Research Area
Exosomes in Malignant Mesothelioma

Contact Information
Email: pmunson@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: C264 Given

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Hannah Naughton

Mentor: Dr. Alan Howe

Research Area
Mechano-chemical regulation of cell migration

Contact Information
Email: hannah.naughton@uvm.edu
Phone: 656-9673
Lab: HSRF 331

Christopher Nissly

Mentor: Dr. Gary Ward

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student

Contact Information
Email: cnissly@uvm.edu
Lab: 316 Stafford

Annalis Norman

Mentor: Dr. Jason Botten

Research Area
Elucidating the immune response against Hantaviruses to develop a therapeutic option for disease

Contact Information
Email: anorman4@uvm.edu
Lab: Given E405

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Abbas Raza

Mentor: Dr. Cory Teuscher

Research Area
Sex specific regulation of CNS autoimmunity by Slam locus

Contact Information
Email: araza2@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-373-4494
Lab: C319 Given

Princess Rodriguez

Mentors: Dr. Seth Frietze & Dr. Eyal Amiel

Research Area
Metabolic and transcriptional regulation in B cells

Contact Information
Email: pdrodrig@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: 302 Rowell

Josh Rose

Mentor: Dr. Kaleem Zaidi & Dr. Gary Stein

Research Area
The epigenetic role of RUNX1 in breast cancer progression

Contact Information
Email: jtrose@uvm.edu
Lab: Given E210

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"Bristy" Sabikunnahar

Mentor: Dr. Dimitry Krementsov

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: sabikunnahar@uvm.edu
Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South

Michael Secinaro

Mentor: Dr. Ralph Budd

Research Area
Effect of metabolism on ROS generation and T cell survival

Contact Information
Email: msecinar@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-2289
Lab: C344 Given

Leslie Sepaniac

Mentor: Dr. Jason Stumpff

Research Area
Cell division and micronuclei formation as a consequence of chromosome misalignment

Contact Information
Email: lsepania@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: HSRF 123

Jessica Sheehe

Mentor: Dr. Wolfgang Dostmann

Research Area
Activation mechanisms of cGMP-dependent protein kinase I alpha

Contact Information
Email: jessica.sheehe@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-9673
Lab: B318 Given

Julia Snyder

Mentor: Dr. Eyal Amiel

Research Area
Second Year Graduate Student
Contact Information
Email: julia.p.snyder@uvm.edu
Lab: Courtyard at Given, Level 3 South