Former Lab Members
Ph.D. Students

Stephen Godin
Graduate Student
April 1, 2012 - December 31, 2015
B.S., B.S. University of Massachusetts- Amherst, 2011
Graduate Student
April 1, 2012 - December 31, 2015
B.S., B.S. University of Massachusetts- Amherst, 2011
Post-doctorate

Stefanie Böhm
Post-Doctorate Fellow
July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2015
Dipl. Goethe-University of Frankfurt, 2006
Ph.D. Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 2011 (Advisor Alex Buchberger)
Post-Doctorate Fellow
July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2015
Dipl. Goethe-University of Frankfurt, 2006
Ph.D. Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 2011 (Advisor Alex Buchberger)

Cheryl Clauson
Post-Doctorate Fellow
July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
B.A. Illinois Wesleyan, 2003
Ph.D. Emory University, 2010 (Advisor Paul Doetsch)
Post-Doctorate Fellow
July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
B.A. Illinois Wesleyan, 2003
Ph.D. Emory University, 2010 (Advisor Paul Doetsch)
Medical Students

Yoav Karpenshif
Medical Student Researcher University of Pittsburgh, Class of 2015
Spring and Summer 2012, June 1, 2013 - June 30, 2013, November 25, 2014 - January 30, 2015
B.A. Emory University, 2011
Funding: Dean's Summer Research Program
Medical Student Researcher University of Pittsburgh, Class of 2015
Spring and Summer 2012, June 1, 2013 - June 30, 2013, November 25, 2014 - January 30, 2015
B.A. Emory University, 2011
Funding: Dean's Summer Research Program

Zhuying (Rebecca) Zhang
Tsinghua Scholar
October 21, 2013 - August 1, 2015
Tsinghua Scholar
October 21, 2013 - August 1, 2015
Undergraduate students

Gannon Rooney
Undergraduate Researcher
February 8, 2016 - April 22, 2016
Undergraduate Researcher
February 8, 2016 - April 22, 2016

Jared Baird
Undergraduate Researcher, Washington and Jefferson University, Class of 2015
June 16, 2014 - December 4, 2014, May 18, 2015 - July 10, 2015
Funding: Merck Internship for Excellence in Science
Undergraduate Researcher, Washington and Jefferson University, Class of 2015
June 16, 2014 - December 4, 2014, May 18, 2015 - July 10, 2015
Funding: Merck Internship for Excellence in Science

Faiz Kabbinavar
Undergraduate Researcher, University of Pittsburgh, Class of 2015
October 17 2011 - August 8, 2013, August 27, 2014 - April 17, 2015
Funding: Arts and Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Award 2013
Brackenridge Summer Research Fellowship 2013 (declined)
Undergraduate Researcher, University of Pittsburgh, Class of 2015
October 17 2011 - August 8, 2013, August 27, 2014 - April 17, 2015
Funding: Arts and Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Award 2013
Brackenridge Summer Research Fellowship 2013 (declined)

Alison Lee
Undergraduate Researcher, University of Pittsburgh Class of 2015
January 7, 2013 - April 15, 2013, January 15, 2014 - December 5, 2014
Undergraduate Researcher, University of Pittsburgh Class of 2015
January 7, 2013 - April 15, 2013, January 15, 2014 - December 5, 2014

Morgan Casal
Undergraduate Researcher, University of Pittsburgh
September 5, 2013 - December 1, 2014
Funding: Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Fellowship Fall 2014
Undergraduate Researcher, University of Pittsburgh
September 5, 2013 - December 1, 2014
Funding: Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Fellowship Fall 2014

Shahm Raslan
Undergraduate Student Aid, University of Pittsburgh
October 17, 2013 - June 13, 2014
Undergraduate Student Aid, University of Pittsburgh
October 17, 2013 - June 13, 2014

Dominique Bratton-Palmer
Undergraduate Researcher from Columbia University, Class of 2014
July 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011
June 1, 2012 - August 31, 2012
June 1, 2013 - August 31, 2013
Funding: 2012 Diversity Supplement from the National Institutes of Health
2013 Diversity Supplement from the National Institutes of Health
Undergraduate Researcher from Columbia University, Class of 2014
July 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011
June 1, 2012 - August 31, 2012
June 1, 2013 - August 31, 2013
Funding: 2012 Diversity Supplement from the National Institutes of Health
2013 Diversity Supplement from the National Institutes of Health

Christina Hornack
Undergraduate Researcher University of Pittsburgh, Class of 2013
September 6, 2011 - June 30, 2013
Funding: Diversity Supplement from the National Institutes of Health
Undergraduate Researcher University of Pittsburgh, Class of 2013
September 6, 2011 - June 30, 2013
Funding: Diversity Supplement from the National Institutes of Health

Robert Caro
Undergraduate Student Aid, University of Pittsburgh, Class of 2013
September 12, 2012 - April, 2013
Now: Dental Student at Temple University
Undergraduate Student Aid, University of Pittsburgh, Class of 2013
September 12, 2012 - April, 2013
Now: Dental Student at Temple University

Cynthia Thomas
Undergraduate Student Aid
January 17, 2012 - April 20, 2012
Undergraduate Student Aid
January 17, 2012 - April 20, 2012
High School

Kyle Yoshida
High School Student, Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama, Honolulu, Class of 2014
June 19, 2013 - August 8, 2013
High School Student, Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama, Honolulu, Class of 2014
June 19, 2013 - August 8, 2013
Technician

Benjamin Herken
Laboratory Technician
August 1, 2015 - July 31, 2017
B.A. Lewis and Clark College, 2015
Laboratory Technician
August 1, 2015 - July 31, 2017
B.A. Lewis and Clark College, 2015