Former Lab Members
Ph.D. Students
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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Zhuying (Rebecca) Zhang
Tsinghua Scholar
October 21, 2013 - August 1, 2015
Tsinghua Scholar
October 21, 2013 - August 1, 2015
Undergraduate students
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Gannon Rooney
Undergraduate Researcher
February 8, 2016 - April 22, 2016
Undergraduate Researcher
February 8, 2016 - April 22, 2016
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cynthia Thomas
Undergraduate Student Aid
January 17, 2012 - April 20, 2012
Undergraduate Student Aid
January 17, 2012 - April 20, 2012
High School
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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
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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