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Current MSTP Students


M1Gs & M2Gs are rotating through at least two labs until they find a compatible mentor. M3Gs have either joined a lab or are completing a third rotation before joining a lab. M4G & M5Gs are in the midst of their graduate work. M6Gs are students who have defended their thesis and have returned to their clinical curriculum.

Photo Name Year Graduate Program Mentor(s)
         
Stein Acker M1G Rotating First Rotation Summer 2024
Hassan Karoam M6G Neuroscience Aaron Boes, MD, PhD
   

 

Peyton Alder

 

M1G

 

Rotating

Georgina Aldridge, MD, PhD (Summer 2023) 
Emily Baldwin M2G Rotating Ted Abel, PhD (Summer 2023)
Lucas Barrett M4G Epidemiology Lyndsay Harshman, PhD
Elizabeth Chrischilles, PhD
Riley Behan-Bush M5G Biomedical Engineering James Ankrum, PhD
Gabby Bierlein-De La Rosa M3G Rotating Catherine Marcinkiewcz, PhD (Summer 2021)
Jayden Bowen M6G Biomedical Science
(Immunology)
3
Julia Klesney-Tait, MD, PhD
Jane Buchanan M6G Biomedical Sciences
(Molecular Medicine)
Eric Taylor, PhD
David Chang M1G Rotating Patrick Sinn, PhD (Summer 2023)
Michelle Chen Michelle Chen M3G Rotating Rainbo Hultman, PhD (Summer 2022)
Joseph Chin M5G Biomedical Sciences
(Molecular Medicine)
Richard Smith, MD, PhD
Colin Clark M5G Biomedical Sciences
(Molecular Physiology & Biophysics)
Christopher Ahern, PhD
Mackenize Conlon Mackenzie Conlon M3G Rotating Hanna Stevens, MD, PhD (Summer 2022)
Andres Dajles M6G Biostatistics Joe Cavanaugh, PhD
Alex Dou M3G Rotating  
Levi Doyle Levi Doyle M3G Rotating Adam Dupuy, PhD (Summer 2022)
Jonah Elliff M5G Immunology Wendy Maury, PhD

 

Erica Fossee

 

M1G

 

Rotating

Jong Sung Kim, MS, PhD (Summer 2023)
Margaret Fuller M6G Molecular Physiology & Biophysics 1 John Wemmie, MD, PhD
Grace Gasser M2G Rotating Rob Mullins, MS, PhD (Summer 2023) 
John Engelhardt, PhD (Summer 2022)

 

Lexie Golden

 

M1G

 

Rotating

Michael O'Rorke, PhD (Summer 2023)
Sebastian Gomez M1G Rotating First Rotation Summer 2024
Fillan Grady M6G Returned to Clinical Curriculum PhD in Neuroscience

Joel Geerling, MD, PhD
Gordon Buchanan, MD, PhD
Wade Gutierrez M6G Returned to Clinical Curriculum PhD in Biomedical Sciences
(Cancer Biology)


Rebecca Dodd, PhD
Samual Hatfield M2G Rotating

James Byrne, MD, PhD (Summer 2023)
Dawn Quelle, PhD (Summer 2022)

Ryan Horne M6G Returned to Clinical Curriculum

PhD in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering

C. Allan Guymon, PhD
Marlan Hansen, MD

 

Jason Hristopoulos 

 

M1G

 

Rotating

Rebecca Dodd, PhD (Summer 2023)
Steven Huang M4G Microbiology Dominique Limoli, PhD
(Summer 2022)

 

Michael Huebner

 

M1G

 

Rotating

Levi Sowers, PhD (Summer 2023) 
Chris Hunter Chris Hunter M3G Rotating Kumar Narayanan, MD, PhD (Summer 2022)
Amelia Hurley-Novatny M4G Cell & Developmental Biology Hongshuai (Ken) Li
Matthew Potthoff
Akansha Jain M6G Biomedical Sciences
(Molecular Physiology & Biophysics)
Michael Welsh, MD
Emily Janio Emily Janio M3G Rotating Natoshia Askelson, MPH, PhD (Summer 2022)
Renato Jensen Renato Jensen M3G Rotating Ed Stone, MD, PhD (Summer 2022)
Andrew Kalenkiewicz M5G Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Ashley Spies, PhD
Andreas Kantartzis M2G Rotating Vladimir Badovinac, PhD (Summer 2023)
Rebecca Dodd, PhD (Summer 2022)
Victor Kilonzo M2G Rotating Ted Abel, PhD (Summer 2023)
Kumar Narayanan, MD, PhD (Summer 2022)
Sheps King-McAlpin M6G Returned to Clinical Curriculum PhD in Biomedical Sciences
(Molecular Medicine)


Matthew Potthoff, MD, PhD
Jessie Knobbe M4G Immunology Jennifer Bermick, MD
Ben Kreitlow M5G Neuroscience Gordon Buchanan, MD, PhD
Molly Larson Molly Larson M3G Rotating Aaron Boes, MD, PhD (Summer 2022)
Gage Liddiard M5G Neuroscience Joseph Glykys, MD, PhD
Lola Lozano M4G Genetics Budd Tucker, PhD
Elaine Binkley, MD
Matthew Miller M6G Genetics Christopher Adams, MD, PhD
(Currently at Mayo)
Maddie Mix M5G Immunology John Harty, PhD
Nate Mullin M5G Genetics Robert Mullins, MD
Budd Tucker, PhD
Kathy Nguyen M2G Rotating Julia Klesney-Tait, MD, PhD (Summer 2023)
Steven Lentz, MD, PhD (Summer 2022)

 

Jacquelyn Nielson

 

M1G

 

Rotating

First rotation summer 2024
Daniel Pape M6G Biomedical Sciences
(Molecular Medicine)
Eric Taylor, PhD
Faith Prochaska M1G Rotating Alex Bassuk, MD, PhD (Summer 2023)
John Manak, PhD (Summer 2022)
Ryan Reis M4G Biomedical Sciences
(Cancer Biology)
Ali Jabbari, MD, PhD
Saul Rodriguez M6G Neuroscience Alex Bassuk, MD, PhD
Guillermo Romano Ibarra M6G Biomedical Science
(Molecular Medicine)
David Stoltz, MD, PhD
Daniel Sands M4G Immunology Li Wu, PhD
Miranda Schene M5G Biomedical Sciences
(Molecular Physiology & Biophysics)
Christopher Ahern, PhD
Sadie Solomon M2G Rotating Eli Perencevich, MD, MS (Summer 2023)
Martha Carvour, MD, PhD (Summer 2022)
Ian Sutton M2G Rotating Doug Spitz, PhD (Summer 2023)
Xavier Tijerina M5G Biomedical Sciences
(Microbiology)
Mary Weber, PhD
Brittany Todd M5G Neuroscience Elizabeth Newell, MD
Alex Bassuk, MD, PhD
Hannah Van Ert M5G Immunology Wendy Maury, PhD
Joseph Vecchi M6G Biomedical Sciences
(Molecular Physiology & Biophysics)
Marlan Hansen, MD
Amy Lee, PhD (Currently at U of Texas Austin)
Ellen Voigt M5G Biomedical Sciences
(Cancer Biology
)
Dawn Quelle, PhD
Madi Wahlen M5G Epidemiology Mary Charlton, PhD
Qi Wang M5G Biomedical Engineering Kristan Worthington, PhD
Joseph Reinhardt, PhD
Akshaya Warrier M4G Biomedical Sciences
(Cancer Biology)
Rebecca Dodd, PhD

1 - Joined the program before incorporated into the Biomedical Science Program

Last update 12/21/2022