Principal Investigator
Lab Staff

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Postdoctoral Associates & Fellows,
Research Scientists & Affiliates
Graduate Students
UROPs & Undergraduate Researchers - Spring 2023
Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Associates & Fellows (Training; Current Known Position)
Ming-fai Fong, Ph.D. (2014-2021; Assistant Professor, Georgia Tech and Emory University)
Patrick McCamphill, Ph.D. (2016-2021; Research and Data Analyst, Genedata)
Feng-Ju Eddie Weng, Ph.D. (2017-2021; Assistant Professor, China Medical University in Taiwan)
Peter Finnie, Ph.D. (2015-2021; Research Fellow, University of Toronto)
Stephanie Barnes, Ph.D. (2018-2021; Senior Scientist, BioAscent)
Aurore Thomazeau, Ph.D. (2014-2018; Research Associate, McGill University)
Rebecca Senter, Ph.D. (2015-2017; Vice President and Head of Preclinical R&D, Axial Therapeutics)
Robert Komorowski, Ph.D. (2011-2016; Assoicate Director of Clinical Development, Ionis Pharmaceuticals)
Jifang Tao, Ph.D. (2011-2016; Clinical Biomarker Investigator, Oncology at GSK)
Samuel Cooke (2006-2016; Senior Lecturer, King's College London)
Jeffrey Gavornik, Ph.D. (2009-2015; Assistant Professor, Boston University)
Alexander Chubykin, Ph.D. (2006-2014; Associate Professor, Purdue University)
Miquel Bosch, Ph.D. (2009-2014; Assistant Professor, IBEC-Barcelona, International University of Catalonia)
Emily Osterweil, Ph.D. (2006-2013; Chancellor's Fellow, University of Edinburgh)
Asha Bhakar, Ph.D. (2006-2013; Director of Development, Picower Institute)
Jason Shepherd, Ph.D. (2007-2013; Associate Professor, University of Utah)
Di Tian, M.D. (2008-2012; Associate Professor, Tulane)
Jason Coleman, Ph.D. (2004-2011; Founder, Techneprism)
Dilja Krueger-Burg, Ph.D. (2007-2011; Professor, University Medical Center Mainz)
Marshall Shuler, Ph.D. (2001-2007; Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins)
Bongjune Yoon, Ph.D. (2000-2006; Professor, Korea University)
Naveen Nagarajan, Ph.D. (2003-2006; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Utah)
Robert Crozier, Ph.D. (2001-2005; Senior Director, NS Pharma Inc.)
Benjamin Philpot, Ph.D. (1998-2004; Professor and Associate Director of Neuroscience, UNC School of Medicine)
Michelle Adams, Ph.D. (2001-2003, Principal Investigator, Bilkent University)
Michaela Barbarosie, Ph.D. (1999-2001; Assistant Professor, McGill University)
Elizabeth Quinlan, Ph.D. (1996-2001; Professor, University of Maryland)
Kimberly Huber, Ph.D. (1995-2001; Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center)
Kjesten Wiig, Ph.D. (1994-2000; Director of Strategic Partnerships, Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, New Zealand)
Marika Rioult, Ph.D. (1995-1999; Director, Global Intellectual Property, 3-D Matrix)
Arnold Heynen, Ph.D. (1994-1999; Senior Research Scientist, MIT)
Alfredo Kirkwood, Ph.D. (1991-1997; Professor, Johns Hopkins)
Graduate Students (Graduation Year; Current Known Position)
Dustin Hayden, Ph.D. (2022; Postdoctoral Associate, Kavli Institute)
Taekeun Kim, Ph.D. (2019; Research Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals)
Laura Stoppel, Ph.D. (2016; Investment Team Principal, RA Capital)
Rachel Schecter, Ph.D. (2016; Associate Director, Sage Therapeutics)
Eitan Kaplan, Ph.D. (2015; Scientific Project and Alliance Manager, Allen Institute)
Michael Sidorov, Ph.D. (2014; Assistant Professor, George Washington University)
Stephanie Tagliatela, Ph.D. (2014; Co-Founder and CSO, Encoded Therapeutics)
Benjamin Auerbach, Ph.D. (2013; Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Lena Khibnik, Ph.D. (2011; Research Scientist, Sanford Health)
Gordon Smith, Ph.D. (2010; Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota)
Kathleen Cho, Ph.D. (2009; Principal Investigator, Institut de Cerveau, Paris Brain Institute)
Monica Linden, Ph.D. (2008; Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Brown University)
Gul Dölen, M.D. Ph.D. (2007; Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins)
Cheng-Hang Liu, Ph.D. (2007; Research Scientist, University of Florida)
Wendy Chen, Ph.D. (2006; Director, Pediatric Opthalmology and Adult Strabismus, Brown University)
Jonathan Whitlock, Ph.D. (2006; Associate Professor, NTNU-Norway)
Mikhail Frenkel, Ph.D. (2005; Staff Scientist, Bristol Myers Squibb)
Wes Wallace, Ph.D. (2004; Physician)
Eric Snyder, Ph.D. (2002; Partner, Novo Ventures)
Nathaniel Sawtell, Ph.D. (2002; Associate Professor, Columbia University)
Cynthia Rittenhouse, Ph.D. (2000)
Hey-Kyoung Lee, Ph.D. (1997; Professor, Johns Hopkins University)
Serena Dudek, Ph.D. (1992; Deputy Chief and Principal Investigator, NIH)
UROPs & Undergraduate Researchers
Yasemin Atiyas, Dawna Bagherian, Talia Blum, Amanda Coronado, Julia Deere, Elizabeth DeLaittre, Gretchen Eggers, Elena Esch, Ines Escobedo, Emilio Gonzalez, Chelsi Green, Basma Jaber, Sarim Khan, Julie Kim, Parul Koul, Maia Lee, Alyssa Li, Nathan Liang, Fiona Lin, Kerlina Liu, Lisandro Martin, Ana Morello, Aditi Saha, Natasha Sharma, Casey Smith, Jin Wu, Jocelyn Yao, Rujie Yao