Since enrolling the first student in the program in 1986, 183 students have graduated, obtaining residencies and fellowships at top academic medical centers, and some have obtained faculty positions at institutions such as Harvard, Stanford, Baylor, UCLA, UCSF, and the University of Washington-St Louis.
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2024
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Emma Dean Emory University Casey Weaver Pathology Jacob Files Spring Hill College Paul Goepfert Med-Infectious Diseases Harper Kim Brown University Andrew Pickering Neurology Asher Kahn-Krell Columbia University Jianyi Zhang Biomedical Engineering Jacelyn Lever-Peabody Carthage University Steven Rowe Med-Pulmonary Patrick Molina Georgia State University Jennifer Pollock Med-Nephrology -
2023
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Sushma Bopana Vanderbilt University Paul Goepfert Med-Infectious Diseases Graham Cochrane Elon University Jennifer Christy Physical Therapy Ryan McMongile University of CA-Irvine Hui Hu Microbiology Hayden Pacl University of Arkansas-Little Rock Andries Steyn Microbiology -
2022
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Sergey Antipenko University of AL-Huntsville Sumanth Prabhu Med-Cardiovascular Garrett Brinkley University of CA-Santa Barbara Sunil Sudarshan Urology Corey Duke University of Montevallo Jeremy Day Neurobiology Kristin Olson Univeristy of AL-Huntsville William Geisler Med-Infectious Diseases Brandon Pope University of Georgia Chander Raman Med-Rheumatology Fabio Raman University of Pennsylvania Jonathan McConathy Radiology Lindsay Stoyka Grand Valley State University Laura Volpecelli-Daley Neurology Morgan Zipperly College of Charleston Jeremy Day Neurobiology -
2021
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Shima Dowla Anwar Dartmouth College Kevin Fontaine Health Behavior Nicholas Eustace University of South Florida Christopher Willey Hematology/Oncology Muhan Hu University of Georgia Michael Miller Biochemistry Timothy Kennell North Georgia College James Cimino Med-Informatics Jeremie Lever University of CA-Santa Barbara James George/Anupam Agarwal Med-Nephrology Tyler McCaw North Carolina State University Troy Randall Med-Immunology Bryan Mott George Mason University NIH Track 3 Matt Neu University of Florida Greg Cooper HudsonAlpha Mark Pepin Clemson University Adam Wende Pathology Jeffrey Singer Duke University Casey Weaver Pathology Paige Souder Samford University Daniel Gorelick Pharm & Toxicology -
2020
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Brandon Fox Georgia Institute of Technology Jennifer Pollock Pathobiology & Molecular Med Stephen Gragg Lipscomb College Elizabeth Brown Cell, Molecular, & Develop Bio Andrew Hardigan Colby University Rick Myers Genetics, Genomics, & Bioinfo Joseph Ladowski University of Chicago Joseph Tector Pathobiology & Molecular Med Vincent Laufer University of Notre Dame S. Louis Bridges Cell, Molecular, & Develop Bio Morgan Locy Capital University Victor Thannickal Pathobiology & Molecular Med Kelsey Patterson University of Alabama at Birmingham Michelle Olsen Cell, Molecular, & Develop Bio Ryne Ramaker University of Arkansas-Little Rock Sara Cooper Genetics, Genomics, & Bioinfo William Webb Millsaps College Farah Lubin Neuroscience -
2019
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Joshua Bernstock Brandeis University NIH OxCam Neuroscience Ryan Berry Utah State University Stuart Frank Cell, Molecular, & Develop Bio Alexander Bray University of Notre Dame Scott Ballinger Cancer Biology Joshua Cohen Muhlenberg College Sarah Clinton Neuroscience Evida Dennis George Washington University Philip Smith Immunology Daniel DiToro University of Texas at Austin Casey Weaver Immunology Alex Dussaq University of Nevada-Reno Christopher Willey Pathobiology & Molecular Med Jonathan Lockhart University of Tennessee-Knoxville Thomas Ryan Biochemistry & Structural Bio Elizabeth Ma University of California-Berkeley Timothy Garvey Nutrition Sciences Sara Stone Auburn University Frances Lund Immunology -
2018
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department David Figge Marquette University David Standaert Neuroscience Mikael Guzman-Karlsson University of California-Los Angeles David Sweatt Neurobiology Jason LeGrand Bob Jones University Christopher Klug Cancer Biology Carson Moseley Wake Forest University Casey Weaver Immunology Alice Weaver University of Georgia Shih-Hsin "Eddy" Yang Cancer Biology Steven Witte Central Michigan University NIH OxCam Immunology -
2017
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Travis Hull Juniata College Anupum Agarwal & James George Immunology Jarrod Meadows University of North Carolina-Charlotte John Hablitz Neuroscience Stephanie Robert LSU-Baton Rouge, LA Harald Sontheimer Neurobiology Jennifer Stanley Purdue University Shih-Hsin (Eddy) Yang Cancer Biology -
2016
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Emily Blosser Ohio State University David Randolph & Casey Weaver Microbiology Stephanie Brosius Washington University in St Louis Stephen Carroll Neuroscience Zachary Dobbin Georgetown University Charles Landen Cancer Biology Avinash Honasoge Northwestern University Harald Sontheimer Neurobiology Michael Lopker Arizona State University George Shaw Cell & Molecular Biology Catherine Poholek University of Notre Dame Laurie Harrington Immunology Brian Warmus University of California-Riverside Erik Roberson Neurobiology Ryan Wells Idaho State University Adrie Steyn Microbiology -
2015
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Vishnu Cuddapah Tulane University Harald Sontheimer Neurobiology Abdurhman Elkhetali University Of Southern California Kristina Visscher Neurobiology David Gaston Birmingham Southern College Jackie Parker Cell & Molecular Biology Jennifer Hadley Washington University in St. Louis Adrienne Lahti Biomedical Engineering Sinifunanya Nwaobi Rhodes College Michelle Olsen Neuroscience Nicholas Reish Yale University Alecia Gross Neurobiology Faraz Sultan Rice University David Sweatt Neurobiology Stacey Watkins Tufts University Harald Sontheimer Neurobiology -
2014
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Juan Calix Loyola University Moon Nahm Microbiology Ryan Corrick Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks Joe Messina Pathology John Jarboe University of Maryland-Baltimore County Chris Willey Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics Aimee Merino Indiana Univ.-South Bend Richard Kaslow Microbiology Jacquelyn Zimmerman LSU-Baton Rouge, LA Boris Pasche Genetics -
2013
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Olusimidele Akinsiku U. of Maryland, Baltimore Cty Paul Goepfert Microbiology Michael Alberti California Lutheran University David Curiel Pathology Asher Albertson U of Wyoming John Hablitz Neurobiology Nicole Brossier U. of Missouri-Rolla Steve Carroll Cell Biology Eva Clark Mississippi State Ora Lee Branch Microbiology Brian Dizon U. of Miami John Kearney Microbiology John Hammond Lafayette College Robert McCullumsmith Neurobiology Travis Lewis Washington Univ. David Standaert & David Curiel Cell Biology Victor Lin Brown University Fang-Tsyn Lin (Fannie) Cell Biology Sarah Whitley University of Michigan Casey Weaver Microbiology -
2012
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Sarah Baxley Davidson College Rosa Serra Cell Biology Lena Gamble Xavier University of Louisiana David Curiel Pathology James Gladden Univ. of AL-Birmingham Louis Dell'italia Physiology & Biophysics Kayci Huff University of Miami Phillip Smith Microbiology David Mayhew Truman State University Marcas Bamman Physiology & Biophysics Sherry Yang Haverford College Joanne Douglas Pathology -
2011
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Lisa Akhtar UAB Etty Benveniste Cell Biology George Atkinson Vanderbilt University Tika Benveniste Cell Biology Lauren Graham Duke University Joanne Murphy-Ullrich Molecular & Cellular Pathology Stephen Jordan Oklahoma City University Julian Rayner Cell Biology Jason Paik Washington University Weei-Chin Lin Cell Biology Louise Pyle Smith College Eric Sorscher Genetics Yawar Qadri College of New Jersey Dale Benos Physiology & Biophysics Daniel Schreeder University of Washington and Lee Randall Davis Microbiology Christopher Yuskaitis University of Virginia Richard S. Jope Cell Biology -
2010
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Christa Habela Boston College Harald Sontheimer Neurobiology Jonathan Lehman Bradley University Bradley Yoder Cell Biology John Wang University of California at Berkeley John D. Mountz Molecular & Cellular Pathology Katie White University of Alabama George M. Shaw Microbiology -
2009
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Matthew Alder University of Utah Max D. Cooper Microbiology Christopher Dodd Samford University Casey Weaver Molecular & Cellular Pathology Nola Ernest Centenary College of Louisiana Harald Sontheimer Neurobiology -
2008
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department James Davenport University of Rochester Bradley Yoder Cell Biology Jennifer Guimbellot Mississippi State University Eric Sorscher Genetics Kelly Harms Vanderbilt University Xinbin Chen Cell Biology Paul Harms Vanderbilt University Chenbei Chang Cell Biology Kevin Nash Univ of Mass, Amherst & Penn State Univ Danny Welch Pathology Amish Shah University of Georgia James Markert Physiology & Biophysics -
2007
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Rizwan Akhtar Vanderbilt University Kevin Roth Molecular & Cellular Pathology Tanya Rege Tulane University James Hagood Cell Biology Mark Stonecypher Vanderbilt University Steve L. Carroll Molecular & Cellular Pathology Nathaniel Weathington University of South Alabama J. Edwin Blalock Physiology & Biophysics Thomas Whisenhunt San Diego State University Jeffrey Kudlow Cell Biology -
2006
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Jill Adamski University of Wyoming Etty Benveniste Cell Biology Thomas Bender Duke University Elizabeth Delzell Epidemiology Sotirios Keros Duke University John Hablitz Physiology & Biophysics Zachary Kneass California Polytechnic State University Richard Marchase Cell Biology Long Le MIT David Curiel Molecular & Cellular Pathology Kayvon Modjarrad Duke University Sten H. Vermund Epidemiology -
2005
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Jack Crawford Auburn University Rakesh Patel Molecular & Cellular Pathology Gautam Prasad College of New Jersey Ruiwen Zhang Pharmacology & Toxicology Joshua Richman Bard College & Univ of Virginia Charles Katholi Biostatistics Thomas Ryan Wichita State University Pamela Lucchesi Physiology & Biophysics Joshua Short University of California, Berkeley David Curiel Molecular & Cellular Pathology Tommy Thomas MIT Robert Langer Biomedical Engineering Duane Wesemann Brigham Young University Tika Benveniste Cell Biology Geoffrey Young Duke University Joanne Murphy-Ullrich Molecular & Cellular Pathology -
2004
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Evans Bailey Wheaton College Ronald L. Johnson Cell Biology Angela Feeling-Taylor Univ of Penn, Howard Univ & Albert Einstein College of Medicine Karin Hardiman Smith College Sadis Matalon Physiology & Biophysics Timothy Hecker Catholic University Candece Gladson Molecular & Cellular Pathology Krista Kilpadi University of Washington Susan Bellis Biomedical Engineering Howard Masuoka Brown Univ & Vanderbilt Univ Tim Townes Biochem & Mol Gen Kimberly Parkerson Louisiana Tech University Harald Sontheimer Neurobiology Pavle Repovic University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Tika Benveniste Cell Biology Patricia Ritch Kennesaw State University Harald Sontheimer Neurobiology John Robinson Johns Hopkins University Herbert C. Cheung Biochem & Mol Gen Brian Van Tine University of Arizona Louise Chow Biochem & Mol Gen David Williams Yale University Charles Turnbough Microbiology Sunny Yung University of Chicago Thomas Unnasch Microbiology Jeffrey Zwerner Washington University in St. Louis William A. May Biochem & Mol Gen -
2003
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Cari Dakin Eckerd College J. Anthony Thompson Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics Rotem Elgavish Johns Hopkins University Donald Twieg Biomedical Engineering K. Foster Idaho State University J. Michael Ruppert Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics Jayleen Grams St. Cloud State University Stephen Hajduk Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics Shawn Harmon University of Alabama at Huntsville Gail W. Wertz Microbiology Jonathan Newton Western Kentucky University Raymond Ideker Physiology & Biophysics Christopher Ransom California Polytechnic State University Harald Sontheimer Neurobiology -
1990-2002
First Name Last Name Undergraduate Institution(s) Thesis Mentor Department Christopher Miller Vanderbilt University Donald J. Buchsbaum Molecular & Cellular Path Sandeep Vaishnavi Georgia Institute of Technology Anjan Chatterjee Neurobiology Jeffrey Milner Emory University Stephen Hajduk Biochem & Molecular Gen Bryan Tillman Eastern Washington University David Curiel Molecular & Cellular Path William Berrington Duke University Bruce A. Freeman Molecular & Cellular Path Stephen Brossette Georgia Institute of Technology Stephen Moser Computer & Infor Sci Vijayakrishna Gadi UAB Eric Sorscher Physiology & Biophysics Brian Hughes UCSD Eric Sorscher Physiology & Biophysics Jacinda Sampson St. Mary's College of Maryland Joseph Beckman Biochem & Molecular Gen Mark Fung Wesleyan Univ Alan Wells Molecular & Cellular Path Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jonathan Grim University of California, Berkeley David Curiel Molecular & Cellular Path Allen LeBlanc Stanford University Stephen Hajduk Biochem & Molecular Gen Andrea Smith-Lowe University of California at Davis Stephen Hajduk Biochem & Molecular Gen Philip Chen University of South Florida Alan Wells Molecular & Cellular Path Anthony Lombardo MIT George Brown Neurobiology Jordan Shin Harvard College J. Anthony Thompson Biochem & Molecular Gen James Burke Saint Francis College John Hablitz Physiology & Biophysics Steven McCune MIT Tim Townes Biochem & Molecular Gen Lawrence Prince University of Miami Richard B. Marchase Cell Biology Helene Bernstein Mercer University Eric Hunter Microbiology Richard Compans Patrick Johnston Mississippi State University Eric Hunter Microbiology Claus Spies Georgia Institute of Technology Richard W. Compans Microbiology Michael Madden Georgia Tech Martin Pike Cell Biology Bruce Swords UCSD Kathleen Berecek Physiology & Biophysics Daniel Pauly Duke University Jeanie B. McMillin Biochem & Molecular Gen