NOTICE: Postdoc Position Now Available!
2019 - 2020
May-19
Predoctoral
Kevin Corn
Research Description: Evaluating the Effect of Obesity on Immune Cell Behavior Following Normal
Tissue Damage
Preceptor #1 Marjan Rafat, PhD
Preceptor #2 Alyssa Hasty, PhD
May-19
Predoctoral
Lucinda Pastora
Research Description: Liver-Targeted Nanoparticle-Mediated Delivery of cGAS and STING Antagonists for the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Preceptor #1 John Wilson, PhD
Preceptor #2 Alyssa Hasty, PhD
Jul-19
Predoctoral
Jason Hughes
Research Description: Understanding the molecular mechanism of chromatin regulation in kinetic
environments
Preceptor #1 Gregor Neuert, PhD
Preceptor #2 Roland Stein, PhD
Jul-19
Postdoctoral
Deborah Roby
Research Description: Capillary endothelial structure and function on skeletal muscle insulin resistance
Preceptor #1 David Wasserman, PhD
Preceptor #2 Cynthia Reinhart-King, PhD
Dec-19
Predoctoral
Kelsey Voss
Research Description: T cell metabolism and CRISPR screens to identify new targets in Type I Diabetes
Preceptor #1 Jeffrey Rathmall, PhD
Preceptor #2 Jamey Young, PhD
2018 - 2019
Feb-18 / Apr-18
Predoctoral
Sarah Sacco
Research Description: Metabolic determinants of lipotoxicity in Hepatocytes
Preceptor #1 Jamey D. Young, PhD
Preceptor #2 Richard M. O'Brien, PhD
Jun-18 / May-19
Postdoctoral
Lauren Griggs
Research Description: Isolating and analyzing collagen from a diabetic mouse model
Preceptor #1 Cynthia A. Reinhart-King
Preceptor #2 Ambra Pozzi
Feb-18 / Jan-20
Predoctoral
Lauren Boller
Research Description: Assessing the cellular response to osteoinductive bone grafts
Preceptor #1 Scott A. Guelcher
Preceptor #2 Julie A. Sterling
May-18 / Apr-20
Predoctoral
Nicholas Marinelli
Research Description: Utilizing the iPSC model to better understand native BBB metabolism and how it becomes altered under conditions that relate to diabetes (e.g. hyperglycemia)
Preceptor #1 Ethan Lippman
Preceptor #2 David H. Wasserman
2016 - 2017
Aug-16 / Jul-18
Predoctoral
Stephanie Dudzinski, B.S.E.
Research Description: Enhancing Immunotherapy Efficacy in Obesity
Preceptor #1 Todd D. Giorgio, Ph.D.
Preceptor #2 Jeffrey C. Rathmell, Ph.D.
Feb-17 / Jan-19
Postdoctoral
Nicholas Mignemi
Research Description: The role in skeletal muscle vascular
alteration in insulin resistance
Preceptor #1 Owen P. McGuiness, PhD
Preceptor #2 Craig L. Duvall, PhD
2015 - 2016
Aug-15 / Jul-17
Postdoctoral Fellow
Clinton Hasenour
Research Description:
Preceptor #1 Jamey D. Young, PhD
Preceptor #2 David H. Wasserman, Ph.D.
Aug-15 / Jul-16
Predoctoral
Bryan Dollinger, B.S.
Research Description: Protection of pancreatic islets from cytotoxic ROS in PPS-based, thermoresponsive hydrogels.
Preceptor #1 Craig L. Duvall, Ph.D.
Preceptor #2 Alvin C. Powers, M.D.
Aug-15 / Jul-17
Predoctoral
Myriam Diaz
Research Description:
Preceptor #1 Brian Welch, Ph.D.
Preceptor #2 Masakazu Shiota, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Aug-15 / Jul-17
Predoctoral
Christian Meyer
Research Description: Developing methods to induce endocrine transdifferentation based on simulations of gene regulatory networks.
Preceptor #1 Vito Quaranta, M.D.
Preceptor #2 Scott Guelcher , Ph.D.
Preceptor #3 Christopher Wright, D. Phil.
May-15 / May-17
Predoctoral
Amy Creecy
Research Description: The effect of type 2 diabetes on bone matrix
Preceptor #1 Jeffrey S. Nyman
Preceptor #2 Maureen Gannon, PhD
2014 - 2015
Jan-15 / Dec-16
Postdoctoral Fellow
Matthew Dickerson
Research Description:
Preceptor #1 David A. Jacobson, Ph.D.
Preceptor #2 Matthew Lang, Ph.D.
Oct-14 / Jul-15
Predoctoral
John Martin, M.Sc.
Research Description: Investigating the local delivery of siRNA from ROS-degradable tissue engineering scaffolds to promote healing in diabetic wounds in rats.
Preceptor #1 Craig L. Duvall, Ph.D.
Preceptor #2 Jeffrey M. Davidson, Ph.D.