Graduate Students
Sarah Bernard, 2019-2023, Ph.D. Present position: Postdoctoral fellowship, Charles River Laboratory
Ramya Chandrasekaran, 2012-2017, Ph.D. Present position: Scientist II, OncoResponse, Inc.
Joe Alvin, 2012-2017, Ph.D. Present position: Research scientist, HTG Molecular Diagnostics
Michelle LaFrance, 2009-2016, Ph.D. Present position: Microbiologist, United States Army 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Command's CBRNE Analytical and Remediation Activity (CARA) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Ryan Craven, 2011-2015, Ph.D, Present position: Data scientist at XSOLIS
Nicole Chumbler, 2009-2015, Ph.D. Present position: Scientist, Arietis Pharma
Desirée Benefield, 2010-2014, Ph.D. Present position: Cryo-EM Facility Manager at the University of Cincinnati
Rory Pruitt, 2007-2011, Ph.D. Present position: Scientist at Novozymes, Inc.
Darren Mushrush, 2007-2011, Ph.D. Present position: Assoc. Director at Zenas Biopharma
Kelly Gangwer Basi, 2006-2010, Ph.D. Present position: Microbiologist, United States Army Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense (USAMRICD).
John Schmitt, 2007-2009, MS. Lead Strategist, Schmitt Consulting Group.
Postdoctoral fellows
Jaime Jensen, Ph.D. 2017-2022. Present position: Research scientist, Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Michael Sheedlo, Ph.D. 2016-2021. Present position: Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Nick Markham, M.D.-Ph.D. 2018-2021. Present position: Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
David Anderson, Ph.D. 2015-2020. Present position: Research Scientist, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Melissa Farrow, Ph.D. 2008-2012. Present position: Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University
Visiting Scholars
Phyllis Wang, 2019-2020, Present position: Graduate student at CalTech
Pablo Castro, Graduate student from the Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile, summer 2018
Chadi Eltaha, Clinical neonatology fellow, 2014-2016
Diana Lopez-Urena, Graduate student from the University of Costa Rica, summer 2013
Richard Watts, Visiting postdoctoral fellow, 2010
Research Assistants
Audrey Thomas, 2019-2021, Present position: Graduate student, New York University
Sarah Bloch Bernard, 2018-2019, Present position: Graduate student, Vanderbilt University
Kaycei Moton-Melancon, 2017-2018
Matthew Hensen, 2017-2018
Paige Spencer Vega, 2016-2017, Present position: Graduate student, Vanderbilt University
McKenzie King, 2016-2017, Present position: Teach for America, Milwaukee, WI
Stacey Rutherford Seeback, 2010-16, Present position: Scientist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Adarsh Godbole, 2006-08, Present position: Scientist at Novartis, Cambridge MA
Darren Mushrush, 2006-07, Present position: Assoc. Director at Zenas Biopharma
Undergraduate Students
Einar Trosdale, summer 2021, Present position: Senior at Grove City College
Kayla Ortiz, 2019-2021, Present position: Research Assistant in the Ramnik Xavier lab at the Broad Institute
Ruth Parsons, summer 2019, Present position: Graduate student, Duke University
Donovan Brown, summer 2018, Present position: Research Assistant, VUMC
Isria Jarrett, summer 2018, Present position: Research Assistant, VUMC
Caroline Stanton, summer 2018, Present position: Graduate student, The Scripps Research Institute
Audrey Thomas, summers 2017 and 2018, Present position: Graduate student, New York University
Erin Uhelski, summer 2017, Medical Technologist- Microbiology, Michigan Medicine
Vu Hong Ai, 2015, Present position: Graduate student, University of Paris
Jonathan Davies, 2015, Present position: Graduate student, Vanderbilt University
Taylor Jones, 2012, Present position: Graduate student, Vanderbilt University
Reed Jones, 2010, Present position: Scientist, Vanderbilt University
Laura Hood, 2009
Michael Cover, 2008, Present position: Physician
Erica Bozeman, 2006-2007, Present position: Scientist at Janssen Pharmaceutical Company
High School Students
Ava Williams, summer 2019.
Rehan Khan, summer 2016, Present position: Undergraduate at Duke University
Sophia Chen, 2016, Present position: Undergraduate at Northwestern University
Taylor Jones, summer 2011, Present position: Graduate student, Vanderbilt University