Former METP Trainees

The METP has supported the careers of many trainees who have gone onto successful careers in science. The following examples focus mainly on individuals who have obtained academic positions or jobs in the pharmaceutical industry, though METP trainees have had successful careers in many other areas of science including science writing, government service, and medical or health charity administration.



 

  • Sam Pfaff
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 1988-1991
    Current Position: Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Gene Expression Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA

    Edouard Noisin
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 1989-1990
    Current Position: President Executive, Universite Roi Henri Christophe, Haiti

    Sabina Kupershmidt
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 1990-1992
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nursing, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD

    Jon Jackson
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 1991-1992
    Current Position: Associate Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Director of Anatomical Laboratories at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Las Cruces, New Mexico

    Tom Jetton
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 1991-1993
    Current Position: Professor of Medicine-Endocrinology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

    Peter Lucas
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 1992-1994
    Current Position: Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    Matthew Pete
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 1994-1996
    Current Position: Head, Protein Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Genective Inc, Champaign, Illinois

    Mary Waltner Law
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 1997-1999
    Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Florida, FL

    Jeremy Richman (Deceased)
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 1998-2000
    Previous Position: Associate Director, Arena Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA

    Maureen Gannon
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 1999-2001
    Current Position: Professor, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

    Christopher Williams
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2001-2002
    Current Position: Professor, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

    Ren Jin
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2001-2003
    Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Urologic Surgery Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

    Deanna Adams
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2002-2003
    Current Position: Scientist at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, San Diego

    Brian Linggi
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2003-2005
    Current Position: Senior Clinical Translational Scientist at Alimentiv, London, Canada

    Keely Gilroy
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2004-2006
    Current Position: Medical Director, Rare Genetic Diseases at Agios Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA

    Ryan Burnette
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2005-2007
    Current Position: Vice President, Life Sciences at Merrick & Co, Greenwood Village, CO

    Corey Fowler
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2006-2007
    Current Position: Clinical Program Manager at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies, New York, NY

    Lara Nyman
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2006-2008
    Current Position: Senior Principal Scientist, Life Sciences, Global R&D, PepsiCo, Barrington, IL

    Jason Winnick
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2007-2008
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    Elizabeth Tweedie-Ables
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2007-2009
    Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

    David DeGraff
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2008-2009
    Current Position: Assistant Professor of Pathology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

    Joan Garrett
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2008-2010
    Current Position: Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    Matthew Duvernay
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2009-2011
    Current Position: Associate Director of Research at Cartesian Therapeutics, Gaithersburg, MD

    Tara Schwetz
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2009-2011
    Current Position: Acting Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

    Arion Kennedy
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2009-2011
    Current Position: Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

    Julien Sebag
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2010-2012
    Current Position: Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

    Danielle Dean
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2011-2013
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    Emily Stanley
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2011-2012
    Current Position: Lead Scientist, Catalent Pharma Solutions, Kansas City, MO

    Jason Spaeth
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2012-2014
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

    Katherine Hutchinson-Feigerle
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2014-2016
    Current Position: Principal Scientist, Oncology Biomarker Development, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA

    Penn Mason McClatchey
    Post-Doctoral METP Trainee 2017-2019
    Current Position: Director, Diabetes Research at Sigilon Therapeutics, Inc., Cambridge, MA

  • Charles Davis
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1988-1989
    Current Position: Professor, Penn State Hershey Bone and Joint Institute, Hershey, PA

    C. Michael Jones
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1988-1990
    Current Position: Chief Science Officer, Aluminaid, Republic of Singapore

    Lincoln Potter
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1988-1990
    Current Position: Professor, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

    Stephanie Schroeder
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1989-1991
    Current Position: Chair & Associate Professor, Webster University, St. Louis, MO

    Robin Reed
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1990-1993
    Current Position: Professor of Chemistry, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

    John Schmiesing
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1990-1991
    Current Position: Senior Research Associate Analytical Development, Avid Bioservices, Tustin, California

    Mark Alexandrow
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1991-1993
    Current Position: Associate Professor University of South Florida, Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology & Molecular Biology, Tampa, FL

    Bart Lutterbach
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1991-1995
    Current Position: Associate Principal Scientist, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA

    Dana Sindelar
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1992-1995
    Current Position: Principal Research Scientist, Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN

    DeAnne Cravaritis
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1993-1994
    Current Position: Scientific Analyst at National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

    Blair McNeill
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1993-1995
    Current Position: Senior Vice President/Head of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control at Sumitovant Biopharma, Inc., Apex, North Carolina

    Kevin Gerrish
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1994-1996
    Current Position: Director, Molecular Genomics Core Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Triangle Park, NC

    Amy Halseth
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1995-1997
    Current Position: Executive Director, Clinical Development at Avidity Biosciences, San Diego, CA

    Jon Partridge
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1995-1997
    Current Position: Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

    Steven Sanders
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1996-1998
    Current Position: Senior Director of Molecular Biology, Cibus US LLC, San Diego, CA

    Ryan Streeper
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1996-1998
    Current Position: Research Investigator, Novartis Institute of Biomedical Research Boston, MA

    Erin Eaton
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1997-1999
    Current Position: Associate Professor of Biology, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC

    Dale Edgerton
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1997-1999
    Current Position: Research Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

    Julio Ayala
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1998-2000
    Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

    Jennifer Busch
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1998-2000
    Current Position: Associate Professor of Biology, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL

    Anthony Couvillon
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1998-2000
    Current Position: Senior Scientist, Head of Antibody Discovery at Mercy BioAnalytics, Inc., Natick, Massachusetts

    Stephanie Sherck Gustavson
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1998-2001
    Current Position: Group Director, CVMD Global Medicines Development at AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD

    Renee Ireton
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 1999-2001
    Current Position: Assistant Director of Research, Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Dept. of Immunology, Seattle, WA

    John LeLay
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2000-2002
    Current Position: Principle Research Scientist at Eli Lilly and Company, Carmel, Indiana

    Richard Pencek
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2000-2002
    Current Position: Senior Director of Clinical Development at Pliant Therapeutics, San Diego, CA 

    Alfred Robison
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2000-2002
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

    Leigh Carmody
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2001-2003
    Current Position: Science Curator at The Jackson Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT

    Peter Wiebe
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2002-2004
    Current Position: Manager Data Analytics, Abbott Diagnostics, Chicago, IL

    Jeffrey Raum
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2003-2005
    Current Position: Senior Scientist at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Collegeville, Pennsylvania

    Michael Bowen
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2003-2004
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept of Clinical Science, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

    Curtis Thorne
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2004-2006
    Current Position: Assistant Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and the University of Arizona, Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona

    Michael Blaha
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2004-2005
    Current Position: Director of Clinical Research, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    Marcia Schilling
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2005-2007
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. Of Chemistry, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

    Susanne Tranguch
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2005-2007
    Current Position: Associate Dean for Research Training & Communications at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY

    Eric Berglund
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2006-2008
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

    Jami Scheib
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2006-2008
    Current Position: Science Officer, Supporting Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Goldbelt Frontier LLC, Odenton, Maryland

    Michelle Guney
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2006-2008
    Current Position: Program Manager, Diabetes Research Center at the University of Colorado, Denver, CO

    Heidi Kocalis
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2006-2008
    Current Position: Associate Principal Scientist at Merck, San Francisco, California

    Jennifer Bazinet
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2007-2009
    Current Position: Senior Advisor at NIH Office of Legislative Policy and Analysis, Bethesda, MA

    Katie Colbert Coate
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2008-2009
    Current Position: Research Instructor in Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    Britney Grayson
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2008-2009
    Current Position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

    Dario Gutierrez
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2008-2009
    Current Position: Entrepreneur In Residence at Third Rock Ventures, LLC, Boston, MA

    Kimberly Mulligan
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2008-2009
    Current Position: Assistant Dean of Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity at Auburn University, College of Sciences and Mathematics, Auburn, AL

    Jennifer Rojas
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2008-2010
    Current Position: Senior Scientist, In Vivo Pharmacology Merck, San Francisco, California

    Nora Bryant
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2009-2011
    Current Position: Senior Clinical & Translational Research Program Manager at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

    Clinton Hasenour
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2009-2011
    Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

    Rachel Lippert
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2009-2011
    Current Position: Junior Research Group Leader at German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Berlin, Germany

    Laura Buckman
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2010-2012
    Current Position: Global Study Manager II/Clinical Sample Scientist at Labcorp Drug Development, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

    Ashley Williams
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2010-2012
    Current Position: Senior Research Associate at Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, NC

    Benjamin Keller
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2011-2013
    Current Position: Principal Associate Scientist at Pyxis Oncology, Boston, MA

    Christopher Reissaus
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2012-2014
    Current Position: Scientist II - Biology at Novo Nordisk, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Kayla Shumate
    Pre-Doctoral METP Trainee 2015-2017
    Current Position: Scientist I, Translational Medicine, Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina