![Portrait of MSTP student Michael Aiduk](/sites/default/files/2021-11/Aiduk%2C%20Michael.jpg)
Aiduk, Michael/GS4
Email: michael.aiduk@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Syracuse University
Research Interests: Pediatric cancer, CRISPR technologies, Genetics
PhD Department/Program: Molecular Cancer Biology
Mentor: Kris Wood, PhD
![Emily Alway](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Alway%2C%20Emily.png)
Alway, Emily/GS4
Email: emily.alway@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins
Research Interests: The role of environmental factors in neuropsychiatric illness progression
PhD Department/Program: Neurobiology
Mentor: Diego Bohorquez, PhD
![Preston Anderson](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Anderson%2C%20Preston.png)
Anderson, Preston/GS5
Email: preston.anderson@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Iowa
Research Interests: Investigating Airway Stem Cell Biology and Progression of Lung Cancer
PhD Department/Program: Biochemistry
Mentor: Sudarshan K Rajagopal, MD, PhD
![Mary Makenzie Beaman](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Beaman%2C%20Mary%20Makenzie.png)
Beaman, Mary Makenzie/MS4
Email: mary.beaman@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Vanderbilt University
Research Interests: Cancer genetics and precision medicine
PhD Department/Program: University Program in Genetics and Genomics
Mentor: Greg Crawford
![Christopher Behrer](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Behrer%2C%20Christopher.png)
Behrer, Christopher/GS6
Email: christopher.behrer@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Harvard University
Research Interests: Health Policy, economics, and global health, specifically public, labor and development economics applications to health care markets
PhD Department/Program: Sanford School of Public Policy
Mentor: Manoj Mohanan, PhD
![Minu Bidzimou](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Bidzimou%2C%20Minu.png)
Bidzimou, Minu/GS5
Email: minutshyeto.bidzimou@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Grinnell College
Research Interests: Therapeutic discovery and development
PhD Department/Program: Cell Biology
Mentor: Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD
![Jane Blackmer](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Blackmer%2C%20Jane.png)
Blackmer, Jane/GS3
Email: jane.blackmer@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Tufts University
Research Interests: Genome Instability, Molecular Genetics and Cancer
PhD Department/Program: Molecular Cancer Biology
Mentor: Don Fox, PhD
![Headshot of Erin Brown smiling at camera wearing small stud earrings](/sites/default/files/2023-07/brown_erin_new.png)
Brown, Erin/MS2
Email: erin.e.brown@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Duke University
Research Interests: Infectious disease, immunology, host-pathogen interactions, vaccinology
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Danielle Burner](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Burner%2C%20Danielle.png)
Burner, Danielle/GS3
Email: danielle.burner@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of California - San Diego
Research Interests: Urology, oncology and regenerative medicine
PhD Department/Program: Molecular Cancer Biology
Mentor: Micha Luftig, PhD
![Portrait of MSTP student Reuben Cano](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Cano%2C%20Reuben.png)
Cano, Reuben Ryan/GS2
Email: reubenryan.cano@duke.edu
Alma Mater: The University of Utah
Research Interests: Immunology, Functional Genomics
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Steven Castellano](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Castellano%2C%20Steven.png)
Castellano, Steven/LOA
Email: steven.castellano@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Columbia University
Research Interests: Neuroscience and Biophysics
PhD Department/Program: External PhD, NIH Oxford/Cambridge Scholars Program
![Headshot of Reed Chen smiling at camera in front of grey backdrop wearing silver tie](/sites/default/files/2024-06/chen_reed_resized.png)
Chen, Reed/MS1
Email: reed.chen@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Duke University
Research Interests:
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Mentor:
![Headshot of Reid Chen smiling at camera in front of white backdrop wearing purple tie](/sites/default/files/2024-06/chen_reid_resized.png)
Chen, Reid/MS1
Email: reid.chen@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Duke University
Research Interests:
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Lindsey Chew](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Chew%2C%20Lindsey.png)
Chew, Lindsey/GS5
Email: lindsey.chew@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Arizona
Research Interests: Visual neuroscience and the molecular basis of ophthalmological conditions that cause visual impairment
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor: Catherine Bowes-Rickman, PhD
![Headshot of Nishma Chakraborty wearing marroon scoop neck shirt, hoop earrings, with curly hair half up](/sites/default/files/2023-07/chakraborty_nishma.png)
Chakraborty, Nishma/MS2
Email: nishma.chakraborty@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of California - Los Angeles
Research Interests: Cancer cell metabolism and signaling pathways in cancer
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Headshot of David Chung wearing glasses and collared shirt](/sites/default/files/2023-07/chung_david.png)
Chung, David/MS2
Email: david.chung@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of California - Los Angeles
Research Interests: Computational and Systems Neuroscience
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Headshot of Kayla Corredera-Wells smiling at camera with long brown straight hair falling in front of shoulders](/sites/default/files/2024-06/corredera-wells_kayla_resized.png)
Corredera-Wells, Kayla/MS1
Email: kayla.corredera-wells@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Duke University
Research Interests:
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Trisha Dalapati](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Dalapati%2C%20Trisha.png)
Dalapati, Trisha/GS4
Email: trisha.dalapati@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Georgia
Research Interests: Infectious diseases and immunology, maternal-fetal interactions
PhD Department/Program: Molecular genetics and Microbiology
Mentor: Dennis Ko, MD, PhD
![Jahrane Dale](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Dale%2C%20Jahrane.png)
Dale, Jahrane/GS5
Email: jahrane.dale@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Columbia University
Research Interests: Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience
PhD Department/Program: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Warren Grill, PhD
![Headshot of Vincent D'Annibale looking directly at camera wearing checkered shirt in front of white backdrop](/sites/default/files/2022-08/danniballe_vincent.png)
D'Anniballe, Vincent/GS1
Email: vincent.danniballe@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Xavier University
Research Interests: Initiation and modulation of adaptive immune responses
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Daniela De Albuquerque](/sites/default/files/2021-05/De%20Albuquerque%2C%20Daniela.png)
De Albuquerque, Daniela /GS6
Email: daniela.de.albuquerque@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Duke University
Research Interests: Computational Neuroscience/Neuroengineering, Machine learning applications to imaging, bioinformatics and genomics
PhD Department/Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mentor: John Pearson, PhD
![Christopher Delaney](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Delaney%2C%20Christopher.png)
Delaney, Christopher /GS6
Email: christopher.delaney@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Chicago
Research Interests: Molecular Genetics and Cancer Biology
PhD Department/Program: Molecular Cancer Biology
Mentor: Kris Wood, PhD
![Devon DiPalma](/sites/default/files/2021-05/DiPalma%2C%20Devon.png)
DiPalma, Devon/GS5
Email: devon.dipalma@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Duke University
Research Interests: Immunology and Cell Biology
PhD Department/Program: Integrative Immunobiology
Mentor: Mari Shinohara, PhD
![John (Jack) Finlay](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Finlay%2C%20John%20%28Jack%29.png)
Finlay, John (Jack)/MS4
Email: john.finlay@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Princeton University
Research Interests: Neural Stem Cell Biology and Cancer Biology
PhD Department/Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Mentor: Bradley Goldstein, MD, PhD
![Headshot of William Frye smiling at camera in front of grey backdrop wearing blue checked tie and dark grey suit](/sites/default/files/2024-06/frye_william_resized.png)
Frye, William/MS1
Email: william.frye@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Louisville
Research Interests:
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Nimesha Gerlus](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Gerlus%2C%20Nimesha.png)
Gerlus, Nimesha/GS4
Email: nimesha.gerlus@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Brown University
Research Interests: Cognitive and systems neuroscience
PhD Department/Program: Psychology and Neuroscience
Mentor: Kevin LaBar, PhD
![Headshot of Casey Gilles smiling at camera in front of beige wall wearing denim blue collared shirt](/sites/default/files/2024-06/gilles_casey_resized.png)
Gilles, Casey/MS1
Email: casey.gilles@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of California - Los Angeles
Research Interests:
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Headshot of Abra Granger smiling at camera in front of white backdrop with dark hair falling in front of shoulders over cream sweatshirt](/sites/default/files/2024-07/grange_abra_resized_new.png)
Granger, Abra/MS1
Email: abra.granger@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Richmond
Research Interests:
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Headshot of Elena Haarer smiling at camera](/sites/default/files/2023-07/haarer_elena.png)
Haarer, Elena/MS2
Email: elena.haarer@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Connecticut
Research Interests: Targeted therapy, epigenetics, and genomic instability in cancer
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Portrait of MSTP student Helen Heo](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Heo%2C%20Helen.png)
Heo, Helen/GS2
Email: helen.heo@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Research Interests: Neurobiology, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
PhD Department/Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Mentor: Cagla Eroglu, PhD
![Jesse Herche](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Herche%2C%20Jesse.png)
Herche, Jesse/MS4
Email: jesse.herche@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of the Pacific
Research Interests: Neural Sound Processing
PhD Department/Program: Neurobiology
Mentor: Jennifer Groh, PhD
![Ouwen Huang](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Huang%2C%20Ouwen.png)
Huang, Ouwen/LOA
Email: Ouwen.huang@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Duke University
Research Interests: Health informatics, machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing
PhD Department/Program: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Mark L Palmeri, MD, PhD
![Sydney Jeffs](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Jeffs%2C%20Sydney.png)
Jeffs, Sydney/GS4
Email: sydney.jeffs@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Duke University
Research Interests: Biomedical Engineering, Immunology and Cell Biology
PhD Department/Program: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Tatiana Segura, PhD
![headshot of Anish Karpurapu looking at camera in front of white backdrop](/sites/default/files/2022-08/karpurapu_anish.png)
Karpurapu, Anish/GS1
Email: anish.karpurapu@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Duke University
Research Interests: Biomedical engineering, data science.
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Shane Killarney](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Killarney%2C%20Shane.png)
Killarney, Shane/MS4
Email: shane.killarney@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Nevada- Las Vegas
Research Interests: Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
PhD Department/Program: Molecular Cancer Biology
Mentor: Kris Wood, PhD
![Headshot of David Labib smiling at camera in front of white backdrop](/sites/default/files/2022-08/labib_david.png)
Labib, David/GS1
Email: david.labib@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Cornell University
Research Interests: Neurobiology; developmental and cell biology; neuro-immune interactions
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Headshot of Austin Lai smiling at camera in front of white backdrop](/sites/default/files/2022-08/lai_austin.png)
Lai, Austin/GS1
Email: austin.lai@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Emory University
Research Interests: Genetics and mechanisms of rare diseases, biotechnology development
PhD Department/Program:
![Headshot of Alexis LaRosa in front of white background](/sites/default/files/2023-07/larosa_alexis.png)
LaRosa, Alexis/MS2
Email: alexis.larosa@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Tulane University
Research Interests: Genomic instability, molecular genetics, repetitive and non-coding sequences
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Portrait of MSTP student Travis Larson](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Larson%2C%20Travis.png)
Larson, Travis/GS2
Email: travis.larson@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Iowa
Research Interests: Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience
PhD Department/Program: Neurobiology
Mentor: Marty Woldorff, PhD
![headshot of Elijah Lawrence smiling at camera in front of white backdrop](/sites/default/files/2022-08/lawrence_elijah.png)
Lawrence, Elijah/GS1
Email: elijah.lawrence@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of California - San Diego
Research Interests: Hypoxia, cancer, and stem cell biology
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Headshot of Matthew Li smiling at camera, in front of blue backdrop, long black curly hair haloing head, wearing black framed glasses, red shirt and silver tie with black suit](/sites/default/files/2024-06/li_matthew_resized.png)
Li, Matthew/MS1
Email: matthew.j.li@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Maryland
Research Interests:
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Headshot of Lauren Lim smiling at camera in front of white backdrop](/sites/default/files/2022-08/lim_lauren.png)
Lim, Lauren/GS1
Email: lauren.lim@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Interests: Cryo-EM, cryo-ET, x-ray crystallography, gut microbiome, intrinsically disordered proteins
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Austin Maduka](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Maduka%2C%20Austin.png)
Maduka, Austin /MS2
Email: austin.maduka@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Maryland
Research Interests: Control of the mammalian oxidative stress response through ubiquitin signaling
PhD Department/Program: University Program in Genetics and Genomics
Mentor: Gustavo Silva, PhD
![Headshot of Neha Majety with hear brown hair in front of her shoulders](/sites/default/files/2023-07/majety_neha.png)
Majety, Neha/MS2
Email: neha.majety@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins University
Research Interests: Immunology, autoimmunity, infectious disease
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Jonathan Messerschmidt](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Messerschmidt%2C%20Jonathon.png)
Messerschmidt, Jonathan/GS3
Email: jonathan.messerschmidt@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Boston University
Research Interests: Immunology of Cancer Development
PhD Department/Program: Integrative Immunobiology
Mentor: Mari Shinohara, PhD
![Aditya Mohan](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Mohan%2C%20Aditya.png)
Mohan, Aditya/GS3
Email: aditya.mohan@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins University
Research Interests: Cancer Immunotherapy, CAR-T Cells, Synthetic Biology, Molecular Biology
PhD Department/Program: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Anoop Patel, MD
![Margaret Morash](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Morash%2C%20Margaret.png)
Morash, Margaret/GS5
Email: margaret.morash@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Rutgers University
Research Interests: Epigenetics and gene regulation
PhD Department/Program: Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Mentor: John Rawls, PhD
![Headshot of Iman Mosely with hair pulled back in ponytail and large round earrings](/sites/default/files/2023-07/mosley_iman.png)
Mosley, Iman/MS2
Email: iman.mosley@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Lehigh University
Research Interests: Pediatric neurobiology, Pediatric brain-heart interactions and disorders, Therapeutic discovery and development
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Portrait of MSTP student Patrick Mulcahey](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Mulcahey%2C%20Patrick.png)
Mulcahey, Patrick/GS2
Email: patrick.mulcahey@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Georgetown University
Research Interests: Systems Neuroscience, Neuromodulation, Cognition and Affection
PhD Department/Program: Neurobiology
Mentor: Josh Huang, PhD
![Danielle Rosenthal](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Rosenthal%2C%20Danielle.png)
Nettere (Rosenthal), Danielle/MS4
Email: danielle.rosenthal@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Washington and Lee University
Research Interests: Immunology and Infectious Disease
PhD Department/Program: Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Mentor: Guido Ferrari, MD
![Lyra Olson](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Olson%2C%20Lyra.png)
Olson, Lyra/MS4
Email: lyra.olson@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Princeton University
Research Interests: Understanding metabolic changes in obesity and diabetes
PhD Department/Program: Pharmacology
Mentor: Bruce Sullenger, PhD
![Portrait of MSTP student Aine O'Sullivan](/sites/default/files/2021-08/O%27Sullivan%2C%20Aine.png)
O'Sullivan, Aine/GS2
Email: aine.osullivan@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins University
Research Interests: Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells and Biomaterials, Musculoskeletal Disease and Injury
PhD Department/Program: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Ashutosh Chilkoti, PhD
![Portrait of MSTP student Seneca Oxendine](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Oxendine%2C%20Seneca.png)
Oxendine, Seneca/GS2
Email: seneca.oxendine@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Yale University
Research Interests: Neuroimmunology, Glial Biology, Neurodevelopment
PhD Department/Program: Psychology and Neuroscience
Mentor: Staci Bilbo, PhD
![Lauren Parker](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Parker%2C%20Lauren.png)
Parker, Lauren/GS3
Email: lauren.parker@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins University
Research Interests: Genetics and Epigenetics, Cardiac Development, Inherited Cardiac Disease
PhD Department/Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Mentor: Ravi Karra, MD
![Alejandra Patino](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Patino%2C%20Alejandra.png)
Patino, Alejandra/GS4
Email: alejandra.patino@duke.edu
Alma Mater: New York University
Research Interests: Combining molecular and physiological approaches to studying neuropsychiatric disorders
PhD Department/Program: Molecular Cancer Biology
Mentor: Joshua Snyder, PhD
![Rachael Putman](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Putman%2C%20Rachael.png)
Putman, Rachael/GS3
Email: rachael.putman@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Yale University
Research Interests: Biomedical engineering, nanoparticles, gene editing, fetal therapies, assisted reproductive therapies, and tissue engineering/regenerative medicine
PhD Department/Program: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Ashutosh Chilkoti, PhD
![Jude Raj](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Raj%2C%20Jude.png)
Raj, Jude/GS5
Email: jude.raj@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Research Interests: Immunology
PhD Department/Program: Molecular Cancer Biology
Mentor: Kris Wood, PhD
![MSTP Student Vishwas Rao in front of grey backdrop](/sites/default/files/2022-06/rao_vishwas_new.png)
Rao, Vishwas/GS4
Email: vishwas.rao@duke.edu
Alma Mater: North Carolina State University
Research Interests: Chemical biology and infectious diseases
PhD Department/Program: Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Mentor: Nicholas Heaton, PhD
![Headshot of Danyal Raza with close mouthed smile at camera, in front of white wall, wearing thin-rimmed glasses, blue shirt, black tie and black suit](/sites/default/files/2024-06/raza_danyal_resized.png)
Raza, Danyal/MS1
Email: danyal.raza@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Research Interests:
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Jacob Scherba](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Scherba%2C%20Jacob.png)
Scherba, Jacob/GS5
Email: jacob.scherba@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Harvard University
Research Interests: Designing biologically inspired materials and devices to instruct tissue behavior, particularly in modulating stem cell differentiation and stimulating angiogenesis
PhD Department/Program: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor:
![Andreas Seas](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Seas%2C%20Andreas.png)
Seas, Andreas/GS6
Email: andreas.seas@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Maryland
Research Interests: Biomedical engineering and data science with applications in surgery. This includes use of engineering techniques to answer basic questions in disease pathology, as well as scale-up of lab discoveries for human applications
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor: Cameron McIntyre, PhD
![Gabrielle Sejourne](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Sejourne%2C%20Gabrielle.png)
Sejourne, Gabrielle/GS4
Email: gabrielle.sejourne@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Harvard University
Research Interests: Genetics and developmental biology
PhD Department/Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Mentor: Cagla Eroglu, PhD
![Harvey Shi](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Shi%2C%20Harvey.png)
Shi, Harvey/GS3
Email: harvey.shi@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Duke University
Research Interests: Biomedical engineering, machine learning, computational medicine, and data science
PhD Department/Program: Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Roarke Horstmeyer, PhD
![Laura Stilwell](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Stillwell%2C%20Laura.png)
Stilwell, Laura/MS4
Email: laura.stilwell@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Public policy and economics related to healthcare delivery and health disparities with a particular interest in child health and development, mental illness and maternal health
PhD Department/Program: Sanford School of Public Policy
Mentor: Manoj Mohanan, PhD
![Headshot of Chris Stignham smiling at camera in front of grey backdrop wearing suit with silver tie](/sites/default/files/2024-02/stringham_christopher_new.png)
Stringham, Christopher/GS2
Email: christopher.stringham@duke.edu
Alma Mater: The University of Utah
Research Interests: Viral Immunology, Molecular Pathogenesis, Immunotherapy, Vaccinology, Preclinical Development
PhD Department/Program: Integrative Immunobiology
Mentor: Bart Haynes, MD
![Chang Su](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Su%2C%20Chang.png)
Su, Chang/MS4
Email: chang.su@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Davidson College
Research Interests: Cancer immunotherapy
PhD Department/Program: Molecular Cancer Biology
Mentor: David Kirsch, MD, PhD
![Skye Tracey](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Tracey%2C%20Skye.png)
Tracey, Skye/GS4
Email: skye.tracey@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Duke University
Research Interests: Neurobiology
PhD Department/Program: Integrative Immunobiology
Mentor: Ashley Moseman, PhD
![Headshot of Ashley Truong smiling at camera in front of white backdrop](/sites/default/files/2022-08/truong_ashley.png)
Truong, Ashley/GS3
Email: ashley.truong@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Rhodes College
Research Interests: Elucidating the Transcriptional Brakes on Adipocyte Thermogenesis
PhD Department/Program: Cell and Molecular Biology
Mentor: Rana Gupta, PhD
![Headshot of Violet Tu smiling at camera in front of white backdrop](/sites/default/files/2022-08/tu_violet.png)
Tu, Violet/GS1
Email: violet.tu@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests: Cancer immunology, metabolism, immunotherapy development
PhD Department/Program:
Mentor:
![Portrait of MSTP student Sunag Udupa](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Udupa%2C%20Sunag.png)
Udupa, Sunag/GS2
Email: sunag.udupa@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins University
Research Interests: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry
PhD Department/Program: Biochemistry
Mentor: Robert Lefkowitz, MD
![Lucas Wachsmuth](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Wachsmuth%2C%20Lucas.png)
Wachsmuth, Lucas/MS4
Email: lucas.wachsmuth@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of Georgia
Research Interests: Immunology, tumor immunology, transplant tolerance
PhD Department/Program: Pathology
Mentor: Peter E Fecci, MD, PhD
![John Wang closed-mouth smiling at camera in front of cream backdrop wearing blue shirt and dark coloured tie](/sites/default/files/2024-07/wang_john_resized.png)
Wang, John/GS1
Email: john.s.wang@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University of California - Berkeley
Research Interests: Targeting tumor immunogenicity with new therapies
PhD Department/Program: University Program in Genetics and Genomics
Mentor: Zachary Hartman, PhD
![Margaret Weber](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Weber%2C%20Margaret.png)
Weber, Margaret/GS3
Email: margaret.c.weber@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Middlebury College
Research Interests: Cell and cancer biology
PhD Department/Program: Molecular Cancer Biology
Mentor: Trudy Oliver, PhD
![Peter Weng](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Weng%2C%20Peter.png)
Weng, Peter/MS4
Email: peter.weng@duke.edu
Alma Mater: University Of Maryland
Research Interests: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
PhD Department/Program: Neurobiology
Mentor: Diego Bohorquez, PhD
![Portrait of MSTP student Ashley Williams](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Williams%2C%20Ashley.png)
Williams, Ashley/GS2
Email: ashley.williams080@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Georgia Southern University
Research Interests: Gene Regulation, Epigenetic Regulation, Chromatin Biology, Neuroepigenetics, Regulatory RNAs, Neurodevelopmental/Neuropsychiatric Disorders
PhD Department/Program: University Program in Genetics and Genomics
Mentor: Yarui Diao, PhD
![Headshot of Diane Zhang smiling wearing black blazer over white shirt in front of white background](/sites/default/files/2023-08/zhang_diane_new_0.png)
Zhang, Diane/MS2
Email: diane.zhang@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Computational biology, single-cell genomics, cancer, spatial transcriptomics
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![Marek Zorawski](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Zorawski%2C%20Marek.png)
Zorawski, Marek/GS5
Email: marek.zorawski@duke.edu
Alma Mater: Pomona College
Research Interests: Chemical biology; RNA and carbohydrate biochemistry
PhD Department/Program: Biochemistry
Mentor: Amanda Hargrove, PhD