| Trainee | Department | Advisors | Research | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmalena Cordi | Biological Sciences | J. Hurley (BS), Co-advisor: D. Thompson (BME) | Investigating the contribution of circadian disruption and Alzheimer's disease to the modulation of circadian immunoregulation | In training |
| Naomi Falkenberg | Biological Sciences | J. Hurley (BS), Co-advisor: E. Blaber (BME) | Investigating Circadian Sex-Specific Immunometabolic Regulation in Alzheimer’s Disease | In training |
| Shannon Faris | Chemistry and Chemical Biology | C. Wang (BS), Co-advisor: R. Linhardt (CCB) | Drug discovery targeting prion-like spread of tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease | In training |
| Diego Machado Reyes | Biomedical Engineering | P. Yan (BME), Co-advisor: J. Hahn (CBE) | Deep learning for imaging-genomics association of neurodegenerative diseases | In training |
| Anqesha Murray | Biological Sciences | C. Wang (BS), Co-advisor: J. Dordick (CBE) | Structural basis and mechanism of cyclofilin A-tau interaction in Alzheimer's disease | In training |
| Nathan Smith | Biological Sciences | C. Wang (BS), Co-advisor: S. Forth (BS) | Congo Red-Derived Carbon Dots (CRCDs) as Dual Inhibitors of Tau and Amyloid- Beta Aggregation in Alzheimer’s Disease | In training |
| Ellinor Tai | Biological Sciences | S. Forth (BS), Co-advisor: W. Colón (CCB) | Deciphering the role of Alzheimer's disease-related post-translational modifications in tau-mediated microtubule bundling | In training |
| Sagan Leggett | Biological Sciences | J. Dordick (CBE), Co-advisor: M. Figueiro (ISMMS) | Light therapy to entrain gamma oscillations and the circadian system in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias | In training |
| Derek Nelson | Biomedical Engineering | R. Gilbert (BME), Co-advisor: H. Zha (CBE) | Elastin-like polypeptide gel as a drug depot for delivery of a large Alzheimer’s disease therapeutic through a nasal mucosa model | In training |
| Cameron Plowinske | Biological Sciences | M. Bentley (BIO), Co-advisor: C. Derup | Determining the Neuronal Trafficking of Amyloid Precursor Protein | In training |
| Matthew Widdicombe | Biological Sciences | C. Wang (BS), Co-advisor: S. Solmaz | Structural Basis of ApoE-LRP1 Interaction in Alzheimer's Disease | In training |
| Liyao Xu | Biomedical Engineering | L. Wan (BME), Co-advisor: C. Wang (BS) | Vascular Chirality and Integrity in Alzheimer’s Disease | In training |
| Zefan Yang | Biomedical Engineering | P. Yan (BME), Co-advisor: J. Hendler | Multimodal Artificial Intelligence for Predicting Progression of Alzheimer’s Diseases | In training |
Arch = Architecture; BS = Biological Sciences; BME = Biomedical Engineering; CBE = Chemical and Biological Engineering; CCB = Chemistry and Chemical Biology; ECSE = Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering; ISMMS = Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; NIH = National Institutes of Health
