As of June 2021, the Biomolecular Science and Engineering Training Program has recruited Trainees from 14 states and U.S. territories.
|
Trainee |
Department |
Advisors |
Research |
Current Position |
| Sharleen Buel | Biological Sciences | J. Hurley (BS), Co-advisor: J. Dordick (CBE) | Investigating the role of circadian rhythms in the macrophage response to SARS-COV and SARS-COV2 | In training |
| Jesse Saller | Biomedical Engineering | D. Vashishth (BME), Co-advisor: J. Dordick (CBE) |
Effects of NADPH oxidases and their activity on carboxymethyl-lysine and bone fracture in Type 2 Diabetes |
In training |
|
Noah Allen |
Biomedical Engineering |
E. Blaber (BME), Co-advisor: J. Hurley (BS) |
The role of aging related decline in progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
In training |
|
Christian Franquiz Santos |
Chemistry and Chemical Biology |
W. Colón (CCB), Co-advisor: C. Bystroff (BS) |
The role of kinetically stable proteins in fruit allergies |
In training |
|
Kavita Ramnath |
Chemistry and Chemical Biology |
R. Gross (CCB), Co-advisor: C. Bystroff (BS) |
Enzymatic recycling |
In training |
|
Rebecca Green-Cramer |
Chemistry and Chemical Biology |
G. Montelione (CCB), Co-advisor: C. Royer (BS) |
CoV-2M molecule inhibitors |
In training |
|
Sabrina Kosnik |
Biomedical Engineering |
D. Vashishth (BME), Co-advisor: B. Barquera (BS) |
Biomolecular basis for interactions between bone, and gut microbiome: Implications for the role of Type 2 Diabetes and bone health in Alzheimer's disease |
In training |
|
Nicole Butler |
Biological Sciences |
B. Barquera (BS), Co-advisor: D. Vashishth (BME) |
Connection of the gut microbiome, bone health, and Alzheimer's disease |
In training |
|
Adelle Hamilton |
Biomedical Engineering |
R. Byan Gilbert (BME), Co-advisor: S. Gilbert (BS) |
The effects of varying fingolimod release kinetics from electrospun ribers on schwanna cell phenotype |
In training |
|
Dongyoun Jang |
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
S. Cramer (CBE), Co-advisor: D. Thompson (BME) |
In-silico mediated rapid process development of an orthoganally selective downstream polishing sequence for the purificiation of monoclonal antibodies and Fc-fusion proteins from product-related impurities |
In training |
|
Matthew Mergy |
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
S. Cramer (CBE), Co-advisor: G. Makhatadze (BS) |
Continuous precipitation for the caputre of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies |
In training |
|
Becca Miceli |
Chemistry and Chemical Biology |
R. Gross (CCB), Co-advisor: D. Corr (BME) |
Surfactin Analogues: New therapeutics to treat SARS-CoV-2 and breast cancer |
In training |
|
Dylan Mah |
Biological Sciences |
C. Wang (BS), Co-advisor: B. Linhardt (CCB) |
Structural mechanism and drug discovery for Sulfotransferase HS3ST2 in Alzheimer's disease |
In training |
| Tyree Williams | Biomedical Engineering | D. Thompson (BME), Co-advisor: J. Dordic (CBE) |
Modeling NF2 tumors for drug screening using induced pluripotent stem cells |
In training |
| Zachary Chase | Biomedical Engineering | J. Hurley (BS), Co-advisor: W. Colón (CCB) |
Validating a post-transcriptional mechanism for circadian regulation via frequency-interacting RNAHelicase |
M.S. (spring 2020) |
| Meaghan Jankowski | Biological Sciences | J. Hurley (BS), Co-advisor: C. Collins (CBE) |
Uncovering novel mechanisms of circadian regulation at the translational level in the clock model organism, Neurospora crassa, using synthetic biology and machine learning approaches |
In training |
|
Daniel Yeisley |
Biomedical Engineering |
M.Hahn (BME), Co-advisor: R. Linhardt (CCB) |
Characterizing abnormalities in the endocannabinoid system of Fragile X Syndromederived microglia-like cells |
In training |
| Alexander Garbouchian | Biological Sciences | S. Gilbert (BS), Co-advisor: L. Wan (BME) |
Investigating the Neuronal Trafficking Behavior of the Kinesin-2s KIF3AB and KIF3AC |
In training |
|
Stormie Garza |
Biomedical Engineering | D. Vashishth (BME), Co-advisor: C. Royer (BS) |
Phosphorylation of bone matrix as a mechanism to enhance parathyroid hormone (PTH) therapy for osteoporosis |
M.S. (spring 2020) |
|
Diana Stanton |
Biomedical Engineering |
L. Wan (BME), Co-advisor: C. Wang (BS) |
Cellular chirality in Alzheimer’s disease |
In training |
| Kathryn Hollowood | Biomedical Engineering | J. Hahn (BME), Co-advisor: D. McGuinness (CS) | Metabolites predict increased risk of a possible future child with ASD | Ph.D. (spring 2020); Senior Data Scientist; Owlet Baby Care |
| Siddharth Parasnavis | Chemical and Biological Engineering | S. Cramer (CBE), Co-advisor: B. Barquera (BS) |
Bioseparations |
In training |
| Emily Collins | Biological Sciences | J. Hurley (BS), Co-advisor: D. Vashishth (BME) |
Circadian rhythms in immunity and inflammati |
Ph.D. (spring 2020) |
| Gemel Joseph | Biological Sciences | B. Barquera (BME), Co-advisor: M. Hahn (BME) |
Elucidation of proteins critical for infection and adaptation of pseudomonas aeruginosa in different host environments |
Ph.D. (spring 2020) |
| Tim Kamaldinov | Biomedical Engineering | J. Hahn (BME), Co-advisor: R. Linhardt (CCB) |
Electrical enrichment of MSCs for applications in stem cell therapies |
Ph.D. (spring 2020) |
| Jane Thibeault | Biological Sciences | W. Colón (CCB), Co-advisor: B. Barquera (BS) |
Expression of kinetically stable proteins in P. aeruginosa and S. aureus |
Ph.D. (spring 2019) |
| Matthew Tice | Biomedical Engineering | D. Vashishth (BME), Co-advisor: R. Linhardt (CCB) |
Characterization of material properties and advanced glycation end products in non-obese type 2 diabetic mouse mode |
In training |
| Matthew Wong | Chemical and Biological Engineering | G. Belfort (CBE), Co-advisor: M. Belfort (BS- Unv. at Albany) |
Cell free production of isobutanol |
In training |
| Katherine Mezic | Biological Sciences | B. Barquera (BS), Co-advisor: S. Cramer (CBE) |
Investigating the mechanism of Na+ -NQR through functional stud |
Ph.D. (spring 2018); Scientific Associate; Cameleon Communications |
| Nicholas Vechiarello | Chemical and Biological Engineering | S. Cramer (CBE), Co-advisor: P. Karande (CBE) |
In silico design of integrated and orthogonal chromatographic purification processes for therapeutic protein |
Ph.D. (spring 2019) Downstream Purification Scientist; Amgen |
BS = Biological Sciences; BME = Biomedical Engineering; CBE = Chemical and Biological Engineering; CCB = Chemistry and Chemical Biology; CS = Computer Science
