| Trainee | Department | Advisors | Research | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Chuah | Biomedical Engineering | J. Hahn (BME), Co-adisor: J. Hurley (BS) | Validation of artificial intelligence biomarker identification for age-related disease | In training |
| Carmalena Cordi | Biological Sciences | J. Hurley (BS), Co-adisor: D. Thompson (BME) | Investigating the contribution of circadian disruption and Alzheimer's disease to the modulation of circadian immunoregulation | 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 |
| 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 |
|
Joe Ebel |
Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering |
P. Dutta (ECSE), Co-advisor: N. Narendran (Arch) |
Tailored and full spectrum LEDs for circadian entrainment in Alzheimer's patients |
In training |
|
Iswarya Muthukumarasamy |
Chemical and Biological Engineering |
J. Dordick (CBE), Co-advisor: J. Hurley (BS) |
The influence of the circardian clock on NADPH oxdidase ativation in Alzheimer's disease |
In training |
|
Adrianne Bunn |
Biological Sciences |
C. Wang (BS), Co-advisor: R. Linhardt (CCB) |
Structural basis of tau-glycan interaction in cellular uptake and prion-like spread of tau pathaology in Alzheimer's disease |
In training |
|
Gretchen Clark |
Biological Sciences |
J. Hurley (BS), Co-advisor: M. Figueiro (Arch) |
The effect of circadian disruption on macrophage phagocytosis and migration and its impact on Alzheimer's disease risk and progression |
In training |
|
Alec Nabb |
Biological Sciences |
M. Bentley (BS), Co-advisor: C. Drerup (NIH) |
Amyloid precursor protein trafficiking in culturied hippocampal neurons |
In training |
|
Evelyn Rugaber |
Chemistry and Chemical Biology |
W. Colón (CCB), Co-advisor: C. Wang (BS) |
The implication of kinetic stability in Alzheimer's disease |
In training |
|
Bailey Eden |
Biological Sciences |
C. Wang (BS), Co-advisor: R. Gross (BS) |
Alzheimer;s drug discover: selectively targeting APP cleavage by γ-secretase |
In training |
| Lauren Gandy | Chemistry and Chemical Biology | C. Wang (BS), Co-advisor: R. Linhardt (CCB) |
Characterizing the interaction trinity of herpes virus, neuronal surface gylcans and tau in Alzheimer's disease |
In training |
| Jacob Palumbo | Biochemistry and Biophysics | S. Forth (BS), Co-advisor: G. Makhatadze (BS) |
Linking the effects of tau-mediated microtubule bundles to Alzheimer's disease |
In training |
|
Joan Llabre |
Biomedical Engineering |
D. Vashishth (BME), Co-advisor: M. Figueiro (Arch) |
Alzheimer's disease, bone health, microbiome and circadian rhythm |
In training |
| Welby Huynh | Chemistry and Chemical Biology | G. Makhatadze (BS), Co-advisor: W. Colón (CCB | Fibrillar binding and Alzheimer's disease diagnostics and therapeutics | In training |
| Jordan Mundell | Chemical and Biological Engineering | J. Dordick (CCB), Co-advisor: M. Figueiro (Arch) | Magnetogenetics and applications for Alzheimer's disease | In training |
| Rohan Nagare | Architecture | M. Figueiro (Arch), Co-advisor: C. Buettner (ISMMS) | Effect of lighting characteristics, age and macular pigment optical density on the human circadian photo-reception | (Ph.D. spring 2020) Light and Health Research Scientist; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai |
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
