Profiles of Selected Alumni
Current as of 2024
Teerawat Wiwatpanit, PhD
Grad Year: 2018
Advisor: García-Añoveros, Jaime
Current Position: Principal Investigator and Research Fellow, Medical Innovation Development and Assessment Support, Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
Current as of 2023
Jaime Symowicz, PhD
Grad Year: 2007
Advisor: Stack, Sharon
Current Position: Director of Educational Strategy and Content , Med IQ
Miles Fuller, PhD
Grad Year: 2016
Advisor: Layden, Brian
Current Position: Partner, Boston Consulting Group
Sarah Kerns, PhD, MPH
Grad Year: 2007
Advisor: McGarry, Thomas
Current Position: Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Current as of 2022
Yvonne Wu, PhD
Grad Year: 2009
Advisor: Jones, Jonathan
Current Position: North America Regulatory Affairs Leader, Oncology, Janssen Research & Development
Stephanie Rangel, PhD
Grad Year: 2014
Advisor: Hauser, Alan
Current Position: Associate Professor/ Director of Clinical Trials Unit, Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Current as of 2021
Derrick McCarthy, PhD
Grad Year: 2013
Advisor: Miller, Stephen
Current Position: Associate Director of Platform Enhancements, TCR2 Therapeutics
Elena Brin, PhD
Grad Year: 2002
Advisor: Leis, Jonathan
Current Position: Chief Scientific Officer, Athae Bio
Finola Moore, PhD
Grad Year: 2010
Advisor: Kiyokawa, Hiroaki
Current Position: Director of Pipeline Research, Immune Oncology, Catamaran Bio
Samuel McBrayer, PhD
Grad Year: 2012
Advisor: Rosen, Steven
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center
Jennifer Hobbs, PhD
Grad Year: 2006
Advisor: Rundell, Mary
Current Position: University Secretary and Senior Vice President for Administration and Chief of Staff, The New School
Current as of 2020
Luisa Hiller, PhD
Grad Year: 2005
Advisor: Haldar
Current Position: Eberly Family Career Development Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
Current as of 2019
Alexandra Vrazo, PhD, MPH
Grad Year: 2012
Advisor: Longnecker
Current Position: Senior HIV/AIDS Clinical Services Advisor, USAID, The Global Health Fellows Program II/ The Public Health Institute
Nehal Gosalia, PhD
Grad Year: 2014
Advisor: Harris
Current Position: Associate Director of Genetics, RTW Investments
Scott Baker, PhD
Grad Year: 1996
Advisor: Jones
Current Position: Lead Biologist, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Current as of 2018
Ian Mehr, PhD, MBA
Grad Year: 1998
Advisor: Seifert
Current Position: Head of US Business Development, Kowa Company
Christina Cordero, PhD, MPH
Grad Year: 2006
Advisor: Satchell
Current Position: Project Director, The Joint Commission
Alyson Fuller, JD, PhD
Grad Year: 2006
Advisor: Kim, B.S.
Current Position: Vice President of Intellectual Property, Prolacta Bioscience
Shanthi Ganeshan, PhD
Grad Year: 1997
Advisor: Wolinsky
Current Position: Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs, Glaxo Smith Kline
Sheila Chari, PhD
Grad Year: 2009
Advisor: Winandy
Current Position: Editor in Chief, Cell Stem Cell
Current as of 2017
Derek Applewhite, PhD
Grad Year: 2007
Advisor: Borisy
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Reed College
Mark Merchant, PhD
Grad Year: 2001
Advisor: Longnecker
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Genentech
Margaret Ruesch, PhD
Grad Year: 1998
Advisor: Laimins
Current Position: Vice President, Pfizer
Daniel Foltz, PhD
Grad Year: 2001
Advisor: Nye
Current Position: Associate Professor, Northwestern University
Eric Skaar, PhD, MPH
Grad Year: 2002
Advisor: Seifert
Current Position: Professor, Vanderbilt University