MSTP Alumni
Since enrolling the first student in the program in 1986, 103 students have graduated, obtaining residencies and fellowships at top academic medical centers, and some obtaining faculty positions at institutions such as Harvard, the Mayo Clinic, UCLA, and the University of Washington.
2020
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Brandon | Fox | Georgia Institute of Technology | Jennifer Pollock | Pathobiology & Molecular Med |
| Stephen | Gragg | Lipscomb College | Elizabeth Brown | Cell, Molecular, & Develop Bio |
| Andrew | Hardigan | Colby University | Rick Myers | Genetics, Genomics, & Bioinfo |
| Joseph | Ladowski | University of Chicago | Joseph Tector | Pathobiology & Molecular Med |
| Vincent | Laufer | University of Notre Dame | S. Louis Bridges | Cell, Molecular, & Develop Bio |
| Morgan | Locy | Capital University | Victor Thannickal | Pathobiology & Molecular Med |
| Kelsey | Patterson | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Michelle Olsen | Cell, Molecular, & Develop Bio |
| Ryne | Ramaker | University of Arkansas-Little Rock | Sara Cooper | Genetics, Genomics, & Bioinfo |
| William | Webb | Millsaps College | Farah Lubin | Neuroscience |
2019
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Joshua | Bernstock | Brandeis University | NIH OxCam | Neuroscience |
| Ryan | Berry | Utah State University | Stuart Frank | Cell, Molecular, & Develop Bio |
| Alexander | Bray | University of Notre Dame | Scott Ballinger | Cancer Biology |
| Joshua | Cohen | Muhlenberg College | Sarah Clinton | Neuroscience |
| Evida | Dennis | George Washington University | Philip Smith | Immunology |
| Daniel | DiToro | University of Texas at Austin | Casey Weaver | Immunology |
| Alex | Dussaq | University of Nevada-Reno | Christopher Willey | Pathobiology & Molecular Med |
| Jonathan | Lockhart | University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Thomas Ryan | Biochemistry & Structural Bio |
| Elizabeth | Ma | University of California-Berkeley | Timothy Garvey | Nutrition Sciences |
| Sara | Stone | Auburn University | Frances Lund | Immunology |
2018
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| David | Figge | Marquette University | David Standaert | Neuroscience |
| Mikael | Guzman-Karlsson | University of California-Los Angeles | David Sweatt | Neurobiology |
| Jason | LeGrand | Bob Jones University | Christopher Klug | Cancer Biology |
| Carson | Moseley | Wake Forest University | Casey Weaver | Immunology |
| Alice | Weaver | University of Georgia | Shih-Hsin "Eddy" Yang | Cancer Biology |
| Steven | Witte | Central Michigan University | NIH OxCam | Immunology |
2017
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Travis | Hull | Juniata College | Anupum Agarwal & James George | Immunology |
| Jarrod | Meadows | University of North Carolina-Charlotte | John Hablitz | Neuroscience |
| Stephanie | Robert | LSU-Baton Rouge, LA | Harald Sontheimer | Neurobiology |
| Jennifer | Stanley | Purdue University | Shih-Hsin (Eddy) Yang | Cancer Biology |
2016
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Emily | Blosser | Ohio State University | David Randolph & Casey Weaver | Microbiology |
| Stephanie | Brosius | Washington University in St Louis | Stephen Carroll | Neuroscience |
| Zachary | Dobbin | Georgetown University | Charles Landen | Cancer Biology |
| Avinash | Honasoge | Northwestern University | Harald Sontheimer | Neurobiology |
| Michael | Lopker | Arizona State University | George Shaw | Cell & Molecular Biology |
| Catherine | Poholek | University of Notre Dame | Laurie Harrington | Immunology |
| Brian | Warmus | University of California-Riverside | Erik Roberson | Neurobiology |
| Ryan | Wells | Idaho State University | Adrie Steyn | Microbiology |
2015
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Vishnu | Cuddapah | Tulane University | Harald Sontheimer | Neurobiology |
| Abdurhman | Elkhetali | University Of Southern California | Kristina Visscher | Neurobiology |
| David | Gaston | Birmingham Southern College | Jackie Parker | Cell & Molecular Biology |
| Jennifer | Hadley | Washington University in St. Louis | Adrienne Lahti | Biomedical Engineering |
| Sinifunanya | Nwaobi | Rhodes College | Michelle Olsen | Neuroscience |
| Nicholas | Reish | Yale University | Alecia Gross | Neurobiology |
| Faraz | Sultan | Rice University | David Sweatt | Neurobiology |
| Stacey | Watkins | Tufts University | Harald Sontheimer | Neurobiology |
2014
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Juan | Calix | Loyola University | Moon Nahm | Microbiology |
| Ryan | Corrick | Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks | Joe Messina | Pathology |
| John | Jarboe | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Chris Willey | Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics |
| Aimee | Merino | Indiana Univ.-South Bend | Richard Kaslow | Microbiology |
| Jacquelyn | Zimmerman | LSU-Baton Rouge, LA | Boris Pasche | Genetics |
2013
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Olusimidele | Akinsiku | U. of Maryland, Baltimore Cty | Paul Goepfert | Microbiology |
| Michael | Alberti | California Lutheran University | David Curiel | Pathology |
| Asher | Albertson | U of Wyoming | John Hablitz | Neurobiology |
| Nicole | Brossier | U. of Missouri-Rolla | Steve Carroll | Cell Biology |
| Eva | Clark | Mississippi State | Ora Lee Branch | Microbiology |
| Brian | Dizon | U. of Miami | John Kearney | Microbiology |
| John | Hammond | Lafayette College | Robert McCullumsmith | Neurobiology |
| Travis | Lewis | Washington Univ. | David Standaert & David Curiel | Cell Biology |
| Victor | Lin | Brown University | Fang-Tsyn Lin (Fannie) | Cell Biology |
| Sarah | Whitley | University of Michigan | Casey Weaver | Microbiology |
2012
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Sarah | Baxley | Davidson College | Rosa Serra | Cell Biology |
| Lena | Gamble | Xavier University of Louisiana | David Curiel | Pathology |
| James | Gladden | Univ. of AL-Birmingham | Louis Dell'italia | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Kayci | Huff | University of Miami | Phillip Smith | Microbiology |
| David | Mayhew | Truman State University | Marcas Bamman | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Sherry | Yang | Haverford College | Joanne Douglas | Pathology |
2011
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Lisa | Akhtar | UAB | Etty Benveniste | Cell Biology |
| George | Atkinson | Vanderbilt University | Tika Benveniste | Cell Biology |
| Lauren | Graham | Duke University | Joanne Murphy-Ullrich | Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
| Stephen | Jordan | Oklahoma City University | Julian Rayner | Cell Biology |
| Jason | Paik | Washington University | Weei-Chin Lin | Cell Biology |
| Louise | Pyle | Smith College | Eric Sorscher | Genetics |
| Yawar | Qadri | College of New Jersey | Dale Benos | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Daniel | Schreeder | University of Washington and Lee | Randall Davis | Microbiology |
| Christopher | Yuskaitis | University of Virginia | Richard S. Jope | Cell Biology |
2010
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Christa | Habela | Boston College | Harald Sontheimer | Neurobiology |
| Jonathan | Lehman | Bradley University | Bradley Yoder | Cell Biology |
| John | Wang | University of California at Berkeley | John D. Mountz | Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
| Katie | White | University of Alabama | George M. Shaw | Microbiology |
2009
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Matthew | Alder | University of Utah | Max D. Cooper | Microbiology |
| Christopher | Dodd | Samford University | Casey Weaver | Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
| Nola | Ernest | Centenary College of Louisiana | Harald Sontheimer | Neurobiology |
2008
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| James | Davenport | University of Rochester | Bradley Yoder | Cell Biology |
| Jennifer | Guimbellot | Mississippi State University | Eric Sorscher | Genetics |
| Kelly | Harms | Vanderbilt University | Xinbin Chen | Cell Biology |
| Paul | Harms | Vanderbilt University | Chenbei Chang | Cell Biology |
| Kevin | Nash | Univ of Mass, Amherst & Penn State Univ | Danny Welch | Pathology |
| Amish | Shah | University of Georgia | James Markert | Physiology & Biophysics |
2007
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Rizwan | Akhtar | Vanderbilt University | Kevin Roth | Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
| Tanya | Rege | Tulane University | James Hagood | Cell Biology |
| Mark | Stonecypher | Vanderbilt University | Steve L. Carroll | Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
| Nathaniel | Weathington | University of South Alabama | J. Edwin Blalock | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Thomas | Whisenhunt | San Diego State University | Jeffrey Kudlow | Cell Biology |
2006
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Jill | Adamski | University of Wyoming | Etty Benveniste | Cell Biology |
| Thomas | Bender | Duke University | Elizabeth Delzell | Epidemiology |
| Sotirios | Keros | Duke University | John Hablitz | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Zachary | Kneass | California Polytechnic State University | Richard Marchase | Cell Biology |
| Long | Le | MIT | David Curiel | Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
| Kayvon | Modjarrad | Duke University | Sten H. Vermund | Epidemiology |
2005
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Jack | Crawford | Auburn University | Rakesh Patel | Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
| Gautam | Prasad | College of New Jersey | Ruiwen Zhang | Pharmacology & Toxicology |
| Joshua | Richman | Bard College & Univ of Virginia | Charles Katholi | Biostatistics |
| Thomas | Ryan | Wichita State University | Pamela Lucchesi | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Joshua | Short | University of California, Berkeley | David Curiel | Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
| Tommy | Thomas | MIT | Robert Langer | Biomedical Engineering |
| Duane | Wesemann | Brigham Young University | Tika Benveniste | Cell Biology |
| Geoffrey | Young | Duke University | Joanne Murphy-Ullrich | Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
2004
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Evans | Bailey | Wheaton College | Ronald L. Johnson | Cell Biology |
| Angela | Feeling-Taylor | Univ of Penn, Howard Univ | ||
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| Karin | Hardiman | Smith College | Sadis Matalon | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Timothy | Hecker | Catholic University | Candece Gladson | Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
| Krista | Kilpadi | University of Washington | Susan Bellis | Biomedical Engineering |
| Howard | Masuoka | Brown Univ & Vanderbilt Univ | Tim Townes | Biochem & Mol Gen |
| Kimberly | Parkerson | Louisiana Tech University | Harald Sontheimer | Neurobiology |
| Pavle | Repovic | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Tika Benveniste | Cell Biology |
| Patricia | Ritch | Kennesaw State University | Harald Sontheimer | Neurobiology |
| John | Robinson | Johns Hopkins University | Herbert C. Cheung | Biochem & Mol Gen |
| Brian | Van Tine | University of Arizona | Louise Chow | Biochem & Mol Gen |
| David | Williams | Yale University | Charles Turnbough | Microbiology |
| Sunny | Yung | University of Chicago | Thomas Unnasch | Microbiology |
| Jeffrey | Zwerner | Washington University in St. Louis | William A. May | Biochem & Mol Gen |
2003
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Cari | Dakin | Eckerd College | J. Anthony Thompson | Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics |
| Rotem | Elgavish | Johns Hopkins University | Donald Twieg | Biomedical Engineering |
| K. | Foster | Idaho State University | J. Michael Ruppert | Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics |
| Jayleen | Grams | St. Cloud State University | Stephen Hajduk | Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics |
| Shawn | Harmon | University of Alabama at Huntsville | Gail W. Wertz | Microbiology |
| Jonathan | Newton | Western Kentucky University | Raymond Ideker | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Christopher | Ransom | California Polytechnic State University | Harald Sontheimer | Neurobiology |
1990-2002
| First Name | Last Name | Undergraduate Institution(s) | Thesis Mentor | Department |
| Christopher | Miller | Vanderbilt University | Donald J. Buchsbaum | Molecular & Cellular Path |
| Sandeep | Vaishnavi | Georgia Institute of Technology | Anjan Chatterjee | Neurobiology |
| Jeffrey | Milner | Emory University | Stephen Hajduk | Biochem & Molecular Gen |
| Bryan | Tillman | Eastern Washington University | David Curiel | Molecular & Cellular Path |
| William | Berrington | Duke University | Bruce A. Freeman | Molecular & Cellular Path |
| Stephen | Brossette | Georgia Institute of Technology | Stephen Moser | Computer & Infor Sci |
| Vijayakrishna | Gadi | UAB | Eric Sorscher | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Brian | Hughes | UCSD | Eric Sorscher | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Jacinda | Sampson | St. Mary's College of Maryland | Joseph Beckman | Biochem & Molecular Gen |
| Mark | Fung | Wesleyan Univ | Alan Wells | Molecular & Cellular Path |
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| Jonathan | Grim | University of California, Berkeley | David Curiel | Molecular & Cellular Path |
| Allen | LeBlanc | Stanford University | Stephen Hajduk | Biochem & Molecular Gen |
| Andrea | Smith-Lowe | University of California at Davis | Stephen Hajduk | Biochem & Molecular Gen |
| Philip | Chen | University of South Florida | Alan Wells | Molecular & Cellular Path |
| Anthony | Lombardo | MIT | George Brown | Neurobiology |
| Jordan | Shin | Harvard College | J. Anthony Thompson | Biochem & Molecular Gen |
| James | Burke | Saint Francis College | John Hablitz | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Steven | McCune | MIT | Tim Townes | Biochem & Molecular Gen |
| Lawrence | Prince | University of Miami | Richard B. Marchase | Cell Biology |
| Helene | Bernstein | Mercer University | Eric Hunter | Microbiology |
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| Patrick | Johnston | Mississippi State University | Eric Hunter | Microbiology |
| Claus | Spies | Georgia Institute of Technology | Richard W. Compans | Microbiology |
| Michael | Madden | Georgia Tech | Martin Pike | Cell Biology |
| Bruce | Swords | UCSD | Kathleen Berecek | Physiology & Biophysics |
| Daniel | Pauly | Duke University | Jeanie B. McMillin | Biochem & Molecular Gen |