Alumni

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Class of 2021

  • Will Barclay, PhD (2021) - Postdoctoral Researcher, NIH
  • Laura Christian, PhD (2021) - Scientist, Precision Biosciences
  • Lindsay Dahora, PhD (2021) - Postdoctoral Researcher, UNC-CH
  • Danielle Dauphars, PhD (2021) - Senior Scientist, Seattle Children’s Research Institute
  • Elizabeth Deerhake, MD/PhD (2021) - Medical School, Duke University
  • Jake Dockterman, MD/PhD (2021) - Medical School, Duke University
  • Joel Finney, PhD (2021) - Postdoctoral Researcher, Duke University

Class of 2020

  • Colleen McClean, MD/PhD (2020) - Medical School, Duke University
  • Tinashe Nyanhete, PhD (2020) - Consultant, Boston Consulting Group
  • Jianxuan Wu, PhD (2020) - Postdoctoral Researcher, UCSF
  • Shengjie Xu, PhD (2020) - Associate Medical Writer, Global Clinical Trial Operations at Merck

Class of 2019

  • Elizabeth Robins (formerly Wong), PhD (2019) - Postdoctoral Researcher, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University
  • Joshua Wheaton, PhD (2019) - Senior Associate Scientist, Amgen

Class of 2018

  • Shiwei Chen, PhD (2018) - Research Fellow, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
  • Mark Dell'Aringa, PhD (2018) - Scientist, BioAgilytix
  • Sumedha Roy, PhD (2018) - Senior Associate Scientist in Immuno-oncology, Amgen
  • Saintedym Wills, PhD (2018) -Associate Technical Director, LabCorp

Class of 2017

  • Ryan Meyerhoff, PhD (2017) Medical School, Duke University
  • Zach Carico, PhD (2017) Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Jie Liang, MD, PhD (2017) Postdoctoral Fellow, Genentech, South San Francisco
  • Min-Nung Huang, MD, PhD (2017) Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine

Class of 2016

  • Katherine Bao, PhD (2016) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Genentech
  • Siqi Liu, PhD (2016) Postdoctoral Fellow, Novartis
  • Ioannis Kalampokis, MD, PhD, MPH (2016) Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque
  • Kathleen Candando, PhD (2016) Regulatory Writer, Precision BioSciences
  • Erik Lykken, PhD (2016) Project and Lab Manager, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
  • Alex Reynolds, PhD (2016) Global Marketing Support Manager, bioMérieux
  • Liang Chen, MD, PhD (2016) Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Center
  • Matthew Zuberbuehler, MS (2016) Technical Services/Coordinator, Epic Systems, Verona WI

Class of 2015

  • Kuei-Ying Su, MD, PhD (2015) Rheumatologist, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Taiwan
  • Matthew Kan, MD, PhD (2015) Clinical Fellow in Allergy and Immunology, UCSF
  • Regina Lin, PhD (2015) Senior Scientist at Allogene Therapeutics
  • Ian Belle, PhD (2015) Scientist II, Precision Biosciences
  • Guang Yang, PhD (2015) Associate, McKinsey & Company
  • Jacquelyn Bryant Lykken, PhD (2015) Department Data Analyst at UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Sarah O'Brien, PhD (2015) Senior Associate Scientist, Amgen

Class of 2014

  • Ashley Trama, PhD (2014) Director of Discovery, Locus Biosciences
  • Jia Li, PhD (2014) Postdoctoral Fellow, SRI International
  • Yen-Yu Lin, MD, PhD (2014) Resident doctor, National Taiwan University Hospital
  • Elizabeth Wilcox Chan, PhD (2014) Health Scientist, U.S. EPA
  • Chaoran Li, PhD (2014) Assistant Professor, Emory University

Class of 2013

  • Emily O'Koren, PhD (2013) Study Director, Charles Rivers Laboratory
  • Ming-Xiao He, PhD (2013) Scientist II - Clinical T cell manufacturing, Eureka Therapeutics, Inc.
  • Sruti Krishna, PhD (2013) Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Cepheid
  • Ian McLeod, PhD (2013) Technical Sales Representative, STEMCELL Technologies
  • Claudia Ou Yang, PhD (2013) Scientist, Intrexon Corporation

Class of 2012

  • Josh Mahlios, PhD (2012) Immunology Product Manager, Milteni Biotech
  • Deirdre Fuller Saulet, PhD (2012) Consultant, The Advisory Board Company
  • Pilar Snowden, PhD (2012) Medical Science Liaison, GlaxoSmithKline
  • Han-Yu Shih, PhD (2012) Stadtman Tenure-track Investigator, NIH

Class of 2011

  • Thomas O'Brien, PhD (2011) Account Sales Consultant (ASC), Beckman Coulter Life Sciences – Division of Flow Cytometry 
  • Eva Chung, PhD (2011) CAVD/VISC Program Manager at Fred Hutchinson
  • Hrisavagi Kondilis-Mangum, PhD (2011) QIAGEN/OmicSoft, Senior Global Product Manager
  • Claire Gordy,  PhD (2011) Teaching Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University
  • Alexis Dunkle, PhD (2011) Technical Development Scientist, Genentech

Class of 2010

  • Ana Sanchez, PhD (2010) Director of Program Management, Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Department of Medicine; VP of R&D Program Management, Locus Biosciences
  • David DiLillo, PhD (2010) Associate Director, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Derek Cain, PhD (2010)  Assistant Professor, Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Department of Medicine
  • Patricia (Trish) Novy, PhD (2010) Scientific Director - Vaccines, GSK
  • T. Matthew Holl, PhD (2010) Scientific Consultant, CSA at Beckman Coulter
  • Mariana Chuck Nelson, PhD (2010) Director, AbbVie
  • Ashley St. John, PhD (2010) Associate Professor, Duke-National University of Singapore 
  • Jennifer Martinez, PhD (2010) Tenure-Track Investigator, Inflammation and Autoimmunity Group, Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory NIH/NIEHS

Class of 2009

  • David Zidar, MD, PhD (2009) Physician, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
  • Kaifeng (Lisa) Lin, PhD (2009) Licensing Manager and Market Strategist, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
  • Heather Hartig Pua, MD, PhD (2009) Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Shudan Shen, JD, PhD (2009) Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP
  • Mary Elizabeth Jones-Mason, PhD (2009) Instructor, University of South Florida

Class of 2008

  • Yu-Hsun (Jason) Chen, PhD (2008) Executive Manager, AeroBile, LLC.
  • Ryan Schlimgen, PhD (2008) Director of Partner’s Institutional Biosafety Committee, Partner’s Healthcare
  • Jingquan Jia, MD, PhD (2008) House Staff, Duke University School of Medicine
  • Michael Quigley, PhD (2008) Senior Vice President, Research Biology, Gilead Sciences

Class of 2007

  • Feifei Liu, PhD (2007)   Associate Professor, Nankai University, China
  • Charlene Prazma, PhD (2007) Medical Affairs Scientific Director, Global Respiratory Franchise, GlaxoSmithKline
  • Chenghu Liu, PhD (2007) Associate Professor, Nankai University School of Medicine, Tianjin, China 
  • Anne Lai, PhD (2007) Principal Scientist, Locus Biosciences, Inc.
  • Yan Liu, MD, PhD, RPVI, FACC (2007) Cardiologist & Director of Anticoagulation Clinics, Austin Heart, PLLC
  • Chia-Lin Hsu, PhD (2007) Assistant Professor, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
  • Ivan Dzhagalov, PhD (2007) Assistant Professor, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan 
  • Iratxe Abarrategui, PhD (2007) Senior Publications Manager, TRM Oncology
  • Jason Wojciechowski, PhD (2007) Founder, CEO at Atomik, LLC & Coach, Lifeonaire

Class of 2006

  • Surapong Koonpaew, PhD (2006) Scientist, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
  • Adam Lazorchak, PhD (2006) Principal Scientist / Group Lead, EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc.

Class of 2005

  • Annette Jackson, PhD (2005) Associate Professor in Surgery, Associate Professor of Immunology, Duke University School of Medicine
  • Nu Zhang, PhD (2005) Assistant Professor, UT Health Science Center San Antonio

Class of 2004

  • Erin Janssen, MD, PhD (2004) Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Attending Physician, Rheumatology Program, Boston Children’s Hospital
  • Yen-Rei (Andrea) Yu, MD, PhD (2004) Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University
  • Marco Davila, MD, PhD (2004) Associate Professor of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida and Associate Member of Moffitt Cancer Center.
  • Deborah Ruhl, PhD (2004) Deceased

Class of 2003

  • Steven Greenbaum, PhD (2003) Project Manager, PRA Health Sciences
  • Shaza Fadel, PhD (2003) Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases; Lead Child Health Epidemiologist, Centre for Global Health Research, St. Michael's Hospital
  • Kaiyong Yang, PhD (2003) Director, Jecho Laboratories

Class of 2001

  • Brenda Faiola, PhD (2001) Toxicology Program Manager, BectonDickinson (BD)
  • Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD (2001) Professor of Neurosurgery, Neuroscience, Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Co-Director, Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, Director, University of Florida Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program
  • Joanne Panus, PhD (2001) Deceased

Class of 2000

  • Paul Yu, MD, PhD. (2000) Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Assoc Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Clinical Affiliate at Massachusetts General Hospital
  • L. Elizabeth Budde (Pan), MD, PhD (2000) Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope
  • David Driver, PhD (2000) Director, Global Regulatory Lead - Maternal Immunization at GSK Vaccines
  • Zhibin Chen, MD, PhD (2000) Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Miami
  • Shu Lin, MD, PhD (2000) Associate Professor of Surgery and Assistant Professor of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center 

Class of 1999

  • Lili Tu, PhD (1999) Professor, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China 
  • Elahe Mostaghel, MD, PhD (1999) Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine and Associate Member, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  • Michelle McMurry-Heath, MD, PhD (1999) WW Vice President and Global Head, Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Affairs, Medical Device Companies, Johnson & Johnson

Class of 1997

  • Marc Levesque, MD, PhD (1997) Medical Director, AbbVie
  • Xiao-Ping Zhong, PhD (1997) Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Professor of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center 

Class of 1996

  • Claire Aldridge, PhD (1996) Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement, UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Jennifer Brogdon, PhD (1996) Executive Director, Exploratory Immuno-Oncology, Novartis, Cambridge MA 

Class of 1995

  • Annika Sanfridson, PhD (1995) Head of Diabetes NBEs and Obesity Biology at Novo Nordisk, Denmark
  • Jeffrey Melnick, MD, PhD (1995) Physician, St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield MO 
  • Joseph Brewer, PhD (1995) Associate Dean for Research, Associate Professor of Immunology, Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular Sciences, Liberty University