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Current MSTP Students

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Michael TeKippe

Alejandro Aballay, PhD
Assistant Professor, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Models of bacterial pathogenesis
a.aballay@duke.edu

Christian Kunder

Soman Abraham, PhD
Professor, Pathology
Mechanism of macrophage activation by bacterial infection
soman.abraham@duke.edu

Sidney Gospe

Vadim Arshavsky, PhD
Professor, Opthamology
G-protein signaling and adaptation in photoreceptor cells vadim.arshavsky@duke.edu

Jane Healy

G. Vann Bennett, MD, PhD
James B. Duke Professor, Cell Biology
Mechanisms for localization of ion channels/transporters in specialized membrane domains
benne012@mc.duke.edu

Jason Lee

Gerard Blobe, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Medicine: Medical Oncology
The role of transforming growth factor beta in cancer biology and vascular biology
blobe001@mc.duke.edu

Michael Angelo

April Brown, PhD
John Cocke Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Senior Associate Dean for Research
Nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization
Sensing and Sensor Systems
Nanoscale/microscale computing systems
Integrated Nanoscale Systems
abrown@ee.duke.edu

Carolyn Sangokoya

Ashley Chi, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Role of miRNAs in red cell development
jentsan.chi@duke.edu

Benjamin Lampson

Chris Counter, PhD
Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
The study of the molecular mechanisms of cell immortalization and transformation of cancer cells
count004@mc.duke.edu

Allison Betof
Yvonne
Mowery
Timothy Robinson

Mark Dewhirst DVM, PhD
Gustavo S. Montana Professor, Radiation Oncology
Mechanisms of neoplastic transformation in malignant brain tumors and tumors that metastasize to the brain and spinal cord. dewhi001@mc.duke.edu

Jordan Komisarow


Michael Ehlers , MD, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Cell biology of neuronal architecture and circuitry
ehlers@neuro.duke.edu

Taylor Herbert
Alok Tewari



Phillip Febbo , MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine — Oncology
Damon Runyon-Lilly Clinical Investigator, Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy
Application of genomic technologies to better understanding the biology and clinical behavior of prostate cancer
phil.febbo@duke.edu

Timothy Robinson


Mariano Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD
Professor, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Gene expression and RNA processing
garci001@mc.duke.edu

Ashish Doshi

Salim Idriss, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Effects of age and development on cardiac electrical stability
idriss@duke.edu

Gabriel Howles-Banerji

Allan Johnson, PhD
Professor, Radiology and Physics
Development of advanced techniques (MRI, micro-CT, micro-PET) for imaging animals in vivo
gjohnson@duke.edu

Jeffrey Mito

David G Kirsch, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
Study of cancer and radiation biology in order to develop new cancer therapies in the pre-clinical setting
david.kirsch@duke.edu

Marisa Buchakjian
Carrie Johnson

Sally Kornbluth, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Molecular mechanisms controlling apoptosis and cell cycle progression.
kornb001@mc.duke.edu

Grafe Lyons
Nicole Pershing

Chay Kuo, MD
Assistant Professor, Cell Biology
Regulation of postnatal neural stem cells and how they modify brain homeostasis in health and disease
chay.kuo@cellbio.duke.edu

Rebecca Stein

Donald McDonnell, PhD
Glaxo-Wellcome Professor of Molecular Cancer Biology, Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Development and application of novel molecular approaches for the discovery of tissue specific modulators of steroid hormone receptors
donald.mcdonnell@duke.edu

Joshua Lacsina

Christopher Nicchitta, PhD
Associate Professor, Cell Biology
Protein secretion, mRNA localization molecular chaperone function
nicch001@mc.duke.edu

Timothy Sweeney

Claude Piantadosi, MD
Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary
Regulation of oxidative metabolism, oxidative stress, nitric oxide and carbon monoxide in the lung and other tissues with an emphasis on the biology of mitochondria
piant001@mc.duke.edu

Edith Bowers
Gustaaf de Ridder
John Mavropoulos
Yvonne Mowery

Salvatore Pizzo, MD, PhD
Professor, Pathology
Role of proteolysis in angiogenesis, regulation of cellular growth, and immune regulation
pizzo001@mc.duke.edu

Arwen Long


Michael Platt, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurobiology
Neurophysiological and ethological approaches to cognitive behavior.
platt@neuro.duke.edu

Emily Ferguson

Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Molecular and metabolic mechanisms of lymphocyte growth and apoptosis
Jeff.Rathmell@duke.edu

Christie Eyler

Jeremy Rich, MD
Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine,
Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Role of stem cells in the development of radio-resistant glioma rich0001@mc.duke.edu

Michael Forrester

Jonathan Stamler, MD
George Barth Geller Professor for Research in Cardiovascular Diseases, Medicine: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Role of nitric oxide in regulating redox-based protein structure and function
staml001@mc.duke.edu

Charlene Blake



Bruce Sullenger, PhD
Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Professor, Surgery: Experimental Surgery
Ribozymes (RNA enzymes) and RNA ligands (aptamers) in gene therapy
bruce.sullenger@duke.edu

Erin Wilfong

Eric Toone, PhD
Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor, Chemistry
Biocatalysis/applied enzymology, ligand binding and the activity of water, and the synthesis of novel donors of nitric oxide
toone eric.toone@duke.edu

Richard Hwang



Dan Tracey, PhD
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Neurobiology and genetics of pain in Drosophia
dan.tracey@duke.edu

Young May Cha



Anne West, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurobiology
Molecular mechanisms of activity-dependent synapse development
west@neuro.duke.edu

Giselle Lopez
Zachary Reitman



Hai Yan , MD
Assistant Professor, Pathology
Molecular genetics of cancer with a focus on the identification, characterization and therapeutic targeting of novel genetic alterations involved in genesis and progression of cancer
hai.yan@duke.edu
 

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