External Fellowships

Anisha Adke
2024-2027
(NIH/NIDA F30 DA060027)
VGF in the nucleus accumbens: roles in synaptic and opioid-evoked plasticity

Kacey Bui   
2023-2027
(NIH/NCI F31 CA281039)
HMGB1 in EB-Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma    

Arthur de La Cruz-Lynch   
2023-2026
(NIH/NHLBI F30 HL167564)
Evaluating the Mechanisms of Afferent Renal Nerve Ablation as a Treatment for Hypertension   

Mahima Devarajan   
2022-2025
(NIH/NIA F30 AG076322)  
Investigating the Role of PLIN2 in Senescence    

Allison Dona  
2024-2028
(NIH/NIMHD F30 MD019959)  
Stigmatizing Language in Cancer Care Electronic Health Records  

Katherine Fallon  
(2024-2027) 
(NIH/NHLBI F30 HL176040)  
Contribution of hydrogen sulfide to Duchenne muscular dystrophy pathophysiology 

Edith Hernandez  
2023-2027
(NIH/NIDA F30 DA059988)  
Repurposing Metformin as a Treatment for Cocaine Use Disorder  

Thomas Hougard   
2024-2024  
(NIH/NIA F30 AG085982)  
The Role of Regulatory T Cells in Alzheimer's Disease

Saurin Kantesaria   
2024-2027  
(NIH/NIDDK F30 DK137445)  
Quantification of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Cryopreserved Kidneys with Longitudinally Detected Electron Paramagnetic Resonance 

Adrina Kocharian  
2021-2025  
(NIH/NIMH F30 MH124404)  
Dopaminergic modulation of nucleus accumbens during prospective and retrospective neuroeconomic decision making  

John Lozada   
2024-2028   
(NIH/NCI F30 CA294723)  
Tissue-Resident Adaptive CD56bright NK Cell Responses in Cancer

Andrea Maxwell  
2023-2027
(NIH/NIAAA F30 AA030900)
The role of stress, social support, and brain function on alcohol misuse in women  

Riley Shearer  
2023-2027
(NIH/NIDA F30 DA057775)
Characteristics and outcomes for hospitalized patients with methamphetamine and opioid co-use: Identifying opportunities for hospital-based addiction services tailored to co-use

Olivia Smith   
2024-2027
(NIH/NIAID F30 AI181450)   
Investigating the local and systemic coordination of antiviral immunity by tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells in the skin  

Sarah Wall  
2024-2026
(NIH/NIAID F30 AI183705)  
Investigating mechanisms of bystander CD8 T cell mediated immunopathology  

Melissa Walsh   
2024-2028   
(NIH/NCI F30 CA295068)  
Engineering Immune Engagers

Previous external predoctoral fellowships:

John Albin
2009-2013 
(NIH/NIDA F30 DA0263010)
Determining the role of APOBEC3 proteins in HIV-1 drug resistance

Brian Andersen
2013-2016 
(NIH/NCI F30 CA167912)
Annexin A2 as a novel enhancer of tumor-associated antigen processing

Mathew Angelos
2015-2018 
(NIH/NIDDK F30 DK107017)
Deciphering mechanisms of early human hematoendothelial development

Amanda Barks   
2017-2021
(NIH/NICHD F30 HD093285)  
The effect of developmental iron deficiency on TET proteins and DNA hydrocymethlyation

Joan Beckman 
2007-2010
(NIH/NIA F30 AG030909)
Oxidative stress & inflammation in aging: insights from sickle cell disease      

Jovany Betancourt    
2024-2025
(NIH/NIAID F31 AI181528)  
Assessing the role of SP140 in enhanced resistance to Cryptococcus neoformans

Sara Bolivar Wagers  
2021-2024 
(NIH/NHLBI F30 HL156312)  
Enhancing Treg Therapeutic Efficacy in GVHD with CARs    

Dieter Brandner   
2020-2024
(NIH/NIDA F30 DA052109)
Molecular basis for structural and behavioral effects of chronic opiod exposure 

Elise Breed   
2017-2021
(NIH/NIAID F30 AI131483) 
Contribution of antigen presenting cells to thymic negative selection

Erik Carlson 
2005-2006
(NIH/NINDS F31 NS047876)
A genetic model of perinatal iron deficiency 

Adam Cheng
2015-2020 
(NIH/NCI F30 CA200432)
HIV-1 VIF in AIDS-related malignancies 

Emily Chiu  
2019-2022
(NIH/NCI F30 CA232481) 
Exploiting NKG2C on adaptive NK cells for immunotherapy

Caitlin Conboy
2012-2015 
(NIH/NCI F30 CA171547)
Functional characterization of WAC, a candidate tumor suppressor gene in colorectal cancer

Michelle Corkrum
2016-2019
(NIH/NIDA F30 DA042510)
Effects of cocaine on astrocyte-neuron signaling in the nucleus accumbens

Sam Cramer 
2012-2014 
(NIH/NINDS F31 NS080338)
Optogenetic modulation of episodic dystonia in the tottering mouse

Clifford Csizmar
2016-2020
(NIH/NCI F30 CA210345)
Engineering reversible cell-cell interactions with chemically self-assembled CARS

Natalie David 
2021-2024  
(NIH/NIAID F31 AI157166)   
Corepressors in regulatory T cell development and function

Christopher DeNucci  
2008-2010 
(NIH/NIDDK F30 DK082139)
The role of beta1 integrin in modulating gut-homing alpha4beta7 on T cells

Minna Ding
2021-2025 
(NIH/NIAID F30 AI155292) 
The adaptive host response to latent cryptococcosis    

Melvin Donaldson
2016-2021
(NIH/NCCIH F30 AT009162)
Yoga for chronic pain in veterans 

Erik Faber  
2019-2022 
(NIH/NCI F30 CA232303)
Development of allosteric inhibitors against cylcin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2)

Bayardo Garay   
2020-2024  
(NIH/NHLBI F30 HL151138) 
Understanding the transcriptional networks and physiologic adaptations governing the clinical manifestations of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 

Noah Gavil   
2020-2024
(NIH/NCI F30 CA253992)
Investigating mechanisms of peptide alarm therapy 

Kristin Gehrking
2006-2010
(NIH/NINDS NS055409)
The interaction of ataxin-1 with the roralpha complex in SCA1 

Jose E. Gomez  
1993-1997
(NIH/NIGMS F31 GM015595)
Cerebellar Physiology of Motor Control 

Matthew Hagen
2000-2002
(NIH/NIMH MH012575)
PET studies of somatosensory processing

Michelle Hamline
2009-2012 
(NIH/NHLBI F30 HL083996)
BCOR in cardiovascular development  

Lauren Harasymiw (Jelenchick)  
2017-2019  
(NIH/NCI F30 CA223591)  
Characterizing the mechanical maturation of the centromere in human cells in the context of aneuploidy and cancer

Angela Hewitt
2010-2012 
(NIH/NINDS F30 ND071686)
Does cerebellar cortex function as a forward internal model for motor control?

Marcos Kuroki
2012-2013 
(American Heart Association)
Neural control of the splanchnic circulation in AngII-salt hypertension

Michael Lane 
2012-2015
(American Heart Association)
Directed evolution of a protease to neutralize superantigens associated with Kawasaki Disease  

Robin Lee  
2018-2023
(NIH/NCI F30 CA232399) 
Stat 5 in B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Ava Lin
2009-2013 
(NIH/NIA AG034033)
Spectroscopic probes of protein-protein interactions in muscle degeneration  

Kevin Lin
2021-2024
(NIH/NCI F30 CA257227) 
Targeted Chemical-Genetic Screen Platform for Identifying Novel AML Therapeutics  

Shawn Mahmud 
2012-2015 
(NIH/NIDDK F30 DK096844)
The role of IL2 and costimulation in Treg development, homeostasis, and function

Cameron McDonald-Hyman 
2014-2018 
(NIH/NHLBI F30 HL121873)
Modifying regulatory T-cell signaling to enhance reprevention of GVHD 

Minelva Nanton
2010-2013 
(NIH/NIAID F31 AI091298)
Defining the protective CD4+ T cell responses to Salmonella typhimurium

Ryan Nelson 
2011-2015 
(NIH/NIDDK F30 DK093242)
CD4+ T cell-based immunity to gastrointestinal infection

Oludare Odumade
2009-2011 
(NIH/NIAID F31 AI084524)
The role of CD8+ T cells in response to EBV-induced infectious mononucleosis

Elizabeth Okafor    
2022-2025
(NIH/NIAID F31 AI162230) 
NK Cell Cytotoxicity Against Cryptococcus neoformans in Persons with Advanced HIV and Cryptococcal Meningitis 

Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez
2002-2005
(NIH/NINDS F30 NS043121)
Minority predoctoral fellowship program

Judit Perez Ortiz 
2014-2016 
(NIH/NIHDS F31 NS084540)
Praja2 and the regulation of ataxin-1 clearance in vivo

Carlos Pérez Kerkvliet 
2019-2022
(NIH/NCI F30 CA228261)  
PhosphoSer134 GR, TGF-β and 14-3-3-zeta cooperate to promote progression of Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Lien Phung  
2017-2022 
(NIH/NIA F30 AG057108)  
Structural dynamics of the myosin super relaxed state in aging muscle and metabolic disease

Morayma Reyes
1999-2002
(NIH/NIGMS F31 GM020069)
Minority predoctoral fellowship

Jared Rowe
2009-2014 
(NIH/NIDDK DK084674)
Acute infection overrides PDL-1 mediated T cell suppression in autoimmune DM

Jason Schenkel 
2013-2016 
(NIH/NIDDK F30 DK100159)
Trafficking & role of effector memory CD8 T cell subsets in small intestine  

Javier Sierra-Pagán  
2020-2023 
(NIH/NHLBI F30 HL152561)   
Mechanisms that govern vasculogenesis

Brian Sweis  
2017-2021
(NIH/NIDA F30 DA043326) 
Optogenetic modulation of decision-making circuitry in mouse models of addiction

Anja Srienc 
2013-2015 
(American Heart Association)
Functional consequences of glial calcium signaling in ischemia 

Anja Touma  
2019-2023
(NIH/NHLBI F30 HL146089) 
Elucidating molecular mechanisms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using nano-engineered synthetic myosin thick filaments

Brian Trieu
2020-2023
(NIH/NIDA F30 DA049476)  
Exploiting endogenous opiods to selectively modulate accumbal synaptic transmission 

Mayank Verma 
2015-2019 
(NIH/NIAMS F30 AR066454)
Treatment of Muscular Dystrophy by increased angiogenesis    

Kelsey Wanhainen  
2020-2024
(NIH/NCI F30 CA250321)
Role of P2RX7 in making CD8+ T cells  for tumor immunotherapy

Nathan Welty 
2013-2018 
(NIH/NIDDK F30 DK097856)
In vivo functions of distinct CD103+ intestinal dendritic cell subsets

Sathi Wijeyesinghe  
2018-2022
(NIH/NIDDK)
Longevity and functionality of CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cells in the intestinal tract

Jennifer Zick
2016-2019
(NIH/NIMH F30 MH108205)
Disordered cellular interactions in prefrontal local circuits: a new mechanistic theory of schizophrenia with convergent evidence across animal models

Jeannette Zinggeler Berg
2006-2010
(NIH/NIDA F30 DA020968)
P450-mediated nicotine metabolism