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Research (Thesis) Mentors

2025 Mentors

  • Jennifer Below, PhD

    Jennifer Below, PhD

    Professor of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology

    Research mentor to Elena Evans (2025)
    Research mentor to Autumn Morrow (2025)
    Research mentor to Elizabeth Frankel (2023)

  • Raymond Blind, PhD

    Raymond Blind, PhD

    Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research

    Research Mentor to Alexis Campbell (2025)
    Research Mentor to Corey Seacrist (2016)

  • James (Jim) Crowe, Jr., MD

    Director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center

    Research Mentor to Sophie Kivlehan (2025)
    Research Mentor to Mark Menghini (2024)
    Research Mentor to Elaine Chen (2019)
    Research Mentor to Taylor Engdahl (2018)
    Research Mentor to Lauren Williamson  (2016)

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  • Vivian Gama, PhD

    Vivian Gama, PhD

    Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology

    Research Mentor to Dakota Ellis (2025)
    Research Mentor to Caroline Bodnya (2022)
    Research Mentor to Melanie Gil (2020)
    Research Mentor to Gabriella Robertson (2019)
    Research Mentor to Alejandra Romero-Morales (2017)

  • David A. Jacobson, PhD

    David A. Jacobson, PhD

    Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

    Research Mentor to Shannon Gibson (2025)

  • Ian G. Macara, PhD

    Ian G. Macara, PhD

    Chair of the Department of Cell & Developmental Biology

    Research Mentor to Tung Hoang (2025)
    Research Mentor to Paolo Molina (2020)
    Research Mentor to Loic Fort (2019)
    Research Mentor to Alex Pfannenstein (2019)
    Research Mentor to Christian deCaestecker (2018)
    Research Mentor to Lindsey Seldin (2016)
    Research Mentor to Erica Tross (2016)
    Research Mentor to Syed Ahmed (2015)
    Research Mentor to Armelle LeGuelte (2015)
    Research Mentor to Yongliang Huo (2013)

  • Mark A. Magnuson, MD

    Mark A. Magnuson, MD

    Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

    Research Mentor to Isabella Silvestri (2025)
    Research Mentor to Lihn Trinh (2018)

  • Colleen M. Niswender, PhD

    Colleen M. Niswender, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology

    Research Mentor to Niki Harris (2025)
    Research Mentor to Genevieve Hunn (2025)
    Research Mentor to Harrison Parent (2023)
    Research Mentor to Anthony Ferranti (2023)
    Research Mentor to Annah Moore (2017)
    Research Mentor to Sheryl Anne Vermudez (2017)
    Research Mentor to Nicole Fisher (2015)

  • Ben Ho Park, MD, Ph.D.

    Ben Ho Park, MD, Ph.D.

    Research Mentor to Kaelyn Allen (2025)
    Research Mentor to Zabrina Lang (2025)
    Research Mentor to Bryce Thomas (2024)
    Research Mentor to Brad Davidson (2019)

  • Richard Peek, Jr, MD

    Richard Peek, Jr, MD

    Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

    Research mentor to MaKayla Lowe (2025)
    Research mentor to Isabella Sirit (2023)

  • Yi Ren, PhD

    Yi Ren, PhD

    Associate Professor of Biochemistry

    Research Mentor to Jieyu Jessilyn Gao (2025)

  • Allison Walker, PhD

    Allison Walker, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry

    Research mentor to Srujan Vadlamudi (2025)
    Research mentor to Emilee Patterson (2023)

  • Celestine Wanjalla, MD, PhD

    Celestine Wanjalla, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Research Mentor to Victoria Stephens (2025)

2024 Mentors

2023 Mentors

2022 Mentors

2021 Mentors

  • Melinda Aldrich, Ph.D., MPH

    Melinda Aldrich, Ph.D., MPH

    Research Mentor to Michael Betti (2021)

  • Breann Brown, Ph.D.

    Research Mentor to Jenny Tran (2021)

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  • Daniel Claassen, MD, MS

    Research Mentor to Leah Mann (2021)
    Clinical Mentor to Jonathan Martin (2020)
    Clinical Mentor to Megan Aumann (2019)
    Clinical Mentor to Yuanli Song (2012)

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  • Roger Colbran, Ph.D.

    Research Mentor to Juliana Quay (2021)

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  • Stacie Dusetzina, Ph.D.

    Stacie Dusetzina, Ph.D.

    Research Mentor to Xuanzi Qin (2021)

  • Eric Gamazon, Ph.D., MS

    Eric Gamazon, Ph.D., MS

    Research Mentor to Michael Betti (2021) 

  • Jared Nordman, Ph.D.

    Jared Nordman, Ph.D.

    Research Mentor to Dongsheng Han (2021) 

  • James Patton, Ph.D.

    James Patton, Ph.D.

    Research Mentor to Gregor Konar (2021)

  • Tonia Rex, Ph.D.

    Research Mentor to Gregor Konar (2021)
    Research Mentor to Melanie Gil (2020)
    Research Mentor to Sarah Naguib (2018)

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  • Kevin Schey, Ph.D.

    Research Mentor to Sarah Zelle (2021)
    Research Mentor to Minh (Amy) Tran (2021)

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2020 Mentors

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2010 Mentors