MBTP Alumni
Last | First | Degree | Mentor | Year Graduated | Current Position |
Adhikary | Suraj | Ph.D. | Eichman | 2013 | Janssen Pharmaceutical, senior scientist |
Alers | Ileana | M.S. | Chazin | 2011 | Independent energy broker |
Alexander | Nathan | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2012 | Farmers Insurance, analyst |
Allison | Brittney | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2016 | Univ of Cincinnati, assistant dean of graduate diversity and education |
Alvin | Joe | Ph.D. | Lacy | 2017 | DoubleRainbow Biosciences, senior scientist |
Amadi | Sepan | Ph.D. | McHaourab | 2010 | IQVIQ, global trial manager |
Amidon (Paulin) | Katherine | Ph.D. | Eichman | 2022 | TruDataRx, clinical researcher |
Archuleta | Tara | Ph.D. | Spiller | 2014 | Univ of Arizona, chemistry & biochemistry faculty lecturer |
Arnaiz (Yepez) | Cayetana | M.S. | Zanic | 2020 | University of Buenos Aires |
Arnette | Christopher | Ph.D. | Kaverina | 2014 | Northwestern, postdoc |
Azumaya | Caleigh | Ph.D. | Nakagawa | 2019 | Genentech, senior systems specialist |
Bamberger | Stephanie | Ph.D. | Stone | 2018 | |
Barrett | Paul | Ph.D. | Sanders | 2013 | NIH, program officer |
Benefield | Desiree | Ph.D. | Lacy | 2014 | Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, cryo-electron microscopist |
Benesh | Andrew | Ph.D. | Tyska | 2011 | Cofactor Genomics, molecular biologist |
Bowan | Ryan | Stone | |||
Bracey | Kai | Ph.D. | Kaverina | 2023 | Vanderbilt University, postdoc |
Bradley | Noah | Ph.D. | Eichman | 2022 | Northwestern University, postdoc |
Brooks (Fulmer) | Sonja | Ph.D. | Eichman | 2014 | FDA Digital Health Center of Excellence, regulatory policy acting deputy director |
Brosey | Chris | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2012 | AbbVie, senior scientist |
Brown | Benjamin | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2022 | Vanderbilt, research assistant professor |
Bryant | Jamal | Ph.D. | Blind | 2021 | |
Bunick | Christopher G. | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2006 | Yale, Assistant Prof of Dermatology |
Burns | Michael | MD, Ph.D. | Fesik | 2016 | AbbVie, assoc. medical director, physician development program |
Butkiewitcz | Mariusz | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2014 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, research scientist |
Castro | Manuel | Ph.D. | Sanders | 2022 | Altos Lab, Research Scientist |
Chandrasekaran | Ramya | Ph.D. | Lacy | 2017 | OncoResponse, Inc., research scientist |
Chapman | Nathaniel | Ph.D. | Crowe | 2022 | UNC Chapel Hill, postdoc |
Chen | Elaine | Ph.D. | Crowe | 2022 | Rondo Therapeutics, scientist |
Chen | Qiuyan | Ph.D. | Iverson, Gurevich | 2015 | Purdue University, postdoc |
Childress | Kevin | Ph.D. | Lacy | 2023 | Vanderbilt University, postdoc |
Chinowsky | Colbie | Ph.D. | Tyska | 2021 | ONI, applications development scientist |
Chumbler | Nicole | Ph.D. | Lacy | 2015 | Arietis Pharma, research scientist |
Cisneros | Alberto | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2019 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, postdoc |
Claxton | Derek | Ph.D. | McHaourab | 2010 | Vanderbilt, research assistant professor |
Collier | Scott | Ph.D. | Ohi, M. | 2015 | Vanderbilt CSB Cryo-EM Facility, co-director |
Combs | Steven | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2013 | Johnson & Johnson, senior research scientist |
Copeland | Courtney | Ph.D. | Kenworthy | 2016 | Deloitte, senior consultant |
Cordoba | John | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2023 | |
Craven | Ryan | Ph.D. | Lacy | 2015 | XSOLOS, data scientist |
Crowder | Mark | Ph.D. | Blind | 2022 | Selleck Chemicals LLC, territory account manager |
Dattilo | Brian | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2007 | Waisman Biomanufacturing, director, business development |
Day | Charles | Ph.D. | Kenworthy | 2013 | Mayo Clinic, postdoc |
Deathrage | Catherine | Ph.D. | Sanders | 2015 | Elevian, senior scientist |
del Alamo | Diego | Ph.D. | Mchaourab | 2021 | GSK, protein design & informatics investigator |
DeLuca | Sam | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2015 | Cyrus Biotechnology, director of engineering |
DeLuca | Stephanie | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2014 | Office of Senator Tammy Duckworth, policy advisor |
Dimitrova | Yoana | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2010 | Genentech, principal scientist, structural biology |
Dong | Elizabeth | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2013 | University of Washington, pediatrics resident |
Du | Wenyue | Ph.D. | Eichman | 2013 | Cedars Sinai Medical Center, manager, business development & licensing |
Dumas | Megan | Ph.D. | Ohi, P. | 2019 | Roche Diagnostics, medical writer |
Durham | Elizabeth | MS | Meiler | 2008 | McKinsey and Co. junior associate |
Engdahl | Taylor | Ph.D. | Crowe | 2022 | ManTech, DARPA senior scientist |
Erwin | Amanda | Ph.D. | Ohi, M. | 2017 | Univ of Michigan, postdoc |
Farmer | Veronica | Ph.D. | Zanic | 2022 | UNC Chapel Hill, postdoc |
Ferrer | Brian | M.S. | Chazin | 2022 | Codexis, Inc., research associate III |
Fischer | Axel | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2017 | Renaissance Technologies LLC, computer research scientist |
Foegeding | Nora | Ph.D. | Ohi, M. | 2019 | Freelance, science writer |
Fooksa | Michaela | M.S. | Meiler | 2017 | Klavioy, product expert |
Frye | Keyada | Ph.D. | Kaverina | 2020 | PPD, clinical research associate |
Gangwer | Kelly | Ph.D. | Lacy | 2010 | USAMRICD, microbiologist |
Garcia | Velia | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2023 | Vanderbilt-Fisk, postdoc |
Gayek | Sophia | Ph.D. | Ohi, P. | 2016 | Columbia University, postdoc |
Geanes | Alex | M.S. | Meiler | 2015 | |
Germane | Katherine | Ph.D. | Spiller | 2011 | Army Research Lab, postdoc |
Goodwin | Craig | Ph.D. | Fesik | 2015 | Reactive Biosciences, scientist |
Grimaldi | Ashley | Ph.D. | Kaverina | 2014 | BeMo Academic Consulting, consultant & lead trainer |
Heinze | Sten | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2015 | Ohio State University, postdoc |
Hoffman | Laurel | Ph.D. | McHaourab | 2011 | Bristol Meyers Squibb, scientist |
Holt (Hammer) | Marilyn | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2018 | Sarah Cannon, program specialist |
Hutchison | James | Ph.D. | Sanders | 2021 | Yale, postdoc |
Irvin | Michael | Ph.D. | Lopez | 2021 | Argonne National Laboratory, postdoc |
Jacobs | Malek | Kaverina | |||
Kamaloya | Aichu | Nakagawa | |||
Karakas | Mert | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2011 | Google, software engineer |
Karpay | Anne | Ph.D. | Sanders | 2008 | deceased |
Kaufmann | Kristian | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2010 | Prognos, principal data scientist |
Kazmier | Kelli | Ph.D. | McHaourab | 2013 | Hillsdale College, associate professor |
Keigher (Holler) | Laura | M.S. | Fesik | 2012 | ADMA Biologics, director of analytical and process development |
Kellum | Drew | Ph.D. | Stone | 2020 | UC Riverside, postdoc |
Kendrick | Nichole | M.S. | Olivares | 2021 | Millipore Sigma, content development manager |
Kesler | Ben | Ph.D. | Neuert | 2023 | |
Kochen | Michael | Ph.D. | Lopez | 2020 | Univ of Washington, postdoc |
Koehler (Lehman) | Julia | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2012 | Simmons Foundation, project leader |
Kothiwale | Sandeep | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2015 | Trilliant Health, principal data scientist |
Kraft | Lewis | Ph.D. | Kenworthy | 2014 | Illumina, staff scientist/engineer |
Kramer | Kevin | Ph.D. | Georgiev | 2021 | Sanofi, scientist, Antibody Discovery |
LaFrance | Michelle | Ph.D. | Lacy | 2016 | Aberdeen Proving Ground, staff scientist |
Landino | Jennifer | Ph.D. | Ohi, P. | 2017 | Univ of Michigan, postdoc |
Law (Marr) | Cheryl | Ph.D. | Sanders | 2019 | Deloitte, senior consultant |
Lemmon | Gordon | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2012 | egnite Health, principal clinical research analyst |
LeNoue (Newton) | Michele | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2015 | Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, staff scientist |
Li | Liang | Ph.D. | Stone | 2013 | |
Lin | Yi-Lun | Ph.D. | McHaourab | ||
Lindert | Steffen | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2011 | Ohio State University, assistant professor |
Livesay | Brent | Ph.D. | Ohi, M. | 2013 | Diligent Corporation, FCPA analyst |
Mann | Robert | Meiler, Ascano | |||
Marinko | Justin | Ph.D. | Sanders | 2021 | Qral Group, management consultant |
Marlow | Brennica | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2022 | Scientist, Bristol Myers Squibb |
Martin | Bill | Ph.D. | Reiter | 2017 | |
Mazerik | Jessica | Ph.D. | Tyska | 2013 | NIH:NCI, health science administrator |
McConnell | Russell | Ph.D. | Tyska | 2010 | Codiak BioSciences, director of discovery research |
McDonnell | Wyatt | Ph.D. | Georgiev | 2019 | Stealth Sartup, CEO |
Miller | Paul | Ph.D. | Kaverina | 2010 | University of Arizona, assistant professor |
Mishra | Sanjay | Ph.D. | McHaourab | 2018 | Brown University, research associate |
Mittendorf | Kate | Ph.D. | Sanders | 2015 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, senior staff scientist |
Mobley | Charles | Ph.D. | Sanders | 2008 | Impossible Foods, operations manager |
Morales | Angelo | Ph.D. | Tyska | 2023 | HHMI, postdoc |
Morin | Andrew | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2011 | Synthekine, principal scientist |
Morris | Andrew | Ph.D. | McHaourab | 2020 | Miami University (Ohio), postdoc |
Mueller | Ralf | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2011 | Capital One, senior machine learning engineer |
Murji | Amyn | Ph.D. | Georgiev | 2021 | Cell Signaling Technology, scientist |
Mushrush | Darren | Ph.D. | Lacy | 2011 | Zenas Biopharma, associate director |
Myers | Lauren | Ph.D. | Buchanan | ||
Nannemann | David | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2011 | Rosetta Design Group, self-employed |
Narasimhan | Shwetha | Ph.D. | Kaverina | 2022 | Health Advances, senior analyst |
Neininger (Castro) | Abigail | Ph.D. | Burnette | 2021 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies, postdoc |
Nordquist | Kyle | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2011 | i2Vision, medical writer |
Okwei | Elleansar | Ph.D | Meiler | 2022 | |
Ortega | Oscar | Ph.D. | Lopez | 2021 | Novartis Inst. for BioMedical Research, principal scientist |
Pankewitz | Lisa | Meiler | |||
Panosian | Tim | Ph.D. | Iverson | 2010 | Enko, senior director, Discovery Sciences |
Parrington | Helen | Ph.D. | Crowe | 2023 | University of Queensland, postdoc |
Perry | Evan | Ph.D. | Fesik | 2019 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, senior scientist |
Petrovich | Matthew | M.S. | Eichman | 2022 | Vanderbilt, research assistant |
Pilewski | Kelsey | Ph.D. | Georgiev | 2022 | FDA/CBER, postdoc |
Pino | James | Ph.D. | Lopez | 2019 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, research associate |
Politica | Dustin | Ph.D. | Stone | 2016 | Macmillan Learning, labs project manager |
Postema | Meagan | Ph.D. | Tyska | 2019 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, program manager, Aspirnaut |
Pretto | Dalyir | Chazin | 2010 | UC Davis, staff clinical scientist | |
Pruitt | Rory | Ph.D. | Lacy | 2011 | Novozymes, Inc., scientist |
Pyburn | Tasia | Ph.D. | Ohi, M. | 2017 | Proactive Worldwide, senior analyst |
Reitz | Tyson | Ph.D. | Fesik | 2022 | Vanderbilt, postdoc |
Roberston | Patrick | Ph.D. | Eichman | 2010 | Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, vice president, CMC Project Management |
Rodgers | Nicole | Ph.D. | Zanic | 2023 | University of Michigan, postdoc |
Rodriguez | Alyssa | Ph.D. | Eichman | 2021 | UC San Diego, postdoc |
Rogers | Matthew | M.S. | Zanic | 2022 | Merck & Co., process engineer |
Rubinson | Emily | Ph.D. | Eichman | 2011 | The Coca-Cola Company, senior manager, NAOU Technical & Innovation |
Salay | Lauren | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2020 | Vanderbilt, postdoc |
Sauer (Fischer) | Marion | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2019 | Menten AI, senior scientist |
Schmitt | John | M.S. | Lacy | 2009 | iXpressGenes, COO, self-employed |
Schmitz | Emily | Ph.D. | Karakas | 2022 | HHMI, postdoc |
Schmitz | Samuel | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2021 | Moderna, protein scientist |
Schockley | Erin | Ph.D. | Lopez | 2019 | Ascension, lead data scientist |
Seacrist | Corey | Ph.D. | Blind | 2020 | Poly-Med, business analyst |
Senosain Ortega | Maria Feranada | Ph.D. | Lopez | 2022 | LabCorp Oncology, data scientist |
Setliff | Ian | Ph.D. | Georgiev | 2020 | Insmed Incorporated, computational biologist |
Shah | Vikas | M.D., Ph.D. | Chazin | 2007 | Univ of Washington, associate professor of anesthesiology & pain medicine |
Shanks | Natalie | Ph.D. | Nakagawa | 2013 | Jazz Pharmaceuticals, senior manager |
Sheehan | Jonathan | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2006 | Washington University St. Louis, associate research professor |
Shiakolas | Andrea | Ph.D. | Georgiev | 2022 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, postdoc |
Shifrin | David | Ph.D. | Tyska | 2013 | Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, senior content marketing manager |
Simon | Selena | Ph.D. | Fesik | 2020 | Novartis Inst for BioMedical Research, principal scientist |
Smith | Shannon | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2022 | Genentech, scientist |
Starbird | Chrystal | Ph.D. | Iverson | 2016 | UNC Chapel Hill, assistant professor |
Stavros | Kallie | Ph.D. | Stone | 2015 | Falls Church Distillers, distiller and chemist |
Strothman | Claire | Ph.D. | Zanic | 2021 | Northwestern, postdoc |
Stubbs | Haley | Ph.D. | Iverson | 2023 | |
Sturgill | Emma | Ph.D. | Ohi, P. | 2014 | Vanderbilt, postdoc |
Sugitani (Chiba) | Norie | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2017 | Hillman Cancer Center, postdoc |
Sun | Qi | Ph.D. | Fesik | 2015 | AbbVie, senior scientist |
Taneja | Nilay | Ph.D. | Burnette | 2020 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, postdoc |
Teixeira | Pedro | Ph.D. | Denny | 2015 | PredictionHealth, co-founder and CEO |
Thaker | Tarjani | Ph.D. | Iverson | 2013 | Univ of Arizona, scientist |
Thiemicke | Alex | Ph.D. | Neuert | 2020 | Weill Cornell Medicine, postdoc |
Tomasiak | Tom | Ph.D. | Iverson | 2010 | Univ of Arizona, assistant professor |
Vander Kooi | Craig | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2004 | University of Kentucky, associate professor |
Venkat | Rohit | M.S. | Neuert | 2020 | XSOLIS, data scientist |
Vu | Oanh | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2022 | Crane Biosciences, chief computational scientist |
Walker | Lauren | Ph.D. | Georgiev | 2023 | Regeneron, senior scientist |
Walker | Steven | Ph.D. | Olivares | 2022 | Red Nucleus, scientific communications manager |
Wallace | Natalie | Ph.D. | Jackson | 2023 | Vanderbilt University, postdoc |
Wandishin | Clayton | Ph.D. | Lopez | 2022 | AbbVie, senior scientist |
Warren | Eric | Ph.D. | Eichman | 2009 | SEP Forensic Consultants, co-founder and consultant |
Warren | Garrett | Ph.D. | Eichman | 2018 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, postdoc |
Webb | Kelsey | Ph.D. | Buchanan | 2022 | BAE Systems, senior scientist |
Weeks | William | Ph.D. | Buchanan | 2022 | |
Weiner | Brian | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2008 | BASF, computational biologist |
Wilcox | Thomas | ||||
Williams (Keeton) | Christina | Ph.D. | Chazin | 2012 | Vanderbilt, senior career coach |
Willis | Jordan | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2014 | IAVI, senior principal scientist |
Winarski | Katie | Ph.D. | Lacy | 2016 | GSK, expert scientist |
Woetzel | Nils | Ph.D. | Meiler | 2011 | Bruker BioSpin, software developer |
Woods | Hope | Ph.D. | Meiler | ||
Wright | Rachel | M.S. | Chazin | 2012 | Texas A&M, research associate |
Xie | Boyang | Ph.D. | Jackson | 2021 | Bristol Myers Squibb, scientist |