STUDENTS & ALUMNI
The CANB program offers a vast faculty network drawn from various fields of biomedical and clinical sciences. The program provides a diverse body of students with rigorous training in a collaborative environment to cultivate the training program’s tenants of advancing translational research and discovering new venues for cancer treatment and prevention.
| Student Name | Year and Mentor |
| Jared Williams | Matriculation Year: 2023 |
| Lars Wick | Matriculation Year: 2023 |
| Madison Tipton | Matriculation Year: 2023 |
| Perpetual Kyei | Matriculation Year: 2023 |
| Alexandria Becks | Matriculation Year: 2023 |
| Alex Beacom | Matriculation Year: 2023 |
Karen Alvarez
| Matriculation Year: 2023 |
| Mary Grace Carroll | Matriculation Year: 2022 Mentor: Haugen |
| Kady Dennis | Matriculation Year: 2022 Mentor: Sherbenou |
| Clarissa Garcia | Matriculation Year: 2022 Mentor: Witkowski |
| Daniel Moskop | Matriculation Year: 2022 Mentor: Pietras/Jordan |
| Maureen Hoen | Matriculation Year: 2021 (BSP) Mentor: Karam |
| Lauren Cozzens | Matriculation Year: 2021 (BSP) Mentor: Lyons |
| Ellen Bamberg (she/her/hers) | Matriculation Year: 2021 Mentor: Kabos |
| Morgan Fox (he/him/his) | Matriculation Year: 2021 Mentor: Cittelly |
| Bridget Hoag | Matriculation Year: 2021 Mentor: DeGregori |
| Nicholas Olimpo | Matriculation Year: 2021 Mentor: Karam |
| Daniela Ortiz | Matriculation Year: 2021 Mentor: DeGregori |
| Pearl Wilcock | Matriculation Year: 2021 Mentor: Davila |
| Kelsey Kines | Matriculation Year: 2020 (MSTP) Mentor: Lyons |
| Petra Dahms | Matriculation Year: 2020 (BSP) Mentor: Lyons |
| Regan Miller (she/her/hers) | Matriculation Year: 2020 (BSP) Mentor: Jordan |
| John Aleman | Matriculation Year: 2020 Mentor: Wang |
| Sophia Corbo | Matriculation Year: 2020 Mentor: Karam |
| Parsa Haque | Matriculation Year: 2020 Mentor: Theiss |
| Alana Keller | Matriculation Year: 2020 Mentor: Sherbenou |
| Li-Wei Kuo | Matriculation Year: 2020 Mentor: Richer |
| Abe Martinez | Matriculation Year: 2020 Mentor: Pearson |
| Rachel Steinmetz | Matriculation Year: 2020 Mentor: Lyons |
| Joe Hsieh | Matriculation Year: 2019 (MSTP) Mentor: Jedlicka |
| Phoebe Cao | Matriculation Year: 2019 Mentor: Davila |
| Alan Elder | Matriculation Year: 2019 Mentor: Lyons |
| Ashley Wu | Matriculation Year: 2019 Mentor: Rincon |
| Jaidev Bapat | Matriculation Year: 2018 Mentor: Bitler |
| Lorraine Davis | Matriculation Year: 2018 Mentor: Sherbenou |
| Connor Purdy | Matriculation Year: 2018 Mentor: Ford |
| Lisa Wood | Matriculation Year: 2018 Mentor: Moore |
| Name | Mentor(s) | Defense | Current Position |
| Anagha Inguva | Craig Jordan | 2023 | Medical School |
| Meghan Kellett | Rebecca Schweppe | 2023 | Medical School |
| Claire Ihle | Phil Owens | 2023 | Scientist, Cancer Biology, Bristol Myers Squibb |
| Hannah Hicks | Rebecca Schweppe | 2023 | Application Scientist, NanoTemper Technologies Inc. |
| Maddie Rose | Rebecca Schweppe | 2023 | Medical Writer, 21GRAMS |
| Ashley Ward | Carol Sartorius | 2022 | Postdoctoral fellow, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Dan Sisler | Lynn Heasley | 2022 | Scientific Affairs Liaison at Tempus Labs, Inc |
| Cera Nieto | Antonio Jimeno | 2022 | Postdoctoral fellow, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Allie McMellen | Ben Bitler | 2022 | Postdoctoral fellow, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Katie O'Neill | Jen Richer | 2022 | Postdoctoral fellow, University of California San Francisco |
| Kelsey Nassar | Rebecca Schweppe and Aik Choon Tan | 2021 | Senior Scientist, Cell Biology, Cogent Biosciences |
| Lauren Jillson | Scott Cramer | 2021 | Process Development Scientist (therapeutic protein production), KBI Biopharma |
| Lyndsey Crump | Traci Lyons | 2021 | Scientist, TrAMPoline Pharma |
| Natalia Gurule | Lynn Heasley | 2021 | Scientist II, Horizon Discovery |
| Amber Johnson | Raphael Nemenoff | 2020 | Principal Scientist, Cogent Biosciences |
| Hengbo Zhou | Heide L. Ford | 2020 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Jenny Mae Samson | Mayumi Fujita | 2020 | IP Technical Advisor, Duane Morris, LLP, Washington, DC |
| Karina Gomez | Antonio Jimeno | 2020 | Medical Student, University of Colorado School of Medicine |
| Olivia McGinn | Carol Sartorius | 2020 | Scientific Communications Manager, Susan G. Komen |
| Bonnie Bullock | Raphael Nemenoff | 2019 | Associate Director, Scientific Communications at Agenus |
| Catherine Pham-Danis | James Degregoi | 2019 | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Divya Ganpathi-Sankaran | Chad Pearson | 2019 | Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University |
| Laura Schubert | Robert Doebele | 2019 | Medical Student, University of Colorado School of Medicine |
| Lynsey Fettig | Carol Sartorius | 2019 | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota |
| Sarah Tarullo | Traci Lyons | 2019 | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota |
| Greg Kirkpatrick | Jorge Di Paola | 2018 | Resident, University of Iowa |
| Jeff Kwak | Raphael Nemenoff | 2018 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Fed Hutchinson Cancer Center |
| Katie (Mishall) Barrett | Rebecca Schweppe | 2018 | Clinical Consultant, Starfire Clinical Consulting |
| Lisa Greene | Jennifer Richer | 2018 | Medical Student, Northwestern Medical School |
| Nuria Padilla Just | Carol Sartorius | 2018 | Associate Director, Medical Science Liaison, Incyte Corporation |
| Aria Vaishnavi | Dr. Robert Doebele | 2017 | Assistant Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Brittelle Kessler | Rebecca Schweppe | 2017 | Medical Director, Syneos Health - Cadet Medical Communications |
| Marybeth Lupo | Paul Jedlicka | 2017 | Lead Researcher, St. Jude Children's Hospital |
| Sarah Nelson-Taylor | Robert Doebele | 2017 | Pediatrics Resident, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Tamara Burleson-Garcia | Rajeev Vibhakar | 2017 | Pediatrics Resident, University of Colorado School of Medicine |
| Thomas Rogers | Jennifer Richer | 2017 | Postdoctoral Fellow, UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| TJ Beadnell | Rebecca Schweppe | 2017 | Scientific Manager, Eurofins Viracor BioPharma Services |
| Xi Chen | Shi-Long Li | 2017 | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Adwitya Kar | Arthur Gutierrez-Hartmann | 2016 | Senior Research Associate, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Hamid Gari | Dr. Jim Lambert | 2016 | Division Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions, Abbott Laboratories |
| Rick Heinz | Jennifer Richer | 2016 | Scientist I, Sumitomo Dainippor Pharma Oncology |
| Valerie Barton | Jennifer Richer | 2016 | Training Implementation Manager, Sartorius |
| Alex Sufit | Douglas Graham | 2015 | Biotechnology Program Manager, BioFire Diagnostics, LLC |
| Christopher Cummings | Douglas Graham | 2015 | Medical Student, University of Colorado School of Medicine |
| Emily Kleczko | Lynn Heasley | 2015 | Senior Scientist, Loxo Oncology |
| Holly Martinson | Pepper Schedin | 2014 | Associate Professor, University of Alaska |
| Jenn Symonds | Mary Reyland | 2014 | Scientific Consulting for Food and Dietary Supplements, Spherix Consulting |
| Jonathon Parker | Allen Waziri | 2013 | Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgeon, The Mayo Clinic |
| Kathryn Singleton | Lynn Heasley | 2013 | Staff Scientist, University of Rochester |
| Layne Dylla | Paul Jedlicka | 2013 | Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Trisha Sippel | 2013 | Director of Scientific and Medical Communications, Cellular Immunotherapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital | |
| Erin Howe | Jennifer Richer | 2012 | Research Assistant Professor, Harper Cancer Research Institute (HCRI), University of Notre Dame |
| Kathryn Ware | Lynn Heasley | 2012 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke University |
| Ori Maller | Pepper Schedin | 2012 | Associate Director, Translational Medicine, Adicet Bio |
| Ramon Whitson | Scott Lucia/Jim Lambert | 2012 | Principal Scientist II, Novartis |
| Trista Hinz | Lynn Heasley | 2011 | Senior Professional Research Assistant, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| Jenean O'Brien | Pepper Schedin | 2010 | Assistant Professor, College of St. Scholastica |
| Kevin Bauerle | Bryan Haugen | 2010 | Instructor in Medicine, Staff Physician, Washington University St. Louis VA Medical Center |
| Christian Young | Steven Anderson | 2009 | Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |