STUDENTS

STUDENTS

STUDENTS

STUDENTS

STUDENTS

STUDENTS

Current Students

NameLabEmail
Rafael Aponte Alburquerque (2026)Rotatingrafael.apontealburquerque@cuanschutz.edu
Morgan Boyd (2026)Rotatingmorgan.boyd@cuanschutz.edu
Manaal Dalwadi (2026)Rotatingmanaal.dalwadi@cuanschutz.edu
Jack Johanneseon (2026)Rotatingjohn.johanneson@cuanschutz.edu
Samantha Pike (2026)Rotatingsamantha.pike@cuanschutz.edu
Carly Sprague (2026)Rotatingcarly.sprague@cuanschutz.edu
Sierra Bennett-Weltz (2025)Jonssonsierra.2.bennett@cuanschutz.edu
Victor Estrada-Jimenez (2025)DeGregorivictor.estradajimenez@cuanschutz.edu
Hannah Hudson (2025)Davilahannah.hudson@cuanschutz.edu
Alden Paine (2025)Morrisonalden.paine@cuanschutz.edu
Peyton Roeder (2025)Feccipeyton.roeder@cuanschutz.edu
Isabel Romero (2025)Rotatingisabel.romero@cuanschutz.edu
Audrey Rood (2025)Smithaudrey.rood@cuanschutz.edu
Meghan Storlie (2025)Kohlermeghan.storlie@cuanschutz.edu
Austin Thekkumthala (2025)Vernerisaustin.thekkumthala@cuanschutz.edu
Alex Camai (2026, MSTP)Kuhnalex.camai@cuanschutz.edu
Hannah Beatty (2026, MSTP)Kopeckyhannah.beatty@cuanschutz.edu
Lauren Atencio (2024)Keestra-Gounderlauren.c.atencio@cuanschutz.edu
Kayla Fairweather (2024)
Jacobellikayla.fairweather@cuanschutz.edu
Tomas Ghebreslassie (2024)
Thurman
tomas.t.ghebreslassie@cuanschutz.edu
Hadeel Khammash (2024)
Smith
hadeel.khammash@cuanschutz.edu
Laura Islas (2024, BSP)Normanlaura.islas@cuanschutz.edu
Lily Mussallem (2024)
Fry
lily.mussallem@cuanschutz.edu
Ashley Thompson (2024)
Morrison
ashley.N2.thompson@cuanschutz.edu
Sai Eashan Vankamamidi (2024)
Getahun
saieashan.vankamamidi@cuanschutz.edu
Isaac Vigil (2024)
Fry
isaac.vigil@cuanschutz.edu
Samuel Burciaga (2023, BSP)
Fry
samuel.burciaga@cuanschutz.edu
Sofia Celli (2023, MSTP)Normansofia.celli@cuanschutz.edu
Jeremy Fleck (2023)Lenz
Jeremy.Fleck@cuanschutz.edu
Jessica Prendergast (2023)Smith
Jessica.prendergast@cuanschutz.edu
Mohammad Mansoor (2023)Hsieh/SmithMohammad.Mansoor@cuanschutz.edu 
Zoe Bedrosian (2023)BergZoe.Bedrosian@cuanschutz.edu
Laura Lim (2023)JonssonLaura.Lim@cuanschutz.edu 
Valerie Olsen (2023)TamburiniValerie.Olsen@cuanschutz.edu 
Anjelica Miranda (2023)PelandaAnjelica.Miranda@cuanschutz.edu 
Yuliana Romo Perez (2023, BSP)JanssenYuliana.romoperez@cuanschutz.edu
Angie Vazquez (2023, BSP)KohlerAngie.vazquez@cuanschutz.edu
Jessica Olivas-Corral (2022, BSP)TamburiniJessica.Olivas-corral@cuanschutz.edu 
Cammy Manes (2022)KedlCameron.Manes@cuanschutz.edu
Kimmy Ye (2022)EvansQihua.Ye@cuanschutz.edu
Emma Trujillo (2022)OstEmma.Trujillo@cuanschutz.edu
Sarah Stenske (2022)Scott-Browne/ReinhardtSarah.Stenske@cuanschutz.edu
Brandon Hilliard (2022 MSTP)SmithBrandon.Hilliard@cuanschutz.edu
Michael Harbell (2022)KedlMichael.Harbell@cuanschutz.edu
Qian Fang (2022)RinconQian.Fang@cuanschutz.edu
Rachel Cohen (2022 MSTP)ColganRachel.H.Cohen@cuanschutz.edu
Courtney Cowan (2022)Pietras; KuhnCourtney.Cowan@cuanschutz.edu
Nasha Rios-Guzman (2021 BSP)HassmanNasha.Rios-guzman@cuanschutz.edu
Gabriella Albert (2021) Davila Gabriella.Albert@cuanschutz.edu
Lena Cedrone (2021) HaskinsLena.Cedrone@cuanschutz.edu
Uddeep Chaudhury (2021) Berg Uddeep.Chaudhury@cuanschutz.edu
Mary “MJ” Michaels (2021) Berg Mary.J.Foster@cuanschutz.edu
Brittany Gomez (2021)DunnBrittany.Gomez@cuanschutz.edu

Alumni

Alumni (Year Graduated)LabResearch InterestNext Position
Marina Good (2026)GuthmillerINVESTIGATION OF DYNAMIC EVOLUTION IN INFLUENZA A VIRUSES AS A METHOD OF IMMUNE EVASION AND BROAD RECEPTOR BINDING 
Jessica Beynor (2026, MSTP)Karam/HsiehElucidating the role of estrogen signaling in the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tumor immune microenvironmentReturned to Medical School
Sarah Danielson (2026)KuhnCirculating colon CD4+ intraepithelial lymphocytes are phenotypically stable but transcriptionally reprogram across tissues 
Joseph "Joey" Magno (2026)DavilaImproving TCR-T cell therapies: Chimeric CD3ζ:MyD88 T cell receptors restrain exhaustion and promote persistence of adoptively transferred T cells 
Megan Stumpf (2026)MorrisonMapping the p62 Mutational Landscape and Protective Antibody Responses During Chikungunya Virus Infection 
Marwan Abushawish (2026)Scott-BrowneNR4A3 Controls an Epigenetic Program that Limits the Fate of Tumor-Specific CD8+ T Cells 
James DiLisio (2026)HaskinsAntigen-specific tolerance with a hybrid insulin peptide CD4 neoepitope arrests the differentiation of CD8 T cells in islet grafts 
Laura Ann Leaton (2025)NormanGenetics, Expression, and Checkpoint Function of NK cell receptorsPost-Doctoral, Mace Lab, University of Columbia
Dustin Heiden (2025)BeckhamThe Original Syn: Alpha Synuclein at the Nexus of Neuronal Anti-Viral ImmunityPost-Doctoral Fellow, Beckham Lab, UT Southwestern
Robert Belfon (2025, MS)TamburiniAntigen persistence following mRNA vaccination and the immune consequence of lymph node stromal cell delivery 
Bridget Alexander (2025, BSP)SmithDeletion of Ptpn2 in B cells promotes autoimmunity via TLR and JAK/STAT signalingResearch Scientist at Viridian Therapeutics
Marc D'Antonio (2025)TorresLPAR5-MEDIATED REGULATION OF CD8 T CELL EXHAUSTION AND PERSISTENCEScientist at Immunovec
Amita Kashyap (2025, MSTP)ReinhardtDetermining the Fate of Pulmonary iILC2s in Helminth InfectionReturned to Medical School
Stephanie DeVoe (2025)Scott-BrowneLeveraging Natural Genetic Variation to Fine Map CD8 T Cell Exhaustion-Associated Regulatory Elements 
Uma KanthetiTamburiniPD-L1 signaling in dendritic cells shapes immunity in the skin and draining lymph nodeReturned to Medical School
Ashton Sigler (2025)JacobelliThe Differential Roles of Formins in Promoting T Cell Migration in Complex Environments 
Alex Brown (2024)MarrackThe Effect of MHC Heterozygosity On T Cell Receptor DiversityImmunologist for Roche in Manheim, Germany
Jeff Chung (2024)JacobelliEngineering T Cells to Enhance Migration and Persistence in Solid TumorsStaff Scientist, CU Anschutz, Jacobelli Laboratory
Jennifer Cimons (2024)FryThe Impact of Lineage-Specifying Transcription Factor Overexpression on CAR T Cell FunctionPostdoctoral Fellow, CU Anschutz
Kole Degolier (2024)FryThe roles of antigen binding domain and cellular differentiation state in determining the function of chimeric antigen receptor T Cells.Postdoc, National Jewish Health,  James Scotte-Browne lab
 Amalia Rivera Reyes (MS, 2024) Fry  
Autumn Doan (2024)TamburiniVaccination-induced antigen archiving enhances local memory CD8+ T cells responses following an unrelated viral infectionPostdoc, CU Anschutz, Rachel Friedman lab
Emily King (2024, MSTP)Janssen/HensonCharacteristics of macrophages in resolution of inflammation and tissue repair in the lungReturn to Medical School
Victor Lui (2024, BSP)HsiehT cell Antigen Receptor Signaling Defects in Immune DeficienciesBenaroya, Seattle, WA, Jane Buckner lab
Megan McCaleb (2024, BSP)PelandaRegulation of central B cell tolerance by CD19 and Foxo1 expressionMaternity leave
Brenda Seymour (2024, MSTP)KuhnElucidating the Role of Bacterial Indole-Mediated Immune Dysregulation in Collagen-Induced ArthritisReturn to Medical School
Brian Ware (2024)MorrisonArthritogenic Alphavirus Evasion of CD8+ T cell ResponsePostdoc, Salk Institute, UC San Diego, Kaech lab
Ben Willett (2024)Kedl  
Bergren Crute (2023, BSP)CambierDefining regulatory immune system receptors based on their engagement of inhibitory cytoplasmic phosphatatesPostdoctoral Fellow, CU Anschutz, Getahun Laboratory
Laurel Darragh (2023)KaramImproving Response to Immunotherapy in Head and Neck squamous Cell Carcinoma by Reducing Nodal IrradiationReturn to Medical School
Zachary Hay (2023)SlanskyTCR affinity and granzyme mediated cytotoxicity in cancer reactive T cellsPostdoc, CU Anschutz, Andy Getahun lab
Taylor Mills (2023)PietrasHematopoeitic Stem Cells Regulate Myeloid Cell FunctionPostdoctoral Fellow in Claudia Lengerke Lab at University Hopsital of Tuebingen
Adam Lefferts (2022)KuhnIntraepithelial lymphocyte trafficking as a link from the gut to the joint in SpondyloarthritisJanssen Pharmaceuticals
Faye Camp (2022)SlanskyT cancer cells undergoing EMT stimulate cytotoxic CD8+ T cell immunityReturn to Medical School
Monique Waldman (2022)JacobelliThe role of Ena/VASP actin cytoskeletal effectors in CD8+ T cell activation and motility. Research Scientist at Immunai in New York, NY.
Meagan Chriswell (2022)KuhnDual IgA/IgG family autoantibodies from individuals at-risk for rheumatoid arthritis identify an arthritogenic strain of SubdoligranulumReturn to Medical School
Holly Hulsebus (2022)KovacsAdvanced age and ethanol intoxication impair the pulmonary immune response to infectionAssistant Director, Complement Laboratory within the Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories at National Jewish Health (Denver, CO)
Erin Lucas (2021)TamburiniPD-L1 Reverse Signaling in Initiation of Immune Responses in the Lymph NodePostdoctoral Fellow Sarah Hamilton's Lab University of Minnesota Minneapolis
Kelly Higa (2020 MSTP)DeGregoriAging and Leukemogenesis with research interests in the immunologic mechanisms of aortopathiesIntern in the Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program at Stanford University
Jennifer Whitesell (2022)FriedmanCharacterizing Transient Periods of Immune Regulation within Pancreatic IsletsPostdoctoral Research Fellow at AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD
Lydia Sweet (2022)Keestra-GounderThe role of ER stress in the immune response to enteric bacterial infectionsAPHL-CDC infectious disease fellow
Scott Wemlinger (2021)CambierAnti-Human CD79 therapeutic monoclonal antibodies: induction of B cell anergy and translational studies for prospective use in the treatment of human autoimmune diseasePostdoctoral Fellow – CU Anschutz Cambier/Getahun Lab
Nikki Bortell (2021 BSP)Lenz LabPulmonary insults exacerbate susceptibility to oral Listeria monocytogenes infection through IL-10 production by natural killer cellsSenior Research Associate, Oncovalent Therapeutics
Mary Schoenbech (2020)Berg LabMaster’s Biomedical Sciences ImmunologySenior Research Associate, Atara Biotherapeutics
Rachel (Woolaver) Trahan (2020)Wang LabImmune- and tumor-intrinsic determinants in heterogeneity of tumor immunosurveillanceScientist II, Assay Development - Standard Biotools
Amanda Agazio (2020)Torres LabThe Role of Poly/Autoreactive B cells in the Protective Immune ResponseScientific Director in Medical Communications, Red Nucleus
Braxton Jameson (2020)Haskins LabInduction of antigen-specific tolerance in autoimmune diabetes using a hybrid insulin peptidePostdoctoral Fellow at Fred Hutch Cancer Institute
Isabel Fernandez (2020 MSTP)Kedl LabVariable IL-2Rβ expression and organization in signaling and diseaseReturn to Medical School
Devin Boe (2020 MSTP)KovacsAging and the alveolar macrophage response to injuryReturn to Medical School
Cris Crisler (2019)Lenz LabThe regulation of myeloid cell IFNGR1 by types 1 and II interferonInstructor, Harvard Medical School
Gus Kilgore (2019)Kedl LabEarly Determinants of CD8 T Cell Fate in the Response to Subunit ImmunizationSenior Global Training Consultant – Cell and Gene Therapy, Terumo BCT
Sean Jones (2019 MSTP) Santiago LabImmunoglobulin Somatic Hypermutation During Retroviral Infection Returned to Medical School
Divij Mathew (2019)Torres Lab Lysophosphatidic Acid suppresses CD8 T cell signaling and function Postdoctoral Fellow – University of Pennsylvania
Sarah Franks (2019)Cambier Lab A Precision Therapeutic Approach to Autoimmunity Caused by PI3K Pathway Dysregulation Postdoctoral Fellow – National Cancer Institute
Scott Thompson (2019)Jacobelli Lab The role of Formin Cytoskeletal Effector Proteins in T cell Migration and Autoimmune Disease Postdoctoral Researcher - NJH
Jon Kibbie (2019 MSTP)Wilson Lab The immunomodulatory effects of the short chain acid butyrate on gut mucosal CD4 T cells in the setting of HIV-1 infection. Return to Medical School
Nicholas Smith (2018)Rochford Lab Epstein-Barr Virus gp350 Role in T-cell Tropism and Protection Against Infection: Implications for an EBV Vaccine Postdoctoral Fellow - Harvard
Sarah Greaves (2018)Pelanda Lab Regulation of central B cell selection by the ERK and PI3K signaling pathwaysPostdoctoral Fellow - CU
Sandy Larson (2017)Henson Lab Ly6C+ monocyte acquistion, cross-presentation and cross-priming of cell-associated antigen Postdoctoral Fellow - CU
Brett McGettigan (2017)McMahan/Rosen Labs The Role of Cholesterol and Hepatic Macrophages in NASH Progression Returned to Medical School; MD earned in 2019
Nathan Pennock (2015)Kedl Lab Research Assistant Professor, Oregon Health & Science University
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