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Molecular Biology
Graduate Program
STUDENTS & ALUMNI
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Detailed information about the program, program curriculum, student requirements, policies, and procedures can be found in the Molecular Biology Student Handbook.
CURRENT STUDENTS
| Name | Research Interest | Degree | Mentor | |
 | Robert Kidd | 1st Year MOLB Student | B.Sc. Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, 2021 | Rotating |
 | Erin Austin | 1st Year MOLB Student | B.S. Biochemistry, MSU Denver, 2022 | Rotating |
 | Frances Zorensky | 1st Year MOLB Student | B.A. Biochemistry, Bowdoin College, 2020 | Rotating |
 | Xinrui Wei | 1st Year MOLB Student | B.S. Psychology & B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, 2023 | Rotating |
 | Adam Nicks | 1st Year MOLB Student | B.S. Biochemistry, MSU Denver, 2025 | Rotating |
| Edgar Valdez | 1st Year MOLB Student | B.S. Biological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 2025 | Rotating |
 | Camille Goo | Using high-throughput methods to identify and characterize proteins trafficking Net1 mRNA to neurites | BS Molecular and Cellular Biology, BA in Japanese | Taliaferro, Matthew |
 | Lane Anderson, T32 Appointee | Developing computational models to predict and discover sequence motifs that govern subcellular RNA distribution patterns. | BA, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Middlebury College, 2022 | Taliaferro, Matthew |
 | Cameron Bennett | Investigating the role of Vgll3 as a transcriptional regulator in embryonic hindbrain cell fate pathways | BS, Genomics and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, 2021 | Sagerstrom, Charles |
 | Abbie Burtis | The role of T cell accumulation and clonal expansion in the progression of an obesity-associated chronic liver diseases called MASH (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis). | BS, MCDB, University of Michigan, 2020 | Burchill, Matthew |
 | Kirsten Cosper | Drug resistance in breast cancer cells. | BS, Biological Sciences, Wichita State University, 2023 | Satorius, Carol |
 | Emily DeCurtis, T32 Appointee | I am interested in mechanisms of protein translation through the lens of transfer RNA, with specific applications in the regulation of suppressor tRNA function and nanopore analysis of peptidyl-tRNAs. | Bachelor’s Degree, Biology, University of Texas at Dallas | Hesselberth, Jay |
 | Destiny DeNicola | Investigating the oxidized low density lipoprotein mediated decrease in liver lymphatic capillary permeability that results from chronic liver disease progression. | BS, Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 2019 | Burchill, Matthew |
 | Abhishek Dilip Deshpande | Investigating the role of Nonsense-mediated RNA Decay (NMD) factor isoforms in biology and viral infections. | MS, Medical Biotechnology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2021 | Jagannathan, Sujatha |
 | Kaiah Fields | Determining the immune cell intrinsic role of Eya3 in triple-negative breast cancer progression. | BS, Biochemistry, Azusa Pacific University, 2017 | Ford, Heide |
| Ira Fleming | Focus on the application of novel molecular tools to detect and characterize antigen storage within lymphatic stromal cells | BA, Molecular Biology, Pomona College, 2018 | Hesselberth, Jay, & Tamburini, Beth |
 | Virginia Fogg | Investigating the molecular mechanisms of genome instability and evolution in S. cerevisiae. | BS, Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Dallas, 2022 | Heasley, Lydia |
 | Samuel Greenfield, T32 Appointee | Non-canonical DNA replication in fission yeast during mitosis: How does mitosis affect DNA replication machinery and how does faithful duplication still occur? | BS, Nutrition and Food Science, University of Vermont, 2019 | McClure, Allison |
 | Sheila Gupta | Understanding the molecular mechanisms behind myelination deficits seen in neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism. | SUNY University at Buffalo, Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, 2020 | Bruce Appel |
 | Annika Gustafson, Bolie Scholar | My research focuses on the differential regulation of SIX1 in normal muscle development and the pediatric cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma. | BA in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder | Ford, Heide |
 | Grace Gustafson | Understanding developmental buffering mechanisms of initiation codon mutations. | BS, Biological Sciences, Arizona State University, 2022 | Nichols, James |
 | Ellie Hasenohr | Quantifying the impact of exon junction complexes in NMD | Bachelors Degree, Microbiology, University of Vermont | Jagannathan, Sujatha |
 | Ilin Joshi, T32 Appointee | I am interested in the detailed molecular signaling that leads to different outcomes in cells. I will be researching the processes by which steroid hormones promote or impede the growth of breast cancer cells. | BS, Neuroscience, Univ of Minnesota Twin Cities, 2021 | Satorius, Carol |
 | Rachael Kostelecky, T32 Appointee | Characterizing the transcriptionally restricted state of gammaherpesvirus MHV68 infection in myeloid cells. | BS, Biology, Metropolitan State University, Denver, 2018 | van Dyk, Linda |
 | Raymundo Lerma | Uncovering how the regulation of syntaphilin contributes towards mitochondrial dynamics. | BS, Molecular Biology, University of Denver, 2016 | Caino, Cecilia |
 | Nathaly Limon de la Rosa | Elucidating the role of dendritic cells and antigen presentation in the progression of metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) | BS, Biology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2020 | Burchill, Matt |
 | Edgardo Linares, T32 Appointee | RNA Biology, Genetics | B.S. Bioengineering | Johnson, Aaron |
| Charlotte Marchioni | Determining the mechanisms of cell cycle oscillations of polycomb silencing. | BA, Biology, Hendrix College, 2016 | Ramachandran, Srinivas |
 | Kate Matlin, T32 Appointee | Kate is focused on translation regulation in cancer metastasis. Specifically, she is investigating the role of translation initiation factor eIF3e/d in selectively regulating mRNA translation in hypoxia. | BS, Molecular Biology, Colorado College, 2019 | Mukherjee, Neel, & Ford, Heide |
 | Bailey McCurdy, Bolie Scholar | Uncovering the mechanism of mother centriole uncapping defects in trisomy 21. | BS, Cell & Molecular Biology, Western Washington University, 2019 | Pearson, Chad |
 | Cassie Minne, T32 INCLUDE Appointee | Alternative RNA splicing of transcripts encoding protein serine/threonine kinases downstream of PDGFR signaling in the facial mesenchyme | BS, Microbiology, University of Alabama, 2022 | Fantauzzo, Katherine |
 | Oscar Munoz | Studying the structural and RBP-RNA interactions affecting nonsense-mediated decay dynamics. | BS, Physiology, University of California San Diego, 2021 | Jagannathan, Sujatha |
 | Ajay Narwade | 1st year MOLB student | Master's Degree, Biotechnology, DBT-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology | Russo, Brian |
 | Andrew Neumann | Focus on the regulation of polarity of the actin cytoskeleton during cell migration. | BS, Cell & Molecular Biology, George Fox University, 2021 | Prekeris, Rytis |
 | Katia Nino | Understanding how chronic inflammation drives hematologic malignancies. | BS, Biological Sciences, California State University Fullerton, 2019 | Pietras, Eric |
 | Nathan Nowling | Develop tools around Co-translational folding and Co-translational degradation using fluorescent microscopy. | BS, Biochemistry, Metropolitan State University of Denver, 2018; BS, Biology, Metropolitan State University of Denver, 2021 | Zhao, Ning |
 | Megan Pockalny, T32 Appointee | Determining the mechanisms of nutrient-sensitive RNA localization in the intestinal epithelium. | BS, Biology, University of California, San Diego, 2018 | Taliaferro, Matthew |
 | Gregory Poterewicz, T32 Appointee | Investigating the nonsense-mediated mRNA pathway in the context of sub-cellular localized transcripts. | BS, Biology, SUNY at Stony Brook, 2016 | Jagannathan, Sujatha |
 | Sierra Simmerman, T32 Appointee | Leveraging synthetic biological systems (artificial chromosomes and RNA-based recruitment systems) to understand the mechanisms associated with chromatin silencing by the Silent-Information-Regulator complex in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. | Master’s Degree, Medical Genetics and Genomics, Tulane School of Medicine | Johnson, Aaron |
 | Katie Vaeth | Studying mRNA localization to the midbody, an organelle that forms in the intercellular bridge as cells divide. Specifically, I am investigating how NET1 mRNA localization to the midbody is necessary to facilitate proper progression through cell division. | BS, Biology & Mathematics, Saint Louis University 2021 | Taliaferro, Matthew and Prekeris, Rytis |
 | Nadia Wright | Understanding midface patterning mechanisms during craniofacial development. | BS, Biological Sciences, Arizona State University, 2022 | Nichols, James |
ALUMNI
| Name | Thesis Title | Mentor | Year Graduated | Where To? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Brown | Investigating the stepwise assembly of histone octamers | Michael McMurray | MS, 2026 | |
| Charlie Moffatt | Massively parallel reporter assays reveal mechanisms of RNA localization | Matthew Taliaferro | PhD, 2026 | |
| Rachel Sachs | The role of glutamylation in mitotic microtubule remodeling | Rytis Prekeris | PhD, 2026 | |
| Christopher Alderman | Eyes on Eya: Visualizing and Inhibiting the Eya-PP2A Interaction in Cancer | Rui Zhao | PhD, 2025 | M2, Medical Scientist Training Program, CU Anschutz |
| Giovana Breda Veronezi | Mechanisms of H3K27me3 maintenance post-replication | Srinivas Ramachandran | PhD, 2025 | |
| Chloe Briney | Regulation of maternal protein degradation during the maternal-to-zygotic transition | Olivia Rissland | PhD, 2025 | M2, Medical Scientist Training Program, CU Anschutz |
| Brandon Buck | Fragmentation Patterns of Human Telomeric Chromatin and Altered Chromatin States in Dyskeratosis Congenita | Srinivas Ramachandran | PhD, 2025 | |
| Ben Cooperman | Establishment of Polarity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Spores | Michael McMurray | PhD, 2025 | Instructor at the University of California San Diego Division of Extended Studies |
| Arely Diaz | Regulation of metabolic sexual dimorphisms in Drosophila larvae. | Tania Reis | PhD, 2025 | Postdoc, Ina Anreiter lab, University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Shanawaj (Roy) Khair | Investigating the effect of ethanol intoxication and burn injury on pulmonary antimicrobial peptides and designing stem-cell-based therapeutic interventions to treat lung inflammation. | Kovacs, Elizabeth | PhD, 2025 | |
| Alyssa Margolis | Arginine-dependent mechanisms of oxidative stress resistance in Salmonella | Andres Vasquez-Torres | PhD, 2025 | |
| Evan Morrison | Discovery and characterization of a MetAP-dependent N-degron pathway | Olivia Rissland | PhD, 2025 | |
| Natasia Paukovich | Intrinsically disordered proteins regulating macromolecular machinery | Beat Vogeli | PhD, 2025 | Postdoc, Beat Vogeli Lab, CU Anschutz |
| Luuli Tran | Understanding the gene regulatory networks that drive neural progenitors in the dorsal forebrain towards an oligodendrocyte fate. | Franco, Santos | PhD, 2025 | Scientist, Edgewise Therapeutics |
| Kathryn Walters | Defining and targeting RBP-driven translational control and identification of de novo translation products underlying autoimmunity | Neelanjan Mukherjee | PhD, 2025 | Postdoc, Neelanjan Mukherjee Lab, CU Anschutz |
| Art Wolin | The Role of EYA2 Tyrosine Phosphatase Activity in Pediatric and Adult Brain Cancers | Heide Ford | PhD, 2025 | Postdoc, Jean Mulcahy-Levy Lab, CU Anschutz |
| Dylan Sarbaugh | CHD4 Cooperates With NKX2.2 To Maintain Pancreatic Beta Cell Integrity | Lori Sussel | PhD, 2025 | Postdoc, Jennifer Hill Lab, CU Boulder |
| Raisa Bailon | Establishment, Modularity, and Development of the Median Fins | James Nichols | PhD, 2024 | Postdoc, Bruce Appel Lab, CU Anschutz |
| Chloe Barrington-Ham | Synonymous codon usage: regulator of mRNA stability and translation initiation | Olivia Rissland | PhD, 2024 | Postdoc, Alicia Darnell lab, Duke University |
| Thomas Forman | Katherine Fantauzzo | PhD, 2024 | ||
| Divya Kolakada | Stop codon context affects the efficiency of nonsense mediated mRNA decay | Sujatha Jagannathan | PhD, 2024 | Postdoc Jagannathan Lab CU Anschutz |
| Grant Lo | Developing Proximity Labeling Techniques to Probe the RNA Content of the Centrosome | Matt Taliaferro | PhD, 2024 | Medical Student, CU Anschutz |
| Joelle Lo | Matthew Taliaferro | PhD, 2024 | RNA Biologist, Eli Lilly | |
| Catherine Nicholas | Jay Hesselberth | PhD, 2024 | ||
| Deviyani Rao | Olivia Rissland | PhD, 2024 | Postdoc, Matthew Sikora lab, CU Anschutz | |
| Traci Lyons | Novel substrates for pro-survival kinase Akt | Steve Anderson | PhD | Associate Professor, CU Anschutz |
| Randi Yeager | Post-transcriptional control of mating-type gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae spores | McMurray, Michael | PhD, 2023 | Sales Specialist at Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
| Evan Harrison | Light Induced Biphasic Molecular Condensates Enrichment by Chaperone Proteins. | Tucker, Chandra | MS, 2023 | Laboratory Research Professional, CU Anschutz |
| Katelyn Hoff | The impact of TUBA1A Tubulinopathy mutations on the regulation of microtubule dynamics. | Moore, Jeffrey | PhD, 2023 | Scientist I, Metagenomi Inc. |
| Julia Ceglowski | TTLL12 Regulates Tubulin and Ciliogenesis in Polarized Epithelia | Prekeris, Rytis | PhD, 2023 | Scientific Strategist, The Fingerpaint Group |
| Kristin Dahl | The Interface Between mTOR Signaling and Cytoskeleton Dynamics in Oligodendrocyte Differentiation. | Macklin, Wendy | PhD, 2023 | Postdoc, University of Basel Biozentrum |
| Linnea Wethekam | Tubulin proteostasis in budding yeast | Moore, Jeffrey | PhD, 2023 | Postdoc, UNC Chapel Hill |
| Johnathan Schafer | Identification of key PD-L1 cytoplasmic residues regulating cell viability and motility | Tamburini, Beth | PhD, 2022 | Postdoc, National Jewish Health |
| Rachel Jones | Uncovering the rules of resistant RNA knots: lessons from the Tamana Bat Virus xrRNA | Kieft, Jeff | PhD, 2022 | Postdoc, Synthetic Biology, Sandia National Laboratories |
| Roberto Castro-Gutierrez | Evading the immune system: Designing pancreatic beta cells to treat autoimmune diabetes | Russ, Holger | PhD, 2022 | Postdoc, Holger Russ lab, University of Florida |
| Sara Espinosa | Human PRPF39 a new alternative splicing factor recruiting U1 snRNP to weak 5' splice sites | Zhao, Rui | PhD, 2022 | Oncology Scientist/Medical Writer, National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) |
| Raeann Goering | Investigating Mechanisms of RNA Localization Across Cell Types | Taliaferro, Matthew | PhD, 2022 | Scientist, Corteva Agriscience |
| Harry Park | Therapeutic Resistance to FLT3 Inhibition in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells is Driven by a Novel ATM/MTOR Pathway Regulating Oxidative Phosphorylation | DeGregori, James | PhD, 2022 | Medical Student, CU Anschutz |
| James Till | Metabolic Determinants of Aminoglycoside Lethality | Vazquez-Torres, Andres | PhD, 2022 | Test Method Development Scientist, Watchmaker Genomics |
| Laura White | Direct detection of RNA repair | Hesselberth, Jay | PhD, 2022 | RBI Bioinformatics Fellow, CU Anschutz |
| David Kitzenberg | Strategies to potentiate antibiotics against tolerant and persister bacteria | Colgan, Sean | PhD, 2022 | Founder & CEO, Primer Pharmaceuticals Corp. and MD Candidate, CU Anschutz |
| Joseph Cleveland | Synthetic Control of Protein Activity through Reconstitution and Fragmentation | Tucker, Chandra | PhD, 2022 | Scientist, FDA |
| Emily Duncan | Regulation of small GTPases during cell migration | Prekeris, Rytis | PhD, 2022 | Co-founder and COO, Birch Biosciences |
| Claire Gillette | Investigating the Role of RNA-binding Proteins in Fat Storage Regulation | Reis, Tania | PhD, 2022 | Spatial Transcriptomics Specialist, CU-AMC Genomics Shared Resource |
| Stephan Ramos | Elucidating the Cellular and Molecular Requirements for the Generation of Functional Human Thymic Tissue from Pluripotent Stem Cells | Russ, Holger | PhD, 2022 | Postdoc, Stanford University, Dr. Seung Kim Lab |
| Justin Roberts | Investigation of the RNA Modification m6A in the Context of Breast Cancer | Johnson, Aaron | PhD, 2022 | Postdoc, Whiddon College of Medicine, University of South Alabama |
| Kimberly Wellman | The RNA-binding Protein ZFP36L2 Regulates Human Adrenocortical Steriodogenesis Through Post-Transcriptional Control | Mukherjee, Neelanjan | PhD, 2022 | Scientist, A-Alpha Bio |
| Danielle Bilodeau | Unusual features of post-transcriptional regulation in Giardia lamblia | Rissland, Olivia | PhD, 2021 | Program Manager, Genome Quebec |
| Laura George | Developmental Bioelectricity: Investigating the Role of Ion Channels in Development | Bates, Emily | PhD, 2021 | Genetic Counseling Student, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Ashley Denney | The role of molecular chaperones in folding and oligomerization of human tumor suppressor p53 and budding yeast septins | McMurray, Michael | PhD, 2021 | Resident Physician, CU-AMC |
| Cayla Jewett | Membrane trafficking pathways in cell polarization and lumen formation | Prekeris, Rytis | PhD, 2021 | Postdoc, Johns Hopkins, Andrew Holland Lab |
Rachel Ancar
| RNA cleavage and processing in innate immunity | Hesselberth, Jay | PhD, 2021 | Resident, Mass. General Hospital |
Marlie Fisher
| ETV6 in megakaryopoesis | Di Paola, Jorge | PhD, 2021 | Resident Physician, Aurora |
Eric Jaffe
| Non-neural ectoderm and neural tube closure | Niswander, Lee | PhD, 2021 | Science Teacher, Philadelphia, PA |
Gabriella Li
| Intrinsic control of microtubule dynamics | Moore, Jeff | PhD, 2021 | Scientist II, Enveda Biosciences |
Erik Linklater
| Regulation of cancer cell migration and invasion by Rab40b. | Prekeris, Rytis | PhD, 2021 | Sr. Scientist at PPD |
Johannes Menzel | Development of REREPSEQ to Investigate DNA Replication as a Source of Gene Amplifications | Black, Joshua | PhD, 2021 | Postdoctoral Fellow, James DeGregori Lab |
Ruth Wang
| Understanding the role of the microbiota in intestinal mucosal homeostasis. | Colgan, Sean | PhD, 2021 | Medical Student, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Further Training |
Stephen Wu
| piRNA driven heterochromatin formation | Johnson, Aaron | MS, 2021 | Associate Scientist, Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. |
Katie Yergert
| Molecular Mechanisms Underlying mRNA Localization to Myelin Sheaths | Appel, Bruce H. | 2020 | Variant Assessment Scientist, Ambry Genetics |
| Amanda Richer | Single Cell Analysis of Biochemical Phenotypes. | Hesselberth, Jay R. | 2020 | Consultant, Honeycomb Bio |
| Emmanuel Rosas | Developing an unbiased synthetic nucleoside Bromodeoxyuridine incorporation technique that can enrich genomic regions that experience re-replication. | Richer, Jennifer K. | 2020 | Scientist, Microbiologics |
| Kim Callahan (MS) | Investigating the RNA binding protein, TRUB1, that negatively regulates human steroidogenesis | Mukherjee, Neelanjan | 2020 | Genomics Lab Research, National Jewish Health |
| Casey Troy Simoes (MS) | Developing a method to block protein-peptide interactions using a small molecule | Tucker, Chandra L. | 2020 | Contract Writer, Valnet |
| Tessa Arends | The role of alternative splicing in B cells | Hagman, James R. | 2019 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Center |
| Patrick Cherry | RNA processing regulates the Unfolded Protein Response | Hesselberth, Jay R. | 2019 | Scientist, Twist Biosciences |
| Ariel Hernandez | Smad4 mutantion in small-cell carcinoma | Wang, Xiao-Jing | 2019 | Resident Physician, Aurora |
| Molly Kingsley | The role of DOT1L in acute myeloid leukemia _x005F with IDH1/2 mutations | Bernt, Kathrin | 2019 | Tune Therapeutics |
| Jennifer Rabe | Interests involve understanding molecular mechanisms through which cell-intrinsic and microenvironmental deregulations in hematopoiesis collaborate to drive the pathogenesis of blood cancers. | Pietras, Eric | 2019 | Biomedical Research, Trumansburg, NY |
| Ryan Sheridan | The Role of RNA Polymerase II Elongation Control in Transcription Dynamics | Bentley, David L. | 2019 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Rbi Informatics Fellow, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz, Further Training |
| Margaret Balas | Long noncoding RNAs in heterochromatin establishment and maintenance | Johnson, Aaron M. | 2018 | Research Associate, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Michael Cortazar-Osorio | Regulation of premature transcriptional termination | Bentley, David L. | 2018 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Jagannathan Lab, University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz, Further Training |
| Cassi Estrem | Dynein regulation by its microtubule track and its influence on microtubule dynamics to properly position the mitotic spindle in budding yeast. | Moore, Jeffrey | 2018 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Further Training |
| Alexis Zukowski | Sirtuin heterochromatin influence on DNA replication initiation | Johnson, Aaron M. | 2018 | Deceased |
| Biniam Adane | Mechanisms controlled oxidative state of leukemia stem cells | Jordan, Craig T. | 2017 | Senior Scientist and Group Leader, Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| Kelsey Hazegh | My research focuses on determining the method and mechanism by which split ends and alan shepard contribute to fat regulation in Drosophila and whether it has a conserved role in mammalian cells. | Reis, Tania | 2017 | Healthcare Analyst, Jensen Partners |
| Anthony Mangan | The role of cingulin in apical lumen formation in epithelial cells | Prekeris, Rytis | 2017 | Application Scientist, Enzo Life Sciences |
| Eric Nguyen | The role of long noncoding RNAs in epigenetic gene silencing | Johnson, Aaron M. | 2017 | Pathology Fellow, UCSF Medical Center |
| Daniel Rossbach | Cdc7 Kinase regulation | Sclafani, Robert A. | 2017 | Forensic Scientist 1, Minn Bureau of Criminal Apprehension |
| Hannah Scarborough | Targeting lung cancers | DeGregori, James V. | 2017 | Medical Student, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Further Training |
| Timothy Tapscott | Regulation of RNA polymerase by oxidized DksA in Salmonella pathogenesis | Vazquez-Torres, Andres | 2017 | Product Manager, Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| Rebecca Vartuli | Examining the role of Eyas in controlling immune responses, and their relationship to breast tumorigenesis | Ford, Heide L. | 2017 | Senior Research Associate, Gates Biomanufacturing Facility (Uni of Colorado), Research Intensive |
| Leon Zheng | The function of G protein receptors in colon epithelial cells and whether they are regulated by hypoxia in Dr. Sean Colgan's lab | Colgan, Sean P. | 2017 | Transfusion Medicine Fellow, Harvard Medical School |
| Alexandra Antonioli | Determining the roles of factor H-Related proteins in Complement Regulation | Holers, V. Michael | 2016 | Adjunct Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| Louis Cicchini | Innate Host Immune Recognition during Human Papillomavirus Infection | Pyeon, Dohun | 2016 | Director Scientific Affairs, Cell & Gene Therapy |
| Lydia Heasley | Septin Dynamics and Functions During Meiosis in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae | McMurray, Michael A. | 2016 | Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Abitha Jacob | Targeting of MMPs to the invadapodia during breast cancer cell invasion | Prekeris, Rytis | 2016 | Director, Cell Therapy Process Development, Bayer Inc. |
| Deepika Neelakantan | Non-cell autonomous role of six1 in crosstalk between metastatic and non-metastatic cells in breast cancer | Ford, Heide L. | 2016 | IIT Research Program Coordinator, Clinical Trials Office, Stephenson Cancer Center |
| Sally Peach | Legends of the Hidden Terminus: Analysis of RNAs with 5´-hydroxyl termini and their degradation by kinase-mediated decay | Hesselberth, Jay R. | 2016 | Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Research Related |
| Juliette Petersen | Gene-enrionment interactions influence on the risk for neural tube defect | Niswander, Lee | 2016 | International R&D Specialist, USA State Department, Washington, DC & Global Health Security Policy |
| Christina Towers | The Six1 oncoprotein represses translation of p53 via concomitant regulation of RPL26 and microRNA-27a | Ford, Heide L. | 2016 | Assistant Professor, Salk Institute of Biological Studies |
| Seth Welsh | The functions of Early B Cell Factor 1 (EBF1) in transcriptional repression and human leukemia | Hagman, James R. | 2016 | Senior Research Fellow, Mayo Clinic |
| Debra Bryan | Genome-wide mapping of the DNA modification uracil and its mechanism of incorporation into DNA | Hesselberth, Jay R. | 2015 | Scientist 2, Illumina, Research Related |
| Becky Fusby | The role of human SPT6 in transcription regulation by RNA polymerase II | Bentley, David L. | 2015 | Biosafety Scientist, NAMSA, Research Related |
| Yumeng Hao | Biophysical and Functional Studies of pRNA: A Self-Associating RNA | Kieft, Jeffrey S. | 2015 | Technology Innovation Lead, Platform Team at Flagship Labs 70, Inc. |
| Michael Holliday | Allosteric Communication Networks and Enzymatic Regulation as Mediated by Conformational Dynamics in the Cyclophilin Family of Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerases | Eisenmesser, Elan Z. | 2015 | Senior Scientist, Relay Therapeutics |
| Laura Hudish | microRNA Control Of Neural Progenitor Maintenance And Specification | Appel, Bruce H. | 2015 | Variant Scientist, Ambry Genetics |
| Marisa Ruehle | Exploring the dynamic mechanism of IGR IRES-driven translation using single-molecule FRET | Kieft, Jeffrey S. | 2015 | Instructor, Cell and Developmental Biology Department, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Julie Woodman | The role of phosphorylation in regulating the Scc2 cohesin deposition factor | Megee, Paul C. | 2015 | Associate Professor, Colorado Christian University |
| Kristopher Brannan | Molecular analysis of transcriptional termination by human RNA polymerase II | Bentley, David L. | 2014 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Gene Yeo, University of California, San Diego, Further Training |
| David Drasin | MicroRNA-424 promotes a mesenchymal-like phenotype while inhibiting breast cancer stem cell-like properties | Ford, Heide L. | 2014 | R&D Pipeline Strategy and Operations, Chief of Staff, Amgen |
| Laura Harmacek | Epigenetic Proteins Function in Neural Tube Closure and Neural Tube Defects | Niswander, Lee A. | 2014 | Program Officer of Scientific Programs, Lipedema Foundation |
| Justin Holt | Metastasis Selects for Tumor Cell Sensitivity to the Autophagy Inhibitor Chloroquine | Thorburn, Andrew M. | 2014 | Clinical Pharmacist, Renown Health |
| Terra-Dawn Plank | The mechanisms of translation initiation by the leader of HIV-1 | Kieft, Jeffrey S. | 2014 | Postdoctoral Scholar, Miles Wilkinsen Lab, University of California, San Diego, Further Training |
| Tyler Robin | Novel mechanisms of chemoresistance and oncogensis in Ewing's sarcoma. | Ford, Heide L. | 2014 | Associate Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Melanie Scully | Determining the effects of estrogen signaling on the endometrial microenvironment. | Jackson, Twila | 2014 | Medical Student, University of Colorado Anschutz |
| Johnny Sena | Development of an HRE-GFP reporter system for the identification of HIF regulatory effectors. | Hu, Cheng-Jun | 2014 | Head of Microbiology and Agriculture, Pebble Labs Inc. |
| Myrriah Tomar | Chromatin Dynamics and Genomic Instability during Replicative Aging | Tyler, Jessica K. | 2014 | Director, Office of Science & Technology, New Mexico Economic Development Department |
| Amanda Crunk | McManaman, James | 2013 | Postdoctoral Associate, University of Pittsburgh | |
| Roberto Perales | Bentley, David L. | 2012 | Consultant, RP SciCom LLC | |
| Vida Melvin | Edwards, Dean | 2002 | Associate Professor, Metropolitan State University of Denver |