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UVa MSTP Student Newsletter, Fall 2008

Med 1 Students  ::  Med 2 Students  ::  Grad Students  ::  Med 3-4 Students

Med 1 Students

Check back for photos of our incoming class in August!
   
   
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Med 2 Students

Sarah Breevoort
Sarah Breevoort
University of Georgia
srb7r@virginia.edu 
Richard Guyer
Richard Guyer
Davidson College
rag5y@virginia.edu
Chrissy Papageorge
Chrissy Papageorge
College of William & Mary
cmp9z@virginia.edu
David Peske
David Peske
Univeristy of California-San Diego
jdp8t@virginia.edu  
Harsha Prabhala
Harsha Prabhala
Johns Hopkins University
hkp9n@virginia.edu
Sherin Rouhani
Sherin Rouhani
McGill University
sjr6d@virginia.edu
Joe Walpole
Joe Walpole
Boston University
jbw2w@virginia.edu  
   
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 Grad Students

Matt Alexander
Matt Alexander
Duke University
mra2e@virginia.edu
Mentor: Gary Owens
Elizabeth Ames









Elizabeth Ames

University of Minnesota-
Twin Cities
ega2d@virginia.edu 
Mentor: Jeffrey Holmes
MSTP Social Committee Chair
Alex Baras
Alex Baras
Georgetown University
asb6q@virginia.edu
Mentor: Chris Moskaluk
Kathryn Barletta
Kathryn Barletta
Harvard University
keb3t@virginia.edu
Mentor: Joel Linden
Brooks Brodrick
Brooks Brodrick
University of Texas-Austin
bb5h@virginia.edu
Mentor: Steven Cohn
Faraaz Chekeni
Faraaz Chekeni
University of California-Berkeley
fbc9r@virginia.edu
Mentor: Kodi Ravichandran
Jarish Cohen
Jarish Cohen
University of Pennsylvania
jnc8f@virginia.edu
Mentor: Vic Engelhard
APSA Representative
Newsletter Chair
 
Ali Dhanaliwala









Ali Dhanaliwala
 
University of Pennsylvania ahd3y@virginia.edu
Mentor: John Hossack
Jennifer Eudy
Jennifer Eudy 
University of Virginia
jde2z@virginia.edu
Mentor: James Mandell
Student Admissions Liaison
Mark Fitzgerald
Mark Fitzgerald
University of Scranton
mpf3y@virginia.edu
Mentor: Kevin Lee
Aaron Fond
Aaron Fond

Rice University
amf8j@virginia.edu
Mentor: Kodi Ravichandran
Jeff Gagan
Jeffrey Gagan
University of Virginia
jrg4r@virginia.edu
Mentor:  Anindya Dutta
Carrie Hall
Caroline Hall
Duke University
ch4m@virginia.edu
Mentor: Young Hahn
Research In Progress Co-Chair
Lynn Hassman
Lynn Hassman
Evangel College
lmh3b@virginia.edu
Mentor: Dean Kedes
Dan Matson
Dan Matson
University of Wisconsin-Madison
drm4d@virginia.edu
Mentor: Todd Stukenberg
Josh Meisner
Joshua Meisner
Texas A&M University
jkm2t@virginia.edu
Mentor: Rich Price
Research in Progress Co-Chair
Jaime Miller
Jaime Miller
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
jlm2yb@virginia.edu
Mentor: Patrick Grant
Adam Mueller
Adam Mueller
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
acm4d@virginia.edu
Mentor: Anindya Dutta
Matt Nitz
Matthew Nitz
Wheaton College
mdn9b@virginia.edu
Mentor: Dan Theodorescu
Rebecca Obeng
Rebecca Obeng
Virginia Tech
rco7a@virginia.edu
Mentor: Vic Engelhard
Jon Overdevest
Jonathan Overdevest
Cornell University
jo9s@virginia.edu
Mentor: Dan Theodorescu
Sean Peach
Sean Peach
University of Virginia
msp4r@virginia.edu
Mentor: Cato Laurencin
Courtney Pollard
Courtney Pollard, III
Morehouse College
cp8zs@virginia.edu
Mentor: Dan Theodorescu
Reiesha Robbins
Reiesha Robbins
University of Maryland - Eastern Shore
rdr4f@virginia.edu
Mentor: Raghu Mirmira
Jeremy Rubinstein
Jeremy Rubinstein
University of Virginia
jdr9p@virginia.edu
Mentor: Adam Goldfarb
Emily Sloan
Emily Sloan
Rice University
eas4w@virginia.edu
Mentors: David Rekosh
and Lou Hammarskjold
Jeff Sturek
Jeffrey Sturek
Augustana College
jms3hk@virginia.edu
Mentor: Lynn Hedrick
Science Advisory Committee Chair
Anne Allary
Anne-Laure Talbot
University of California-Berkeley
aa7ju@virginia.edu
Mentor: Adam Goldfarb
Liz Thompson
Elizabeth Thompson
College of William & Mary
edt9g@virginia.edu
Mentor: Vic Engelhard
Bryan Thorne
Bryan Thorne
Virginia Tech
bc3td@virginia.edu
Mentor: Shayn Peirce-Cottler
James Walsh
James Walsh
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
jtw3n@virginia.edu
Mentor: Jonathan Kipnis 
Retreat Chair, Science Advisory Committee
Devin Weinberg









Devin Weinberg

University of Tennessee
dlw4n@virginia.edu
Mentor: Brett Blackman
Karen Wheeler
Karen Wheeler
Virginia Military Institute
kmw8g@virginia.edu
Mentor: Kenneth Tung
Jeff Wilson
Jeff Wilson
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
jmw2gc@virginia.edu 
Mentor: Peter Ernst 
Kisha Young
Kisha Young

Spelman College
kjy6e@virginia.edu
Mentor: James Bennett
 
 
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  Med 3-4 Students

Xenia Borue
Xenia Borue
Cornell University
xb2n@virginia.edu
Mentor: Jill Venton  
Thesis:  "Mechanisms of Serotonergic Signaling in Drosophila"
Elaine Cagnina
R. Elaine Cagnina, PhD
University of Richmond
reb2w@virginia.edu
Mentor: Joel Linden 
Thesis: "Cellular Targets and Immune Modulatory Function of Adenosine A2A and A2B Receptors in Murine Lung"

Amanda Doran
Amanda Doran, PhD
Wellesley College
acd4n@virginia.edu
Mentor: Coleen McNamara
Thesis:  "A Novel Role for Id3 in Atheroprotection"

Lauren Kingsley
Lauren Dunn, PhD
Dartmouth College
lak3r@virginia.edu 
Mentors: Theresa Guise and John Chirgwin
Thesis: "The Role of HIF-1 alpha and TGF-beta Signaling in Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis"

Cornelia Hahn
Cornelia Hahn, PhD
University of North Carolina
csh7f@virginia.edu
Mentor: Martin Schwartz
Thesis:  "JNK Activation and Shear Stress: Implications for Adaptive and Maladaptive Signaling"

Rachel Hallmark
Rachel Hallmark, PhD
College of William & Mary
rah4e@virginia.edu
Mentors: Art Weltman and Eugene Barrett
Thesis:  "The effects of moderate- and high- intensity exercise on vascular endothelial function in normal weight and obese adults."

Rachel Kassel
Rachel Kassel, PhD
University of Georgia
rk9a@virginia.edu
Mentor: Young Hahn
Thesis:  "Inhibitory B7 Family Members in the Liver"

Zak Kohutek
Zachary Kohutek, PhD
College of William & Mary
zsk3k@virginia.edu
Mentor: Isa Hussaini 
Thesis:  "Protein Kinase C Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Glioblastoma Multiforme"
Dan Lavelle
Daniel Lavelle, PhD
University of California-Davis
dtl8q@virginia.edu
Mentor: William Pearson
Thesis: "Protein Sequence Constraints"

 

Mitch Psotka
Mitch Psotka, PhD
Brown University
map3f@virginia.edu 
Mentor: Tom Obrig
Thesis:  "The Pathophysiology of Renal Failure in a Shiga Toxin plus Lipopolysaccharide Induced Murine Model of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome"

Whitney Stevens
Whitney Stevens, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
wws6x@virginia.edu
Mentor: Tom Braciale
Thesis: "Memory CD8 T Cell Regulation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Enhanced Disease" 

Edward Stites
Ed Stites, PhD
University of Kentucky
ecs4a@virginia.edu
Mentor: Kodi Ravichandran
Thesis: "Network Analysis of Oncogenic Ras Activation"

James Thomas
James Thomas, PhD
University of Virginia
jat7k@virginia.edu
Mentor: Gary Owens
Thesis: "A Novel Role for PDGF-DD in Smooth Muscle Cell Physiology and a Potentially Novel Human Retrovirus in Prostate Cancer"
Kori Wallace
Kori Wallace
Arizona State University
klw5g@virginia.edu
Mentor: Joel Linden
Thesis: "The Role of iNKT Cells and Adenosine A2A Receptors in Pulmonary Injury in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Sickle Cell Disease"
 
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