Current Students
Students in the Graduate Training Program in Microbiology and Immunology of Infectious Diseases enjoy a vibrant, collegial research environment in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology and benefit from access to a rich selection of courses, seminars and data clubs structured to encourage interactions between students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty throughout the broader CUIMC community. We aim to provide a broad and sound education in the molecular biology and genetics of infectious disease and immunology, and rigorous research training in an environment dedicated to advancing biomedical science.
2025
Catherine Bibby
Cat is currently rotating through department laboratories.
Isabelle R. Larsen
Izzy is currently rotating through department laboratories and is interested in microbial pathogenesis, viruses and RNA structures.
Melih A. Ozsoy
Arda is currently rotating through department laboratories.
2024
Rebecca Christensen
Rebecca is a student in the laboratory of Tal Korem and working to develop novel computational methods for investigating host-associated microbiomes.
Benjamin Geary
Benjamin is a student in the laboratory of Emily Mace and is interested in studying the cell mechanisms driving immune cell biology, and their involvement in host defense and immune-dysregulation.
Minjee Kim
Minjee is a student in the laboratories of Jordan Orange and Alberto Cicci and is interested in cell-intrinsic or -extrinsic factors that mediate distinct immune interactions across different contexts and their translational applications.
Shudipto Wahed
Shudipto is a student in the laboratory of Benjamin Izar and is interested in understanding mechanisms of tumor-immune cross-talk. He is currently establishing methods for CRISPR-dependent base-editing screens in primary human T cells with the ultimate goal of identifying variants in key genes that modulate antitumor activity
2023
Antonia Oduguwa
Antonia is a student in the laboratory of Ryan Gaudet and is interested in studying regulation and protection from inflammation responses in immune and non-immune cells.
Amanda Simkhovich
Amanda is a student in the laboratory of Anne-Catrin Uhlemann and is interested in mucosal immunology and host-microbe interaction, especially within the context of chronic disease and infection.
Meera Singh
Meera is a student in the laboratory of Hachung Chung and is interested in exploring immune pathways contributing to inflammation and immune dysregulation.
Raymond Zou
Raymond is a student in the laboratory of Tony Huang and is interested in studying adaptive immune mechanisms and cellular interactions in various disease contexts.
2022
Alyssa Gonzalez
Alyssa is a student in the laboratory of David Fidock and is interested in infectious disease research with translational potential such as the development of novel therapeutics and rapid diagnostics.
Dylan Mariuzza
Dylan is a student in the laboratory of Nicholas Arpaia and is interested in studying the role of T cells in cancer immunology, tumor immune cell interactions, and cancer immunotherapies.
Dominic Ritacco
Dominic is a student in the laboratory of Ryan Gaudet and is interested in investigating host-pathogen interactions and exploring the mechanisms of infectious disease.
Christine Wu
Christine is a student in the laboratory of Yuefeng (Tony) Huang, and is interested in immune cell migration, mucosal immunology, and the intersection between women's health and immunology.
2021
Frédérique van den Haak
Frédérique is a student in the laboratory of Jordan Orange and is interested in understanding the genetics of human diseases restricted to specific innate immune cell subsets.
Meseret Haile
Meseret is a student in the laboratory of Chi-Min Ho (Mimi) and studies the host-pathogen interactions of malaria parasites using cryo-electron microscopy.
Yasmeen Sherif Saad
Yasmeen is a student in the laboratory of Megan Sykes and is investigating how hematopoietic stem cells respond to conditional modifications of intrinsic and extrinsic factors related to hematopoiesis.
Hamna Shahnawaz
Hamna is a student in the laboratory of Ryan Gaudet, and is broadly interested in the intersection between immunity and infection, and the development of novel therapeutic modalities against diseases.
Lisa Yu
Lisa is a student in the lab of Anne-Catrin Uhlemann and studies the determinants of multidrug-resistant bacteria infection in transplant patients.
2020
Carly Lam
Carly is a student in the laboratory of Mimi Shirasu-Hiza, and studies circadian regulation of metabolism and immune tolerance.
Maria Patricia Nunez
Maria is a student in the laboratory of Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, and studies molecular mechanisms of intrinsic polymyxin resistance in the nosocomial pathogen Serratia marcescens.
2019
Amber Wolabaugh
Amber is a student in the laboratory of Megan Sykes, and investigates macrophage and T cell interaction in the inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2 infection using a human immune system mouse model.