MSTP Students
MSTP Students
MS1
- Undergrad: University of California — San Diego (Global Health)
- Research Interests: Adaptive immunity
- Masters: University of Alabama at Birmingham (Multi-Disciplinary Biomedical Sciences)
- Undergrad: University of Alabama at Birmingham (Cancer Biology; Multi-Disciplinary Biomedical Sciences)
- Research Interests: Cancer Prevention, Implementation Science
- Undergrad: University of California — Santa Cruz (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology)
- Research Interests: Environmental and genetic determinants of autoimmune risk
- Undergrad: Brigham Young University (Genetics, Genomics, and Biotechnology)
- Research Interests: Developmental biology
- Undergrad: Brown University (Computational Biology)
- Research Interests: Evolutionary genetics & gene therapy development
- Undergrad: Brigham Young University (Microbiology)
- Research Interests: Tumor immunology and epidemiology
MS2
- Undergrad: University of California — Los Angeles (Psychobiology)
- Masters: University of Pennsylvania (Bioengineering)
- Undergrad: University of California — Los Angeles (Bioengineering)
- Research Interests: Translational neurophysiology and brain-computer interfaces
- Undergrad: Brigham Young University (Neuroscience)
- Undergrad: University of Notre Dame (Mechanical Engineering)
- Research Interests: Vascular biomechanics
Undergrad: University of New Mexico (Chemical Engineering)
- Undergrad: University of California — Santa Barbara (Biochemistry)
- Research Interests: Cellular immunotherapy
- Undergrad: University of California — Los Angeles (Molecular Biology)
- Research Interests: Cardiovascular disease
- Undergrad: The University of Utah (Biochemistry)
GS1
- Undergrad: University of Alabama at Birmingham (Biomedical Engineering)
- Thesis Lab: Payne Lab
- Thesis Department: Biomedical Engineering
- Research Interests: Quantitative Imaging in Neuro-Oncology
- Undergrad: University of Nebraska — Lincoln (Biochemistry)
- Research Interests: Molecular mechanisms of neuropsychiatric diseases
- Undergrad: University of Texas at Austin (Biology)
- Thesis Lab: Welm Lab
- Thesis Department: Oncological Sciences
- Research Interests: Cancer biology and metastasis
- Undergrad: The University of Utah (Chemical Engineering)
- Thesis Lab: Shiu Lab
- Thesis Department: Biomedical Engineering
- Research Interests: Dialysis vascular access hemodynamics
- Undergrad: Carnegie Mellon University (Biomedical Engineering; Chemical Engineering)
- Thesis Lab: Hong Lab
- Thesis Department: Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Research Interests: Heart failure gene therapy
- Undergrad: Baylor University (Engineering, Biomedical)
- Thesis Lab: Ranjan Lab
- Thesis Department: Biomedical Engineering
- Research Interests: Cardiovascular radiation biophysics
GS2
- Undergrad: University of California — Berkeley (Molecular Environmental Biology)
- Thesis Lab: Tantin Lab
- Thesis Department: Microbiology & Immunology
- Research Interests: Tumor Immunology
- Undergrad: Brigham Young University (Physiology and Developmental Biology)
- Thesis Lab: Gordts Lab
- Thesis Department: Microbiology & Immunology
- Research Interests: Red meat and Cardiovascular Disease
- Undergrad: Washington and Lee University (Computer Science)
- Thesis Lab: Zak Lab
- Thesis Department: Oncological Sciences
- Research Interests: Cancer immunology and immunotherapy
- Undergrad: Old Dominion University (Biology)
- Thesis Lab: Eilbeck Lab
- Thesis Department: Biomedical Informatics
- Research Interests: Risk stratification and perioperative outcomes
GS3
- Undergrad: University of California — Los Angeles (Neuroscience)
- Thesis Lab: Mickey Lab
- Thesis Department: Neuroscience
- Research Interests: Depression, brain stimulation, ultrasound neuromodulation
- Undergrad: University of North Florida (Biology)
- Thesis Lab: Zhang Lab
- Thesis Department: Oncological Sciences
- Research Interests: Transcriptional regulation of cancer
- Undergrad: Middlebury College (Biology; Psychology)
- Thesis Lab: Brasch Lab
- Thesis Department: Biochemistry
- Research Interests: Ultrastructure of the synaptic cleft
- Masters: Dartmouth College (Public Health)
- Undergrad: Colorado College (Molecular Biology)
- Thesis Lab: Debink Lab
- Thesis Department: Population Health Sciences
- Research Interests: Indigenous maternal health equity
- Undergrad: University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Biology)
- Thesis Lab: McDonnell Lab
- Thesis Department: Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Research Interests: Glaucoma pathophysiology and pharmacology
- Undergrad: Arizona State University (Biochemistry; Mathematics)
- Thesis Lab: Kinsey Lab
- Thesis Department: Oncological Sciences
- Research Interests: Resistance to RAS inhibition in pancreatic cancer
GS4
- Undergrad: The University of Utah (Philosophy of Science)
- Thesis Lab: O'Connell Lab
- Thesis Department: Microbiology & Immunology
- Research Interests: MicroRNAs in immune regulation
- Masters: University of Rhode Island (Cell and Molecular Biology)
- Undergrad: University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus (Cell and Molecular Biology)
- Thesis Lab: Rutter Lab
- Thesis Department: Biochemistry
- Research Interests: Cancer metabolism and nutrient sensing
- Undergrad: Dartmouth College (Biology — Cellular and Molecular)
- Thesis Lab: Judson-Torres Lab
- Thesis Department: Oncological Sciences
- Research Interests: Melanoma genetics and detection
- Undergrad: University of California — Los Angeles (Biology; Neuroscience)
- Thesis Lab: Shofty Lab
- Thesis Department: Neuroscience
- Research Interests: Human neurophysiology and neuromodulation
- Undergrad: Vassar College (Chemistry)
- Thesis Lab: Young Lab
- Thesis Department: Microbiology & Immunology
- Research Interests: Computational tumor immunology
GS5
- Undergrad: University of New Mexico (Population Health)
- Thesis Lab: Trabert Lab
- Thesis Department: Population Health Sciences
- Research Interests: Determinants of Female Pubertal Timing
- Undergrad: The University of Utah (Biology)
- Thesis Lab: Rutter Lab
- Thesis Department: Biochemistry
- Research Interests: Heart failure, metabolism, cell signaling, oncology
- Undergrad: University of Georgia (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)
- Thesis Lab: Bettini Lab
- Thesis Department: Microbiology & Immunology
- Research Interests: T cell tolerance / Autoimmunity
- Undergrad: The University of Utah (Biomedical Engineering)
- Thesis Lab: Yurgelun-Todd Lab
- Thesis Department: Neuroscience
- Research Interests: Understanding chronic pain through neuroimaging
MS3
- Undergrad: The University of Utah (Chemical Engineering)
- Thesis Lab: George Lab
- Thesis Department: Electrical & Computer Science
- Research Interests: Neuroprosthetics and bionic limbs
- Undergrad: Bowdoin College (Biology; Music)
- Thesis Lab: Elde Lab
- Thesis Department: Human Genetics
- Research Interests: Evolutionary adaptations to genetic conflict
- Undergrad: University of Georgia (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spanish)
- Thesis Lab: Quinlan Lab
- Thesis Department: Human Genetics
- Research Interests: Computational genomics, biomedical informatics
- Undergrad: The University of Utah (Chemistry)
- Thesis Lab: Sigala Lab
- Thesis Department: Biochemistry
- Research Interests: Membrane transporter biochemistry and electrophysiology
- Undergrad: Utah State University (Biochemistry, Biology)
- Thesis Lab: Taylor Lab
- Thesis Department: Neuroscience
- Research Interests: Chronic pain
- Undergrad: University of Arizona (Biomedical Engineering; Music Performance)
- Thesis Lab: Lenz Lab
- Thesis Department: Biomedical Engineering
- Research Interests: Orthopaedic biomechanics and musculoskeletal modeling
- Undergrad: University of Pennsylvania (Biology)
- Thesis Lab: Gagnon Lab
- Thesis Department: Biological Sciences
- Research Interests: Developmental Biology, Paternal Age Effect, and Mistreatment in Medicine
MS4
- Undergrad: Utah State University (Philosophy, Psychology)
- Thesis Lab: Inman Lab
- Thesis Department: Neuroscience
- Research Interests: Neuromodulation, Human Neural Circuits
- Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis (Biology-Genomics and Computational Biology)
- Thesis Lab: Quinlan Lab
- Thesis Department: Human Genetics
- Research Interests: Reproductive genetics and fertility
- Undergrad: University of Maryland (Biochemistry, Biology: Neurobiology and Physiology)
- Thesis Lab: Wilcox Lab
- Thesis Department: Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Research Interests: Seizure dynamics and epilepsy