2025 Predoctoral Awardees

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Karl Ensberg, B.S.

Mentor: Scott Tibbetts, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Dissecting the molecular heterogeneity and proliferative drivers of MHV68-induced lymphomas”


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Yilin Jia, B.S.

Mentor: Matthew Disney, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Streamlined fragment-based discovery platform for targeting structured RNAs and investigation of small molecules targeting RNA-Protein Complexes”


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Alessandro Leo, B.S.

Mentor: Bernadett Papp, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Role of BAP1 in the biphasic life cycle of KSHV”


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Caitland Love, B.S.

Mentor: Catherine Flores, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Ontogeny-guided immuno-oncology: leveraging radial glial cells for glioblastoma-directed T cell therapy”


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Kyle Scheller, B.S.

Mentor: Lizi Wu, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Roles of CRTC1-MAML2 transcriptional condensates in mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC)”

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