2024 Predoctoral Awardees

Nina Erwin, B.S.

Mentor: Mei He, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Enhanced Extracellular Vesicle Loading and Functionalization for Oncological Therapeutic Development”


John (Jack) Figg, B.S.

Mentor: Catherine Flores, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “The Role of Adoptive Cellular Therapy in Overcoming Glioma Immunosuppression”


Netanya Keil, B.S.

Mentor: Rolf Renne, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Alternative Splicing and Cellular Differentiation in KSHV-Infected Endothelial Cell”


Christiano Marconi, B.S.

Mentor: Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Unraveling the Mechanisms of SARS CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine-Mediated Sensitization to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors”


Tanzia Tithi, M.Pharm.

Mentor: Weizhou Zhang, Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Contrasting Roles of MutSα and MutLα in Basal-Like Breast Cancer”


Qingchen Yuan, MBBS, M.Sc.

Mentor: Olga Guryanova, M.D., Ph.D.

Dissertation Title: “Role of Clonal Hematopoiesis-Derived Macrophages in Colitis-Associated Cancer”

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