Current Graduate Students

PhD Students

YEAR 6

Alejandro Calderon

Alejandro Calderon
(PhD student, 6th year)
Uricchio Laboratory

Nicholas Mandel

Nicholas Mandel
(PhD student, 6th year)
Mirkin Laboratory

Jiayue Tai

Jiayue ‘Nicole’ Tai
(PhD student, 6th year)
Kao Laboratory

YEAR 5

Sydney Addorisio

Sydney Ashley
(PhD student, 5th year)
Mirkin Laboratory

Kevin Headrick

Kevin Headrick
(PhD student, 5th year)
Orians Laboratory

Denyelle Kilgour

Denyelle Kilgour
(PhD student, 5th year)
Romero Laboratory

Sebastian Urbano

Sebastian Urbano
(PhD student, 5th year)
Hernandez Laboratory

YEAR 4

Melisa Balla

Melisa Balla
(PhD student, 4th year)
McVey Laboratory

Ming Gong

Ming Gong
(PhD student, 4th year) 
Tytell Laboratory

Olivia Hawkins

Olivia Hawkins
(PhD student, 4th year)
Tytell Laboratory

Julia Herselman

Julia Hershelman
(PhD student, 4th year)
Wolfe Laboratory

Umaojo Ojogbane

Umaojo Ojogbane
(PhD student, 4th year)
Wolfe Laboratory

Caitlin Schroeder

Caitlin Schroeder
(PhD student, 4th year)
Hernandez Laboratory

Molly Taylor

Molly Taylor
(PhD student, 4th year)
Reed Laboratory

Steven Yu

Steven Yu
(PhD student, 4th year)
Hengel Laboratory

YEAR 3

Sara Crippen

Sara Crippen
(PhD student, 3rd year)
Freudenreich Laboratory

Alessdanra Good

Alessandra Good
(PhD student, 3rd year)
McLaughlin Laboratory

Jamaurie James

Jamaurie James
(PhD student, 3rd year)
Hengel Laboratory

James Kessler

James Kessler
(PhD student, 3rd year)
Levin Laboratory

Florence Qian

Florence Qian
(PhD student, 3rd year)
Trimmer Laboratory

Danny Sullivan

Danny Sullivan
(PhD student, 3rd year)
Freudenreich Laboratory

Gabby Tercatin

Gabby Tercatin
(PhD student, 3rd year)
McVey Laboratory

Olga Usalka

Olga Usalka
(PhD student, 3rd year)
Mirkin Laboratory

Maggie Witham

Maggie Witham 
(PhD student, 3rd year)
Hengel Laboratory

YEAR 2

Samuel Becker

Samuel Becker
(PhD student, 2nd year)

Eva Castagna

Eva Castagna
(PhD student, 2nd year)

Zhiyang (Peter) Chen

Zhiyang (Peter) Chen
(PhD student, 2nd year)
 

Lauren Clamon

Lauren Clamon
(PhD student, 2nd year)

Mena Coles-Carruthers

Mena Coles-Carruthers
(PhD student, 2nd year)

Abby Cortez

Abby Cortez
(PhD student, 2nd year)

Corey Isgur

Corey Isgur
(PhD student, 2nd year)

Christopher Lau

Christopher Lau
(PhD student, 2nd year)

Mel Nie

Mel Nie
(PhD student, 2nd year)

Maddi Piasecki

Maddi Piasecki
(PhD student, 2nd year)

Ziyang (Christina) Qiao

Ziyang (Christina) Qiao
(PhD student, 2nd year)

Madison Ritter

Madison Ritter
(PhD student, 2nd year)

Jonathan Tang

Junivere Tang
(PhD student, 2nd year)

Ayman Wadud

Ayman Wadud
(PhD student, 2nd year)

Masters Students

OCMS Year 1

Adam Hugo
Arabia Isabella
Beaumont Serenity
Broadus Meredith
Cevasco Caitlin
Cordova Loor Nicolas
Daga Naman
Dong Haoyue
Ferguson Charlotte
Forde Justin
Gauthier Cyrus
Gipson David
Girard Skylar
Goncharova Lilia
Guillen Alan
Huang Wenxuan
Ingemi Jolie
Kitahara Yujin
Korgen Jessica
Larence Grace
Levin Jenni
Logan Madeline
Lombardo Jack
Luong Kenny
Lynn-Palevsky Jacob
Mamedova Giulzar
Medeiros Zalina
Molnar Gabriel
Noor Jawahir
Patel Atin
Remillard Morgan
Solh Lea
Stewart Georgia
Thakkar Rudra
Wallach Sophia
Zvinys Audre

OCMS Year 2

Alrabie Khaled
Carbone Carlie
Feddersen Lauren
Fiordalisi Francesca
Fogarty Garrett
Labonte Brianna
Lechat-Lam Kai
Li Peihong
Maimone Michael
Passaro Nina
Ravi Shweta
Shivhare Anika Shrinivas
Zarum Hannah
Gerecke Claudia

 OCMS Year 3 

Thai Cecilia

Graduate Program Contacts

Mitch McVey, Director of Graduate Studies, Professor of Biology

George S. Ellmore, PhD, Open Choice MS Program Director, Associate Professor of Biology