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Trainee | Name, Degree, & Mentor | Current Position & Employer | Training Grant Support and Future Honors/Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Akilah Murray, Earning PhD Mentored by Dr. Robert McKenna | Current PhD Student Biochemistry & Molecular Biology University of Florida | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2018-Present |
 | Alexa Roth, Earning PhD Mentored by Dr. Stephanie Karst | Current PhD Student Immunology & Microbiology University of Florida | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2017-Present |
 | Ashley Zuniga, Earning PhD Mentored by Dr. Dorina Avram | Current PhD Student Immunology & Microbiology University of Florida | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2017-Present |
 | Heather Drew, Earning PhD Mentored by Dr. Herbert Schweizer | Current PhD Student Immunology & Microbiology University of Florida | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2017-Present |
 | Justin Kurian, PhD 2019 Co-Mentored by Dr. Robert McKenna and Dr. Mavis Agbandje-McKenna | Senior Scientist Pfizer | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2017-2019 |
 | Kyle Lorentsen, PhD 2017 Mentored by Dr. Dorina Avram | Research Scientist I Teneobio, Inc. | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2016-2017 |
 | Nikea Pittman, PhD 2019 Mentored by Dr. Mavis Agbandje-Mckenna | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2016-2018 | |
 | Allyson Shea, PhD 2017 Mentored by Dr. Yehia Daaka | Postdoctoral Associate Microbiology & Immunology University of Michigan | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2015-2017 |
 | James Kennon Smith, PhD 2018 Mentored by Dr. Mavis Agbandje-McKenna | Scientist Stride Bio, Inc. | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2015-2017 |
 | Farzaneh Tondnevis, PhD 2015 Mentored by Dr. Linda Bloom | Senior Scientist Research & Development Advanced Cell Diagnostics | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2014-2015 |
 | Geoffrey Rogers, PhD 2015 Mentored by Dr. Roland Herzog | Postdoctoral Associate Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2014-2015 |
 | Jared Taylor, PhD 2017 Mentored by Dr. Mark Wallet | Postdoctoral Associate Microbiology University of Alabama, Birmingham | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2014-2017 T32 AI Postdoctoral Fellow, 2018-Present |
 | Katrina Grau, PhD 2016 Mentored by Dr. Scott Tibbetts | Postdoctoral Associate Molecular Genetics & Microbiology University of Florida | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2014-2016 |
 | Zachary Moye, PhD 2015 Mentored by Dr. Robert Burne | Scientist Laboratory Medicine National Institutes of Health | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2014-2015 |
 | Matthew Watts, PhD 2014 Mentored by Dr. Robert Burne | Research Scientist Biofuel Production Novozymes | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2012-2013 |
 | Edith Sampson, PhD 2014 Mentored by Dr. Ann Progulske-Fox | Scientific Director Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research University of Florida | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2011-2013 |
 | Kinda Seaton, PhD 2013 Mentored by Dr. Robert Burne | Research Scientist Evolugate | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2011-2013 |
 | Allison Sang, PhD 2013 Mentored by Dr. Laurence Morel | Scientist Compass Therapeutics | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2010-2011 F31 AI094925 PI, 2012-2013 |
 | Lauren Drouin, PhD 2013 Co-Mentored by Dr. Nicholas Muzyczka and Dr. Mavis Agbandje-McKenna | Associate Director Analytical Development LogicBio Therapeutics | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2010-2012 |
 | Brandon Sack, PhD 2012 Mentored by Dr. Roland Herzog | Postdoctoral Associate Malaria Research Center for Infectious Disease Research | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2009-2011 NIH-NIAID F32 Grant Awarded in 2014 |
 | Cameron Lilly, PhD 2014 Mentored by Dr. David Bloom | Account Manager Cell Signaling Technology | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2009-2011 |
 | Stephanie Lamb Marcet, MS 2014 Mentored by Dr. Douglas McFadden | Tutor in Microbiology & Biology Tutor.com | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2012-2013 |
 | Emily Feldman, PhD 2015 Mentored by Dr. Scott Tibbetts | Scientist I Inscripta, Inc. | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2012-2013 F32 GM123878, PI, 2017-2018 |
 | Candace Bischel Tebbenkamp, PhD 2012 Mentored by Dr. Shouguang Jin | Managing Director of Kavli Institute for Neuroscience Yale University | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2011-2012 |
 | Doron Regev, MS 2009 Mentored by Dr. Stephanie Karst | Facilities Manager Animal Models Harvard University | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2011-2013 |
 | Isaac Boss, PhD 2011 Mentored by Dr. Rolf Renne | Scientist II Immuno-oncology Celgene | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2009-2011 |
 | C. LeAnn White, PhD 2009 Mentored by Dr. Mary Brown | Branch Chief Wildlife Epidemiology & Emerging Diseases USGS | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2008-2009 |
 | Dacia Kwiatkowski Chase, PhD 2009 Mentored by Dr. David Bloom | Group Director of Scientific Strategy W20 Group | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2005-2006 & 2008-2009 |
 | Joshua Bunger, PhD 2009 Mentored by Dr. Maureen Goodenow | Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs AstraZeneca | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2005-2006 & 2008-2009 |
 | Sarah Szarowicz Guilmain, PhD 2010 Mentored by Dr. Frederick Southwick | CMC Project Manager Synlogic, Inc. | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2008-2010 |
| Dennis Neeld, PhD 2012 Mentored by Dr. Shouguang Jin | Postdoctoral Associate Microbiology & Immunology Emory University | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2008-2010 | |
 | Shyam Daya, PhD 2009, MD 2013 Mentored byDr. Kevin Behrns | Staff Physician Internal Medicine Keesler Medical Center | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2005-2006 |
 | Allyn Spear, PhD 2009 Mentored by Dr. James Flanegan | Senior Research Scientist Elanco | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2004-2006 |
 | Amanda Rice, PhD 2008 Mentored by Dr. Richard Moyer | Manager of Laboratory Operations University of Arizona | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2004-2006 |
 | Ellen Bishai, PhD 2007, DVM 2012 Mentored by Dr. Frederick Southwick | Veterinarian Plantation Animal Hospital | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2004-2006 |
 | Kevin Foust, PhD 2007 Mentored by Dr. Terence Flotte | Senior Director of Research & Development AveXis, Inc. | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2003-2004 |
 | Nicole Giordani, PhD 2007 Mentored by Dr. Jorg Bungert & Dr. David Bloom | Program Manager Scientific Collaborations Thermo Fisher Scientific | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2003-2005 |
 | Verline Justilien, PhD 2006 Mentored by Dr. Frederick Southwick | Assistant Professor Cancer Biology Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2003-2004 |
 | Jessica Parilla, PhD 2005 Mentored by Dr. James Flanegan | Director of Undergraduate Biology at Georgia State University | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2002-2004 |
 | Kevin Cahill, PhD 2004, MD 2005 Mentored by Dr. Barry Byrne | President & Co-Founder of Power T Handle, LLC | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2001-2002 |
 | Lauren Brum, PhD 2003 Mentored by Dr. Richard Moyer | Staff Fellow Drug Evaluation & Research FDA | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2001-2002 |
 | Jennifer Bongorno, PhD 2005 Mentored by Dr. Alfred Lewin | Research Associate Virus Services Case Western Reserve University | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2000-2002 |
 | Nicole Kubat, PhD 2004 Mentored by Dr. Jorg Bungert & Dr. David Bloom | Director Life Sciences Regenesis Biomedical | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2000-2002 Awarded GM F32 in 2005 |
 | Thomas Conlon, PhD 2004 Mentored by Dr. Terence Flotte | CEO CR Scientific & Compliance Consulting, LLC | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2000-2001 |
 | David Holmes, PhD 2001 Mentored by Dr. Sue Moyer | Division Director of Laboratory Policy & Practices Centers for Disease Control & Prevention | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 2000-2001 |
 | Donald Latner, PhD 2001 Mentored by Dr. Richard Condit | Microbiologist Immunization & Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control & Prevention | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 1999-2000 |
 | Angela Starks, PhD 2003 Mentored by Dr. Paul Gulig | Laboratory Branch Chief Tuberculosis Elimination Centers for Disease Control & Prevention | T32 AI007110 Fellow, 1999-2000 |