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Undergraduates
| Megan Pearce | Genetics | Megan is a junior at UW-Madison majoring in Genetics. Under the mentorship of Alexis Adrian, she is working on investigating the role of aging in the development of LUTD. | Summer 2023-present (699 undergraduate) |
| Stephanie Li | Neurobiology | Stephanie is a senior at UW-Madison majoring in Neurobiology. Under the mentorship of Ajinkya Limkar, she is examining the role of Thalidomide as a treatment for BPH/LUTS caused by fibrosis. | Summer 2023-present (699 undergraduate) |
| Elliot Patrenets | Molecular and Cellular Biology | Elliot is a junior at UW-Madison majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Under the mentorship of Hannah Miles, he is working on sample processing and analysis of chemically labeled glycopeptides as part of the Fragile X Syndrome collaboration. | Fall 2022-present (699 undergraduate) |
| Natalie Boucher | Molecular and Cellular Biology | Natalie is a sophomore at UW-Madison majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Under the mentorship of Alexis Adrian, she is working on projects examining the contribution of aging to the development of BPH/LUTS. | 2021-2022 (work study) & Fall 2022-present (699 undergraduate) |
| Vaishnav Kumar | Microbiology | Vaish is a senior at UW-Madison majoring in Microbiology. Under the mentorship of Hannah Miles, he is studying the impact of combinatorial therapies on protein expression and cellular viability in the BCaP model. | Summer 2022-present (699) |
| Ryan Rezania | L&S Honors College Biology w/ Global Health Certificate | Ryan is a senior at UW-Madison and, under the mentorship of Dr. Teresa Liu, is examining the contribution of cellular senescence on urinary dysfunction. | Fall 2021-present (699) |
Alumni
| 77. | Wenhui (Alicia) Lyu | Student Web Developer
Years in Lab: 2023-2024 |
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| 76. | Paula Manan-Mejias | Research Assistant/PhD Student
Years in Lab: 2023-2024 |
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| 75. | Kegan Skalitzky | Undergraduate
Years in Lab: 2021-2023 |
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| 74. | Lydia Agnew | Undergraduate
Years in Lab: 2021-2023 |
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| 73. | Lauren Hackner | Undergraduate
Years in Lab: 2021-2023 |
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| 72. | Vilena Maklakova | Senior Research Specialist
Years in Lab: 2022-2023 |
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| 71. | Rachel Irving | Administrative Coordinator
Years in lab: 2018-2023 |
Currently: Executive Assistant to the Graduate School Dean, UW-Madison | LinkedIn ResearchGate |
| 70. | Mohamed Abdelmoemen | Honorary Research Associate
Years in Lab: 2022 |
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| 69. | Mary (Maggie) Stangis | Research Assistant/PhD Student
Years in lab: 2021-2022 |
Currently: UW-Madison Cancer Biology PhD Student | |
| 68. | Christy Li | Undergraduate
Years in lab: Summer 2022 |
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| 67. | Petra Popovics | Scientist I/K01 Scholar
Years in lab: 2019-2022 |
Currently: Assistant Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School | |
| 66. | Elise Schroeder | Surg 699 Student
Years in lab: 2021-2022 |
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| 65. | Natalie Boucher | Undergraduate
Years in lab: 2021-2022 |
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| 64. | Rawan Edreis | Undergraduate
Years in lab: 2021-2022 |
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| 63. | Zafira Kamal | Undergraduate
Years in lab: Spring 2022 |
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| 62. | Thrishna Chathurvedula | Associate Research Specialist
Years in lab: 2021 |
Currently: Medical Scribe, St. Mary’s Hospital (SSM Health), Madison, WI | |
| 61. | Asha Jain | Surg699 Student
Years in lab: 2020-2021 |
Currently: Health Unit Coordinator, University Hospital and American Family Children’s Hospital, Madison, WI | |
| 60. | Christian Ortiz Hernandez | Research Assistant/MS Student
Years in lab: 2018-2021 |
Currently: Associate Scientist, PPD Inc.,
Madison, WI |
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| 59. | Livianna Myklebust | Lab Technician
Years in lab: 2018-Spring 2021 |
Currently: Medical Scientist Training Program at University of Pittsburgh | |
| 58. | Riley Medenwald | undergraduate
Years in lab: Summer 2021 |
Currently: Gap year in Chicago, IL | |
| 57. | Debra Garvey | Research Associate
Year in lab: 2020-2021 |
Currently: Study Director at Covance Laboratories, Madison, WI | |
| 56. | Gary Bo Liu | Surg699 Student/Honorary Associate
Years in lab: 2020-2021 |
UW School of Pharmacy Student
(entering class Fall ’21) |
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| 55. | Dalton McLean | Research Assistant/ PhD
Graduate Student (Cancer Biology) |
Currently: Post-doctoral fellowship at UW-Madison, Laboratory of Dr. Christopher Bradfield | LinkedIn ResearchGate |
| 54. | Victor Dobak | Years in lab: Fall 2019-Spring 2020, Spring 2021 | Currently: Undergraduate student, UW-Madison | |
| 53. | Kristen Uchtmann | Lab Manager Years in lab: 2011-2020 |
Currently: Senior Scientist in Gene and Cell Therapy, PPD Inc., Middleton, WI |
LinkedIn ResearchGate |
| 52. | Jordan Vellky | Research Assistant Years in lab: 2014-2020 |
Currently: Post-doctoral researcher, Vander Griend Lab, University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL | LinkedIn ReseachGate |
| 51. | Casey O’Connor | Neurobiology Minor: Health and Humanities Years in lab: 2019-2020 |
Currently: UW-Madison Undergraduate (Neurobiology major & Health and Humanities Minor) Madison, WI |
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| 50. | Francesca Van | Surg699 Student Years in lab: 2019-2020 |
Currently: Application Services Specialist, Epic Verona, WI |
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| 49. | Sunwoo Bae | Biochemistry Year in lab: 2018 |
Currently: Doctor of Pharmacy candidate at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Raleigh-Durham, NC |
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| 48. | Paul Skelton | Biology Years in lab: 2017-2018 |
Currently: Medical student, UW-Madison (graduation year 2023) Madison, WI |
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| 47. | Emily Wendel | Biochem, BS. Year in lab: 2017 |
Currently: Spring 2020 graduate, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI |
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| 46. | Devin Deegan | Education Policy & Psychology, BA, 2019
Educational Leadership & Policy, MS, 2020 |
Currently: Student Employment and Engagement Specialist, UW-Madison Madison WI |
LinkedIn Office of Financial Aid |
| 45. | Izak Walker | Biochemistry & Life Sciences Communication Year in lab: 2018 |
Currently: Urgent Care Technician, Bozeman Health Bozeman, MT |
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| 44. | Yuchen Ying | Biochemistry & Microbiology Years in lab: 2016-2018 |
Currently: Chemistry B.S. student, UW-Madison, Honors candidate Madison, WI |
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| 43. | Adetola Coker | Biology Years in lab: 2016-2018 |
Currently: Graduate student, Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI |
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| 42. | Jessica Williams-Sullivan | Bio152 student Years in lab: 2016-2017 |
Currently: Bookseller at Politics and Prose Bookstore Washington D.C. |
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| 41. | Sang (Phillip) Yoon Lee | Biochemistry Years in lab: 2016-2017 |
Currently: Junior at University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI |
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| 40. | Amrit Hundal | Volunteer Years in lab: 2016-2017 |
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| 39. | Chongzhi Sun | Microbiology, BS Years in lab: 2016-2017 |
Currently: Graduate student-Toxicology, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm County, Sweden | |
| 38. | Taryn James, PhD | Postdoctoral Researcher Years in lab: 2015-2019 |
Currently: Assistant Scientist, UW-Madison Dept. of Medicine Madison, WI |
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| 37. | Katelin Cunningham | Biology Years in lab: 2015-2018 |
Currently: Grants Assistant, Columbia University New York, NY |
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| 36. | Sean McSweeney | Pharmacology-Toxicology & Biology Years in lab: 2015-2018 |
Currently: Medical student, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN | |
| 35. | Maximiliano Cisneros | Biochemistry Years in lab: 2015-2017 |
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| 34. | Stephanie Lemancik | Undergraduate Researcher, BS Years in lab: 2015-2016 |
Currently: Reporting Associate, Covance Laboratories Madison, WI |
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| 33. | Molly Melissa Morgan | PhD, MET Years in lab: 2014-2019 |
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| 32. | Sam Thomas | Research Assistant Years in lab: 2014-2019 |
Currently: Research Associate, UW-Madison Dept. of Soil Sciences Madison, WI |
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| 31. | Clara Jeong, PhD | Postdoctoral Trainee Years in lab: 2014-2017 |
Currently: Toxicologist at Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS), Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health Madison, WI |
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| 30. | Gary Karagodsky | Research Volunteer and SURG699 Years in lab: 2014-2016 |
Currently: Incoming PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident, Marshfield Clinic Health System Milwaukee, WI |
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| 29. | Alexandra Walkush | Spanish, BS, 2016 PA, MS, 2020, UC-Denver Years in lab: 2013-2016 |
Currently: NCCPA Certified Physician Assistant Denver, CO |
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| 28. | Stephanie Smith | Research Volunteer Years in lab: 2014-2015 |
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| 27. | Alexander Becka | Shapiro Scholar Year in lab: 2014 |
Currently: Resident, USC Internal Medicine Residence Program Los Angeles, CA |
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| 26. | Seth Hymen | CALS Capstone Course Year in lab: 2014 |
Currently: Hematology Sales Specialist, Abbott Diagnostics Business Chicago, IL |
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| 25. | Chris Spoke, MD | Shapiro Scholar Year in lab: 2014 |
Currently: Physician, internal Medicine, Abbott Northwestern | Doximity |
| 24. | Jalissa Wynder | Research Assistant Years in lab: 2013-2018 |
Currently: Toxicologist/Consumer Safety Associate, Reckitt Benckiser New York, NY |
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| 23. | Brett Johnson | Resident Years in lab: 2013-2016 |
Currently: Urologist/Assistant Professor, UT-Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX |
ResearchGate UTSouthwestern |
| 22. | Jonathan Ewald, PhD | Assistant Scientist Years in lab: 2013-2015 |
Currently: Director of Clinical Research at Mercy Medical Center Springfield, MA |
LinkedIn ResearchGate |
| 21. | Qican Weng | Bachelors of Science Years in lab: 2012-2015 |
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| 20. | Tyler R. Clapper | Years in lab: 2013-2015 | Currently: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing Madison, WI |
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| 19. | Calvin W. Lee | Years in lab: 2013-2015 | Currently: University of Wisconsin-Madison PharmD Program Madison, WI |
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| 18. | Alexandra Giesler | Work Study Years in lab: 2013-2014 |
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| 17. | Ben Weigman | Work study Years in lab: 2013-2015 |
Currently: Medical Intern (transitional year) at Brandon Regional Hospital HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani, Temple Terrace, FL. In June ’21, moving to Phoenix, AZ for Radiology residency at Creighton University Affiliated Hospitals | |
| 16. | Katy Omernick | Shapiro Scholar Year in lab: 2013 |
Currently: Research Assistant, Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI |
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| 15. | Lacmbouh Ade, MD | Shapiro Scholar Year in lab: 2013 |
Currently: Physician, Family Medicine, Ascension Medical Group Stanley, WI |
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| 14. | Andrew Brunk | Shapiro Scholar Year in lab: 2013 |
Currently: Anesthesiology Resident, Class of 2020, LSU Health New Orleans, LA |
LSU Health |
| 13. | Matt Brenner-Jedwabnik | Undergraduate Researcher Years in lab: 2012-2015 |
Currently: Epidemiologist, MPH Project Coordinator, Northwestern | |
| 12. | Zachary Helmen | Undergraduate Researcher Years in lab: 2012-2014 |
Currently: Resident Physician in Otolaryngology at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine | |
| 11. | Veena Tripathi | Neuroobiology & Political Science, BS, 2014
JD, 2019, University of Minnesota Law School |
Currently: Associate at Fish & Richardson P.C., Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN |
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| 10. | Priyanka Sehgal | Grad Intern/Trainee Years in lab: 2012-2013 |
Currently: Medical student | |
| 9. | Chuyee (Sam) Xiong | Undergraduate Researcher Years in lab: 2011-2012 |
Currently: Campus Crusade for Christ Staff | |
| 8. | Matthew Houlihan | Medical Student Years in lab: 2012-2013 |
Currently: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Urology Specialist, Illinois (Advocate Good Sheperd Hospital, Advocate Sherman Hospital, Northwestern Medicine Huntley, Northwestern Medicine McHenry), Evanston, IL | |
| 7. | Tristan Nicholson, MD/PhD | MD/PhD Student Years in lab: 2011-2015 |
Currently: Urology Resident Physician at University of Washington Seattle, WA |
LinkedIn ResearchGate |
| 6. | Ashleigh Theberge, PhD | K12 Scholar Years in lab: 2011-2014 |
Currently: Assistant Professor of Chemistry at University of Washington, Seattle, WA | LinkedIn ResearchGate |
| 5. | Miralem Tihomir, PhD | Assistant Scientist Years in lab: 2011-2013 |
Currently: Research Assistant Professor at University of Rochester Rochester, NY |
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| 4. | Conrad Valdez, PhD | Post-doctorate Years in lab: 2011-2013 |
Currently: Previous Postdoctoral fellow at University of Wisconsin- Madison Madison, WI |
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| 3. | Tyler Bauman | Undergraduate Researcher & Research Technician Years in lab: 2010-2014 |
Currently: Resident at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, CA |
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| 2. | Michael Moses | Graduate student Years in lab: 2008-2010 |
Currently: CMC Reviewer (Biologics), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Washington, D.C. |
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| 1. | Nikesha Haynes | M.S. Graduate Research Assistant Years in lab: 2007-2011 |
Currently: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Rochester, NY |
University of Rochester Medical Center |
Summer Interns
Livianna Myklebust
Currently: Post-baccalaureate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ricke Lab
Year in lab: 2019
Francesca Van
Currently: Quality Assurance Tester at Epic
Year in lab: 2019
Asha Jain
Currently: Undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Year in lab: 2019
Izak Walker
Currently: Urgent Care Technician at Bozeman Health
Year in lab: 2018
Katelin Cunningham
Currently: Grants Assistant at Columbia University
Years in lab: 2018, 2017
James Nelson
Years in lab: 2018, 2017
Adetola Coker
Currently: Incoming 1st year medical student at Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Year in lab: 2017
Sarah Johnson
Year in lab: 2017
Andew Achenriener
Year in lab: 2016
Leema John
Currently: Senior Systems Engineer at Eli Lily and Company – Research and Development
Year in lab: 2016
Rochely Luna
Year in lab: 2015
Andy Vega
Currently: General Chemistry Tutor at the University of Puerto Rico Arecibo
Year in lab: 2015
Isaac Beaubrun
Year in lab: 2014
Jenny Vo
Currently: M.S. graduate student research at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Year in lab: 2014
Sophie Grutzner
Currently: Research technician, Liqun Luo Lab at Stanford University
Year in lab: 2011
Erik Faber
Currently: M.D./PhD student at the University of Minnesota
Year in lab: 2010