A mentor’s legacy is also measured by the successes of his/her mentees. Below are the individuals who trained in the lab and some info regarding their current positions. Each and every one added to the scientific puzzles the H-lab is researching!
Post-doctoral researchers
Carrie L. Shaffer, PhD (2012 – 2016)
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky
Graduate Students
Taryn Dunigan, MS (2018-2020) Current Position: Vanderbilt MSTP
Allison R. Eberly, PhD (2014-2019)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Associate medical director, Washington University School of Medicine
Bradley D. Steiner, MS (2015-2018)
Current Position: Florida State University Medical School
Erin J. Breland, PhD (2013-2018)
Current Position: Germany
Kyle A. Floyd, PhD (2013-2017)
Current Position: Post-doctoral fellow, UC-Santa Cruz
Kirsten R. Guckes, PhD (2013-2017)
Current Position: Post-doctoral fellow, Penn State University
Courtney M. Abana, PhD (2014-2016) – co-mentored with Dr. Rogers
Current Position: Exxon R&D
Undergraduate Students & Research Interns – Current positions
Rachel Mersfelder
Alexis Hollingsworth – Medical student, Weil Cornell Medical School
Diamond Williams – Post-bac program, MS in medical Sciences, University of South Florida
Omar Amir –
Kristyn Vicente – Medical Student, NY Medical College
Adebisi Bamidele – Medical Student, Medical College of Georgia
Levy Sominsky (2017-2020)
Marissa Huggins (2017-2019) Vanderbilt University
Tamia Ross (2018-2019)
Tomas Bermudez (Summers 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) – Graduate Student, Vanderbilt University
Madison Fitzgerald (2015-2018) – Graduate student, University of Michigan, Ann-Arbor
Hamilton Green – Graduate Student, Vanderbilt University
Nick James (2018) Vanderbilt University
Stephanie Rodriguez (Summer 2017) Sewanee University of the South
Rebecca Ebbot (2015-2017) – Medical Student, Northwestern University
Emily Apple (2017) –
Ellisa Zhang (2013-2016) – Pharmacist
Spencer Colling (2015-2016)
Corrine Baroni (Summer 2017)
Sailseh Sitaram (Summer 2017)
Carlson Keller (Summer 2016) Meharry Medical College Medical Student
Sanyk McCuller (Summer 2018) – Fellow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Navleen Gill (2015-2016) Vanderbilt University
Himesh Zaver (2013-2015) – Internal Medicine Resident at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Sarah Hanks (Summer 2015)
Noah Chakroun (2015) Vanderbilt University
Katherine Harsh (2015) Vanderbilt University