CMB PhD Program Students
Sixth Year Students
Yu-Huey (Michelle) Lin
MS Biological Sciences
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
McCarrey Lab
Analysis of Differential Epigenetic Reprogramming Potential among Pluripotent, Germ, and Somatic Cell Types
Lorena Roa de la Cruz
MS Advanced Genetics
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Hermann Lab
Do Spermatogonial Stem Cells Arise from a Subpopulation of Male Germ Cells during Mouse Testis Development?
Fifth Year Students
Ching Hsun (Eric) Cheng
MS Biotechnology
National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
Gaufo Lab
Identifying Reprogramming Barriers to Totipotency
Mylea Echazarreta
BS Biology
University of Texas at San Antonio
Klose Lab
Effect of Candida albicans on the Type VI Secretion System and Horizontal Gene Transfer of Vibrio cholerae
Jake Lehle
BS Biology
University of Texas at San Antonio
McCarrey Lab
Epigenetic Reprogramming in a Dish - An In Vitro Model of Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance
Jacquelyn Messenger
MS Health Sciences-Immunohematology
George Washington University
Cap Lab
Evaluating the Efficacy of CLEC-2 and GPVI Receptrors in Stored Platelets as Indicators Platelet Viability for Vascular Maintenance
Anukriti Singh
MS Biology
University of Texas at San Antonio
Hermann Lab
Leveraging Conserved Mammalian Testicular Transcriptomes to Define Immature Human Germline Stem Cells and their Niche to Address Fertility
Jacqueline Williams
MS Biology
University of Texas at San Antonio
Heidner Lab
Hijacking of the Plant Transcription Factor Tcp24 by Geminiviruses for the Regulation of Late Gene Expression
Fourth Year Students
Kaira Church
BS Biochemistry & Genetics
Texas A&M University
Cardona Lab
Role of Fractalkine and CX3CR1 Polymorphic Variants in Microglia Function in Diabetic Retinopathy
Alexis Garcia
BS Biology
Texas A&M University
Soo Chan Lee Lab
Elucidation of Echinocandin Drug Resistance Mechanisms in Mucorales Fungi
Shannon Landon
BS Biology
University of the Incarnate Word
Macpherson Lab
Mapping the Connectivity of Peripheral Taste Circuits
Cameron Lloyd
BS Molecular Biology
University of California-Santa Cruz
Klose Lab
Assessing the Relationship Between Virulence Factor Expression and Motiliy in Vibrio cholerae
Taylor MacMackin
BS Biology
Middle Georgia College
Seshu Lab
Role of Plasmid Encoded Genes in the Pathophysiology of Lyme Disease
James McLellan
BS Microbiology
Texas State University
Hanson Lab
Harnessing the Nascent Proteome in Plasmodium for Drug Discovery
Courtney McMahon
BS Biology
Marist College
Hsieh Lab
Modeling Prenatal SARS-CoV-2 Exposure Using Human Cortical Organoids
Third Year Students
Shawkat Alam
MS Microbiology
Bangladesh University
Zhang Lab
Elucidating Mechanisms of the Vaccine-Induced Protective Immune Response against Coxiella burnetii Infection
Olabayo (Harry) Ajetunmobi
MSc Microbiology
Babcock University
Lopez-Ribot Lab
High Throughput Screening of "Medicines for Malaria Venture Chemical Libraries" to Identify Novel Inhibitors of Candida auris
Colin Rorex
MS Biology
Stephen F. Austin State University
Cardona Lab
Investigating the Contribution of Astrocytes in Retinopathy
Christian Ray Serrano
MS Biology
University of Texas at San Antonio
Carless Lab
Role of DNA Methylation in Regulating Energy Homeostasis in a Hispanic Childhood Obesity Cohort
Weirui (Olivia) Shi
BS Cell & Molecular
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Renthal Lab
TULIPs in the Black-Legged Tick Ixodes scapularis
Second Year Students
Amanda Brenner
BS Micro/Molecular Biology
Portland State University
Raghavan Lab
Laura Chavez
MS Biology
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
McCarrey Lab
Jessica O'Berry
BS Integrative Biology
University of Texas at San Antonio
Seshu Lab
Veena Prasad
BE Biotechnology Engineering
Visveswaraya Technological University
Gamblin Lab
First Year Students
Nathan Kilgore
BS Microbiology and Immunology
University of Texas at San Antonio
Adedayo Ogunware
BS Biochemistry
Lagos State University
Ashley Otley
BS Biology
University of the Incarnate Word
Sarah Saeger
BS Biology
University of Texas at San Antonio
Courtney Smith
MS Biology
University of Texas at San Antonio
