Alumni
We thank the following people for their time and research in the Hittinger Lab:
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William G. Alexander, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Currently: Oak Ridge National Labs
D. Peris Navarro, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Currently: Principal Investigator IATA-CSIC and UiO
Meihua (Christina) Kuang
PhD Earned from CMB
Currently: Postdoc at UCSD
Emily Baker
PhD Earned from Microbiology Doctoral Training Program
Currently: Postdoc at University of Oregon
Quinn Langdon
PhD Earned from Genetics PhD Program
Currently: Bioinformatician in the Ott Lab, Gladstone Institute of Virology
Drew Doering
PhD Earned from Graduate Program in CMB
Currently: Scientist at JGI
Dana Opulente, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Currently: Associate Professor at Villanova
Sae-Byuk "Karl" Lee, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Co-Advised by Trey Sato
Currently: Assistant Professor at Kyungpook National University Website
Dave Krause, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Currently: Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Kaitlin Fisher, PhD
Morgridge Metabolism
Interdisciplinary Fellow
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Currently: Assistant Professor at SUNY Oswego
Jacek Kominek, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Currently: LifeMine
Jonathan Schmitz
PhD Candidate
CMB PhD Program
Co-Advised with Dave Pagliarini @ WashU
Currently: Scientist at Immuto Scientific
Katharina Barros
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Co-Advised with Trey Sato
Currently:
John Wolters, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Currently:
Liang Sun
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Russell Wrobel
Assistant Scientist
Currently: Retired
Linda Horianopoulos
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow
Currently: Assistant Professor at University of Guelph
John Crandall
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Currently: Omega Yeast
Jassim Al-Oboudi
PhD Candidate
MDTP PhD Program
Currently: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Lab of Jean-Michel Ané
Harrison Moon
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Keegstra Fellow
Undergraduates, Interns, and Masters Students
Brielle James
Wild YEAST Program
Currently: Assistant Professor of Psychology at Agness Scott College
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Heidi (Tessmer) Gurung
Computer Scientist
Currently: Research and Programming at IEM
Russell Mendez
Wild YEAST Program
Michael Price
Summer REU student from University of Montana Western
Currently: Scientist at Patheon in St. Louis, MO
Jin Kang, MSc
Masters Graduate from Bacteriology
Krystal Almazan
Lab Assistant
Kayla Sylvester
Wild YEAST Program, Research Intern
Currently: Sr. Research Scientist at Promega
Daniel Rodriguez
Wild YEAST Program, Lab Assistant, POSSEE Student
Currently: Exercise and Wellness Professional
Kevin Chen
Wild YEAST Program,y1000+ Project
Cleome Bernick-Roehr
y1000+ Project
Currently: Public Health Nutritionist
Aaron Barton
Wild YEAST Program
Ryan Moriarty
Wild YEAST Program
Currently: Earned PhD from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Now a Postdoc at University of Chicago
Kelly Buh
Wild YEAST Program
Currently: Clinical Genomic Scientist at Invitae
Max Haase
Wild YEAST Program
Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher
Edward Cao
Undergraduate Researcher
James Boudouris
Computer Scientist
Martin Jarzyna
Wild YEAST Program
Currently: PhD Candidate at Washington University in St. Louis
Sam Considine
Wild YEAST Program
Currently: Pediatric Doctor in Minnesota
Ellie Austin
Wild YEAST Program
Currently: In Dental School at Marquette University School of Dentistry
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Napoleon Nosker
Wild YEAST Program
Manuel Valdivia
REU Student from Arizona
Currently: PhD Candidate, UW-Madison
Yuren Sun
Computational Researcher
Raymond Wang
Hourly Worker
Ritika Punathil
Wild YEAST Program and Undergraduate Research with Dave Krause
Currently: Medical Student UW-Madison
Rachel Schneider
Wild YEAST Program, Undergraduate Researcher with GLBRC
Currently: WCG Clinical
Damayanti Rodriguez-Ramos
REU Student from Puerto Rico
Currently: Earned her PhD from UW-Madison
Hayley Stoneman Wolff
Undergraduate Researcher with Russell Wrobel, Intern with Dana Opulente
Currently: Earned her PhD from University of Colorado in Denver
Caroline Miller
Research Intern
Currently: Resident Dentist
Jenna Vandenavond
Research Intern
Currently: Dentist practicing in Wisconsin
Taylor Meyer
Wild Yeast Program and Student Hourly
Currently: Starting UW Cytogenetics in Fall 2021
Hezekiah Gillies
Wild YEAST Program
Currently: Researcher at Valent BioSciences
Lisa Liu
Masters Student
Co-Advised with Trey Sato
Currently: Research Associate at Valent BioSciences
Will Spurley
Wild YEAST Program
Currently: Graduate Student in Genetics at UW-Madison
Rishitha Nalabothu
Wild YEAST Program
Currently:
Reese Hanke
Undergraduate Researcher
Currently:
Logan Parker
Undergraduate Researcher
Currently: Fortrea
Molly Hardwick
Undergraduate Researcher
Currently: USDA Fellow at the University of Rhode Island
Quaid Handy
Research Intern
Undergraduate Researcher
Currently: Aspiring Teacher
Xander Williams
Undergraduate Researcher
Currently: Sr. Lab Tech at International Flavors and Fragrances
Hana Pioli-Dunham
Undergraduate Researcher
Currently: Studying in Spain
Lamar Hakami
Undergraduate Researcher
Currently: Finishing undergraduate degree
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Lizza Korolev
Undergraduate Researcher
Currently: Research Intern
Devlyn Zeng
Undergraduate Researcher
Currently:
Visiting Scientists, Teachers, and High School Students
Qi-Ming Wang, PhD
Visiting Research Associate from the Bai Lab in China
Sarah Wright
Summer RET -Teacher at Monona Grove High School
Mariana Lopes, PhD
Visiting student from Brazil - completed PhD in Brazil
Bing Wang
Visiting Bioinformaticist
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Angela Sheddan
Summer RET
Lisa Sorlie
Summer RET - Teacher at Bonduel School District
GLBRC Reporting on her successes
STEM Diversity program reporting
Yvonne Butterfield
Summer RET - Teacher at Mauston High School
Thomas Silver
YAP Student
Einat Hazkani-Covo
Visiting Professor
Open University of Israel
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Shay Covo
Visiting Professor
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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