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: Assistant 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
Undergraduates, Interns, and Masters Students
Brielle James
Wild YEAST Program
Currently: PhD Student at Georgia State University
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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: Graduate Student at UW-Madison in the MDTP Program.
Kelly Buh
Wild YEAST Program
Currently: Clinical Genomic Scientist at Invitae
Max Haase
Wild YEAST Program
Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher
Edward Cao
Undergraduate Research Student, Lab Assistant
James Boudouris
Computer Scientist
Martin Jarzyna
Wild YEAST Program
Currently: Researcher and Lab Manager at UW-Madison
Sam Considine
Wild YEAST Program
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: PhD Candidate at UW-Madison
Hayley Stoneman
Undergraduate Researcher with Russell Wrobel, Intern with Dana Opulente
Currently: PhD Candidate at University of Colorado in Denver
Caroline Miller
Research Intern
Currently: DDS Candidate at Marquette University School of Dentistry
Jenna Vandenavond
Research Intern
Currently: Beginning at University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in Summer 2021
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
Reese Hanke
Undergraduate Researcher
Logan Parker
Undergraduate Researcher
Molly Hardwick
Undergraduate Researcher
Hourly Worker
Quaid Handy
Research Intern
Hourly Worker
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
