Former Ph.D. Student Graduates

Dr.Adam “Ace” Harrington, Post-Shack: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University School of Medicine Currently: Medical Liasion Teva Pharmaceuticals

Dr. AJ Burdette Post-Shack: Postdoc U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID), San Antonio Currently: Lab Director, Naval Research Center, Directorate of Combat Casualty Care & Operational Medicine, San Antonio

Dr. Bwarenaba Kautu Post-Shack: Assistant Prof. Greenville College Currently: Medical Fellow, The Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University Medical School

Dr. Songsong "David" Cao Post-Shack: Postdoctoral Scholar, Duke University MBA, UNC-Chapel Hill Currently: Head of Commercial Strategy at Atomwise, Inc. (San Francisco)

Dr. Arpita Ray Post-Shack: Postdoctoral Scholar Oregon Health & Science University Currently: Senior Scientist, Genentech (San Francisco)

Dr. Michelle (Tucci ) Thompson; Post-Shack: Postdoctoral Scientist, University of Arizona; Currently: Senior Scientist, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

Dr. Pan Chen; Post-Shack: Postdoctoral Researcher, Vanderbilt University; Currently: Associate Research Professor; Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Dr. Shelli "Elf" (Williams) Carter, Post-Shack: Research Scientist, CIA and Department of Defense; Currently: Interim Dean and Professor, American Public University System

Dr. Shusei Hamamichi Post-Shack: Postdoctoral Scholar Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Currently: Assistant Professor, Tottori University, Japan

Dr. Siyuan (Alice) Zhang Post Shack: Postdoc, UAB Stem Cell Institute; Currently: Research Scientist, PacBio, Inc.

Dr. Bryan Martinez Post-Shack: Postdoctoral Scientist, The Scripps Institute, Jupiter FL

Dr. Hanna Kim, Post-Shack: Postdoctoral Scientist, University of Pennsylvania; Currently: Principal Scientist, Novartis

Dr. Chuan Xu, Post-Shack: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Insitute of Stem cells and Regeneration (ISCR) Beijing

Dr. Edward F. Griffin Post-Shack: Postdoc Fellow, UAB Neurology and Instructor, UA Biological Sciences; Currently: Assistant Professor, Converse University

Dr. Anthony L. Gaeta (Graduated, August 2022)

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Former Research Staff

Xiaohui Yan, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt) Postdoc, NCI (Bethesda) Formerly: Research Associate, Instructor, UA Currently: Postdoc, UAB

Yilong Shu, Ph.D. (Missouri) Postdoc: University of Pennsylvania Post-Shack: MS Degree Computer Science

Amber Clark Post-Shack: Technician Mount Sinai Hospital (NYC) Currently: Research Assistant, UAB

Cindi Makowsky Post-Shack: Technician Birmingham Zoo

Cody Locke Post-Shack: Ph.D. Student University of California San Francisco Currently: Chief Innovation Officer, The Center for Advancing Innovation; Co-Founder @ Ignite Social Impact

Jenny Schieltz Post-Shack: Ph.D. Student Princeton University Currently: Assistant Professor, Iowa State University

Lindsay (Faircloth) Rizzardi Post-Shack: Ph.D. Student UNC Chapel Hill; Currently: Senior Scientist, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

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Former M.S. Students

Adam "Deuce" Knight Post-Shack: Ph.D. Student National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Currently: Founder and CBO, Neuron23, Inc. (Silicon Valley)

Chris Gelwix Post-Shack: M.D. Student University of Alabama, Birmingham

Chris Porter Post-Shack: Technician Vanderbilt University

Chris Gilmartin, B.S., M.S.

Elaina Sexton Post-Shack: M.D. Student University of South Alabama

Mike Shiffler Post-Shack: Entrepreneur Photography Professional

Nathan Roberts Post-Shack: M.D. Ph.D. Student; University of Maryland Currently: Medical Resident, University of Michigan

Summer Slater Post-Shack: Educator Lafayette Academy, Louisiana

Zeynep Akgungor Post-Shack: MS Student Biotechnology (Georgetown) Currently: Senior Research Scientist, Neuron23, Inc. (South San Francisco)

Michael Teal, B.S., M.S. Post-Shack: Research Technician, GeneWiz, Inc,

Sam Scopel

J. Brucker Nourse, Jr. Post-Shack: Regional Account Manager Novogene, Inc.

Shannon N. Russell, Post-Shack, Research Scientist, University of Oxford, U.K.

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Former Visiting Scientists

Ayse Kanneci Istanbul, Turkey

Bettina Reischmann Tüebingen, Germany

Fernando Munoz-Lobato Seville, Spain

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Former Undergraduate Researchers (and where they went immediately from here!)

Daniel Petersen Post-Shack: DDS Student University of Alabama, Birmingham

Akeem Borom Post-Shack: M.D. Student The Ohio State University

Alejandro Carrasquilla Post-Shack: M.D. Student University of Pennsylvania

Jacqueline Harris Post-Shack: DDS Student Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Kalen Berry Post-Shack: Ph.D. Student Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Postdoctoral Fellow: Children's Hospital of Cincinnati

Renee Rivas Post-Shack: M.D. Ph.D. Student University of California San Francisco

Amy Gargis Post-Shack: Ph.D. Student University of Alabama; Scientist, Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Andrea Braden Post-Shack: M.D. Student University of South Alabama; Medical Resident: University of Connecticut School of Medicine; Associate Professor: Emory University School of Medicine (OB-GYN)

Ashley Phares Post-Shack: DDS Student University of Connecticut

Bryan Herren Post-Shack: Entertainer Beyond the Summit Studios

Cassie Martin Post-Shack: Veterinary Student Virginia Tech

Clay Blanton Post-Shack: Management Consultant Slalom Consulting

Conner Nix Post-Shack: M.D. Student University of Tennessee

Dan Wyatt Post-Shack: Pharmacy Student Auburn University

David Agee Post-Shack: D.O. Student Western University of Health Sciences

Emily Kay Woods

Grant Fairchild Post-Shack: Doctoral Student at U. Nevada-Reno

Hillary Estright Post-Shack: Pharmacy Student, Samford University Samford University

Lindsay Reynolds Post-Shack: MS Student Nursing University of Maryland

Kyle Fricke Post-Shack: Student University of Alabama

Jenny Whitworth Post-Shack: M.D. Student University of Alabama, Birmingham

John Phillips Post-Shack: M.D. Student Vanderbilt University; Resident in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Harvard Medical School

John Ricketts Post-Shack: M.D.Student University of South Alabama; Medical Resident: Emory University School of Medicine

John Paul Bevel Post-Shack: Microbiologist Vintage Pharmaceuticals; Quality Control Manager, Pfizer Inc.

Kim Peters Post-Shack: Ph.D. Student UNC Chapel Hill

Kyle Lee Post-Shack: M.D. Student University of Alabama, Birmingham

Lauren Bryant Post-Shack: M.D. Student Ross University

Matt Cybulsky Post-Shack: MS Student Bioethics Case Western Reserve University

Matthew Hicks Post-Shack: Electrical Technician Fayette, Alabama

Max Thompson Post-Shack: M.D. Student University of Alabama, Birmingham

Meaghan Till Post-Shack: Medical Technician Baptist Medical Center East

Meiklejohn McKenzie Post-Shack: D.O. Student Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine

Mike Zhang Post-Shack: M.D. Student University of Alabama, Birmingham

Paige Dexter Post-Shack: Ph.D. Student Duke University

Perry Guevara Post-Shack: MFA Student Georgetown University

Rebecca England Post-Shack: Educator Teach for America

Robyn Thomas Post-Shack: Educator Teach for America

Sarah Fulghum Post-Shack: M.D. Student University of Alabama, Birmingham

Sarah Howard Post-Shack: IT Services Archway Marketing Services

Shermeen Memon Post-Shack: M.D. Student University of Alabama, Birmingham

Stacey Fox Post-Shack: Veterinary Student University of Florida

Stephanie Brennan Post-Shack: Pharmacy Student Samford University

Stephanie Parker Post-Shack: Technician, Hudson Alpha Ph.D. Student UCSF

Susan DeLeon Post-Shack: Ph.D. Student University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Tavio Pirocchi Post-Shack: MBA Student Colorado State

Tavaris Sommerville Post-Shack: Industrial Engineer, Brose Automotive Group

Tatiana Carrasquilla Post-Shack: M.D. Student Northwestern University

Courtney Rentas Post-Shack: M.D. student, UAB MPH, Harvard Surgical Resident, UAB

Madeline Shay Thompson Lab UA Chemistry and Biochemistry

Sam Stanley, M.D. student, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Melissa Uehling M.D./Ph.D. Emory University School of Medicine

Eric Johns, M.S., Genetic Counseling Emory University

Rylee Perentis; Post-Shack: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry

Blake Parker, M.D. student, University of Miami School of Medicine

Brian Smithers

Katie Gaynor

Samantha Glukhova Post-Shack: College of Community Health Rural Medicine Partnership; M.D. student, Florida State University School of Medicine

Adam Holzhauer Philosophy Major, UA

Logan Norris; Post-Shack: The University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham

Nathan Moniz; Post-Shack: Production Line Manager and Engineer, Mercedes-Benz USA

Lauren Cook, Post-Shack: University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Lacey Kennedy Postbac Researcher, National Institutes of Health

Madeline Vaji, Post-Shack: Case Western Reserve School of Dentistry

Ryan Tuckey (at right), Post-Shack: M.D./ Ph.D. Program at UAB School of Medicine

Ashton Howser Post-Shack: B.S and M.B.A in Finance, UA

Amber-Rose Davidson

Cassie DuGay Post-Shack: Director of Employer Success, Rain, Inc.

Rachel Bolden

Melissa Schlein Post-Shack: Postbac Research Training Program, NIH (Bethesda, MD)

Candice Keogh

Alex Turner

Luke McKay Post-Shack: Medical student, University of Texas, San Antonio