Former Trainees

Jeremy Ardanuy
Research Project: "Role of type I interferons in Bordetella pertussis infection"
Current Position: PhD Candidate, Program Molecular Microbiology & Immunology

Mary Masterson
Research Project: Role of Maternal and Infant Vaccine-Induced IgG in Protection Against Bordetella Pertussis"
Current Position: PhD Candidate, Program in Molecular Microbiology & Immunology

Erin McClure Carroll
Research Project: The role of the X-linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis (XIAP) substrate p47 in tick defense against bacterial pathogens"
Current Position: PhD Candidate, Program in Molecular Microbiology & Immunology

Stephanie Lehman, PhD
Research Project: "Type 4 Dependent Secretion of Rickettsia Ankyrin Repeat Protein 2"
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at NIH, Dr. Matthias Machner's Lab

Jeffrey Freiberg, MD, PhD
Research Project: "Identification and Characterization of Group A Streptococcus Proteins Associated with Biofilm Growth"
Current Position: Resident Physician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Kyle Tretina, PhD
Research Project: "Theileria Parava Genomics, Transcriptomics & Host-Pathogen Interactions"
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University

Sarah Boudova, MD, PhD
Research Project: "The burden of gametocytemia and placental malaria in pregnant women in Blantyre, Malawi"
Current Position: Resident Physician at Indiana University Health in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Sabina Kaczanowska, PhD
Research Project: "Applying MyD88 signaling in CD8⁺ T cells to enhance anti-tumor immunity"
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at NCI, Pediatric Oncology Branch, Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis Section

L. Latey Bradford, PhD
Research Project: "Exploring the GEnomes of Candida Isolates Causing Vulvovaginal Candidiasis"
Current Position: Medical Student at University of Maryland School of Medicine

Alison Scott, PhD
Research Project: "On-Tissue Lipidomics of Francisella-Infected Tissue by Mass Spectrometry Imaging"
Current Position: Research Associate Professor at University of Maryland Dental School