Caitlin Dunn

Graduate Program: MDB (Louis Muglia, MD, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: First author publication
Residency: Pediatrics PSTP, University of Texas Southwestern
Email: dunnc5@mail.uc.edu

Jonathan Fletcher

Graduate Program: Immunology (Nancy Ratner, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Two first-author research articles and several additional co-authorships, F30 through NINDS
Residency: Pediatrics PSTP, University of Texas Southwestern
Email: fletchj2@mail.uc.edu

Jeff Kuerbitz

Graduate Program: MDB (Kenneth Campbell, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Two first-author publications
Residency: Child Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine /Texas Children’s Hospital
Email: kuerbijs@mail.uc.edu

Monwabisi (Nwabi) Makola

Graduate Program: Neuroscience (Kim Cecil, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Two first-author publications, and received the Thomas L. Slovis Award for the Best Basic Science Paper appearing in Pediatric Radiology in 2017
Residency: Psychiatry, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Email: makolamf@mail.uc.edu

Bryan Maliken

Graduate Program: Cancer & Cell Biology (Jeffery Molkentin, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Seven research manuscripts, including one first-author publication, predoctoral research grants from AHA and NHLBI, MSTP Student Service Award (UC College of Medicine, MSTP)
Residency: Internal Medicine, Case Western University as part of the Harrington Physician-Scientist Pathway; plans to pursue fellowship in Cardiology
Email: malikebd@mail.uc.edu

Keith Saum

Graduate Program: Biomedical Engineering (Phillip Owens, PhD; Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Four publications, including two first-author manuscripts, research produced a US patent, John J. Hutton Academic Excellence Award (UC College of Medicine)
Residency: Internal Medicine PSTP, University of Michigan; plans to pursue fellowship training in Nephrology
Email: saumkl@mail.uc.edu

Stephen Trisno

Graduate Program: MDB (James Wells, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Three research manuscripts, including a first-author article in Cell Stem Cell
Residency: Pediatrics Physician-Scientist Track, Stanford University
Email: trisnosn@mail.uc.edu

Arya Zandvakili

Graduate Program: MDB (Brian Gebelein, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Four manuscripts, including three first-author publications
Residency: Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases PSTP, University of Iowa
Email: zandvaaa@mail.uc.edu

Michael Horwath

Graduate Program: Immunology (George Deepe, MD)
Accomplishments & Awards: First author publication, review article, and several co-authorships; David B. Confer Memorial Award (UC College of Medicine); Roger Smith Award (UC College of Medicine)
Residency: Pathology (AP/CP), Emory University Hospital
Email: horwatmc@mail.uc.edu

Shenwen Huang

Graduate Program: Biomedical Engineering (Christy Holland, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: First author publication, John J. Hutton Academic Excellence Award (UC College of Medicine)
Residency: Internal Medicine (Preliminary), University of Florida; Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Email: huangsw@mail.uc.edu

Tony (Tonbo/Tianlun) Jiang

Graduate Program: Immunology (Sing Sing Way, MD, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Three first author publications and review paper
Residency: Internal Medicine (Preliminary), University of Cincinnati; Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh
Email: jiangtu@mail.uc.edu

Julie Lander

Graduate Program: MDB (Raphael Kopan, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: First author publication; MSTP Student Service Award (UC College of Medicine, MSTP)
Residency: Pediatrics-Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: landerje@mail.uc.edu

Zubin Patel

Graduate Program: Immunology (John Harley, MD, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Two first author publications; MSTP Student Service Award (UC College of Medicine, MSTP)
Residency: Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Email: patelzh@mail.uc.edu

Eric A. Smith

Graduate Program: Cancer & Cell Biology (Susanne Wells, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Four publications, including three first-author manuscripts; Cardell Fellowship (UC College of Medicine); First place poster at the graduate student research forum (UC college of Medicine); David B. Confer Memorial Award (UC College of Medicine); Roger Smith Award (UC College of Medicine)
Residency: Anatomic and clinical pathology, University of Utah and ARUP laboratories as part of the Physician Scientist career track
Email: Smith2ec@mail.uc.edu

Jared Travers

Graduate Program: Immunology (Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Five research publications, including three as co-first author
Residency: Internal Medicine, Case Western Reserve University as part of the Harrington Physician-Scientist Pathway; plans to pursue fellowship in Gastroenterology
Email: traverjb@mail.uc.edu

Aynara Chávez Wulsin

Graduate Program: Neuroscience (Jim Herman, PhD; Steve Danzer, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: PhD research produced ten publications, including four first-author manuscripts; MSTP Student Service Award (UC College of Medicine, MSTP)
Residency: Pediatric Neurology; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: wulsinac@mail.uc.edu

Kristina Betz

Graduate Program: Immunology (Sean Moore, MD, MS)
Accomplishments & Awards: John J. Hutton Academic Excellence Award (2018); Selected Attendee, National MD/PhD Student Conference, Keystone, CO (2015)
Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: weagekj@mail.uc.edu

Roger Fecher

Graduate Program: Immunology (George Deepe, MD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Selected Attendee, National MD/PhD Student Conference, Keystone, CO (2012); AAI Travel Award (2014); GSGA Travel Award (2014);  Department of Pathology Grant in support of Senior Project , "Glioblastoma expression of TAM kinase relative to PTEN" (2018)
Residency: Pathology (AP/CP), Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center
Email:  fecherra@mail.uc.edu

Jed Kendall

Graduate Program:  MDB (Nancy Ratner, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Authored one manuscript and has several coauthored manuscripts in preparation or under review. He presented his research at several conferences including the annual NF1 Children’s Tumor Foundation meeting.
Residency: Radiology, Emory University
Email: kendaljj@mail.uc.edu

Rahul D'Mello

Graduate Program: Immunology (Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Co-author of numerous manuscripts (one as first author); Robert Swain Memorial Award (UC College of Medicine); Mentor of the Year (Cincinnati Youth Collaborative); Graduate Student Research Forum First Place Award (UC College of Medicine)
Residency: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University and Perinatology Research Branch of the NICHD
Email: dmellorj@mail.uc.edu

Steven Gilday

Graduate Program: Biomedical Engineering (David Butler, PhD; Jason Shearn, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Co-author of five manuscripts;Dean’s Fellowship (UC College of Medicine); John J. Hutton Academic Excellence Award (UC College of Medicine); Excellence in Science Award, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Golden Scalpel Award (UC College of Medicine)
Residency: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Email: gildays@mail.uc.edu

Rebecca Currier Curran

Graduate Program: Environmental Health (Ardythe Morrow, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Four published manuscripts; CDC grant review panel; Gold Humanism Honor Society, Arnold P. Gold Foundation  
Residency: University of Utah, Family Medicine
Email: curriera@mail.uc.edu

Jennifer Leddon

Graduate Program: Immunology (Timothy Cripe, MD, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Seven published manuscripts; presentations at national/international meetings
Residency: University of Cincinnati, Internal Medicine; Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Email: leddonjl@mail.uc.edu

Kyle McCracken

Graduate Program: MDB (James Well, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Eight published manuscripts; numerous professional conferences including the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting; Alpha Omega Alpha (UC College of Medicine)
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Boston, Pediatrics
Email: mccrackw@mail.uc.edu

Maggie Schneider

Graduate Program: Neuroscience (Melissa DelBello, MD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Four published manuscripts; Gold Humanism Honor Society, Arnold P. Gold Foundation; Honorable Mention, Medical Student Research Award, Ohio Psychiatric Physician’s Foundation
Residency: Harvard Longwood, Psychiatry
Email: reidmt@mail.uc.edu

Sam Vaughn

Graduate Program: Immunology (John Harley, MD, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Four published manuscripts; research presentation Milan, Italy
Residency: University of Cincinnati, Psychiatry; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Email: vaughnsu@mail.uc.edu

Inuk Zandvakili

Graduate Program: Molecular & Developmental Biology (Yi Zheng, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Numerous published manuscripts
Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, Internal Medicine
Email:zandvaik@mail.uc.edu

Nicholas Boespflug

Graduate Program: Immunology (Christopher Karp, MD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Four published manuscripts (one as first author); Image of Nick's research selected as cover art for issue of Blood; Alpha Omega Alpha (UC College of Medicine)
Residency: Oregon Health Sciences University, Emergency Medicine
Email: boespfnd@mail.uc.edu

Adam Burr

Graduate Program: Molecular and Developmental Biology (Jeff Molkentin, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Four published manuscripts (one as first author); Alpha Omega Alpha (UC College of Medicine); John J. Hutton Academic Excellence Award (UC College of Medicine)
Residency: University of Wisconsin, Radiation Oncology
Email: burram@mail.uc.edu

Jeeyeon Cha

Graduate Program: Molecular and Developmental Biology (SK Dey, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Sixteen published manuscripts (eight as first author); two book chapters; The Philanthropic Educational Organization International Women’s Scholar Award; NIH F30 NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship; Harrison Society Scholar
Residency: Vanderbilt University, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Fellowship
Email: chaj@mail.uc.edu

Norris Hollie

Graduate Program: Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine (David Hui, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Three first-author manuscripts; Funding from the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH); Preparing Future Faculty certificate (UC College of Medicine)
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Pathology
Email: hollien@mail.uc.edu

Eugene Oteng

Graduate Program: NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program (Carole Long, PhD and Dr. Chris Newbold)
Residency: Howard University, Internal Medicine
Email: otenge@mail.uc.edu

Benjamin Kay

Graduate Program: Neuroscience (Scott Holland, PhD)
Accomplishments & Awards: Five published manuscripts (three as first author)
Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital/Washington University, Child Neurology
Email: kaybp@mail.uc.edu