PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Rev. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P., Ph.D., S.T.D.

Professor of Biology

VISITING SCIENTIST

Michelle Capuano, M.S.

CURRENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS

Victoria Hallisey ’18

Meredith Haverly ’18

Nicholas Mello ’18

James Mullin ’18

Lukas Ritzer ’18

Aleksander Strakosha ’18

Nicholas Andrews ’19

Joseph Alisch ’19

Walter Jacob ’19

Anne Kleinschmidt ’19

Liam McDonough ’19 (Student Lab Manager)

Megan Onyundo ’19

Ibrahim Abaherah ’20

Goodness Adekoya ’20

Victoria Haak ’20

Christopher Yerxa ’20

Michael Bittner ’21

Jack Kalhorn ’21

Alissa Pacheco ’21

Amanda Raffa ’21

Yuri Takenaka ’21

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FORMER TEACHING AND RESEARCH FELLOWS

Brent Michael Berry, M.D.

Ph.D. Student, Program in Biomedical Engineering

Mayo Clinic

Alexander Wilcox, Ph.D.

FORMER VISITING SCHOLARS

Sr. Stephen Patrick Joly, O.P.

Graduate Student, Golin Laboratory

The Catholic University of America

Rev. Ambrose Little, O.P.

Visiting Instructor of Philosophy

Providence College

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS

Courtney Albert ’08

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2010)

Columbia University School of Nursing

Savannah Benko ’17

Medical Student, Rush Medical College

Kevin Brown ’12

Graduate Student, Master of Physician Assistant Studies

MCPHS University

Melissa Brown ’16

Ph.D. Student, Molecular, Cellular, and Organismal Biology

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Yi Cao ’11

Doctor of Medicine (2015)

Brown University

Brian Carney ’09

Doctor of Medicine (2013)

Tufts University School of Medicine

Vincent Cascio ’12

Medical Student, SUNY-Stony Brook School of Medicine

William Cavedon, ’16

Graduate Student, Master of Medical Forensic Sciences

Boston University

James Cebulski ’11

New York City Police Department

Alexandra Chasse ’17

Research Technician, Bromley Laboratory

Massachusetts General Hospital

Alexandra Chico ’12

Medical Student, Albany Medical College

Christopher Chin ’10

Ph.D. Student, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Gina Contuzzi ’08

Physician Assistant (2012)

Springfield College

Jenna Crowe ’07

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (2012)

Nova Southeastern University

Shawn Davidson ’10

Ph.D. Biology (2017)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Eric DiBiasio ’11

M.S. Medical Laboratory Science (2013)

University of Rhode Island

Audrey DiRaimo ’09

Doctor of Pharmacy (2013)

University of Rhode island

Faith H. Donaghey ’14

Medical Student, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

David Eagan ’17

Daniel Fay ’07

Doctor of Medicine (2011)

Tufts University School of Medicine

Eric Feeley ’09

Ph.D. Biology (2017)

Duke University

Daniel Ferrari ’08

Research Associate

Selecta Biosciences

and

Masters of Arts in Biochemistry (2011)

Boston University

Ryan Frazier ’15

Medical Student, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Ryan Fredericks ’10

Doctor of Medicine (2014)

Dartmouth College School of Medicine

Daniel Gittings ’10

Doctor of Medicine (2014)

Boston University School of Medicine

Alfredo Enrique Gonzalez Velasquez ’15

Research Technician, Wagers Laboratory

Harvard University

Mathew Goodwin ’08

Gene Editing Specialist

Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals

Erik Gravel ’11

Ph.D Student, Department of English

The Catholic University of America

Katherine Helming, ’09

Ph.D. Biology (2015)

Harvard Medical School

Tara Hittinger ’07

Associate, Regulatory Affairs

Biovex Inc.

and

M.S. in Regulatory Affairs and Health Policy (2012)

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Helene Hosinski ’09

Doctor of Medicine (2014)

Tufts University School of Medicine

Matthew Hurton ’13

Ph.D. Student, Lee Laboratory

University of Pittsburgh

David Laprade ’11

Software Developer,

Ascension Press

Benjarmin Lichtenfels ’13

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (2017)

University of New England School of Osteopathic Medicine

Michael Loudin ’08

Doctor of Medicine (2013)

Baylor College of Medicine

Christopher Luft ’08

Doctor of Optometry (2013)

Salus University

Joshua Malouin ’09

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (2015)

Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine

Trevor McBride ’17

Medical Student, Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Thomas Jefferson University

Morgan McCarthy ’16

Medical Student, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Cailin McDeed ’08

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (2016)

Nova Southeastern University

Kristen Merloni ’13

Senior Manufacturing Technician

Genzyme

Kevin Murphy ’12

Ph.D. Student, Koren Laboratory

Brown University

Michael Murphy ’13

Medical Student, Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Thomas Jefferson University

Sean Murphy’14

Graduate Student, Masters in Medical Science

Boston University

Ari Nalbandian’12

Doctor of Medicine (2016)

New York Medical College

Lea Noonan ’13

Medical Scribe

Rhode Island, Hasbro Children’s and Miriam Hospitals

Providence, Rhode Island

Jeffrey Norte ’10

Interdepartmental Medical Science Program (2012)

Drexel University

James O’Brien ’15

Medical Student, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Jay Pietrantonio ’08

Clinical Trials Manager

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals

Catherine Pilsmaker ’09

Associate Scientist

Celldex Therapeutics

Nathan Pinches ’10

M.B.A. Student

Loyola University, Maryland

Seth Pinches ’16

Clinical Research Coordinator

Department of Pathology

Children’s Hospital Boston

James Ritch ’08

Masters of Science (2014)

University of Massachusetts School of Medicine

Emily Roblee ’13

Medical Student, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Stephen Rogers ’15

Medical Student, Boston University School of Medicine

Samuel Rosengarden ’17

Breton Roussel, ’09

Doctor of Medicine (2016)

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine

Matthew Sanborn ’17

Jared Sheehan ’08

Ph.D. Student, Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology Program

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Brad St. Martin ’09

Masters of Public Health (2011)

Yale University School of Public Health

and

Doctor of Medicine (2017)

University of Kentucky School of Medicine

Christian Selinski’13

Medical Student, Drexel University College of Medicine

Matthew Stout ’09

Doctor of Dental Medicine (2013)

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

John Sullivan ’09

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (2015)

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Brendan Swan ’13

Medical Scribe

Monmouth Medical Center

Long Branch, New Jersey

Stacy Thomas ’14

M.D-Ph.D. Student, Medical Sciences Training Program

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Victoria Timmel ’17

Douglass Tucker ’13

Medical Student, Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

John Yang ’12

Software Engineer

Across, Inc.

FORMER HIGH SCHOOL RESEARCH STUDENTS

Linmary Da Rosa (Summer 2016)

Central Falls High School

Joel Hauerwas (Summer 2015)

North Attleboro High School

Currently: Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH