MEMBERS OF THE DEAD YEAST SOCIETY
MEMBERS OF THE DEAD YEAST SOCIETY
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