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Graduate and Post-Doctoral Researchers

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Yelixza I. Avila 

Nanoscale Science Ph.D. (2019-2024)

Dissertation: Exploring Carrier Impact on Immune Response to Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles and Insights Into Conditionally Activated Therapeutic Nucleic Acids

Current Position: iCURE fellow at the NCI

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Jessica McMillan

Biology M.S. (2019-2021)

Current Position: Behavioral Health Technician at Abacus Therapies

Morgan Chandler

Morgan Chandler 

Nanoscale Science Ph.D. (2016-2021)

Dissertation: Dynamic and Conditionally Activated Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles

Current Position: Scientist at MIMETAS

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Lewis Rolband

Nanoscale Science Ph.D. (2019-2023)

Dissertation: Assessing the Biological Activities of DNA-Templated Silver Nanoclusters and Furthering the Characterization of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles

Current PositionPatent Specialist, K&L Gates

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Damian Beasock 

Nanoscale Science Ph.D. (2019-2023) 

Dissertation: Characterization of Dynamic and Functional Nucleic Acid Based Systems

Brittany Johnson

Brittany Johnson 

Post-Doctoral Researcher (2018-2020)

Research Assistant Professor (2020-2021) 

Current PositionTenure track Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 

Justin Halman

Justin Halman

Nanoscale Science Ph.D. (2015-2020)

Dissertation: Immunostimulatory Properties of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles

Current Position: Expert Scientist (Nucleic Acid Research) - SAM Development Unit, GlaxoSmithKline

Weina Ke

Weina Ke

Nanoscale Science Ph.D. (2015-2020)

Dissertation: Functional Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles and Their Delivery Using

Exosomes

Current PositionScientist II, Data in the Biomedical Informatics and Data Science at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR) 

Ridhima Juneja

Ridhima Juneja

Post-Doctoral Researcher (2017-2018)

Current PositionPost-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacy at University of Toronto

Anna Ivanina

Anna Ivanina

Post-Doctoral Researcher (2015-2016)

 

Current PositionResearch Assistant Professor, Department of Biology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Sameer Sajja

Sameer Sajja

Chemistry M.S. (2016-2019)

Thesis: Organization of Biomolecules in a 3-Dimensional Space

Current PositionHealth Data Analyst, Aqurate Health Data Management, Inc

Kyle Roark

Brandon Kyle Roark

Chemistry M.S. (2015-2017)

Thesis: Nucleic Acid-Driven Quantum Dot-Based Lattice Formations for Biomedical Applications

Current PositionForensic Chemist, City of Columbia Police Department

Undergraduate Students

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Brandon Rawlins

Biology B.S. (2024)

Current Position: Medical Student at Wake Forest School of Medicine

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Jose Reyna

Biology B.S. - Biochem conc. (2024)

Melina Richardson

Melina Richardson

Biology B.S. (2021)

Current PositionBiological and Biomedical Ph.D. Student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Moody lab

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Alora Dunnavant 

Chemistry B.S. - Biochem conc. (2023)

Allison Tran

Allison Tran

Biology B.S. (2020)

Current Position: PA/MPH student in the School of Public Health at Yale University

Sandra Arroyo-Becker

Sandra Arroyo-Becker 

Biology B.S., Chemistry B.A., French Language B.A. (2020)

 

Current PositionNanoscale Science Ph.D. Student at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Nguyen Truong

Nguyen Truong 

Biology B.S. (2020)

Current Position: DDS candidate at UNC Adams School of Dentistry

Dana Elasmar

Dana Elasmar

Biology B.A. (2020)

Current Position: Certified Nursing Assistant at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation

Morriah Striplin

Morriah Striplin 

Computer Science (Software, Systems, and Networks Concentration) B.S. (2016-2020)

 

Current PositionProgrammer at Camelot 3PL Software

Lauren Rackley

Lauren Rackley

Biology B.S., Chemistry B.A. (2016-2018)

 

Current PositionMedical Technician in Molecular Pathology and Diagnostics at Atrium Health

Dylan Dang

Dylan Dang

Biology B.S. (2017-2018)

Current Position: Information Security Administrator and Systems Administrator at Aqurate Health Data Management, Inc

Jared Dahl

Jared Dahl

Biology B.S. (2017)

Lauren Lee

Lauren Lee

Biology B.S. (2015-2018)

 

Current Position: Emergency Medical Technician

Steven Woods II

Steven Woods

Biology B.S. (2016-2017)

 

Current PositionClinic Operations Coordinator at Healthgram

Strahinja Talic

Strahinja Talic

Honors Biology B.S., Chemistry B.A. (2016-2018)

Current PositionM.D. from the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Emily Satterwhite

Emily Satterwhite

Biology B.S. (2015-2017)

 

Current PositionPh.D. Student in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, East Carolina University

Vaishu Jawahar

Vaishu Jawahar

Biology B.S. (2015-2017)

Physiology M.S., Georgetown University

Current PositionDomestic Policy Coordinator, Office of the Vice President at the White House

Jaclyn Smollett

Jaclyn Smollett

Biology B.S. (2016-2017)

Current Position: First year resident at UNC for Periodontology

Ram Jawahar

Ram Jawahar

Biology B.S. (2015-2016)

Current PositionMedical Student at Ross University School of Medicine

Kenya Joseph

Kenya Joseph

Biology B.S. (2015-2017)

 

Current PositionEntrepreneur and Health Coach, Owner of Perfect Blue Alchemy and Hearts & Hands Food Pantry

International Students

Ekaterina Goncharova

Chemistry M.S. (2019)

ITMO University (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Shota Hanyu

M.D. (2016)

Kyoto University (Kyoto, Japan)

Tatiana Lyalina

Chemistry M.S. (2018)

ITMO University (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

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