Escapers and Emeriti
~in reverse order of escape~

Lewis Overton

Lewis graduated with Honors in Biology in May, 2009. In the fall he entered medical school at MUSC.

Kaitlin Lenhart

Kaitlin rotated off to Doug Cyr's lab and eventually joined Joan Taylor's lab.

Lena Hyatt

Lena graduated with Highest Honors in Biology in December, 2008, then left to travel to world. In the fall she will begin a Masters degree program in Germany.

Sushmita Mukherjee

Sushmita got her PhD! She is now doing postdoctoral research at the Cleveland Clinic (that's in Cleveland).

Lauren Waldron

Lauren joined the lab of Frank Conlon for her PhD research.

Noelle-Erin Romero

Noelle returned to Ursinus College for her senior year, then came back to UNC for graduate school in August 2009.

Dan Bergstralh

Dan moved on to another postdoc experience in the lab Daniel St. Johnton at the University of Cambridge.

Kirsten Trowbridge

Kirsten is teaching at Bennett College for Women (and singing in a band).

Jan LaRocque

Jan is doing postdoctoral research in the laboratory of Maria Jasin and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Sumreen Hussain

Sumreen received her B.S. with highest honors, and is now in medical school at UNC.

Sarah Radford

Sarah is doing postdoctoral research in the lab of Kim McKim at the Waksman Institute, Rutgers.

Kelly Alexandre

Kelly rotated off to join Mark Peifer's lab.

Nathan Harris

Spun off to Mark Peifer's lab for his thesis research.

Mathilde Sabourin

After getting her BS in biology, with Research Commendation, in May 2006, she left to explore Boston for a spell, then enrolled in BU School of Public Health.

Yuri Broze

Got his BS in chemistry (biochemistry track), spent a year exploring the world before moving on.

Heather Schultz

Heather has established a career as a science writer.

Hunter Blanton

Got her PhD in October 2005; now teaching at NCSU.

Mitch McVey

Mitch left to start his own lab at Tufts University. Success, Mitch!

Cassie Bowen

Cassie left the lab so that she could enjoy her senior year, but now she's graduated even from UNC.

Maya Coleman

Returned to East Chapel Hill High School. After graduation she matriculated at Grinnell College.

Luke Berchowitz

Rotated out, into lab of Greg Copenhaver.

Diana Dougherty

Graduated with Research Commendation in Biology, May 2005.
Earned MPH from U. Pittsburgh.

Gabi Radut

Graduated with Research Commendation in Biology, May 2005. Now working on her M.D. at James H. Quillen College of Medicine.

Grace Wallenborn

Attending UNC School of Public Health; got her MPH, now working on doctorate.

Kim Baxter

Graduated with highest honors.
Did post-baccalaureate research at NIH; now in PhD program at Georgetown.

Josh Baker

Graduated with a B.S. in Biology.

Melissa Adams

Consulting position in biotech world.

Hutton Kearney

Did fellowship in human cytogenetics at UNC.
Now working at Duke.

Alysia Kern

Rotated on out to join Bev Kohler's lab.
Received PhD in August 2007.

Mark Scheliekelman

Rotated out of here to join Terry Van Dyke's lab.

Özlem Yildiz

Got her PhD in May 2003.
Postdoctoral research with Ken Onel at U. Chicago.

Ben Kramer

Graduated with Highest Honors in Biology.
Earned M.D. from Washington University.

Samarpan Majumder

Principle Scientist at Vascular Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Virginia Cozon

Got married, went to UNC School of Nursing.

Liz Goley

Received MS, then MBA at MIT.

Tiffany Williams

Graduated from NCA&T (5/00).
Entered UNC Genetics & Molec. Biol. Ph.D. program 8/00.