Meet the NJ ACTS TL1/T32 Fellows
Svetlana Bagdasarov (2023), Predoc
Ligand-directed alpha-galactosyltransferase gene therapy using hybrid AAV phage vector for antitumor immune response
Preceptor: Libutti/Rutgers
Michael Campbell (2023), Predoc
Determining whether pregnancy is a susceptible period for exposure to microcystins and assesses the ability of microcystins to disrupt placental functions
Preceptor: Aleksunes/Rutgers
Morgan Chaney (2023), Postdoc
Leading projects studying the adaptation in primates and vector ecology of the mosquito that carries La Crosse Virus, which causes pediatric encephalitis
Preceptor: Bergey/Rutgers
Allison Glasser (2023), Postdoc
Determining the impact of cannabis and tobacco policy on blunt use (modifying cigar products to replace or mix tobacco with cannabis) among young adults
Preceptor: Villanti/Rutgers
Sophia Koval (2023), Predoc
Evaluating personalized gut microbiome-derived drug metabolism
Preceptor: Donia/Princeton
Devin Simpkins (2023), Postdoc
Spatial-temporal analysis of microbial composition and function in the mouse intestine
Preceptor: Brooks/Princeton
Erin Gallert (2022), Predoc
Parental Alcohol Use and Offspring Health Outcomes in Early Midlife
Preceptor: Salvatore/Rutgers
Sarah Lundell (2022), Predoc
Mechanisms regulating differential transmissibility of clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Preceptor: Salgame/Rutgers
Brandon Trejo (2022), Predoc
Mechanical control of epithelial stem cell fate decisions
Preceptor: Devenport/Princeton
Stephanie Iring-Sanchez (2022), Postdoc
Traumatic Brain Injury
Preceptor: Alvarez/NJIT
Andrew Guarnaccia (2022), Postdoc
Cancer treatment using CD/5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) GDEPT
Preceptor: Neiditch/Rutgers
Krystal Lum (2022), Postdoc
Defining the spatial-temporal dynamics of the tumor-host microenvironment via proteomics
Preceptor: Cristea/Princeton
Donna Chen (2021), Predoc
Investigating functional brain connectivity after spinal cord injury
Preceptor: Biswal/NJIT
Ryan Dikdan (2021), Predoc
Nucleic acids based diagnostics
Preceptor: Tyagi/Rutgers
Esmat Hegazi (2021), Predoc
Biochemical mechanisms of epigenetic regulation in cancer models
Preceptor: Muir/Princeton
Emma Schweitzer (2021), Predoc
fMRI addiction research in humans with focus on translational clinical neuroscience
Preceptor: Konova/Rutgers
Abigail Armstrong (2021), Postdoc
Computational analysis of the human microbiome
Preceptor: Blaser/Rutgers
Rebecca Kim-Yip (2021), Postdoc
Signaling during preimplantation mammalian development
Preceptor: Toettcher/Princeton
Christos Suriano (2021), Postdoc
Neuro-immunology and virology in human gene therapy
Preceptor: Boulanger/Princeton
Ellen Acosta (2020), Predoc
The spatiotemporal dynamics of the human skin microbiome in health and disease
Preceptor: Gitai/Princeton
Andrew Boreland (2020), Predoc
A Human Stem Cell-derived Brain Organoid Platform for HIV-1 Virus-Host Interactions
Preceptor: Pang/Rutgers
Alexandra Burr (2020), Predoc
A dynamic gene therapy for hypoparathyroidism
Preceptor: Parekkadan/Rutgers
Shane Neibart (2020), Predoc
Non-Infectious Pneumonitis in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Is There an Interaction Between Immune Checkpoint Inhibition and Radiotherapy?
NJ ACTS fellow as a UL1
Jennifer Miles (2020), Postdoc
Medication and Residential Treatment for NJ Medicaid Beneficiaries with Opioid Use Disorder: Implementing Evidence-based practices in Addiction Treatment
Preceptor: Crystal/Rutgers
Susan Leggett (2020), Postdoc
The effects of cell-level heterogeneity on cancer invasion and metastasis
Preceptor: Nelson/Princeton
Camden MacDowell (2020), Postdoc
Understanding Thalamic Control of Information Flow in the Brain and Mechanisms of Therapeutic Thalamic stimulation
Preceptor: Wang/Princeton; Advisor: Buschman/Princeton
Chloe Cavanaugh (2019), Predoc
Mechanism and potential therapeutic inhibition of HCMV-induced telomerase activation
Preceptor: Notterman/Princeton
Bassel Ghaddar (2019), Predoc
Single cell genomic characterization of the pancreatic tumor and metastatic microenvironment and clinical associations
Preceptor: Ganesan/Rutgers
Caleb LoSchiavo (2019), Predoc
Human papillomavirus prevention, screening, knowledge, and risk among transgender individuals in New Jersey
Preceptor: Halkaitis/Rutgers
Courtney McDermott (2019), Predoc
Early life antibiotic exposure and genetic risk in neurodevelopmental disorders: Effects on the gut microbiome, neurogenesis, and behavior
Preceptor: DiCicco-Bloom/Rutgers
Alex Yonk (2019), Predoc
The role of POm in striatal circuitry modulation
Preceptor: Margolis/Rutgers
Thomas Zajdel (2019), PhD, Postdoc
Programming cell migration for wound healing
Preceptor: Cohen/Princeton
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