Alumni and Last Known Position

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Postdoctoral Fellows

• Akua Ofori-Anyinam, Ph.D. (2024): Research Scientist, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School [LinkedIn]

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Ph.D. Students

• Barry Li, Ph.D. (2025): Medical Student, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

  • Thesis: Bioenergetic stress potentiates antimicrobial resistance evolution and persistence​

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Medical Students

• Shruti Vardarajan, M.D. (2020): Internal Medicine Resident, Long Island Jewish Medical Center [LinkedIn]

• Jay Phansalkar (2022): Internal Medicine Resident, New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical School [LinkedIn]

• Hannah Wang (2023): Medical Student, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School [LinkedIn]​

• Shivani Srivastava (2023): Medical Student, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School [LinkedIn]

• Robert Rosen, M.D. Ph.D. (2025): Clinical Investigator Track Internal Medicine Resident, New York University [LinkedIn]

• Noah Hartwick (2026): Medical Student, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School [LinkedIn] 

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Master's Students

• Brandon Jacome-Mendez, M.S. (2022): Medical Student, University of Cincinnati [LinkedIn]

  • Thesis: An optimized method for quantitative bacterial metabolomics

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Undergraduate Students

• Grace Tarantola (2021): Business Technology Solutions Analyst, Deloitte [LinkedIn]

• Claude Desauguste (2021): Physician Assistant Student, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School [LinkedIn]

• Demi Poulathas (2022): Medical Student, Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine [LinkedIn]

• Katie Sinitsyna (2022): Undergraduate Student, University of Michigan [LinkedIn]

• David Vaysberg (2023): Medical Student, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

• Mustafa Shaikh (2023): Medical Student, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School [LinkedIn]

• Madison Garcia (2024): Undergraduate Student, Rutgers University, New Brunswick [LinkedIn]

• Mallika Shankar (2024): Undergraduate Student, Rutgers University, New Brunswick

• Elan Shulman (2024): Undergraduate Student, Rutgers University, New Brunswick​​
• Edson Petry (2025): Undergraduate Student, Rutgers University, New Brunswick [LinkedIn]
• Gianna Elie (2025): Undergraduate Student, University of Massachusetts, Amherst [LinkedIn]
• Mukund Maurya (2025): Undergraduate Student, New Jersey Institute of Technology [LinkedIn]
• Riley Walker (2026): Undergraduate Student, Clemson University [LinkedIn]

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Laboratory Technicians

• Nicole Cheney, B.S. (2022): Engineering Specialist, Merck Pharmaceuticals [LinkedIn]

• Lia Goodwin, M.B.S. (2026): [LinkedIn]

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High School Students

• Blake Hsiao (2026): High School Student, Nutley High School

• Aarthi Kondra (2026): High School Student, North Hunterdon High School

• Pournami Perumpilly (2026): High School Student, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School

• Tulika Punia (2026): High School Student, Central Jersey College Prep Charter School

• Kathleen Wang (2026): High School Student, Watchung Hills Regional High School

• Claire Yang (2026): High School Student, Union County Vocational School