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Ph.D. Graduate Students |
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| Anand Balasubramanian |
2012 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Thane, India |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., St. Xaviar's College; M.S., Mumbai University; M.S. Pennsylvania State University |
| Email: |
BalasuA@mail.amc.edu |
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| Danielle Califano |
2009 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Albany, New York |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., Siena College |
| Mentor: |
Dorina Avram, Ph.D. |
| Email: |
CalifaD@mail.amc.edu |
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| Anthony M. Franchini |
2007 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Albany, New York |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., College of St. Rose |
| Projects: |
FcγR Engagement Induces Reactive Oxygen Species Production, a Necessary Signal for the Production of Inflammatory Cytokines during F. Tularensis Infection |
| Mentor: |
James R. Drake, Ph.D. |
| Email: |
FranchA@mail.amc.edu |
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| Brian Franz |
2009 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Butler, Pennsylvania |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., Mercyhurst College |
| Projects: |
The Role of Fc Receptors (FcR) in Monoclonal Antibody (mAb)-dependent HIV-1 gp120-mediated Immunity |
| Mentor: |
Edmund J. Gosselin, Ph.D. |
| Email: |
FranzB@mail.amc.edu |
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| Nicole Johnson |
2011 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Little Meadows, PA |
| Prior Institutions: |
BS, Biology, Ithaca College |
| Projects: |
Use of Fc Receptor Targeting in a DNA Prime-Fusion Protein Boost Strategy for Vaccination Against Mucosal Pathogens |
| Mentor: |
Edmund J. Gosselin, Ph.D. |
| Email: |
JohnsoN4@mail.amc.edu |
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| Lorraine Krelko |
2011 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Butler, PA |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., Molecular Biology, Clarion University of PA |
| Projects: |
Mechanisms of Host Adaptation to Francisella tularensis |
| Mentor: |
Karsten R.O. Hazlett, Ph.D. |
| Email: |
KrelkoL@mail.amc.edu |
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| Samira Mansouri |
2012 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Albany, New York |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., Siena College |
| Projects: |
A Novel Ubiquitin Ligase With a Role in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Severity Through Th17 Cells |
| Mentor: |
Dorina Avram, Ph.D. |
| Email: |
MansouS@mail.amc.edu |
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| Andrea Marias Furuya |
2010 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Queens, New York |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., Hunter College |
| Projects: |
The Impact of the Interplay of HIV1 Vpr with Host Proteins on Viral Functions |
| Mentor: |
Carlos de Noronha, Sc.D. |
| Email: |
MariasA@mail.amc.edu |
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| Amanda McCabe |
2010 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., State University of NY at Albany, NY |
| Projects: |
The Role of Bone Marrow Resident Macrophages in the Regulation of Hematopoiesis During Homeostasis and Bacterial Infection |
| Mentor: |
Kate C. MacNamara, Ph.D. |
| Email: |
McCabeA@mail.amc.edu |
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| Michael D. Nekorchuk |
2007 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Gainsville, Florida |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.A., Boston University |
| Projects: |
Modification of HIV-1 Vpr to Allow its Exploitation as a Potent Vaccine Target |
| Mentor: |
Carlos de Noronha, Sc.D. |
| Email: |
NekorcM@mail.amc.edu |
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| Alan Sanfilippo |
2009 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Albany, New York |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., State University of New York at Albany |
| Projects: |
Allergic Lung Inflammation and Susceptibility to Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| Mentor: |
Dennis W. Metzger, Ph.D. |
| Email: |
SanfilA@mail.amc.edu |
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| Hamayun John Sharifi |
2009 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Amsterdam, New York |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., Siena College |
| Projects: |
Investigating the Role of HIV-1 Viral Protein R in HIV Pathogenesis |
| Mentor: |
Carlos de Noronha, Sc.D. |
| Email: |
SharifH@mail.amc.edu |
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| Alicia Soucy |
2012 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Bristol, Connecticut |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., Siena College |
| Email: |
SoucyA@mail.amc.edu |
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| Don Steiner |
2010 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Elmhurst, Illinois |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., Elmhurst College |
| Projects: |
The Role of Innate Immunity in Francisella tularensis Infection |
| Mentor: |
Dennis W. Metzger, Ph.D. |
| Email: |
SteineD@mail.amc.edu |
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| Heidi Tucker |
2010 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Glens Falls, New York |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.A., B.S., State University of NY at Albany, NY |
| Projects: |
Structure/Function of B Cell MHC Class II |
| Mentor: |
James R. Drake, Ph.D. |
| Email: |
TuckerH@mail.amc.edu |
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| Travis Walrath |
2012 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Cooperstown, New York |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., Clarkson University |
| Email: |
WalratT@mail.amc.edu |
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| Tiffany Zarrella |
2012 - Present |
| Hometown: |
Nashua, New Hampshire |
| Prior Institutions: |
B.S., Syracuse University |
| Email: |
ZarrelT@mail.amc.edu |
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