GMB Students
Our most recent (2013) external review report said, “Graduate students of GMB are excellent by any criteria. They are enthusiastic, successful, collaborative, and strongly positive about the program.” The report also notes the excellent publication record and other achievement of our students. The pages listed on the menu at left detail GMB students’ publications, awards, and other achievements, as well as a description of program requirements (including detailed written policies, as they become available) and useful resources.
Our students go on to productive and prestigious careers in diverse fields related to research. Please see the BBSP Alumni Careers Outcomes page for more information (be sure the select the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology PhD program).
Current GMB Students
| Name | Contact Info | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Abrash | abrashe@email.unc.edu | Mauro Calabrese |
| Cyril Anyetei-Anum | caanum@live.unc.edu | Dan McKay |
| Sam Ardery | sardery@email.unc.edu | Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena |
| Oscar Arroyo | oarroyoj@email.unc.edu | Dan McKay |
| Daniel Babaki | dbabaki@unc.edu | Kevin Weeks |
| Kerstin Baran | barank@email.unc.edu | Kathleen Caron |
| Ana Berglind | berglind@unc.edu | Shehzad Sheikh |
| Sam Boyson | sboyson@unc.edu | Mauro Calabrese |
| Erica Branham | erica.branham@unc.edu | Sarah Linnstaedt |
| Jackie Brinkman | jbrink@email.unc.edu | John P. Morris, IV |
| Aaron Chack | chack1@email.unc.edu | Chad Pecot |
| Yogitha Chareddy | yogitha@live.unc.edu | Chad Pecot |
| Rachel Cherney | rcherney@email.unc.edu | Mauro Calabrese |
| Lilly Chiou | lfc15@live.unc.edu | Cyrus Vaziri |
| Jonathan Cohen | jonathan_cohen@med.unc.edu | Jason Whitmire |
| Adriana Coke | acoke@unc.edu | Bob Goldstein & Christina Burch |
| Sean Connelly | sean_connelly@med.unc.edu | Jon Juliano |
| Marta Cruz Cisneros | mcruzcis@email.unc.edu | Mark Heise and Marty Ferris |
| Kit Cummins | kcummins@email.unc.edu | Brian Strahl |
| Ian Curtin | iancurtin@unc.edu | Jason Stein |
| Evan Drage | edrage@unc.edu | Daniel Matute & Amy Gladfelter |
| Gaith Droby | gdroby@unc.edu | Cyrus Vaziri |
| Rachel DuMez | rdumez@live.unc.edu | Rob Dowen |
| Sharon Edmiston | edmiston@email.unc.edu | Nancy Thomas |
| Alyssa Edwards | aedwards2@unc.edu | Dale Ramsden |
| Iman El-Shiekh | ielshiek@email.unc.edu | Gaorav Gupta |
| Kevin Field | kevin_field@med.unc.edu | Ian Davis |
| Geoffrey Fox | gfox@unc.edu | Jill Dowen & Brian Strahl |
| Caroline Settle Fraser | csfraser@live.unc.edu | Ian Davis |
| Mark Geisler | mgeisler@email.unc.edu | Bob Duronio |
| Gabrielle Gentile | gmarieg@med.unc.edu | Jimena Giudici |
| Riya Gohil | riyogohil@unc.edu | Jill Dowen |
| Alejandro Gomez | alegomez@email.unc.edu | Hyejung Won |
| Brian Gural | bgural@email.unc.edu | Christoph Rau |
| Isabela Gerdes Gyuricza | igg@email.unc.edu | Jonathan Parr |
| Clayton Harry | cjharry@email.unc.edu | Bob Goldstein |
| Micah Hysong | hhysong@email.unc.edu | Laura Raffield |
| Sean Johnson | seanjohn@email.unc.edu | Dan McKay |
| Fred Koitz | fkoitz@unc.edu | Kacy Gordon |
| Daniel Kolbin | kolbin@live.unc.edu | Kerry Bloom |
| Benjamin Kornegay | bkornegay@unc.edu | Jill Dowen |
| Lynn Lerner | lernerl@email.unc.edu | Gaorav Gupta |
| Sarah Lester | slester@unc.edu | Samir Kelada and Karen Mohlke |
| Ethan Madden | emad@email.unc.edu | Brian Strahl |
| Rami Major | ramim@live.unc.edu | Mark Zylka |
| Marielle Bond | marielle_bond@med.unc.edu | Doug Phanstiel |
| Jessica McAfee | jcmcafee@email.unc.edu | Hyejung Won |
| Jeanne-Marie McPherson | jemcpher@live.unc.edu | Bob Duronio |
| Brandon Mouery | blm5494@live.unc.edu | Jean Cook |
| Ryan Mouery | rmouery@live.unc.edu | Mike Emanuele |
| McKenzie Murvin | mmurvin@live.unc.edu | Mauro Calabrese |
| Mohamed A. Nasr | nasr@email.unc.edu | Jeff Sekelsky |
| Jayna Nicholas | jnicholas@unc.edu | Laura Raffield and Karen Mohlke |
| Victoria Parsons | vparsons@live.unc.edu | Karen Mohlke |
| Nila Pazhayam | npazhay@live.unc.edu | Jeff Sekelsky |
| Gabby Puller | gcpuller@email.unc.edu | Pat Brenwald |
| Gabrielle Quickstad | gquick@email.unc.edu | Terry Magnuson & Karl Shpargel |
| Natalie Rittenhouse | nrittenhouse@unc.edu | Jill Dowen |
| Ryan Salcido | rsalcido@email.unc.edu | Mauro Calabrese |
| Priscila Santa Rosa | prisr@email.unc.edu | Jeff Sekelsky and Bob Duronio |
| Yibo Si | yibosi@email.unc.edu | Henrik Dohlman |
| Noor Singh | noor1@email.unc.edu | Kacy Gordon |
| Mallory Sokolowski | malsoko@email.unc.edu | Jesse Raab |
| Matt Stevenson | stevensn@email.unc.edu | Lori O'Brien |
| Alexis Stutzman | astutzman@unc.edu | Dan McKay |
| Rachel Szymanski | raszyman@email.unc.edu | Frank Conlon |
| Karla Troncoso | karlat@email.unc.edu | Bob Duronio |
| Carolyn Turcotte | carolyn.turcotte@unc.edu | Jeff Sekelsky |
| Kylie VanDerMolen | kylie_vandermolen@unc.edu | Rob Dowen |
| Elyssa Vogt | ellysa@live.unc.edu | Amy Gladfelter |
| Ying Wang | ying.wang@unc.edu | Pengda Liu |
| Isurika Weerasinghe | iweerasinghe@unc.edu | Charles Perou |
| Chloe Whitworth | chloe_whitworth@med.unc.edu | William Polacheck & Victoria Bautch |
| Jingyu Zhao | zjy@email.unc.edu | Sam Lai |