{"id":114,"date":"2010-11-17T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-17T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/prep\/prep\/current-prep-scholars\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T10:30:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T15:30:22","slug":"current-prep-scholars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oge\/stad\/prep\/current-prep-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"Current UNC PREP Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UNC PREP 15<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Scholar Bios\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Yelisbeth Santa Villafane<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Research Interest: <\/span>Synthesizing novel molecules that reduce perinucleolar compartment (PNC) prevalence in metastatic cancer cell lines,<\/p>\n

exploring synthetic routes to a new class of oxazole molecules with the goal of identifying next-generation preclinical leads<\/p>\n

for metastatic cancer treatment.<\/p>\n

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Ashley Merriweather<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Research Interest: <\/span>Discovery and Synthesis of Novel MAGE-A4 Inhibitors as Selective Cancer Therapy<\/p>\n

Using a Focused DNA-Encoded Library Screen<\/p>\n

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Zoey Joshlin<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Research Interest: Investigating the impact of a double-hit developmental exposure to alcohol on <\/span><\/p>\n

behavior and neurochemical outcomes in adulthood<\/span><\/p>\n

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Damien Guilbaud<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Research Interest: Deep Learning for Automated Detection of Extrachromosomal DNA<\/p>\n

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Brandon Villanueva Sanchez<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Research Interest:\u00a0 Genetic engineering and pharmaceutics to advance an emerging class of therapeutics, Live Biotherapeutic Products<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Alexandria “Alex” Washington<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Research Interest: Targeted Dose-Dependent Regulation of TP53 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia <\/span><\/div>\n
Using a Chemical <\/span>Epigenetic Modification System<\/span><\/div>\n
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Gelila Petros<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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Research Interest: Investigating mechanisms of phase-separation-driven chromatin <\/span>
formation in Acute Myeloid Leukemia<\/span><\/p>\n

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Autumn Coleman<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Research Interest: Exploring evolutionary species tropism of rodent-borne and no-known-vector flaviviruses in <\/span>
relation to mammalian host receptor transporter protein 4 (RTP4) using a multistep growth <\/span>
curve approach<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Raquel Gaither<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Research interest: Defining the organelle interactome throughout skeletal muscle maturation<\/p>\n

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