Staff Category: Current Trainees

Johann earned his B.S. in Biological Sciences under the Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior track from Arizona State University. As an undergraduate, he conducted research assessing the efficacy of myriad neurotherapeutic modalities for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. He defended his honors thesis on the use of the […]

Olivia earned her B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Microbes and Immunity and her M.S. in Epidemiology and Clinical Research from Stanford University. Before starting her Ph.D., she conducted research for two years at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, focusing on how environmental exposures—such as air […]

Bridget earned a B.S. in Geosciences and a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from The Pennsylvania State University. For her thesis, she studied the effects of produced waters, or brine, from hydraulic fracturing on stream chemistry and biota. She used strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) and ratios of major cations […]

Aliyah earned her B.S. in Biochemistry and a minor in math from Spelman College in 2024.  As an undergraduate, she worked as an organic chemistry research assistant to optimize the Syntheses of Aspirin and Acetaminophen lab procedures and co-develop a chemistry coloring book.  She also conducted biology research on biosynthetic […]

Sierra earned her B.A. in Neuroscience with a concentration in Environmental Studies from Kenyon College in 2022. As an undergraduate, she conducted research on how the extracellular environment of a nerve influences peripheral nervous system patterning. After graduation, Sierra joined the Duke cell biology department as a research technician where […]

Mackenzie earned her B.S. in Marine Biology and B.A. in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2021. During her undergraduate studies she conducted an honors thesis on the impacts of Hurricane Florence on the benthic population of the Cape Fear River estuary, and also fell in love […]

Corbin earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Notre Dame with a concentration in Infectious Disease & Global Health and a minor in Energy Studies. His undergraduate research surrounded anthropogenic change on freshwater systems, and his thesis investigated the impact of invasive vegetation on Pacific salmon in […]

Cameron earned his B.S. in Biology with a major in Hispanic Studies from Davidson College in 2021. As an undergraduate, he conducted research examining the cytotoxicity of waterpipe tobacco smoke on alveolar cells. He also spent two years at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases investigating […]

Karina earned her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Penn State University and an M.S. in Biomedical Sciences from Jefferson University. During her master’s program, she worked full-time as a research technician studying the effects of chronic versus acute injury in the lung. She also worked on identifying biased […]