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IMP Students: Entering Class 2018

Dughan Ahimovic
Dughan Ahimovic

Thesis Lab: Steven Josefowicz

Graduation Year:

Thesis Project: New Approaches to Study the Function & Distribution of Histone Modifications in Murine Immune Cells

Undergrad Institute: Yale University

Regina Bou Puerto
Regina Bou Puerto

Thesis Lab: Alexander Rudensky

Graduation Year:

Thesis Project: Non-redundant role of Treg- and CD4-derived IFNg in viral infections and tumors

Undergrad Institute: Politecnic Univ. of Valencia

*Kravis WiSE Fellowship Award Recipient 

Deeksha Deep
Deeksha Deep

Thesis Lab: Alexander Rudensky

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Project: Dendritic cell heterogeneity and its role in pulmonary fungal infection

Undergrad Institute: Yale University

*F30 Award Recipient 

Beibei Fang
Beibei Fang

Thesis Lab: Alexander Rudensky

Graduation Year:

Thesis Project: Regulatory T cell regulation of tissue physiology

Undegrad Institute: Xiamen University

Paolo Giovanelli
Paolo Giovanelli

Thesis Lab: Alexander Rudensky

Graduation Year:

Thesis Project: Immunological functions of Ctrp12

Undergrad Institute: Texas A&M University

Dorris J. Hutchinson Fellowship

Elizabeth Zale
Elizabeth Zale

Thesis Lab: Morgan Huse

Graduation Year:

Thesis Project: Exploring the Impact of Intracellular Infections on Host Cell Mechanobiology

Undergrad Institute: University of Chicago

Joy Hsu
Joy Hsu

Thesis Lab: Niroshana Anandasapathy 

Graduation Year:

Thesis Project: Interrogating DC-dependent mechanisms supporting superior Vaccinia-generated immunity

Undergrad Institute: University of California  Berkeley

Abhinav Jaiswal
Abhinav Jaiswal

Thesis Lab: Niroshana Anandasapathy 

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Project: New approaches to interrogate T cell differentiation in tissue and tumor, and the consequences for immune protection

Undergrad Institute: University of Pittsburgh

Thais Klevorn
Thais Klevorn

Thesis Lab: Sabine Ehrt

Graduation Year:

Thesis Project: Characterization of an intrinsic antibiotic resistance factor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Undergrad Institute: Bahiana School of Medicine

*NSF Award Recipient 

Adam Krebs
Adam Krebs

Thesis Lab: Michael Glickman 

Graduation Year:

Thesis Project: Understanding the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Macrophage Interaction with a Novel Human iPSC-derived Macrophage System

Undergrad Institute: Brandeis University

Angela Lee
Angela Lee

Thesis Lab: Carl Nathan

Graduation Year:

Thesis Project: Type I IFN Induction and Response during Mtb infection of Human Monocyte Derived Macrophages (hMDMs): Focus on Type I IFN’s Role in Mtb induced hMDM Cell Death.

Undergraduate Institute: Barnard College

Woan-Yu Lin
Woan-Yu Lin

Thesis Lab: Iliyan Iliev 

Graduation Year:

Thesis Project: Role of Intestinal Fungal Colonization in Shaping Neurological Responses

Undergraduate Institute: National Taiwan University

WCGS Merit Fellowship Recipient

Ian Mantel
Ian Mantel

Thesis Lab: Laura Donlin 

Graduation Year:

Thesis Project: Pathophysiologic mechanisms within a newly defined rheumatoid arthritis endotype

Undergraduate Institute: University of Toronto

Chase McCann
Chase McCann

Thesis Lab: Richard Brad Jones

Graduation Year: 2020

Thesis Project: Understanding the Role of the Immune System in Shaping the HIV Proviral Landscape: Implications for HIV Cure Immunotherapeutic Strategies

Undergrad Institute: University of Massachusetts

Kathleen Mills
Kathleen Mills

Thesis Lab: Tobias Hohl

Graduation Year:

Thesis Project: Epithelial-immune cell crosstalk orchestrates pulmonary immunity to A. fumigatus

Undergrad Institute: University of Chicago

F31 Award Recipient

Bikash Mishra
Bikash Mishra

Thesis Lab: Lionel Ivashkiv

Graduation Year:

Thesis Project: Regulation of Inflammatory NF-kB Target Gene Activation by Jak-STAT Signaling

Undergrad Institute: Grand Valley State University

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