IMP Entering Class

Thesis Lab: Jedd Wolchok

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Thesis Project: Investigating dynamic IDO-Kyn-AhR Pathway Induced Tumor Immunosuppression

Undergrad Institute: New Jersey City University

Thesis Lab: Steven Josefowicz

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Thesis Project: Chromatin dynamics throughout immune cell development and stimulation

Undergrad Institute: University of Kentucky 

Thesis Lab: Gretchen Diehl

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Thesis Project: Defining how intestinal microbes promote colorectal cancer through modulation of macrophage function

Undergrad Institute: Drew University 

Thesis Lab: Gretchen Diehl

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Thesis Project: Investigating the role of the microbiome in mononuclear phagocyte differentiation and function

Undergrad Institute: University of California- Davis 

Thesis Lab: Chrysothemis Brown

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Thesis Project: Uncovering Heterogeneity of CCR7+ Dendritic Cells

Undergrad Institute: University of California- Santa Cruz 

Thesis Lab: Gregory Sonnenberg

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Thesis Project: Examining innate like lymphocytes in intestinal health, inflammation, and homeostasis

Undergrad Institute: North Eastern University 

Thesis Lab: Gretchen Diehl

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Thesis Project: Microbiota-induced host regulatory networks to limit microbiota-specific T cell responses

Undergrad Institute: Brigham Young University 

Thesis Lab: R. Brad Jones

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Thesis Project: Characterization of T Cell-inherent and Virus-conferred Factors Interfering with Immune Clearance of HIV

Undergrad Institute: Jacobs University 

Thesis Lab: Ethel Cesarman

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Project: Identifying Endogenous Retroviral Factors in Viral Lymphomagenesis

Undergrad Institute: Yale University 

Thesis Lab: Andrea Schietinger

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Thesis Project: Decoding and Reprogramming Autoimmune Stem-like T cells in Type 1 Diabetes

Undergrad Institute: University of California- Davis 

Thesis Lab: Santosha Vardhana

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Thesis Project: Regulation of T cell metabolism by antigen avidity

Undergrad Institute: Indian Institute of Technology

Thesis Lab: Joseph Sun

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Thesis Project: Elucidating the role of SATB1 in NK cell development and antiviral host immunity

Undergrad Institute: University of California- Berkeley 

*F31 Award Recipient

Thesis Lab: Chrysothemis Brown

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Undergrad Institute: John Jay College of Criminal Justice

*HHMI Gilliam Award Recipient

Thesis Lab: Chrysothemis Brown

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Thesis Project: Role of peripheral AIRE in self tolerance

Undergrad Institute: Vit University 

Thesis Lab: Steven Josefowicz

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

Undergrad Institute: Yale University

Thesis Lab: Alexander Rudensky

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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 

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 

Thesis Lab: Alexander Rudensky

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Thesis Project: Regulatory T cell regulation of tissue physiology

Undegrad Institute: Xiamen University

Thesis Lab: Alexander Rudensky

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Thesis Project: Immunological functions of Ctrp12

Undergrad Institute: Texas A&M University

Dorris J. Hutchinson Fellowship

Thesis Lab: Morgan Huse

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

Undergrad Institute: University of Chicago

Thesis Lab: Niroshana Anandasapathy 

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

Undergrad Institute: University of California  Berkeley

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

Thesis Lab: Sabine Ehrt

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

Undergrad Institute: Bahiana School of Medicine

*NSF Award Recipient 

Thesis Lab: Michael Glickman 

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

Undergrad Institute: Brandeis University

Thesis Lab: Carl Nathan

Graduation Year: 2024

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

Thesis Lab: Iliyan Iliev 

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

Undergraduate Institute: National Taiwan University

WCGS Merit Fellowship Recipient

Thesis Lab: Laura Donlin 

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

Undergraduate Institute: University of Toronto

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

Thesis Lab: Tobias Hohl

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

Undergrad Institute: University of Chicago

F31 Award Recipient

Thesis Lab: Lionel Ivashkiv

Graduation Year: 2024

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

Undergrad Institute: Grand Valley State University

Thesis Lab: Sabine Ehrt

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Project: Understanding How Bacteria Manage Costs and Benefits of Cooperative Behavior

Undergrad Institute: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Thesis Lab: David Scheinberg

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Project: Mechanisms of Adoptive T cell Micropharmacies

Undergrad Institute: Swarthmore College

*F31 Award Recipient 

Thesis Lab: Steven Josefowicz

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Project: Long lasting epigenetic memory in hematopoietic stem cells and immune cells induced by pathological inflammation 

Undergrad Institute: Konkuk University

*Asan Foundation Biomedical Science Scholarship Recipient 

Thesis Lab: Steven Josefowicz

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Project: Describing the Epigenetic Mechanisms in Control of Hematopoietic Development and Rapid Inflammatory Responses

Undergrad Institute: Seattle Pacific University

*F31 Award Recipient 

Thesis Lab: Juan Cubillos-Ruiz

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Project: Immunosuppressive programs driven by IRE1 signaling in ovarian cancer  

Undergrad Institute: University of Maryland at Baltimore County

*F31 Award Recipient 

Thesis Lab: Jayanta Chaudhuri

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Project: Finding novel factors of class switch recombination using CRISPR genetic screening 

Undergrad Institute: Pohang University of Science and Technology

Thesis Lab: Alexander Rudensky

Graduation Year: 2024

Thesis Project: The nuclear receptor LXR-beta in the regulation of T cell metabolic function and cellular activation

Undergrad Institute: University of Massachusetts

*F31 Award Recipient 

Thesis Lab: Andrea Schietinger

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Thesis Project: T Cell Fate Diversification in Type 1 Diabetes 

Undergrad Institute: Yale University

*F30 Award Recipient 

Thesis Lab: Sabine Ehrt

Graduation Year: 2022

Thesis Project: A novel reporter system identifies iron uptake virulence genes in mycobacteria

Undergrad Institute: Columbia University

*F30 Award Recipient 

Thesis Lab: Joseph Sun

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Thesis Project: Dissecting the three-dimensional chromatin landscape of cytotoxic lymphocytes during viral infection

Undergrad Institute: UCSD

Thesis Lab: Scott Blanchard

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Project: Characterizing the Protein Synthesis Program that Fuels the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition

Undergrad Institute: Davidson College

Thesis Lab: Joseph Sun

Graduation Year: 2020

Thesis Project: Cellular determinants of the adaptive NK cell response to viral infections

Undergrad Institute: Pablo de Olavide University 

Thesis Lab: Jayanta Chaudhuri

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Thesis Project: Transcending the Limits of B Cell Biology with AID Upmutants

Undergrad Institute: University of Malaya

Thesis Lab: Iliyan Iliev

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Project: Gut fungal interactions with the host and the microbiota

Undergrad Institute: Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

Thesis Lab: Andrea Schietinger

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Thesis Project: Decoding differentiation state dynamics of memory T cells in the context of tumors

Undergrad Institute: Stony Brook University

*Janssen Scientific Award Recipient

Thesis Lab: Randy Longman

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Thesis Project: Host-pathobiont interactions modulate mucosal and systemic immunity

Undergrad Institute: Miami University

Thesis Lab: Jedd Wolchock

Graduation Year: 2021

Thesis Project: Characterizing double positive T cells: a tale of promiscuous cell fates

Undergrad Institute: College of William and Mary

Thesis Lab: Carl Nathan

Graduation Year: 2021

Thesis Project: Genetic determinants of phenotypic resistance in mycobacteria

Undergrad Institute: Western Kentucky University

Thesis Lab: Morgan Huse

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Thesis Project: Characterizing the tumor microenvironment in early stage melanoma

Undergrad Institute: UCLA

*T32 Award Recipient

Thesis Lab: Michael Glickman

Graduation Year: 2021

Thesis Project: The Mechanism of Anti-Tumor Immunity Induced by BCG Therapy for Bladder Cancer

Undergrad Institute: Stony Brook University

*DoD Horizon Award Recipient 

Thesis Lab: Bjorn Kafsack

Graduation Year: 2022 

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Undergrad Institute: University of Florida

*F31 Award Recipient 

Thesis Lab: Andrea Schietinger

Graduation Year: 2020

Thesis Project: Discovery of novel functions of TOX in CD8 and CD4 T cell differentiation

Undergrad Institute: Hamilton College

Thesis Lab: Gregory Sonnenberg

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Thesis Project: Tolerogenic and pathologic interactions between ILCs and T cells in autoimmunity

Undergrad Institute: University of Washington

*F31 Award Recipient  

Thesis Lab: Eric Pamer

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Project: Clearance of an Antibiotic-resistant Intestinal Pathogen with a lantibiotic-producing, Colon-resident Probiotic

Undergrad Institute: UCLA

Thesis Lab: Inez Rogatsky 

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Project: Targeting RNA Polymerase II pausing complex to combat autoimmune inflammation 

Undergrad Institute: Wuhan University

Thesis Lab: Jayanta Chaudhuri

Graduation Year: 2022

Thesis Project: A mouse model separating class switch recombination and somatic hypermutation used as a tool to investigate AID biology

Undergrad Institute: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata

Thesis Lab: Michael Glickman

Graduation Year: 2021

Thesis Project: Transcriptional and Post Translational Control of the DNA damage response in mycobaTranscriptional and Post Translational Control of the DNA damage response in mycobacteria

Undergrad Institute: Clark University

Thesia Lab: Ming Li

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Project: The Role of the Nutrient Sensing Pathway in Treg Cell Function

Undergrad Institute: Louisiana State University

Thesis Lab: Alexander Rudensky

Graduation Year: 2021

Thesis Project: Development and differentiation of regulatory T cell subsets

Undergrad Institute: University of Chicago

Thesis Lab: Heidi Stuhlmann

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Thesis Project: The Functional Roles of Egfl7 in Embryonic & Placental Endothelium

Undergrad Institution: Brigham Young University 

*T32 Award Recipient 

Thesis Lab: Randy Longman

Graduation Year: 2018

Thesis Project: Tl1A Is A Central Regulator Of Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cell Function In Colitis

Undergrad Institute: Claremont McKenna College

Thesis Lab: Ming Li

Graduation Year:

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Undergrad Institute: Beijing University of Technology

Thesis Lab: Sabine Ehrt

Graduation Year: 2020

Thesis Project: ATPases that Power Multiple Export Systems in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Undergrad Institute: Princeton University

Thesis Lab: Marraffini Lab, RU

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Project: The Evolution of CRISPR Immune Responses Against Diverse Pathogens

Undergrad Institute: Boston University

Thesis Lab: Ming Li

Graduation Year: 2020

Thesis Project: The role of IRF8 in tumor-associated Macrophages

Undergrad Institute: Wesleyan University

Thesis Lab: Marcel Van den Brink

Graduation Year: 2020

Thesis Project: Short Chain fatty acid Receptors play a key role in the Severity of Mouse Models of Graft Versus Host Disease

Undergrad Institute: University of Georgia

Thesis Lab: Alexander Rudensky

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Thesis Project: Features of Tissue-Resident and Recirculating Lymphocytes

MD-PhD Student
Undergrad Institute: UC Berkley

Thesis Lab: Ming Li

Graduation Year: 2021

Thesis Project: Glycolysis Control of T Cell Responses

Undergrad Institute: McMaster University (Canada)

Thesis Lab: Joseph Sun

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Project: Regulation of Natural Killer cell Responses to Viral Infection

Undergrad Institute: Scripps College

Thesis Lab: Eric Pamer

Graduation Year: 2017

Thesis Project: Microbiota- and pathogen-specific contributions to Clostridium difficile susceptibility and virulence in the mouse model

Undergrad Institute: Scripps College

Thesis Lab: Alessandra Pernis

Graduation Year: 2018

Thesis Project: Roles of the Rho Kinases in B Cell Differentiation and Lymphomagenesis

Undergrad Institute: UMass

*F31 Award Recipient 

Thesis Lab: Ari Melnick

Graduation Year: 2018

Thesis Project: The Role Of A Locus Control Region Upstream Of Bcl6 In Germinal Center Formation

Undergrad Institute: Washington State

Thesis Lab: Sabine Ehrt

Graduation Year: 2019 

Thesis Project: Persistence of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in mice requires PerM Controlled cell Division

Undergrad Institute: Fudan University

Thesis Lab: Lionel Ivashkiv

Graduation Year: 2018

Thesis Project: Defining SREBP2 roles in Inflammation & Tissue Repair

Undergrad Institution: 

Thesis Lab: Eric Pamer

Graduation Year: 2018

Thesis Project: Microbial Dynamics During Gut Inflammation and Infection

Undergrad Institution: 

Thesis Lab: Theresa Lu

Graduation Year: 2018 

Thesis Project: A Protective Langerhans Cell-Keratinocyte Axis That Is Dysfunctional In Photosensitivity

Undergrad Institute: Morehouse College

Thesis Lab: Kirk Deitsch 

Graduation Year: 2017

Thesis Project: Mechanisms of Genome Stability and DNA Repair in Plasmodium falciparum

Undergrad Institute: Smith College

Thesis Lab: Eric Pamer 

Graduation Year: 2017

Thesis Project: Harnessing Host Immunity Against Hiv: The Function Of Antiretroviral Antibodies In The Course Of Hiv Infection

Undergrad Institute: Chang Gung University

Thesis Lab: Inez Rogatsky

Graduation Year: 2017

Thesis Project: Gene-Specific Mechanisms Dictate Glucocorticoid Receptor-Mediated Repression Of Inflammatory Response Genes In Macrophages

Undergrad Institute: NIH

Thesis Lab: Laurie Glimcher

Graduation Year: 2017

Thesis Project: Er Stress Sensor Ire1Α-Xbp1 Regulates  T Cell Metabolism And Function In Ovarian Cancer

Undergrad Institute: Sungkyunkwan University

Thesis Lab: Danwei Huangfu

Graduation Year: 2018

Thesis Project: Investigating the role of GATA and FOXA factors in diabetes and development using human embroyoic stem cells 

Undergrad Institute: Ewha Womens University

Thesis Lab: Alexander Rudensky

Graduation Year: 2019

Thesis Project: Reciprocal Interactions Between Metabolism and Immunity

Undergrad Institute: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Thesis Lab: Marcel Van den Brink

Graduation Year: 2016

Thesis Project: The Transcription Factor Nuclear Factor Erythroid-2 Related 2 Regulates Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function and T-Cell Alloreactivity

Undergrad Institute: University of Otago, New Zealand

Thesis Lab: Theresa Lu 

Graduation Year: 2016

Thesis Project: Dendritic Cell and Stromal Cell Interactions in Skin Fibrosis

Undergrad Institute: University of Colorado at Boulder

Thesis Lab: Gregoire Atlan-Bonnet 

Graduation Year: 2016

Thesis Project: Cytokine catch-and-release communication enables long-term response to transient inflammation

Undergrad Institute:

Thesis Lab: Stefano Rivella

Graduation Year: 2017 

Thesis Project: Absence Of Interleukin-6 Protects Bone Marrow Erythroid Recovery Under Inflammation, A Process Inhibited By Iron Mediated Ros (Reactive Oxygen Species) Upregulation

Undergrad Institute: St. Xavier's College, Kolkata

Thesis Lab: Alexander Rudensky 

Graduation Year: 2016

Thesis Project: Mechanisms And Dynamics Of Regulatory T Cell Function

Undergrad Institute: 

Thesis Lab: Sabine Ehrt

Graduation Year: 2017

Thesis Project: Exploiting Bacterial Lysis For Tuberculosis Drug Target Validation And Vaccine Development

Undergrad Institute: Sun Yat-sen Univ

Thesis Lab: Carl Nathan

Graduation Year: 2017

Thesis Project: Characterization Of Small Molecules That Enhance Macrophage Activation For Host-Directed Therapy Of Tuberculosis

Undergrad Institute: St. Xavier's College, Kolkata

Thesis Lab: Inez Rogatsky 

Graduation Year: 2017

Thesis Project: Glucocorticoid-Induced Phosphorylation By Cdk9 Specifies The Coactivator Functions Of Transcriptional Coregulator Grip1 In Macrophages

Undergrad Institute: Cornell University

Thesis Lab: Eric Pamer

Graduation Year: 2018

Thesis Project: Trafficking Of Inflammatory Monocytes To Lungs And Transport Of Microspheres From Lungs To Draining Lymph Nodes

Undergrad Institute: UC San Diego