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| Alumni | |
| Postdoctoral fellows | |
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Susan Leggett, Ph.D. (postdoctoral fellow, 2019-2022) NJACTS Postdoctoral Fellow currently: Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
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Ayse Nihan Kilinc, Ph.D. (postdoctoral fellow, 2018-2021) NJCCR Postdoctoral Fellow currently: Postdoctoral fellow, MIT |
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Sandra Lemke, Ph.D. (postdoctoral fellow, 2019-2021) Walter Benjamin Postdoctoral Fellow, DFG currently: Zeiss Microscopy |
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Aswin Sundarakrishnan, Ph.D. (postdoctoral associate, 2018-2020) currently: Adjunct faculty, Northeastern University |
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James Spurlin, Ph.D. (postdoctoral fellow, 2015-2020) NIH/NHLBI NRSA F32 Postdoctoral Fellow currently: Project manager, Avance Biosciences |
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Andreas Kourouklis, Ph.D. (postdoctoral fellow, 2017-2019) NJCCR Postdoctoral Fellow currently: Project leader, ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
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Mei-Fong Pang, Ph.D. (postdoctoral fellow, 2013-2018) Swedish Society for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellow NJCCR Postdoctoral Fellow currently: Scientist, Insmed, Inc. |
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Victor Varner, Ph.D. (postdoctoral associate, 2012-2015) currently: Associate professor, University of Texas at Dallas |
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Adam Navis, Ph.D. (postdoctoral associate, 2014-2015) currently: Senior manager, Taconic Biosciences |
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Jason Gleghorn, Ph.D. (postdoctoral associate, 2010-2014) currently: Associate professor, University of Delaware |
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Wenting Zhu, Ph.D. (postdoctoral associate, 2011-2013) |
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Hye Young Kim, Ph.D. (postdoctoral associate, 2011-2013) currently: Young Scientist Fellow, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) |
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KangAe Lee, Ph.D. (postdoctoral associate, 2009-2012) |
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Esther Gomez, Ph.D. (postdoctoral fellow, 2008-2010) Susan G. Komen Postdoctoral Fellow currently: Associate professor, Pennsylvania State University |
| Graduate students | |
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Molly Brennan, Ph.D. (CBE doctoral student, 2019-2024) NJCCR Predoctoral Fellow Thesis: Using tumor models to investigate the effects of intratumoral heterogeneity and dietary conditions on tumor progression currently: Scientist, Oddity Labs |
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Payam Farahani, Ph.D. (CBE doctoral student, 2018-2023) NSF Predoctoral Fellow Thesis: Decoding signal transmission through receptor tyrosine kinases currently: Scientist, InduPro |
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Sarah Paramore, Ph.D. (MOL doctoral student, 2018-2022) NIH/NHLBI NRSA F31 Research Fellow Thesis: Planar cell polarity and lung development currently: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Chicago |
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Katie Goodwin, Ph.D. (QCB doctoral student, 2017-2022) American Heart Association (AHA) Predoctoral Fellow Thesis: Molecular and mechanical regulation of embryonic lung development currently: Postdoctoral fellow, MRC-LMB |
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Jacob Jaslove, M.D., Ph.D. (MOL doctoral student, 2016-2021) NIH/NHLBI NRSA F30 Research Fellow Thesis: Transmural pressure signals through retinoic acid to control mouse lung development currently: Resident, Medicine, NYU |
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Michael Palmer, Ph.D. (CBE doctoral student, 2017-2021) Thesis: Evolution-guided investigation of developmental mechanisms in lungs of terrestrial vertebrates currently: Postdoctoral fellow, Marine Biological Laboratory |
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Emann Rabie, M.D., Ph.D. (MOL doctoral student, 2018-2021) NIH/NIGMS NRSA F30 Research Fellow Thesis: Genomic instability and invasion in breast cancer currently: Resident, Interventional Radiology, University of Pennsylvania |
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Bryan Nerger, Ph.D. (CBE doctoral student, 2016-2021) NSERC Fellow Thesis: The extracellular matrix as a regulator of branching morphogenesis currently: Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University |
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Brian Silver, Ph.D. (MOL doctoral student, 2016-2020) NSF Graduate Research Fellow Thesis: Mechanical regulation of cellular membrane voltage gradients in epithelial tissues currently: Postdoctoral fellow, NIH |
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Alisya Anlas, Ph.D. (CBE doctoral student, 2015-2020) NJCCR Predoctoral Fellow Thesis: Mechanical regulation of autophagy, chemoresistance and genomic instability in breast cancer currently: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Pennsylvania |
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Siyang Han, Ph.D. (MOL doctoral student, 2014-2019) Thesis: Biomechanical regulation of cell proliferation, epithelial-mesenchymal transition and invasion currently: Senior manager, BeiGene |
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Michael Siedlik, Ph.D. (CBE doctoral student, 2013-2018) NSF Graduate Research Fellow Thesis: The multiscale dynamics of tissue development: From nuclear spin to collective migration currently: Senior scientist, InfiniFluidics |
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Allison Simi, Ph.D. (CBE doctoral student, 2013-2018) NJCCR Predoctoral Fellow Thesis: Mechanical regulation of genomic instability in cancer currently: Medical Science Liaison, Janssen Oncology Medical Affairs |
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Alexandra Piotrowski-Daspit, Ph.D. (CBE doctoral student, 2012-2016) Thesis: Physical forces and collective migration in development and disease currently: Assistant Professor, University of Michigan |
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Eline Boghaert, Ph.D. (CBE doctoral student, 2009-2014) NJCCR Predoctoral Fellow Thesis: Modeling interactions between a tumor cell and its host epithelium currently: Associate Chair and Lecturer, University of Waterloo |
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Sriram Manivannan, Ph.D. (CBE doctoral student, 2009-2013) Thesis: Dynamics of tissue morphogenesis currently: Vice President, Product Development, Vorbeck Materials |
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Qike Kyle Chen, Ph.D. (CBE doctoral student, 2008-2013) Thesis: Microenvironmental regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition currently: AVP, Fortitude Re |
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Nikolce Gjorevski, Ph.D. (CBE doctoral student, 2008-2012) Thesis: Mechanical regulation of mammary epithelial branching morphogenesis currently: Group leader, Organoid Engineering, Roche Institute for Translational Bioengineering |
| Research associates | |
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Sherry Zhang (research specialist, 2016-2023) currently: Research specialist, Princeton University |
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Tevyur Mosley (research specialist, 2021-2023) currently: Ph.D. student, University of Maryland |
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Amira Pavlovich (research specialist, 2008-2014) currently: Research associate, Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Senior thesis students | |
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Kylie Cyhn (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E., 2024) currently: postbac student |
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Jake Klimek (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E., 2024) currently: Ph.D. student, Duke University |
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Aria Lupo (EEB senior thesis; A.B., 2024) currently: |
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Safiya Topiwala (MOL senior thesis; A.B., 2024) currently: Fulbright Fellow |
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Bharvi Chavre (CHM senior thesis; A.B., 2023) currently: M.D. student |
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Nelson Chow (MOL senior thesis; A.B., 2023) currently: Research associate, Vanderbilt University |
| Trishala Kumar (PHY senior thesis; A.B., 2023) currently: Analyst, Blackstone |
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Adam Boukind (MOL senior thesis; A.B., 2022) currently: Masters student, Johns Hopkins University |
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Sophia Martinez (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E., 2022) currently: Postbac student, NIH |
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Jimi Oniya (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E., 2022) |
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Katherine Shelburne (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E., 2022) currently: Research associate, BillionToOne |
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Albert Jiang (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E., 2021) currently: Masters student, Princeton University |
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Chantal Thantrong (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E., 2021) currently: |
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Niroshan Anandasivam (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E., 2020) currently: Ph.D. student, University of California, Berkeley |
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Rawlison Zhang (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E., 2020) currently: Engagement manager, Scale AI |
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Nathan Bolanos (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E., 2019) currently: Associate, MedTech |
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Sarah Mathew (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E., 2019) currently: Senior analyst, Axiom Healthcare Strategies |
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Allyson Brown (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E., 2018) currently: Senior business analyst, Natera |
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Arthur Kim (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E., 2018) currently: Lead growth analyst, Optum |
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Anastasia Ivanushkina (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2017) currently: Senior manager, Efficio |
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Shiyi Li (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2017) M.D., University of Pennsylvania currently: Resident, Albert Einstein Medical Center |
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Lili Macharashvili (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2017) currently: Ph.D. student, Duquesne University |
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Caitlin Miller (CHM senior thesis; A.B. 2017) currently: M.D. student, Thomas Jefferson University |
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Sahana Jayaraman (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2016) currently: M.D./Ph.D. student, Johns Hopkins University |
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Divya Seshadri (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2016) currently: MBA student, Wharton School |
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Benjamin Spar (COS senior thesis; B.S.E. 2016) currently: Software developer, General Dynamics Mission Systems |
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Danny Thomson (MOL senior thesis; A.B. 2016) currently: Research associate, University of Washington |
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Daniel Tzou (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2016) currently: M.D. student, Thomas Jefferson University |
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Vincent Chu (CHM senior thesis; A.B. 2015) currently: Ph.D. student, Harvard University |
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Lisa Kojima (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2015) currently: M.D. student, CCLCM |
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Dror Liebenthal (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2015) currently: CEO, Bold.org |
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Adrija Navarro (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2015) currently: Ph.D. student, Harvard University |
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Jason Adleberg (CEE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2014) M.D., Drexel University currently: Radiology resident, Mount Sinai Health System |
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Samantha Halpern (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2014) currently: Associate director, Patient Marketing, Krystal Biotech |
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Siu-Yuan Huang (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2014) M.D., New York Medical College currently: Surgery, Kaiser Permanente |
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Hannah Gu (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2013) M.D., University of Pennsylvania currently: Pediatric resident, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
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Alyssa Mancini (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2013) M.D., Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School currently: Hospitalist, Mass General Hospital |
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Alice Stanton (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2013) Ph.D., bioengineering, Stanford University currently: Postdoctoral fellow, MIT |
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Sarah Hom (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2012) currently: Research engineering manager, Indeed.com |
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Jacquelyn Nestor (CBE senior thesis; A.B. 2012) M.D., Ph.D., Hofstra University currently: Rheumatology fellow, Mass General Hospital |
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Andrea Oliva (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2012) currently: Senior manager, Technology Analytics, Disney Streaming Services |
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Adaeze Undieh (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2012) M.S. bioengineering, City College of New York currently: Ph.D. student, Stanford University |
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Neal Bennett (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2011) Ph.D., biomedical engineering, Rutgers University currently: Postdoctoral scholar, Gladstone Institutes |
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Cecillia Lui (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2011) M.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine currently: General surgeon, Johns Hopkins Medicine |
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Vanessa Goff (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2011) M.D., Commonwealth Medical College currently: Pediatrician, Carolinas Medical Center |
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Joshua Hoff (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2010) currently: Process engineer, Primient |
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Andrew Sue-Ako (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2010) currently: Patent examiner, USPTO |
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Scott Callahan (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2009) Ph.D., Memorial Sloan Kettering currently: SVP, Director of Medical Strategy, Havas Health & Your |
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Jiyong (Jay) Kwak (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2009) currently: M.D. student, Yonsei College of Medicine |
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Kathryn Miller (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2008) currently: Staff engineer, Merck & Co., Inc. |
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Alexander Weldon (CBE senior thesis; B.S.E. 2008) Ph.D., chemical engineering, Lehigh University currently: Director, Engines, Materials, and Process Engineering, Blue Origin |
| Undergraduate students (non-thesis) | |
| Sonia Hasko (2023-24; B.S.E. expected) | |
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Moses Im (2019; A.B. expected) |
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Destiny Batton (summer 2018; B.S. expected, UCLA) |
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Audrey Shih (2017-2018; B.S.E. expected) |
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Busra Uralcan (summer 2017; M.D. expected, Medeniyet University) |
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Paradorn (Joe) Rummaneethorn (summer 2015; B.S.E. expected) |
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Miguel Torres (summer 2015; B.S. expected, Harold Washington College) |
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Ed Xiao (fall 2014; B.S.E. 2015) currently: Global Markets Analyst, RBC Capital Markets |
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John McNeil (spring 2015; A.B. expected) |
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Chibuzo Anojulu (2013-2014; B.S. expected, Pennsylvania State University) |
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Juliet Baidoo (summer 2014; B.S. 2015, College of Staten Island) |
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Jasmine Geathers (summer 2014; B.S. 2015, Xavier University of Louisiana) |
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Virginia Lane (summer 2014; B.S. 2015, University of Florida) |
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Carolyn Stewart (summer 2014; A.B. expected) |
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Ariel Kunkel (2013-2014; B.S.E. 2015) |
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Jermaine Blakley (summer 2013; B.A. 2015, Morehouse College) |
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Elen Miteva (spring 2013; A.B. 2014) |
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Alexander Judge (2011-2012; B.S.E. 2014) |
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Shwetha Raghuraman (summer 2011; B.S.E. 2014) |
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Vyas Ramasubramani (summer 2011; B.S.E. 2013) currently: Analyst, DC Energy |
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Rachel Roesch (summer 2011; B.S. 2012, The College of New Jersey) currently: Research assistant, University of Pennsylvania |
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Mala Shah (summer 2010; B.S. 2013, Carnegie Mellon University) currently: Associate engineer, Caterpillar |
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Alina Yang (2010; B.A. 2013) |
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Nadia Tsao (summer 2009; B.S.E. 2011) currently: Ph.D. student, University of Cambridge |
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Dora Chua (summer 2008; B.S.E. 2010) M.D., University of Pennsylvania currently: Resident physician, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center |
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Lila Cheung (2007-2009; B.S.E. 2010) currently: M.D. student, University of Connecticut |
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