Scholars, Students & Fellows
Jill Macoska | Pre-Doctoral Students | Research Scientists | Past Post-Doctoral Fellows | Past Visiting Scholars | Past Students
Pre-Doctoral Students
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Quentin D'Arcy is a pre-doctoral student in the Molecular Cellular and Organismal Biology program at UMass Boston. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology as part of the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2012, then worked as a microbiologist for several years in the in the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Quentin joined the Macoska laboratory in Fall 2020 and his dissertation research will focus on IL-4/IL-13 activation of JAK/STAT signaling pathways that promote tissue fibrosis. |
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Marissa Sarna-McCarthy is a pre-doctoral student in the Molecular Cellular and Organismal Biology program at UMass Boston. Marissa earned a Bachelor of Science degree and graduatd Magna Cum Laude from Bay Path University in 2019, then worked as a chemistry laboratory preparatory technician prior to joining the Macoska Laboratory in Fall 2020. Marissa's dissertation research will focus on IL-4/IL-13-mediated apoptotic resistance in fibrosis. |
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Delaney Bowen is a Master's student in the Molecular Cellular and Organismal Biology program at UMass Boston. Delaney earned a Bachelor of Science degree with Distinction and graduatd Summa Cum Laude from The University of Massachusetts in 2021. She is also a certifed EMT and certified Nurse Assistant. Delaney's Master's Thesis research will focus on the role(s) of regulatory RNAs in the development and progression of lower urinary tract fibrosis.
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Susan Patalano-Salsman s a Master's student in the Molecular Cellular and Organismal Biology program at UMass Boston. Susan earned a Bachelor of Science degree and graduatd Magna Cum Laude from The University of Massachusetts in 2016. She is the Manager of the University of Massachusetts Boston Genomics Core. Susan's Master's Thesis research will focus on bioinformatics analysis approaches to single cell RNA sequencing data. |
Undergraduate Students
Past Graduate Students
2014-2021 Justin Cotellessa, PhD 2015-2021 Alisa Zhilin-Roth, PhD 2014-2017 Timothy Belford, MS 2008-2015 Jose Rodriguez-Nieves, PhD 2009-2012 Gwyneth Halstead-Nussloch, MS |
Past Research Assistant Professors
2006-2014 | Sathish Kasina, PhD |
2015-2016 | Jessica Grimsby, PhD |
2006-2018 | Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani, DVM, PhD |
Past Post-Doctoral Fellows
2018-2020 | Mathilde Bonnemaison, University of Massachusetts | |
2015-2016 |
Jose Rodriguez-Nieves, PhD, University of Michigan |
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2007-2009 |
Kristy McDowell, PhD, Adjunct Lecturer, University of Maryland |
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2008-2009 |
Chris Hall, PhD, Research Investigator, University of Michigan |
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2006-2008 |
Shreelekha Adsule, PhD, Research Investigator, Pune, India |
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1998-2005 |
Hassan Chaib, PhD, Assistant Professor, Kuwait University |
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2000-2002 |
Rajiv Kant, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Bangalore, India |
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1998-1999 |
Tracey Schwab, PhD, Assistant Professor, Washtenaw Community College |
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1998-1999 |
Keow Mei Goh, MD, Private Practice, Ann Arbor, MI |
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1995-1996 |
Michael Haggman, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Urology, Univ.Uppsala, Sweden |
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1993-1994 |
Margaret Wolf, MD, Private Practice, Clinton, IA |
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1992-1993 |
Levent Turkeri, MD, PhD, Professor of Urology, Marmara Univ., Turkey |
Past Visiting Scholars
2013 |
Julyanna A. Peny, Biotechnology (BS), Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
2008 |
Flavia Delella, Sao Paulo Research Foundation, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Past Undergraduate Students
2013-2014 Mengjin Li B.S., Biology, 2015
2013-2014 Huong Tang B.S., Biology, 2016, Nursing Student, Northeastern University
2014-2016 Diego Almanza B.S., Biology, 2016, Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Cancer Biology, Stanford University
2015-2017 Susan Patalano-Salsman B.S., Biology, 2016, Genomics Core Manager, University of Massachusetts Boston
2016-2017 Nicole Ocasio B.S., Biology, 2017,Research Associate, DFCI
2016-2017 Megi Resulaj B.S., Biology, 2017, M.D. Candidate, Tufts Medical School
2017 Priscilla Abedu B.S. Biology 2018 Master's Program in Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University
2017 Miguel Jiminez-Cruz B.S., Cell and Molecular Biology, 2020, Northeastern University,
2018 Usman Ali Ahmed B.S. Biology, 2021, Research Technician, DFCI
2018 Noah Wambolt B.S. Biology, 2020, Assoc. Chemist, Smithers Environmental
2019 Elizabeth MacDonald B.S. Biology, 2020, Research Assoc.,UMass Chan Medical School
2021 Ildiko E. Fulop B.S. Biology, 2021, Research Technician, DFCI
University of Michigan:
Period Name Current Position
1995-1998 Joseph Washburn Graduate (BS, 1998), V.P, Lab Operations, Strata Oncology
1998-1999 Mark Myelin Graduate (BS, 1999)
1998-1999 Kai Lee Graduate (BS, 2001)
1998-1999 Tylitha Stewart Graduate (BS, 2001), Senior Category
Manager, Microsoft
2000 Lisa Cunningham Graduate (BS, 2001)
2001 Alaina Powell Graduate (BS, 2001)
2002 Jamal McClendon, Jr. Graduate, Duke University (BS, 2003)
2003 Meghann Stricker Graduate (BS, 2005)
2003-2005 Christine L. Monteleon Graduate (BS, 2005), Molecular Engineer at Emerald Therapeutics
2004-2006 Adam Admon Graduate (BS, 2007)
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