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IRACDA Alumni

Name / Years in VCU IRACDA/ Email	Research Mentor/Topic	Current Position
Baker, Bianca, Ph.D. 2014-2016 bbaker07@vt.edu	John Ryan/ Mast Cell Biology	Medical Science Liaison, Shire 2016-present
Wahl, Stacey, Ph.D. 2014-2016 swahl@vcu.edu	Amanda Dickinson/ Orofacial development	IRACDA Postdoctroal Fellow and Research and Education Librarian for the Basic Sciences at Virgnia Commonwealth University
Martin, Rebecca, Ph.D. 2013-2016 rksmith@vcu.edu	Daniel Conrad/ Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in allergy and cancer	NRSA Fellow at Virginia Commonwealth University
Crump, Katie, Ph.D. 2012-2016 kcrump@nova.edu	Todd Kitten and S. Esra Sahingur/ Inflammatory responses to periodontal bacterial DNA	Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Nova Southeastern University (2016-present)
Kendig, Derek, Ph.D. 2012-2015 dmkendig@loyola.edu	Jack Grider and Murthy Karnam/ Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology	Assistant Professor of Biology, Loyola University Maryland (2015-present)
Ponteen-Greene, Teshell, Ph.D. 2012-2014 teshellpg@gmail.com	Rakesh Kukreja/ Modulation of antioxidant-signaling by Glutathione S transferase Kappa 1 (GSTK-1) in the heart	AAAS fellow at National Science Foundation, Biology Instructor at Virginia State University graduate education (2017-present)
Beyer, Andrea, Ph.D. 2011-2014 abeyer@vsu.edu	Jason Carlyon/ Characterization of Anaplasma phagoctyophilum and Orientia tsutsugamushi host-pathogen interactions	Biology Instructor at Virginia State University
Rhodes, DeLacy, Ph.D. 2011-2013 drhodes@berry.edu	Todd Kitten/ Role in Virulence of the Ribonucleotide Reductases of Streptococcus sanguinis	Biology Instructor at Virginia State University
Oyesanya, Regina, Ph.D. 2010-2012 raoyesanya@nsu.edu	Paul B. Fisher/ Therapeutic interventions for breast cancer in animal models	Assistant Professor of Biology, Norfolk State University (2012-present)
Pullen, Nicholas, Ph.D. 2010-2012 nicholas.pullenn@unco.edu	John Ryan/ Mast Cell Cytokine Production and Signaling	Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado (2016-present)
Thompson, Karl, Ph.D. 2010-2011 Karl.thompson@howard.edu	Janina Lewis/ Iron-dependent transcriptome of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia	Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Howard University (2011-present)