Tufts University, Program in Molecular Microbiology

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The program has awarded the PhD degree to more than 145 doctoral students. Graduates from the program have obtained positions at prestigious academic, governmental, and industrial institutions and include a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator, a Pew Scholar, and a vice president of a biotechnology corporation. Among the graduates are more than 30 faculty members, most of whom are tenured or on tenure-track. Many others hold senior-level positions at pharmaceutical or biotechnology firms. Recent graduates are pursuing their studies at the postdoctoral level or research associate level. Others have gone on to obtain M.D., D.V.M., D.M.D. or J.D degrees.

Graduate	Degree	Position	Employer
Melissa McCoy	PhD 2007	Postdoctoral Associate	Nat'l Jewish Medical Research Center, UCHSC
Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat	PhD 2006	Postdoctoral Associate	University of Washington
Christopher Brigham	PhD 2006	Postdoctoral Associate	MIT
Joeli Marrero	PhD 2006	Postdoctoral Associate	Cornell Medical College
Susan Butler	PhD 2005	Postdoctoral Associate	New York University
Cromwell Cornillez-Ty	PhD 2005	Research Associate	Scripps Research Institute
Lauren Logsdon	PhD 2005	Postdoctoral Associate	Havard Medical School
Mariam Quinones	PhD 2005	Postdoctoral Associate	Naval Medical Research Center
Alisa W. Serio	PhD 2005	Postdoctoral Associate	University of California, Berkeley
Robert Shivers	PhD 2005	Postdoctoral Associate	MIT
Anna Tischler	PhD 2005	Postdoctoral Associate	Rockefeller Institute
Marcelo Vinces	PhD 2005	Postdoctoral Associate	Harvard Medical School
Ka-Wing Wong	PhD 2005	Postdoctoral Associate	Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Anthony Baughn	PhD 2004	Research Associate	Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University
John Beaber	PhD 2004	Postdoctoral Associate	Univ. of California-Berkeley
Jeralyn Haraldsen	PhD 2004	Postdoctoral Associate	University of Vermont
Christopher Tipper	PhD 2004	Research Fellow	Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
Michael Angelichio	PhD 2003	Assistant Professor	University of New England
Gloria M. Conover	PhD 2003	Postdoctoral Research Associate	University of Arizona
David L. Hava	PhD 2003	Scientist	Pulmatrix, Inc.
Brendan O’Malley	PhD 2003	Associate Attorney	Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, New York, NY
Shuji Sato	PhD 2003	Postdoctoral Fellow	N. E. Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School
Robert M.Q. Shanks	PhD 2002	Associate Professor	University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Swee Kee Wong	PhD 2002	Research Associate	N.E. Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School
Regina Baker Park	PhD 2001	Research Scientist	PKC Corporation
Sang Ho Lee	PhD 2001	Senior Research Microbiologist	Merck
Manoja Ratnayake Lecamwasam	PhD 2001	Intellectual Property and Innovations Associate	St. Joseph’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
Carl E. Reid	PhD 2001	Scientist	Biogen Idec, Inc.
G. Scott Gordon	PhD 2000	Jurisdictional Coordinator	Dept of Health, MA State Laboratory Institute
Helene Andrews-Polymenis	PhD 1999	Assistant Professor	Texas A&M University
Ashita A. Doshi	PhD 1999	Associate Attorney	Townsend, Townsend & Crew LLP
Jonathan J. Schimmel	PhD 1999	Manager, Customer Operations	Bio-Rad Laboratories
Jing Zhao	PhD 1999	Assistant Professor	Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
Haobo Zhou	PhD 1999	Medical Resident	Roger Williams Medical Center
Heather Cook	PhD 1998	Assistant Professor	Wagner College
Ruchi Mathur Newman	PhD 1998	Research Fellow	N.E. Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School
Carol Bascom-Slack	PhD 1997	Lecturer	Yale University
Eric Krukonis	PhD 1997	Assistant Professor	University of Michigan
Martha J. Grossel	PhD 1996	Associate Professor	Connecticut College
Sorab Nariman Dalal	PhD 1995	Assistant Professor	Scientific Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer (ACTEC), Tata Memorial Centre
Veronica S. Godoy-Carter	PhD 1995	Assistant Professor	Northeastern University
Ole Gjoerup	PhD 1995	Assistant Professor	University of Pittsburgh
Lyle Ross	PhD 1995	Second Vice President Special Projects	New Era Life Insurance Company
Karen Berger	PhD 1994	Senior Scientist	Ernst Gallo Clinic & Research Center-University of California-San Francisco
Anne B. Giersch	PhD 1994	Assistant Professor	Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Cynthia Murphy	PhD 1994	Scientific Curator
Michele Shuster	PhD 1994	Assistant Professor, Tenure Track	New Mexico State University
Shilpi Banerjee	PhD 1993	Associate Attorney	Ropes & Gray
Frank Slack	PhD 1993	Associate Professor	Yale University
Jenifer Coburn	PhD 1991	Associate Professor	Tufts University School of Medicine
Frederick W. Whipple	PhD 1991	Assistant Professor	California State University
Alan Engelman	PhD 1990	Associate Professor	Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
Steve J. Hecht	PhD 1990	Associate Professor	Grand Valley State University
Fariba Houman Cipriano	PhD 1990	Associate Director	Harvard School of Public Health
Young Mie Lee	PhD 1990	Lecturer	Yonsei University
Sing Rong	PhD 1989	Senior Research Investigator	Pfizer Inc.
Eric J. Rubin	PhD 1989	Associate Professor	Harvard School of Public Health
Robert C. Huebner	PhD 1988	Section Manager	Midwest Research Institute
S. Mahadevan	PhD 1987	Professor	Indian Institute of Science
Steven A. Herman	PhD 1986	Director, Blood Screening Development	Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
Charles S. Hoffman	PhD 1986	Professor	Boston College
Jeffery F. Miller	PhD 1986	Professor & Chair	University of California-Los Angeles
Pamela A. Norton	PhD 1986	Associate Professor	Drexel University College of Medicine
Robert E. Braun	PhD 1985	Associate Professor	University of Washington School of Medicine
Kathleen F. Conklin	PhD 1982	Associate Professor	University of Minnesota
William G. Hendrickson	PhD 1981	Associate Professor / Associate Director	University of Illinois-Chicago / Research Resources Center
John J. Kilbane	PhD 1981	Senior Environment Scientist	Gas Technology Institute (GTI)
Jeffrey R. Felton	PhD 1980	Professor	Western University of Health Sciences
Donald B. Oliver	PhD 1980	Professor & Chair	Wesleyan University
Susan H. Fisher	PhD 1978	Professor	Boston University School of Medicine
Marcia Osburne	PhD 1977	Senior Research Scientist & Chief Scientific Officer	MIT & EarthGenes Pharmaceuticals LLC
David M. Rothstein	PhD 1977	Senior Director of Drug Discovery	ActivBiotics
Suzy V. Torti	PhD 1977	Associate Professor	Wake Forest University Health Sciences Center
Daphne D. Blumberg	PhD 1976	Associate Professor	University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Michael R. McConnell	PhD 1976	Professor of Biology	Point Loma Nazarene University
Barbara D. Beck	PhD 1975	Principal	Gradient Corporation
Lynn L. Silver	PhD 1974	Independent Consultant	LL Silver Consulting
Charles P. Van Beveren	PhD 1974	Senior Manager	Research, Favrille Inc.
Trudy G. Morrison	PhD 1972	Professor	University of Massachusetts Medical School
Maxine L. Linial	PhD 1970	Member/Research Professor	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Howard J. Singer	PhD 1970	Professor	New Jersey City University
Allan C. Wais	PhD 1970	Professor	University of West Indies

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