PhD Graduates

JUDY BAEK

Subramaniam Pennathur Lab

“Metabolic Regulation in Diabetic Kidney Disease”

Future Plans: Judy plans to go back to medical school and complete her clinical rotations. Judy is looking to pursue a career as a physician-scientist in an internal medicine specialty.

ALLY CARA

Carol Elias Lab

“Role of Androgen Receptor in Hypothalamic Regulation of Metabolism and Reproduction”

Future Plans: Ally will be working in the Elias lab this summer to finish her remaining projects and submit them for publication. She will be pursuing a postdoctoral position beginning in the fall.

IAN GONZALEZ

David Olson & Martin Myers Labs

“The Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus and its Role in Energy Homeostasis”

Future Plans: Ian intends to enter a postdoctoral program in industry and has applied to the Novartis Innovation Postdoctoral Fellowship.

LINDY JENSEN

Scott Pletcher & Yukiko Yamashita Labs

“There and Back Again: Regulation of Stem Cell Homeostasis and Dedifferentiation in the Drosophila Male Germline by me31B”

Future Plans: After her defense, Lindy will be moving with her fiancée to the San Francisco Bay Area and beginning a career in the biotech industry.

WENYING (WENDY) LIANG

Yuging (Eugene) Chen Lab

“The Role of Krüppel-like Factor 11 in Vascular Homeostasis”

Future Plans: Wenying will be working in Dr. Chen’s lab this summer to complete the remaining projects and submit them. After that, she will stay in Michigan Medicine to continue her research interest in vascular diseases.

STEVEN ROMANELLI

Ormond MacDougald Lab

“CRISPR/Cas9 Inducible Gene Knockout in Brown Adipose Tissue”

Future Plans: Steven will be moving to New York City, beginning a Senior Consultant position at TRINITY, a management consulting firm in the pharmaceutical, life science, and healthcare industries.

HUILUN (HELEN) WANG

Yuqing (Eugene) Chen Lab

“The Biology of Krüppel-Like Factor 14 in Macrophages and Its Translational Potential in Cardiovascular Diseases”

Future Plans: After graduating, Helen will join Dr. Ling Qi’s lab as a postdoc fellow and continue to pursue an academic training.

KELLY YOUNG

Michael Wang Lab

"NOTCH3 Protein Processing and Aggregation in Inherited Cerebral Small Vessel Disease"

Future Plans: Upon graduation, Kelly will be returning to Medical School.