Current PhD students (Fall2026) RebecaJacobRodrigoChrisAlexisStephanieAdrianaChristinaElizabethHarveyErikaSheaRuiheng (Raymond)MohammedJeremyJoanne MeenaSunSamHannahLucasQiongLimphoChanceCalvinSarahRobertRachelRobertIsaiahUmaMollieZacharyYanghuan Acevedo BarbozaCoppleDe La VegaFanGarbarczykGastelumGomez-BuckleyGuerreroHarperHarveyHawsHollisHonJallohJosephJungKhanKimLoveMajorsMarmoralePanParkiesParkinsonPerkinsPulliamRaileyRenShaw Jr.TothVrudhulaWiegandWilliamsonYuLabWoodsonCapaldiYaoKaelbererCapaldiCapaldiCariniSchomerCharestMaggertBeilsteinSurCapaldiBuchanBuchanSutphinCharestBhattacharya-SutphinBuchanYaoPaekPaekPalaniveluRhineSutphinCharestMcWhite/MouniemneCharestYaoEllisCamposRiedel-Kruse Meet future PhDs Image From napping to hibernating: uncovering what affects cellular sleep Oct. 13, 2026 Most of the cells in our bodies are in a “sleeping” state known as quiescence. PhD student Rodrigo de la Vega is trying to find out how different drugs influence the dormancy and waking up of these cells. Read more Image Decoding the Mechanome: How AI is helping us understand the language of force in our cells Oct. 6, 2026 Imagine diagnosing disease not just from genes or proteins, but from a cell’s mechanical fingerprint—its stiffness, tension, and microscopic architecture. That’s the future PhD student Robert Shaw is working toward. Read more Image In my genes: how my terminal illness became a career Sept. 1, 2026 Elisabeth Goodin studies fruitflies for her PhD - and shares the personal background that got her interested in epigenetics. Read more
Image From napping to hibernating: uncovering what affects cellular sleep Oct. 13, 2026 Most of the cells in our bodies are in a “sleeping” state known as quiescence. PhD student Rodrigo de la Vega is trying to find out how different drugs influence the dormancy and waking up of these cells. Read more
Image Decoding the Mechanome: How AI is helping us understand the language of force in our cells Oct. 6, 2026 Imagine diagnosing disease not just from genes or proteins, but from a cell’s mechanical fingerprint—its stiffness, tension, and microscopic architecture. That’s the future PhD student Robert Shaw is working toward. Read more
Image In my genes: how my terminal illness became a career Sept. 1, 2026 Elisabeth Goodin studies fruitflies for her PhD - and shares the personal background that got her interested in epigenetics. Read more
