Appointments - 2 Years |
Student |
Photo |
Project Description |
Mentor |
November 2023 – October 2025
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Bethlehem (Betty) Abebe |
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Biochemical, genomic, and structural analysis on protein complexes involved in cytokinesis in both Fission Yeast and mice to better understand the implications on health and disease. |
Steven Z. Chou |
September 2023 – August 2025 |
Cullen Clairmont |
![](https://health.uconn.edu/genetics/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2023/08/Clairmont-Cullen-300x300.jpg) |
Modeling intracranial germ cell tumors with primordial germ cells derived from genetically engineered human stem cells |
Ching Lau |
September 2023 – August 2025 |
Rachael Massey |
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Studying how females inactivate one of their X chromosomes (XCI), how some genes escape XCI, and how these genes contribute to sex differences and sex chromosomal disorders. |
Stefan Pinter |
September 2022 – August 2024 |
Mian Horvath |
![](https://health.uconn.edu/genetics/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2023/04/Horvath-Mian.jpg) |
Factors that affect elderly health and gain new research tools that will aid me in conducting research to reduce disease burden among the elderly. |
Julia Oh |
September 2022 – May 2023
Left the Program |
Billy Joe Huggins |
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Investigating the molecular mechanisms that govern aging. |
Blanka Rogina |
September 2022 – August 2024 |
Christopher Pathoulas |
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Studying the genetic basis of diseases in an effort to develop therapeutic strategies that can exploit genotypic differences. |
Patrick Murphy |
November 2021 - October 2023 |
Elizabeth Szabo |
![](https://health.uconn.edu/genetics/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2022/11/Liz-Szabo-Headshot-261x300.jpg) |
Using CRISPR gene editing to model patient-derived MSH6 germline variants in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). |
Christopher Heinen |
September 2021 - August 2023 |
Eden Francoeur |
![](https://health.uconn.edu/genetics/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2022/11/Francoeur-Eden-1-300x300.jpg) |
The extent and impact of intra-species structural variation in complex repeat loci. |
Christine Beck |
September 2021 - August 2023 |
Monica Dave |
![](https://health.uconn.edu/genetics/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2022/11/Dave-Monica-1-300x300.jpg) |
The role of senescent genetic signatures in early placental development. |
Paul Robson |
August 2020 - July 2022
Ph.D. requirements completed March 2023 |
Rachel Cohn |
![](https://health.uconn.edu/genetics/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2022/11/Cohn-Rachel-300x300.jpg) |
Transcriptomic signatures of senescent cells |
Laura Haynes |
August 2020 - July 2022
Graduated with Ph.D. December 2023
Current position: Assistant Computational Scientist at JAX, Farmington, CT |
Ardian Ferraj |
![](https://health.uconn.edu/genetics/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2023/04/Ferraj-Ardian.jpeg) |
Detection and effects of structural variation and polymorphic transposable element insertions in diverse mouse genomes. |
Christine Beck |
August 2020 - July 2022
Graduated with Ph.D. June 2023
Dr. Gilmore has accepted a position as a Post-doctoral researcher at Heidelberg University Germany |
Rachel Gilmore |
![](https://health.uconn.edu/genetics/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2022/11/gilmore-rachel_UCH_2023-04-04_01-300x300.jpg) |
Investigating the multifaceted role of chromosome 15q11-q13 in Prader-Willi syndrome |
Justin Cotney |