Folasade Sofela, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: Harvard
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
PhD Mentor: Amita Sehgal, Ph.D.
Research: She studied the relationship between sleep and metabolism in a drosophila model of Neurofibromatosis-1. Publication in Trends in Neurosciences and 1st author paper under review at Nature.
- NIH-NIDDK STEP-UP Fellowship recipient
Subspecialty interest: Endocrine
Derek Platt, PhD
Undergraduate: Tennessee State
Medical School: Wash U
PhD Mentor: Jonathan Miner, M.D., Ph.D.
Research: Explored the role of the intestinal microbiota in the development of a rare autoimmune disease caused by a STING gain-of-function mutation. Publications include articles in Science Translational Medicine, Cell Reports,
Subspecialty Interest: Gastroenterology
Samuel Jordan, MD
Undergraduate: Rhodes College
Medical School: Johns Hopkins
Research Fellowship Mentor: Stacey Rentschler, M.D., Ph.D.
Research: He studied the mechanistic basis behind the efficacy of stereotactic body radiation therapy in ventricular tachycardia.
- Sarnoff Fellowship & Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Alumni 2nd Year Fellowship Award
Subspecialty interest: Cardiology
Akansha Jain, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of Iowa
PhD Mentor: Michael Welsch, M.D.
Research: Studied the function of uncoupling proteins UCP2 and UCP5 in airway ciliated cells and their role in reducing ROS generation and toxicity. She also explores the role of a cilia protein RPGRIP1L in airway ciliated cells. Publications in PNAS, J. Biological Chemistry, and AJRCMB.
Subspecialty interest: Pulmonary, Critical Care
Sydney Fobare, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: Hendrix College
Medical School: Ohio State University
PhD Mentors: John Byrd, M.D. and Erin Hertlein, Ph.D.
Research: Performed research focused on understanding the role of protein tyrosine phosphatase non-recetpor type 11 (PTPN11) mutations in AML. Publications in Cancers and Blood Advances.
- NIH NCI F30 grant
Subspecialty interest: Hem/Onc
Alissa Campbell Goss, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: Iowa State
Medical School: Harvard
PhD Mentor: Anna Greka, M.D., Ph.D.
Research: Studied the role of a family of cargo receptors (TMED receptors) in the accumulation of mutant misfolded cargoes in the early secretory pathway with a focus on the handling of mutant proteins in rare, genetically-defined human proteinopathies. Publications in Science Advances and 1st author paper under revision at Cell.
- NIH/NIDDK F30 grant
Subspecialty interest: Nephrology
- Enjoys spending time with family and her dog; avid knitter
Dalton Banh, MD, PhD
Undergraduate: USC
Medical School: Weill Cornell
PhD Mentor: Luciano Marraffini
Research: He studied how CRISPR-Cas modulates the transfer of mobile genetic elements encoding virulence factors in S. Aureus. He also characterized a bacterial homolog to human cGAS and discovered that it senses structured phage RNA to allow bacteria to recognize viral infection. Publications in Nature, Immunity and under review at Cell Host & Microbe.
- NIH/NIAID F30 grant
Subspecialty interest: Hem/Onc