{"id":63,"date":"2020-01-31T15:42:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T15:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elements.chem.umass.edu\/thompsonlab\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2024-03-06T23:36:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T23:36:08","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elements.chem.umass.edu\/thompsonlab\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>Maryam Kashefi<\/strong>   <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maryamkashefi\/\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. 2018: Chemoreceptor Dynamics and Signaling: NMR Measurements within Functional Complexes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Postdoc,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/debelouchinalab.ucsd.edu\/team.html\" target=\"_blank\">UCSD (laboratory of Galia Debelouchina)<\/a>, then<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AMD Scientist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hologic.com\">Hologic, Inc<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Xuni Li<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/xuni-li\/\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. 2018: Hydrogen Exchange Identifies Protein Interfaces and Signaling-related Changes in Functional Chemoreceptor Arrays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Staff Scientist,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umassmed.edu\/MSF\/staff\/\" target=\"_blank\">UMass Medical School Mass Spectrometry Facility<\/a>, then<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scientist, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sanofigenzyme.com\" target=\"_blank\">Sanofi Genzyme<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Elizabeth Haglin<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elizabeth-haglin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. 2017: Assembly and Functional Architecture of Bacterial Chemoreceptor Nanoarrays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scientist,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aptevotherapeutics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aptevo Therapeutics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Seena Koshy<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/seena-koshy-7255b185\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. 2013: Differences between Bacterial Chemotaxis Receptor Signaling States Revealed by a Novel Hydrogen Exchange Mass Spectrometry Approach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/connects.catalyst.harvard.edu\/Profiles\/display\/Person\/148776\" target=\"_blank\">Postdoctoral Fellow with Sophia Koo, Brigham &amp; Women\u2019s Hospital<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Fe Sferdean<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. 2011: Clustering Independence of Ligand Affinity and Kinase Activity of Reconstituted Bacterial Chemotaxis Receptors: Insights into Signaling Mechanisms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data Curation Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dan Fowler<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. 2010: Quaternary Structure of Chemoreceptors in Active Signaling Complexes Differs from Crystal Structure of Isolated Fragments: Evidence from Solid-state NMR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Molecular Physiology &amp; Biophysics, University of Vermont<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shiela Jones<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shiela-jones-b391173a\/\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M.S. 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>QC Lab Technician, InChem Corp, South Carolina, then <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health Physicist, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Greg Gallagher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. 2006: Solid-state NMR Measurements of Depths and Distances in Membrane Peptides and Proteins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teacher, John Handley High School, Virginia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syed Peeran<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M.S. 2004: Probing the Secondary Structure of the HAMP Linker Domain in the Serine Chemotaxis Receptor Using Solid-State NMR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkhospital.com\/providers\/syed-peeran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Surgeon, York Hospital, Maine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Owen Murphy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. 2001: Structural changes between signaling states of bacterial chemoreceptors by solid-state NMR and hydrogen-exchange<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TranXenoGen, Massachusetts, then <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teacher, Nashoba Regional High School, Massachusetts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Binu Isaac<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M.S. 2000: Solid-state NMR distance measurements provide insight into the structure and mechanism of transmembrane signaling in the serine receptor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pharmaceutical Discovery Division, Abbott Laboratories, Illinois<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eleonora Del Federico<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. 2000: Multi-spin REDOR measures the binding pocket structure and explores the topology of the membrane-bound serine chemoreceptor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pratt.edu\/faculty_and_staff\/bio\/?id=WXFyUjdaZjQxZHljRXBYM21oQ3lXQT09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Professor, Dept. of Mathematics &amp; Science, Pratt Institute, New York<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yael Balazs <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yaelbalazs\/\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph. D. 1999: Site-directed solid-state NMR distance measurements test mechanisms of transmembrane signaling in bacterial chemotaxis receptors <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NMR Facility Manager, Dept. of Chemistry, Technion University, Israel, then <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analytical and Structural Chemistry NMR Specialist, AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stacy Seeley <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stacy-seeley-b3798363\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stacy-seeley-b3798363\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph. D. 1995: Unusual Properties of the Aspartate Receptor Cytoplasmic Fragment: Flexible Structure &amp; Slow Dissociation <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kettering.edu\/department\/chemistrybiochemistry\" target=\"_blank\">Professor and Head, Dept of Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry, Kettering University, Michigan<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Postdocs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Nikita Malik<\/strong>, postdoc 2018-2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nikita-malik-phd-355ba42b\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nikita-malik-phd-355ba42b\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Senior Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim, Connecticut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Michael Harris<\/strong>, postdoc 2010-2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michael-harris-aa7946b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applications Engineer, Bruker Biospin, Massachusetts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Frank Kovacs<\/strong>, postdoc 1999-2002 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/frank-kovacs-a3160177\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unk.edu\/academics\/chemistry\/faculty-staff\/frank_kovacs.php#MP\" target=\"_blank\">Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Nebraska Kearney<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Kristin Kumashiro<\/strong>, postdoc 1995-1997 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kristin-kumashiro-845ab66b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/chem\/people\/kristin-kumashiro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Hawaii<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Jianxin Wang<\/strong>, postdoc 1993-1997<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recent Undergraduates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f4f5\"><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tiernan-kennedy\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tiernan-kennedy\/\">Tiernan Kennedy<\/a>, &#8217;21<\/td><td>Graduate student, University of Washington<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gulalaishah\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gulalaishah\/\">Gulalai Shah<\/a>, &#8217;20<\/td><td>Clinical Research Project Coordinator, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brianna-noelle-manning\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brianna Manning<\/a>, &#8217;20<\/td><td>PREP Scholar, Albert Einstein College of Medicine<br>then Graduate student, Harvard Medical School<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seth Cowan<\/td><td>Chemistry major, Penn State Erie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dominique-kiki-carey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dominique (Kiki) Carey<\/a>, &#8217;19<\/td><td>Research Associate, Proteomics Platform at the Broad Institute<br>then Graduate student, Scripps Research Institute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/william-farrell-b4846a115\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William Farrell<\/a><\/td><td>Biochemistry major, University of Dallas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karen-li-0048bb8b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karen Li<\/a>, &#8217;17<\/td><td>Clinical Research Coordinator, Brigham &amp; Women\u2019s Hospital,<br>then Medical student, Georgetown University<\/td><\/tr><tr><\/tr><tr><td>Adam McConaha<\/td><td>Biochemistry major, Eastern Michigan University<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cheyennehakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cheyenne Hakes<\/a><\/td><td>Biochemistry major, SUNY Cortland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/meaghan-molloy-7311ba68\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meaghan Molloy<\/a>, &#8217;15<\/td><td>Research Study Assistant, Boston Children&#8217;s Hospital, <br>then Medical student, UMass Worcester<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pratichi Mishra, &#8217;15<\/td><td>Medical student, St. George&#8217;s University<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/justincharlantini\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justin Charlantini<\/a>, &#8217;13<\/td><td>Medical student, University of Miami<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kate-otley-691487113\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kate Otley<\/a><\/td><td>Chemistry Graduate Student, Yale University<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>An-Khanh Ives, &#8217;11<\/td><td>Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student, NYU Polytechnic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Keyana Tyree<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Julissa Gonzalez<\/td><td>Chemistry Graduate Student, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christopher-vercollone-1a909222\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chris Vercollone<\/a>, &#8217;10<\/td><td>Research Assistant, Brigham &amp; Women&#8217;s Hospital,<br>then Medical student, Temple University<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Adam Nelson, &#8217;10<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/max-leabo-6721bb18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Max Leabo<\/a>, &#8217;10<\/td><td>Associate Bioprocess Engineer, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ngoc Ho, &#8217;09<\/td><td>Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student,<br>University of Massachusetts Medical School<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amid Hamidi<\/td><td>Medical student, Medical University of South Carolina<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/naimasharaf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Naima Sharaf<\/a><\/td><td>Graduate student, University of Pittsburgh<br>then Postdoc, Caltech<br>then Assistant Professor, Stanford University<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate Students Maryam Kashefi LinkedIn Ph.D. 2018: Chemoreceptor Dynamics and Signaling: NMR Measurements within Functional Complexes Xuni Li LinkedIn Ph.D. 2018: Hydrogen Exchange Identifies Protein Interfaces and Signaling-related Changes in Functional Chemoreceptor Arrays Elizabeth Haglin LinkedIn Ph.D. 2017: Assembly and &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/elements.chem.umass.edu\/thompsonlab\/alumni\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Alumni<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-63","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elements.chem.umass.edu\/thompsonlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elements.chem.umass.edu\/thompsonlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elements.chem.umass.edu\/thompsonlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elements.chem.umass.edu\/thompsonlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elements.chem.umass.edu\/thompsonlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/elements.chem.umass.edu\/thompsonlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1109,"href":"https:\/\/elements.chem.umass.edu\/thompsonlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions\/1109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elements.chem.umass.edu\/thompsonlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}