Our fellows and alumni have launched exciting research careers with acceptances into top-tier summer/graduate programs and notable fellowships/scholarships/awards. Feel free to reach out to our fellows and alum for advice on how they strategically navigated their careers to see this success.
Alumni profiles
Sashoya Dougan (LinkedIn)
Former MARC Mentor: Dr. Anthony Geneva
MARC Research: Sashoya’s research aimed to investigate the evolutionary origins of Adenovirus (AdV), particularly a novel lineage that infects Anolis lizards. Learn more by watching her vBIO day presentation!
Launched into: NSF-funded research postbach in The Louisiana Graduate Network in Applied Evolution program at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA.
D’Erica Boskie (LinkedIn)
Former MARC Mentor: Dr. Xingyun Qi
MARC Research: D’Erica’s research focused on how certain mutations that are inserted on the Arabidopsis genome can impact the phenotypic expression of stomata on the plant surface. Learn more by watching her vBIO day presentation!
Launched into: D’Erica is finalizing her research and exploring other classes as a student in the Department of Biology at Rutgers in Camden, NJ before launching her career in 2024!
John Crespo (LinkedIn)
Former MARC Mentor: Dr. Nathan Fried
MARC Research: John’s research looked at the association between pain and sleep through the use of fruit flies by utilizing a chemical, mechanical, and thermal assay. Learn more by watching his vBIO day presentation!
Launched into: PhD Student in the Cancer Biology and Genetics program at Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA
Teresa Osorio (LinkedIn)
Former MARC Mentor: Dr. Marien Solesio
MARC Research: Teresa’s research focused on studying the effects of mitochondrial inorganic polyphosphate in pharmacological models of Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and Huntington’s disease. Read her publications from her Rutgers research HERE and HERE!
Launched into: NSF GRFP-funded PhD Student in the Neuroscience Program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD
Anthony Monte Carlo (LinkedIn)
Former MARC Mentor: Dr. Jinglin Fu
MARC Research: Anthony’s research focused on designing a rapid test to screen for the presence of COVID-19. Learn more by watching his vBIO day presentation!
Launched into: PhD Student in the Biochemistry, Structural & Molecular Biology Program at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA.
Julianna Jimenez (LinkedIn)
Former MARC Mentor: Professor Kim Moran
MARC Research: Julianna worked on developing a new method to determine the sex of patients from blood splatter. Learn more by watching her vBIO Day Presentation!
Launched into: Microbiologist at EMSL Analytical in Cinnaminson, NJ.
Sienna Casciato (LinkedIn)
Former MARC Mentor: Dr. Kwangwon Lee
MARC Research: Sienna worked on using Neurospora crassa as a model system to determine how it measures day-length. Learn more by watching her vBIO Day Presentation!
Launched into: PhD student at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.
Taqdees Gohar (LinkedIn)
Former MARC Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth West
MARC Research: Taqdees investigated sex differences in working memory of F344 rats. Learn more by watching her vBIO Day Presentation!
Launched into: Postbach student in the Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.
Harjit Khaira (Linkedin)
Former MARC Mentor: Dr. Kwangwon Lee
MARC Research: Watch the Rutgers Camden featured video to learn more about Harjit and listen to her vBIO day presentation to learn about her research!
Launched into: PhD student at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Computational Biology in Baltimore, MD.
Willow Myers
Former MARC Mentor: Peter Freddolino, Ph.D. at the University of Michigan
MARC Research: Watch the Rutgers Camden featured video to learn more about Willow and listen to their vBIO day presentation to learn about their research!
Launched into: PhD student at University of Michigan’s Program in Biomedical Sciences in Ann Arbor, MI.
Shariq Khan (LinkedIn)
Former MARC Mentor: Dr. Nathan T. Fried
MARC Research: Watch the Rutgers Camden featured video to learn more about Shariq and listen to his vBIO day presentation to learn about his research!
Launched into: Laboratory Technician in the Shorter Lab at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.
Anna Liang (LinkedIn)
Former MARC Mentor: Dr. Joe Martin
MARC Research: Watch the Rutgers Camden featured video to learn more about Anna and listen to her vBIO day presentation to learn about her research!
Launched into: Laboratory Technician in the Tong Lab at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in Philadelphia, PA