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
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!
Current Location: 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!
Current Location: 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!
Current Location: 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!
Current Location: Laboratory Technician in the Tong Lab at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in Philadelphia, PA
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!
Current Location: 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!
Current Location: 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!
Current Location: 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!
Current Location: Postbach student in the Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.