{"id":23,"date":"2022-07-30T23:18:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T23:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lab.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/chen-lab\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2022-08-02T13:59:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T13:59:19","slug":"past-trainees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lab.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/chen-lab\/past-trainees\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Trainees"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"Nikki Cheng, Ph.D.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1999-2002.\u00a0 ncheng@kumc.edu<\/p>\n

Published 3 first author papers & 7 papers total.<\/p>\n

Currently tenured Professor at University of Kansas.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Ying Chen, MD\/Ph.D.<\/strong>\u00a01999-2001.\u00a0 YCHEN@DOM.wustl.edu<\/p>\n

Published 2 first author papers in 2 years.<\/p>\n

Currently tenured Associate Professor at Wash U in St. Louis.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Guanglei Zhuang, Ph.D.<\/strong> 2005-2010. zhuangguanglei@163.com<\/p>\n

Recipient of DOD predoctoral fellowship.<\/p>\n

Published 4 first author papers\u00a0 & 9 papers total.<\/p>\n

Currently Professor at Jiaotong University in Shanghai<\/p>\n

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\"\"Wei Bin Fang, Ph.D.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 2003-2008. wfang@kumc.edu<\/p>\n

Recipient of DOD predoctoral fellowship.<\/p>\n

Published 3 first author papers & 7 papers total<\/p>\n

Currently staff scientist at University of Kansas.<\/p>\n

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\"\"David Vaught, Ph.D.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2005-2011. vaughtkis@gamil.com<\/p>\n

Recipient of DOD predoctoral fellowship.<\/p>\n

Published 1 first author paper & 6 papers total<\/p>\n

Currently Scientific Review Officer at Komen Foundation<\/p>\n

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\"\"Meghana Rao, Ph.D.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2008-2012\u00a0 meghanarao13@gmail.com<\/p>\n

Recipient of DOD predoctoral fellowship.<\/p>\n

Published 1 first author paper & 1 co-author paper<\/p>\n

Currently scientific consultant at Campbell Alliance for<\/p>\n

Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry<\/p>\n

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\"\"Katherine Amato, Ph.D.<\/strong> 2010-2015 katherine.amato@yale.edu<\/p>\n

Recipient of NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship<\/p>\n

Published 2 first author papers & 6 papers total<\/p>\n

Currently a Scientist at NCI.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Victoria Youngblood, Ph.D.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2011- 2016<\/p>\n

victoriayoungblood@gmail.com<\/p>\n

Recipient of NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship<\/p>\n

Published 2 first author papers & 4 papers total.<\/p>\n

Currently a scientist at a Breast Cancer foundation<\/p>\n

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\"\"Laura Kim, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a02015- 2020<\/p>\n

Laura.Kim1@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu<\/p>\n

Recipient of NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship<\/p>\n

Published 4 first author papers & 3 co-author papers.<\/p>\n

Currently postdoctoral fellow in Celeste Simone’s lab at Penn.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Eileen Shiuan Ph.D.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2016-2020\u00a0 Eileen.f.shiuan@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Recipient of NIH F30 predoctoral fellowship<\/p>\n

Published 2 first author papers & 1 co-author paper.<\/p>\n

Currently a medical resident at UCLA<\/p>\n

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Verra Ngwa Ph.D.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a02017-2022\u00a0 verra.m.ngwa@vanderbilt.edu <\/u><\/p>\n

Recipient of NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship<\/p>\n

Published 2 first author papers & 2 co-author papers.<\/p>\n

She is still in the lab as a postdoc!<\/p>\n

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Postdoctoral Fellows<\/u><\/h2>\n

Andrew Q. Lin, Ph.D.<\/strong> Zhejiang University, China<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral fellow from 2000-2001.<\/p>\n

Currently Senior Director at Sundia Meditech, Shanghai<\/p>\n

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\"\"Dana Brantley, Ph.D.<\/strong> Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN<\/p>\n

Recipient of AHA and DOD postdoctoral fellowship, 2000-2006.<\/p>\n

Currently a Senior scientist at Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Monica Parker, Ph.D.<\/strong> Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN<\/p>\n

Recipient of NIH F-32 postdoctoral fellowship, 2002-2005.<\/p>\n

Currently a Professor at Florida State University.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Sonja Hunter, Ph.D.<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Washington University, St. Louis, MO<\/p>\n

Recipient of NIH F-32 postdoctoral fellowship, 2003-2006.<\/p>\n

Loss of contact<\/p>\n

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\"\"Renee Ireton, Ph.D.<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral fellow in my lab, 2004.<\/p>\n

Currently a Research Specialist at University of Washington in Seattle.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Bradley Draper, MD\/Ph.D.<\/strong> Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN<\/p>\n

Recipient of Dermatology Society Physician Scientist Fellowship, 2004-2005.\u00a0 Currently in private<\/p>\n

practice in Denver, Colorado.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Leslie Frieden, Ph.D.<\/strong>\u00a0 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral fellow from 2005-2008.<\/p>\n

Currently Grants Administrator at NIH.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Wenqiang Song, Ph.D.<\/strong> Peking University, China<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral fellow in my lab from 2009-2014<\/p>\n

Currently Staff Scientist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center<\/p>\n

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\"\"Shan Wang, Ph.D.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral fellow in my lab 2011-2017<\/p>\n

Currently a Senior Scientist at Takada Pharmaceutical in Boston<\/p>\n

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\"\"Tammy Sobolik, Ph.D.<\/strong> University of Nebraska<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral fellow in my lab from 2014-2015<\/p>\n

Currently a Scientist at a Biotech Inc.<\/p>\n

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Deanna Edwards, Ph.D.<\/strong> University of Kentucky<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral fellow in my lab 2015-2019<\/p>\n

Recipient of Komen postdoctoral fellowship<\/p>\n

Currently Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center<\/p>\n

She is still with us!<\/p>\n

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