See what our Infection & Immunity (I&I), Molecular Pathogenesis & Therapeutics (MPT) and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (MMI) graduates have done.

2025

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Dennis Perez-LopezChris LorsonPost Doc, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Billy SchulzeMaggie Lange-Osborn 
Liangyu WangDiana Gil PagesUniversity of Chicago
Brian ThomasDonald Burke-AgueroMedical Student, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Onyekachi Juliet OkpasuoDiana Gil PagesGenentech, San Francisco, CA
Caitlyn GuldenpfennigMark Daniels 
Sydney EscobarLee-Ann Allen 

2024

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Sara Ricardez HernandezChris LorsonScience Marketing & Inside Sales Assistant, 
VectorBuilder, Chicago, IL
Esmeralda AlcalaXiu-Feng (Henry) WanLaboratory Compliance Inspector, Oklahoma 
Medical Marijuana Authority, Oklahoma
Lisa KhuuLee-Ann AllenScientist, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD

2023

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Ali TuranHaval ShirwanFaculty Lecturer, Abdullah Gul University, Kayseri, Turkiye
Christa JacksonCharlie BrownPost Doc, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Gustavo Santiago-CollazoPam BrownCAP Fellow in Technology Development & Industry Engagement
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Cassandra (Dawn) PaulingDeb AndersonInstructor, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
Breanna Cole-SkinnerMark DanielsInstructor of Biology, Columbia College, Columbia, MO
Alex EarhartAdam SchrumPost Doc, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Jorge Durand HerediaGeorge StewartPost Doc, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

2022

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Kayla MarksDeb AndersonScientist I, Odyssey Systems, Silver Spring, MD
Michael QuaneyEmma TeixeiroColumbia, MO
Anna LudlowDeb AndersonColumbia, MO
Nicholas OlivarezGuoquan ZhangLead Microbiologist, Washington State Department of Health,
Seattle, WA
Emily Million MoralesDongsheng DuanSenior Grant Writer, Emergency Medicine, University of Missouri,
Columbia MO

2021

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Alexis Cattin-RoyHabib ZaghouaniScientist, Neurogene, Houston, TX
Clifton RicanaMarc JohnsonAssistant Scientist, Emory University School of Medicine,
Atlanta, GA
Kyle HoffmanBill StichScientist IV, Boehringer Ingelheim, Columbia, MO
Jennifer WolfBumsuk HahmScientist, Analytical Development, Neurogene, Houston, TX
Caley SmithChris LorsonStudy Director I Pharmacology, Inotiv, St. Louis, MO
Carolyn Robinson WillsMarc JohnsonSenior Regulatory Medical Writer, Kite Pharma

2020

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Assi Vincent YapoMarc Johnson/ Stefan SarafianosResearch Fellow, Center for Diagnostic & Research on HIV/AIDS, Teaching Hospital, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire and Faculty, Dept of Pharmaceutical & Biological Sciences, Felix Houphouet Boigny, University of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivorie
Leah CardwellMark DanielsSenior Scientist-Non-Clinical, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Somerville, MA
Annie WolfeAaron Ericsson/ Craig FranklinPost Doc, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
Alexis DadelahiJeffrey Adamovicz/ Jerod SkybergMedical Director, Tri Core Reference Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Caleb StudstillBumsuk HahmResearch Professional, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA

2019

NameMentorWhere are they now?
YuleEum SongMarc JohnsonAssistant Professor, Greensboro College, NC
Kinsey HilliardCharles BrownResearch Scienties II, CellCarta
Mahmoud FarghaliStefan SarafianosLecturer, Researcher, Microbiology Dept., College of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Egypt
Kyle HillDonald Burke-AgüeroSenior Scientist, Resilience, San Francisco, CA
Daniel CyburtMarc JohnsonPrincipal Research Associate, Genetic Medicines, Alloy Therapeutics, Inc., Waltham, MA
Rebecca NewthEmma TeixeiroScientist, Adjuvance Technologies, Lincoln, NE
Michael NanceDongsheng DuanRadiology Resident, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Mary Casey-MooreStefan SarafianosAssociate Service Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Atlanta, GA
Lindsey LedbetterGuoquan ZhangSenior Manager-Principal Food Safety Specialist, Walmart Corporate, Bentonville, Arkansas

2018

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Tobechukwu UkahHabib ZaghouaniSenior Quality Scientist, Zoetis, Lincoln, NE
Susheel B. BusiJames Amos-LandgrafResearch and Development Specialist, Université of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Kevin KaiferChris LorsonBioscience Sales Specialist, Nikon Instruments, Kansas City, MO
Greg LambertMichael BaldwinPostdoctoral Scholar, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
Marie-Therese KhairallahChris LorsonPost Doc, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Maritza Puray ChavezStefan SarafianosPost Doc, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Joshua WillixDeb AndersonResearch Associate, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Carolyn LaceyJerod SkybergMedical Science Liaison, AbbVie, North Carolina

2017

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Mindy MillerHabib ZaghouaniSenior Scientist, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, Denver, CO
Rachel OlsonDeb AndersonResearch Assistant Professor/Chief Scientific Officer- LIDR, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Jacqueline FloresStefan SarafianosMicrobiologist (Inspector), Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Austin, TX
Matthew FullerDavid PintelSenior Director of Vector Platform Research, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., Cambridge, MA
Kasun KodippiliDongsheng DuanPost Doc, Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Ottawa, Canada
Obiaara (Ihenacho) UkahStefan SarafianosResident Doctor, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

2016

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Dandan LiuStefan SarafianosSenior Scientist, Pfizer, St. Louis, MO
Madhuvanthi VijayanBumsuk HahmPost Doc, Duke University, Durham, NC
Nalinda WasalaDongsheng DuanScientist II, Sarepta therapeutics Gene Editing and Innovation Center, Durham, NC
Miqdad DhariwalaDeb AndersonPost Doc, University of CA, San Francisco, CA
Chun-hui MiaoShan-lu LiuResearch Scientist, Tianjin Polytechnic University, China
Nicholas GoplenEmma Teixeiro PernasResearch Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Joshua BurnsMichael BaldwinAssistant Professor, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, Fort Smith, AR
Jared ManseMichael BaldwinAssociate Patent Attorney, Greensfelder, Hemker,& Gale, PC, St. Louis area
Laura SchoenlaubGuoquan ZhangManager, Customer Success, Pierian DX,  St. Louis, MO

2015

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Carrie LaskyCharles BrownResearch and Development Scientist, STERIS, St. Louis, MO
Patsharaporn TechasintanaUlus AtasoyLecturer/ Researcher, Parasitology Dept., Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Tanyaradzwa NdongweStefan SarafianosBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., San Francisco Bay, CA
Karin KnudsonEmma Teixeiro PernasResearch Review Fellow, U.S. Food and Drug Admin., Silver Spring, MD
Sam FelsJudy WallPost Doc, Yale University, Jorge Galan Laboratory, New Haven, CT
Cody CunninghamMark DanielsResident Doctor, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

2014

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Jolill RossChris LorsonClient Executive, LGC, Biosearch Technologies, Kansas City, MO
Yee Tsuey OngStefan SarafianosPost Doc, CDC, Fort Collins, CO
Erkan OsmanChris LorsonPost Doc, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Olufemi FasinaDavid PintelAssistant Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Anna Cunningham (Ritzman)Charles BrownInstructor/Co-Director of Teaching, Innovation, & Effectiveness, Arizona State University West Campus, Glendale, AZ

2013

NameMentorWhere are they now?
David BlandDeb AndersonScientist, NIH Rocky Mountain Laboratory, Hamilton, MT
Jacqueline GlascockChris LorsonVice President Research, Cure SMA, Columbia, MO
Kavita BombBumsuk HahmClinical Resident, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
Sanath K. JanakaMarc JohnsonScientist II, bluebird bio, Cambridge, MA
Xiaoxiao WanHabib ZaghouaniPost Doc, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Mermagya DhakalHabib ZaghouaniDVM/PhD, Becker Animal Hospital, San Antonio, TX

2012

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Chady HakimDongsheng DuanScientist, California
Adeyemi AdedejiStefan SarafianosPrincipal Scientist-Pathologist, Genetech, San Francisco, CA
Tiffany LucasMarc JohnsonCMC Product Reviewer, Biologist, FDA- Gene Therapy, Silver Spring, MD
Nicholas EiseleDeb AndersonDirector of Molecular Biology & Microbiology, Berkeley, CA
Krista SprengGeorge StewartSenior Scientist, Development Services, MilliporeSigma, Rockville, MD
Christine HoemanHabib ZaghouaniSenior Scientist, Experimental Immunology, Tempus Labs, Inc., Chicago, IL
Judy GohndroneLela RileySenior Manager, Clinical Marketing, Prometheus Labs Inc., San Diego, CA
Angela WhatelyDonald Burke-AgueroSenior Director Regulatory Affairs, BridgeBio, Laurel, MD
Jason CascioHabib ZaghouaniResident Program, Internal Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Eleftherios MichailidisStefan SarafianosAssistant Professor, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Kristen PetersDeb AndersonSenior Scientist, Imaging & Oncology, Faze Medicines, Cambridge, MA
Matthew GubinUlus AtasoyAssistant Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Richard AdeyemiDavid PintelInstructor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Nowattee (Loretta) SukhuDavid PintelAssociate Director, Eurofins, Columbia, MO
William OlsonMark DanielsPost Doc, University of Innsbrook, Austria

2011

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Maggie SchlarmanBrenda BeerntsenBiology Faculty, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Renee RobertsBrenda BeerntsenChief of Staff/Technical Assistant & Strategy Operations Manager, Intel Corporation, Portland, OR
Garrett DahmMark McIntoshCustomer Success Account Manager- Healthcare, Microsoft, Kansas City, MO
Curtis PritzlDan HassettResearch Scientist, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Tamara McEwenKaren BennettHead of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Southwestern College, Winfield, KS
Cara HaymakerHabib ZaghouaniAssistant Professor, University of Texas – MD Anderson, Houston, TX

2010

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Anthea AikinsJohn CannonAssociate Professor, Delaware State University, Dover, DE
Danielle TartarHabib ZaghouaniInterim Director of Inpatient Dermatology Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis, CA
Miranda HvindenMichael CalcuttResearch Scientist, Pfizer, Kalamazoo, MI
Brian BostickDongsheng DuanAssistant Professor of Medicine, Associate Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation, MD/ PhD, Chief Cardiology Fellow, University of Missouri
Erica BeshoreKaren BennettWilson fitness instructor
Andrew HillhouseCraig FranklinResearch Assistant Professor & Associate Director of TIGSS, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX

2009

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Ge GaoKaren BennettResearch Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Ferrill (Frankie) RoseChris LorsonVice President of Academic Affairs, Union College, Lincoln, NE
John Crawford HardawayHabib ZaghouaniMD/PhD, Surgery Oncologist, Doctors Hospital of Augusta, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, & HCA Healthcare, Augusta, GA
Jason S. EllisHabib ZaghouaniAssistant Research Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Anuprita GhoshJohn CannonClinician, Narayana Health City, Bangalore, India
Tara MartinMichael CalcuttAssistant Professor, Columbia College, Columbia, MO

2008

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Travis BaughanChris LorsonResearch Scientist, KCAS Bioanalytical Services, University of Washington, Kansas City, MO
Elliott DruryJudy WallData Scientist, Monsanto, St. Louis
Risa BenwellDavid LeeLab Manager, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA
Bethany N. KentMichael CalcuttAdjunct Professor, Volunteer State Community College, Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Kerry David FarrisDavid PintelHigh School Science Teacher, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO
Michelle ThomaDan HassettAdministrative Fellow, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Alexa DicksonChris LorsonSenior Clinical Variant Scientist, ARUP Laboratories, St. Louis, MO
Renu JainHabib ZaghouaniSenior Scientist, Merck Research Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA
Rohit DivekarHabib ZaghouaniMD/PhD, Assistant Professor, Allergy Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Lin ZhangLela RileyTechnical Research Assistant, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Maggie LangeMichael MisfeldtAssistant Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

2007

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Arka GhoshDongsheng DuanChief Scientist, Molecular Signaling and Gene Therapy, Narayana Health City, Bangalore, India
Ramnath NayakDavid J. PintelResearch Scientist, Case Western, Cleveland, OH
Chaoyang YeDavid J. PintelDirector, Blueprint Medicines, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, Cambridge, MA
Victoria BlahoCharles R. BrownAssistant Professor, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, LaJolla, CA
Hyun-Hee LeeHabib ZaghouaniSenior Biologist, Merck, Boston, MA

2006

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Jason FurrerMark A. McIntoshTeaching Professor, University of Missouri
April OrsbornKaren BennettSenior Scientist, QC, Millipore Sigma, St. Louis, MO
Jeremiah James BellHabib ZaghouaniDDS, Heartland Community Health Center, Lawrence, KS

2005

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Rebecca JorgensonMichael MisfeldtChief Operating Officer, KeraLink International, Minneapolis, MN
Suzanne MillerJudy WallAssoc, Research & Development Scientist, Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO
Ann NewmanDavid PintelPhysician Assistant, Mercy Internal Medicine, Ottumwa, IA
Alex MaueMark EstesSenior Scientist, Immunology, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Springs, MD
Chad LambertMark EstesDO, Private Practice, Bethany, MO
Rayford PayneJudy WallResearch Associate, University of MD- Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore, MD

2004

NameMentorWhere are they now?
David TsaoArnold SmithResearch Technician, Rinat Neuroscience in Palo Alto, California
DeAnna BergerDavid LeeResearch Specialist, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason
Michael WatsonArnold SmithMD/PhD, University of Michigan- Pediatrics and Infectious Disease, Ann Arbor, MI

2003

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Travis BarnardMark McIntoshSpecialist and Lab Manager, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, University of CA, San Francisco, CA
Eddie ChangW. Jefferson MitchellTeaching, Contra Costa College
Kelley DavisKim WiseProfessor, Program Director, MS in Disaster and Emergency Management, Nova Southeastern Univ., Davie, FL
Randall GreggHabib ZaghouaniChairman, Dept. of Micro, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Spartanburg, SC
India Hook-BarnardMark McIntoshSr. Vice President, Patient Outcomes & Experience, NMDP/ Be the Match/ CIBMTR, Minneapolis, MN

2002

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Jennifer L. LavrrarMark McIntoshScientist, Mureaux, St. Louis, MO

2001

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Pliny A. SmithKaren BennettAssistant Professor of Biology, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois
Shraddha NigavekarJohn Cannonin India
Yves TanJohn CannonInstructor, Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, CA
Terry MorrisMark McIntoshResearch Associate, Dental Research Program, University of North Carolina
Wendell FrenchMark McIntoshAssistant Professor, Western Illinois University
Cathy MillerDavid PintelChair & Professor, Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

2000

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Kathleen KuznickiKaren BennettIntellectual Property Attorney, Lynch Weiss, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
Udawatta Mihiri DeSilvaJohn CannonSenior Research Specialist, University of Missouri Diabetes Center, Columbia, MO
Amy (MS) AustinMark EstesTechnical Consultant, Patent Law firm in Phoenix, AZ
Seth RirieRamareddy GuntakaAssistant Professor, BYU, ID
Bindu NairMark McIntoshProfessor of Microbiology, Nova Southeastern Univ., Davie, FL
James PearsonDavid PintelManager, RNAi Screening Facility Research Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke Univ, Durham, NC
Matthew MouwDavid PintelChief Technology Officer, Ball Horticultural Company, West Chicago, IL
Bryan WilliamsArnold SmithMD/PhD., University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis MN
Karen HaasMark EstesResearch Assistant Professor, Duke Univ. Med. Center, Durham, NC
Spencer LeighKim WiseMicrobiologist, USDA, Mississippi State, MS

1999

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Angela ZarlingDavid LeeResearch Scientist, PPD, Richmond, VA

1998

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Karin PetersonHelen Braley-MullenChief of Neuroimmunology, NIAID, Hamilton, MT
Li LiJohn CannonMedical Resident, Univ. of Alabama-Birmingham
Joseph TemenakGregory McDonaldSr. Regulatory Review Officer, FDA, Rockville, MD
Donald HautDavid PintelCEO, Carmine Therapeutics, Concord, MA
Anand GersappeDavid PintelMD/PhD, MBBS, Sleep Medicine Practitioner, Swedish Sleep Medicine, Edmonds, WA
Tonghua LuKim WiseFellow, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

1997

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Cathy (Christoffersen) ClelandMark McIntoshSenior Staff, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Los Alamos Natl Lab, MS, Los Alamos, NM
Christian LorsonDavid PintelProfessor, Vet Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

1996

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Monique Lorson (Kreutzer)Karen BennettAssociate Research Professor, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Peter CleavingerRamareddy GuntakaMD, Private Practice, Columbia, MO
Beth (Rengers) TalkenDavid LeeSr. Res. Specialist, Vet. Pathobiology, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Ruth (Robinson) SmithDavid LeeInstructor at Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, IL
Melania RobinsonDavid LeeDDS, MS, Periodontist, Austin, TX
Elizabeth DanielsGregory McDonaldGrad Student, MU Dept of Child Development, Columbia, MO
Patricia TheissKim WiseRN, Ph.D. Univ. of Washington, Seattle WA

1995

NameMentorWhere are they now?
James (MS) RichardsKaren BennettMD

1994

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Raad GitanJohn CannonSenior Research Specialist, Biological Sciences, Columbia MO
Barbara WilsonJohn CannonAssociate Professor, Jackson St. Univ., Jackson, MS
Kristine JohansenMark McIntoshStaff Scientist, USDA, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA
Jianhong ZhengMark McIntoshRes. Scientist, Shanghai, P.R. China
Hong XiangMark McIntoshRes. Scientist, Genentech, San Francisco, CA
Qihong ZhaoDavid PintelSr. Scientist – Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ

1993

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Paul MorcosJohn CannonDirector of Biology, Gene Tools LLC, Corvallis, OR
Gang DengMark McIntoshRes. Scientist, Berlex Lab, Richmond, CA
Diane DixonMichael MisfeldtStaff Scientist, USDA, Athens
David GrimmMichael MisfeldtScientific Staff, Shriners Hosp. For Children, Tampa, FL
Gregory TullisDavid PintelAsst Prof, Dept of Ophthalmology, Boston University Medical School

1992

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Vicki ThonJohn CannonStaff Scientist, Amgen, Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA
Catherine ClevingerMark McIntoshN/A
Paul LegaardMichael MisfeldtPatent Attorney with Cozen O’Conner, Philadelphia, PA
Lisa NaegerDavid PintelFood and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD

1991

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Timothy BrickmanMark McIntoshRes. Asst. Prof., Dept of Micro, University of Minnesota
Robert ShoborgDavid PintelAssoc. Prof, East TN St. Sch of Med, Johnson City, TN
Jean CaterDavid PintelPublic School Teacher, Kansas City, KS

1990

NameMentorWhere are they now?
Susan Hopking StullHelen Braley-MullenN/A
Sucheta KennyRamareddy GuntakaPost-doc, Harvard
Rebecca FerrellMark McIntoshProf, Dept. of Biology, Metro State Teacher’s College, Denver, CO
Daniel ThompsonMark McIntoshParke Davis Pharmaceuticals; J.D. from St. Louis U Sch of Law, St. Louis, MO
Stephen NatarnicolaKim WiseBiogen Inc., Cambridge, MA