HEDGES LAB ALUMNI AND ASSOCIATES

(In alphabetical order, within group)

PAST GRADUATE STUDENTS

PAST UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS (PENN STATE)

PAST UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS (Non-PSU)

PAST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

PAST RESEARCH STAFF

PAST GRADUATE STUDENTS

• Fabia U. Battistuzzi, Ph.D. Degree at Penn State: Ph.D., Biology and Astrobiology (2007). Current position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (2008-).

• Jaime E. Blair, Ph.D. Degree at Penn State: Ph.D., Biology and Astrobiology (2005). Current position: Assistant Professor of Biology, Franklin and Marshall College (2008-).

• Melissa S. Frye. M.Sc. Degree at Penn State: M.Sc. Biology (1996).

• Patrick H. Parker, M.Sc. Degree at Penn State: M.Sc. Biology (1996).

• Laura L. Poling, M.Sc. Degree at Penn State: Biology, with Honors in Biology (1998), M.Sc., Genetics (2001). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, NSF-REU Fellow. Current position: Ph.D. student in Genetics at Harvard University.

• Daniel L. Rabosky, M.Sc. Degree at Penn State: M.Sc., Biology (2003). Current position: Ph.D. student in Ecology and Evolution at Cornell University.

• Uthra Ramaswamy, M.Sc. Degree Program: M.Sc., Computer Science (2004).

• Christoph Schubart, Ph.D. Degree: Ph.D. Biology (1997) U. Bielefeld (research at Penn State). Current position: Assistant Professor of Biology, U. Regensburg, Germany.

• Prachi Shah, M.Sc. Degree at Penn State: M.Sc., Computer Science (2002). Current position: Research Associate, Stanford University (2006-).

• Michael R. Tracy, M.D. Degree at Penn State: M.Sc., Biology, (1999). Current position: M.D., Wake Forest, NC.

• Marcel van Tuinen, Ph.D. Degree at Penn State: Ph.D., Biology (1999). Postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University. Current position: assistant professor, University of North Carolina.

PAST UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS (PENN STATE)

• Anna Azvolinsky.  Degree at Penn State: Premedicine major (Penn State, 1999-2001). Additional degrees:  B.Sc., Biology (U. Penn, 2001-2003). Current position: PhD program, Princeton (2003-). Fellowships and awards: Wiser Fellow.

• David N. Boone. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology (2003). Fellowships and awards: NSF-REU Fellow, Eberly College of Science Scholar.

• Lana E. Brahmakulam, M.D. Degree at Penn State: M.Sc., Biology (2000). Fellowships and awards: NSF-REU Fellow. Current position: Medical student at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2000-2004).

• Hsiong Chen, M.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology with honors in Biology (2001). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar. Current position: Medical student at University of Maryland.

• Haley Chutz. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology with honors in Biology (2005). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar. Current position:

• Jessica C. Czankner, M.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Premedicine, with Honors in Biology (1999). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, Wiser Fellow, HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow. Current position:

• Sarah C. Duncan, M.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology, with Honors in Biology (1995)
  Additional degrees: M.D., MCP - Hahneman (1999). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, NSF-REU Fellow, HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow. Current position: M.D. in Washington, PA.

• Allison R. Durica, M.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology (1996). Additional degrees: M.D., Penn State Hershey (1999). Fellowships and awards: NSF-REU Fellow. Current position (12/07):  Assistant Director, Division of Maternal-fetal Medicine and director of OB/GYN resident research, Wellspan Health Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, York, PA.

• Brooke R. Eidell. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology (2000). Current position: M.S. Ed student at Kutztown University.

• Andrea E. Feller, M.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology, with Honors in Biology (1996)
  Additional degrees: M.D. at Johns Hopkins University (2000). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, NSF-REU Fellow, HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow. Current position: in Canada (2006).

• Jennifer R. Grubb. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with Honors in Biology (2000). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, Wiser Fellow, NSF-REU Fellow
  Current position: Peace Corps in Africa (2000-2002); now M.Sc., U. Connecticut (2002).

• Bethany L. Hafer. Degree at Penn State: Biology (1996). Current position:

• Daniel S. Heckman, M.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology, with Honors in Biology (2001)
  Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar. Additional degrees: M.D. at University of Pittsburgh (2005). Current position (2006): Residency in orthopaedics, University of North Carolina.

• Lindsey M. Hower. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biochemistry and Microbiology, with Honors in Biology (2002). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, Wiser Fellow. Current position: Medical student at Case Western University.

• Natalie L. Kardos. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with Honors in Biology (2004). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, Wiser Fellow. Current position: Doctoral student at University of California, San Diego. Publications: Heckman, D. S., D. M. Geiser, B. R. Eidell, R. L. Stauffer, N. L. Kardos, and S. B. Hedges. 2001. Molecular evidence for the early colonization of land by fungi and plants. Science: 293:1129-1133.

• Lori (Kern) Fritz. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology (1996). Fellowships and awards: NSF-REU Fellow. Current position: Associate Molecular Biologist, Eli Lilly Co.

• Shannon (Kindl) Zellmer. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology (2000). Fellowships and awards: Wiser Fellow, NSF-REU Fellow. Current position: Pharmaceutical Technologist.

• Daniel McAllister. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology (1991). Fellowships and awards: NSF-REU Fellow. Current position: Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh Medical School.

• Genna M. Lutz. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Microbiology (2002). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, Wiser Fellow.

• Kristin K. Nastase, Ph.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology, with Honors in Biology (1997). Additional degrees: Ph.D. (biology), Johns Hopkins University (2002). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, NSF-REU Fellow, HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow. Current position: Postdoctoral researcher, University of California, San Francisco (2005).

• Emily E. Norder. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology (2002). Fellowships and awards: NSF-REU Fellow. Current position: Medical student at Ohio State University.

• Ranjani Padmanabhan. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology (1999). Current position: Ph.D. student in genetics at Texas A & M University.

• Amy K. Pepperney, M.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology, with honors in Biology (1999). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, NSF-REU Fellow. Current position: Medical student at University of Pittsburgh Medical School.

• Amanda R. Pfaff. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology, with Honors in Biology (2001). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, Eberly College of Science Scholar, NSF-REU Fellow. Current position: Researcher, University of Pittsburgh.

• Nicholas Plummer, Ph.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology, with Honors in Biology (1992). Additional degrees: Ph.D., University of Michigan. Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, NSF-REU Fellow. Current position: NIH-NIEHS in Research Triangle.

• Sonja J. Pyott, Ph.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with honors in Biology and Chemistry (1999). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, Wiser Fellow, NSF-REU Fellow, HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow, Fulbright Scholar in Germany. Additional degree: PhD, Stanford (2005). Current position: postdoctoral fellow.

• Rebecca Shirer (Ruskin). Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology, with Honors in Biology (2001). Additional degrees: M.S., State University of New York, Albany (2004). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar. Current position: New York Conservancy Scientist.

• Jason L. Shoe, D.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology, with Honors in Biology (2001). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, Beckman Scholar, Biology Department Marshall. Current position: M.D. student at Harvard University.

• Rebecca (Stauffer) Montross. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc. Biology, with Honors in Biology (2001). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, NSF-REU Fellow. Additional degrees: M.S., Genetics, University of Pennsylvania (2004). Current position: in Swedesboro, New Jersey.

• Amy Strafalace. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology (2001). Fellowships and awards: NSF-REU Fellow. Current position: High school Biology teacher in Pittsburgh.

• Amanda S. Thompson. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology (2001).

• Jennifer R. Thompson, M.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with Honors in Biology (2000). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, Wiser Fellow, NSF-REU Fellow. Current position: Medical student at University of Pennsylvania.

• Maria L. Venturi. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology, with honors in Biology (2002). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, NSF-REU Fellow. Current position (1/04): near Scranton, PA. 

• Daniel Y.-C. Wang, Ph.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Pre-Medicine, with Honors in Biology (1999). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow. Current position: Medical student at Johns Hopkins University (graduation, 5/2003).

• Andrew J. Weiss. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology, with Honors in Biology (2006). Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, Evan Pugh Scholar, Academic Excellence Scholar. Current position: Medical student at the University of Pennsylvania.

• Alan Wong, M.D. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Molecular and Cell Biology, with Honors in Biology (1996). Additional degrees: M.D., Allegheny Medical School. Fellowships and awards: Schreyer Scholar, NSF-REU Fellow, HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow. Current position: 

• Cecelia L. Youngblood. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology, with honors in Biology (1995). Additional degrees: M.Sc. in environmental science at University of Illinois in 1997. Fellowships and awards: University Scholar, NSF-REU Fellow. Current position: 

PAST UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS (Non-PSU)

• Claire Baldeck (Astrobiology Summer Program, 2004)

• Alexis Crane (Astrobiology Summer Program, 2003)

• Andreia Feijão (NASA Astrobiology Institute fellowship, 2002)

• Kelly Keegan (Astrobiology Summer Program, 2003)

• Claire C. Landgren (Astrobiology Summer Program, 2005)

• Ashley M. Martin (Astrobiology Summer Program, 2005)

• Claire E. Richardson (Astrobiology Summer Program, 2005)

• Benjamin Root (Astrobiology Summer Program, 2004)

• Jennifer Sander (Astrobiology Summer Program, 2004)

• Ericca Stamper (Astrobiology Summer Program, 2004)

• Maraliz Vãzquez (Astrobiology Summer Program, 2002)

• Nicki Viall (Astrobiology Summer Program, 2003)

PAST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

• Dr. James P. Bogart. Visiting professor from University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

• Lic. Luis Díaz. Research Associate. Visiting from National Museum of Natural History, Havana, Cuba.

• Lic. Alberto R. Estrada. Research Associate. Visiting researcher from University of Puerto Rico.

• Lic. Orlando H. Garrido. Research Associate. Visiting from National Museum of Natural History, Havana, Cuba.

• Dr. Davide Pisani. Postdoctoral Associate. Current position (9/06): Lecturer, NUI Maynooth, Ireland, UK.

• Dr. Jennifer B. Pramuk. Visiting graduate student researcher. Current position (9/06): Postdoctoral associate, Brigham Young University.

• Dr. Fabienne Thomarat. Postdoctoral Associate. Current position (9/06): Lecturer, France.

• Dr. Richard Thomas. Visiting Professor from Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico.

• Dr. Nicolas Vidal. Postdoctoral Associate. Current position (9/06): Researcher (permanent), Systematics and Evolution, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France.

PAST RESEARCH STAFF

• Kara Augenstein. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology (2004). Current position:

• Tina R. Dennison. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology (2005). Current position:

• Anthony J. Geneva. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology (2001). Current position: Graduate student at Villanova University (as of 2002).

• Jennifer Hines. Degree at Penn State: M.A., Fine Arts (2004).  Current position: Graphics Designer in Chicago.

• Maureen Lyons-Weiler, M.Sc. Current position: University of Pittsburgh.

• Molly E. Means. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Biology with honors (2002). Current position: Research Assistant at Ohio State University.

• Teresa van Wagner. Degree at Penn State: B.Sc., Graphics Art (2005).  Current position: Graphics Designer at "Partner's Design, Inc. in Bernville, PA..