Post-doctoral fellows, University of Pennsylvania
Donna Brennan-Crispi, PhD, 2015-2019
Currently: Associate Director of Basic Research, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania
Xiaoling (Shirley) Zhang, PhD, 2015-2016
Currently: Senior Scientist / Toxicologist at Procter & Gamble
Fang Liu, PhD, 2010-2016
Currently: Director at Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Jun-Soo Yun, PhD, 2009
Currently: Project Lead, Green Cross Corporation, Korea
Yeon-Sook Choi, PhD, 2008-2017
Currently: Director, In Vivo Pharmacology, Sonata Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA
Xinjiang Wu, PhD, 2007-2012
Currently: Associate Director, Global Medical Writing and Labeling, Biogen
Monica Yunta-Gonzalez, PhD, 2005-2007
Currently: Professor, Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Madrid, Spain
Fei Liu, PhD, 2005-2008
Currently: Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M
Yuhang Zhang, PhD, 2005-2010
Currently: Professor with tenure, College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati
Nirvana Croft, PhD, 2002-2003
Currently: Project Manager/Clinical Research Support Associate, University of Oxford, UK
Alladin Kairo, PhD, 2001-2006
Currently: Histotechnologist, Dermatology Pathology Services, University of Pennsylvania
Seshamma Reddy, PhD, 1999-2002
Currently: Pathologist, Suffern, NY
Thomas Andl, PhD, 1999-2008
Currently: Core Scientist, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida
Pre-doctoral trainees, University of Pennsylvania
Deborah J Moran, Ph.D. candidate, 2015-2020
Currently: Molecular and Imaging Histologist, Glaxo Smith Kline
Kate Szigety, MD/PhD candidate, 2020
Currently: Resident in Pediatrics-Genetics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Chase Yuan, Master’s student, 2018-2019
Currently: Medical student, Albany Medical College
Nicole Munoz, Master’s student, 2018-2019
Currently: Master’s student, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Hank Vanderfin, Dental student, 2017-2019
Currently: Dentist, Huntsvilee, TX
Hana Yoon, Dental student, 2017-2019
Currently: Dentist, Millenium Dentist Services, NY
Troy Thayer, Dental student, 2017-2019
Currently: Dentist, Joint Base Andrews Air Force Base, Apo, Armed Forces Europe
Alejandra Guevara Mendez, MD PhD rotation student, 2015
Currently: Surgeon and urologist, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Celly Gan, Master’s student, 2015
Currently: Student in Dentistry and Dental Prosthodontics, University of Siena, Italy
Micaela Lasser, Master’s student, 2014-2015
Currently: Specialist, Biochemisttry & Biophysics, Center for Advanced Light Microscopy, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Anna King, PhD rotation student, 2014
Currently: Lead Scientist at Synthego Corporation, San Francisco, CA
Yaolin Song, PhD student, 2013-2015
Currently: Pathologist, Qingdao University, China
Camille Syrett, PhD rotation student, 2013
Currently: Consultant at Clarion | A Life Sciences Consultancy, Boston, MA
Iryna Shakhmantsir, PhD rotation student, 2013
Currently: Associate Director of Innovation at Abbvie, Boston, MA
Jonathan Garces, Master’s student, 2012-2013
Currently: Family medicine doctor
Reya Lilli, MD student, 2012
Currently: Unknown
Stella Hur, PhD rotation student, 2011
Currently: Senior Scientist, Loxo Oncology at Lilly, San Francisco, CA
Melissa Ducommun, PhD rotation student, 2011
Currently: Medical Writer, ETHOS Health Communications Philadelphia, PA
Nicole Aiello, PhD rotation student, 2011
Currently: Research Scientist I, Takeda Oncology
Wen Lin, PhD rotation student, 2010
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., New York
Michael Convente, PhD rotation student, 2009
Currently: Senior Manager, Strategic Analysis, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Matthew Leboeuf, MD PhD student, 2008-2012
Currently: Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, NH
Michael Bensaid, Master’s student, 2008
Currently: Researcher, French National Center for Scientific Research
Gabrielle Wong, PhD rotation student, 2007
Currently: Associate Director-Head of Precision Medicine at HiFiBio Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA
Grace Liu, PhD rotation student, 2007
Currently: General supervisor assistant, NNIT, Princeton, NJ
Craig Roelke, MD student, 2007-2008
Currently: Dermatologist, North Memorial Health, Minneapolis, MN
Monica Teta, PhD student, 2007-2012
Currently: Post-doctoral fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Zofeyah McBrayer, Master’s student, 2007
Currently: Organic farmer
Tishina Okebe, PhD rotation student, 2006
Currently: Senior HIV Treatment Advisor, USAID Office of HIV/AIDS, Washington DC
Brenda Watt, PhD rotation student, 2005
Currently: Field Applications Specialist, Refeyn, Portland, OR
Yehosheva Markovitz-Landau, PhD rotation student, 2005
Currently: Adjunct Professor, Touro College
Natalie Gallant, MD student, 2004-2005
Currently: Clinical Assistant Professor, UC Irvine; Director of Genetics, Genomics and Metabolism at Memorial Care Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach, CA
Jason Watts, MD PhD rotation student, 2002
Currently: Stadtman Investigator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Durham, NC; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at Duke University
Emily Chu, MD PhD student, 2002-2005
Currently: Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania
Research technicians, University of Pennsylvania
Jeremy Horell, BS Minot State University, 2014-2016
Currently: Postdoctoral fellow, UC San Diego
Heather Gochnauer, BS Millersville University, 2014-2016
Currently: Instructor, Pediatric Dermatology, UC San Diego
Keith Lewy, MS University of Pennsylvania, 2016
Currently: Associate Veterinarian, Bond Vet, New York
Anne Terrell, BS Millersville University, 2009-2011
Currently: Teaching Fellow, University of Delaware
Undergraduate trainees, University of Pennsylvania
Max Frankfurter, 2017-2020
Currently: MD PhD candidate, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA
Emma Johnson, 2018-2019
Currently: Unknown
Natalie Chao, 2018-2019
Currently: Medical student, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Sarah Llewellyn, 2018-2019
Currently: Medical student, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Argyle
Guna Yerrabolu, 2016-2019
Currently: Medical student, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Shira Johnston, 2016
Currently: Manager, Global Scientific Communications, Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN
Tyrone Quarterman, 2016
Currently: Director of Inclusion and Diversity at Day & Zimmerman, Philadelphia, PA
Ana Boncompagni, 2016-2018
Currently: Intern, Harbor UCLA General Surgery, CA
Jialin Zhang, 2015-2016
Currently: Vice President, Sumeru Equity Partners, Sam Mateo, CA
Maria Lee, 2014-2016
Currently: Applying to medical school
Hannah Sweeney, 2013-2016
Currently: Ob/Gyn resident, Christiana Care, Delaware
Miguel Hernandez, 2013-2014
Currently: Software engineer, Neo.Tax, Miami, FL
Julie Cui, 2012-2014
Currently: Resident in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Anne Wang, 2012-2013
Currently: Research Specialist, University of Arizona, Tuscon AZ
Donald Zhang, 2012-2013
Currently: Diagnostic Radiology resident, Washington University
Vivek Sharma, 2011-2012
Currently: President, Biomated Solutions LLC, NY
Olivia Antosiewicz, 2010
Currently: Acting Director,The Pre-College Academic Programming Department at LaGuardia Community College, NY
Kristen Lancaster, 2011
Currently: Unknown
Kaleem Razi, 2010-2012
Currently: Orthodontist/Owner, Razi Orthodontics, Chicago, IL
John Lee, 2010-2012
Currently: Unknown
Hagop Kaprielian, 2009-2010
Currently: Neurologist, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL
Sohum Trivedi, 2009
Currently: Resident in pediatric neurology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
Christina Roberts, 2009
Currently: Unknown
Matthew Crump, 2008-2010
Currently: Unknown
Madeira Hatcher, 2006
Currently: DDS, Baton Rouge LA
Melissa Ryan, 2005
Currently: Unknown
Christopher Hibbard, 2000-2002
Currently: DO, Gastroenterology, Philadelphia PA
Alexander Bagasra, 2000-2001
Currently: MD, internal medicine, Fairfax, VA
Dolora Wisco, 1999-2000
Currently: MD, neurologist, Cleveland Clinic, OH
Penn Academy for Skin Health high school summer interns, University of Pennsylvania
Mahir Johnson, 2018 Currently: Undergraduate student, Temple University, Philadelphia
Brianna Escalante, 2018 Currently: Unknown
Technician Research Manager, Icahn School of Medicine
Alyssa Ferdinand, BS, Lab Manager, 2022-2025
Currently: Medical Student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN
Maya Fridrikh, BS, MS, Lab Manager, 2019-2020
Currently: PacBio Sequencing Manager at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Administrative Coordinator, Icahn School of Medicine
Marcelle Niles, Administrator Coordinator, 2021-2022
Currently: Unknown

Taylor Stokelin, MHA, Administrator Coordinator, 2019-2021
Currently: Grants Manager, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Post-doctoral trainees, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Somayeh Fani, PhD, 2023-2024
Currently: Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Judith Canto-Santos, PhD, 2024-2026
Currently: Interviewing for positions in Barcelona, Spain
Undergraduate trainees, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Zachary Levy, June 2019- May 2021
Currently: Masters of Public Health student, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Julia Ceban, September 2019- June 2020
Currently: Physician Assistant student, Seton Hall, NJ
Irene Zhou, July-August-2021
Currently: Medical student, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
Heidi Temple, July-August-2021
Currently: Research Technician, MIT
Ifeoma Osakwe, July-August-2023
Currently: PhD thesis student, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sinai Skin Scholars / CEYE high school student interns
Mariah Pabon, Sinai Skin Scholars/ CEYE, July 2022-June 2023
Currently: Undergraduate student in Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, PA
Mariama Karamoko, Sinai Stem Cell Scholars/ CEYE, July 2023-June 2024
Currently: Undergraduate student at Hunter College, NY
Yassina Seydou, Sinai Stem Cell Scholars/ CEYE, July 2024-June 2025
Currently: Undergraduate student at Fordham University, NY
Rachel Michael, Sinai Stem Cell Scholars/ CEYE, July 2025-June 2026
Currently: High School student, New York, NY
Pre-doctoral trainees, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Manuradhi Pereira, PhD rotation student, June-August 2019
Currently: Unknown
Alicia Ho, PhD thesis student, January 2020-August 2024
Currently: Associate Scientist, Singulomics Corporation, NY
Priya Begani, PhD rotation student, February-March 2020
Currently: PhD thesis student, CB program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Meagan Branch, PhD rotation student, October-December 2020
Currently: PhD thesis student, DRS program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Maria Mercedes, PhD rotation student, October-December 2021
Currently: PhD thesis student, DRS program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Tasneem Ebrahim, PhD rotation student, January-February 2021
Currently: PhD thesis student, DRS program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mariam Abdelghaffar, Medical student, July 2022-July 2023
Currently: Resident in Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa, Canada
Eben Manegbe, PhD rotation student, March 2023-present
Currently: PhD thesis student, DRS program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Priya Katyal, Medical student, July 2024
Currently: Medical student, George Washington School of Medicine
Jasmine Zhang, PhD rotation student, September-October 2024
Currently: PhD thesis student, DRS program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lexus Lipford, MS student, September 2024-present
Currently: Master’s in Biomedical Sciences, ISMMS
Sarah E. Millar, Ph.D.
Dean for Academic and Scientific Affairs
Chair, Departments of Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Icahn Building, Floor 13 Room 20C
1425 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10029
Tel: (212) 659-9412
sarah.millar@mssm.edu
Stacy Paris, Administrative Manager
Department of Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Annenberg Building, Floor 25 Room 25-60B, Box 1496
1468 Madison Ave
New York, N.Y. 10029
Cell: (929) 646-0515
stacy.paris@mssm.edu
Nyomi Cepeda, Administrative Coordinator
Department of Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Icahn Building, Floor 13 Room 79, Box 1496
1425 Madison Ave
New York, N.Y. 10029
Cell: (929) 618-2957
nyomi.cepeda2@mssm.edu
Kayrin Velez, Administrative Assistant
Department of Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Icahn Building, Floor 13 Room 70, Box 1496
1425 Madison Ave
New York, N.Y. 10029
Cell: (929) 286-7184
kayrin.velez@mssm.edu
Samara Rodriguez, Administrative Assistant
Department of Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Annenberg Building, Floor 25 Room 25-60, Box 1496
1468 Madison Ave
New York, N.Y. 10029
samara.rodriguez@mssm.edu