Millar Lab
Post-doctoral fellows, University of Pennsylvania

Donna Brennan-Crispi, PhD, 2015-2019

Currently: Research Associate, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania

 

Xiaoling (Shirley) Zhang, PhD, 2015-2016

Currently: Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine

 

Fang Liu, PhD, 2010-2016

Currently: Principal Scientist in Skin Biology and Pharmacology, Johnson & Johnson

 

Jun-Soo Yun, PhD, 2009

Currently: Project Lead, Green Cross Corporation, Korea

 

Yeon-Sook Choi, PhD, 2008-2017

Currently: Scientist I, Pharmacology, Blueprint Medicines

 

Xinjiang Wu, PhD, 2007-2012

Currently: Principal for Scientific Communication and Medical Writing, Innovent Biologics, Inc

 

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: Associate 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

DJ Moran, Ph.D. candidate, 2015-2020

Currently: Post-doctoral Fellow, Children Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

 

Max Frankfurter, Intern, 2016-2020

Currently: Post-doctoral Fellow, Children Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

 

Kate Szigety, MD/PhD candidate, 2020

Currently: MD/Ph.D. candidate, University of Pennsylvania

 

Chase Yuan, Master’s student, 2018-2019
Currently: Master’s student, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

 

Nicole Munoz, Master’s student, 2018-2019
Currently: Master’s student, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

 

Hank Vanderfin, Dental student, 2017-2019
Currently: OMFS Internship, University of Maryland Medical Center

 

Hana Yoon, Dental student, 2017-2019
Currently: Dentist, Manhattan Smile, City Smiles Dental

 

Troy Thayer, Dental student, 2017-2019
Currently: Family Support Specialist, Westside Children’s Center

 

Alejandra Guevara Mendez, MD PhD rotation student, 2015
Currently: MD student, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

 

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: PhD thesis student, Boston College, Boston MA

 

Anna King, PhD rotation student, 2014
Currently: Intern, Preclinical & Translational Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, CA

 

Yaolin Song, PhD student, 2013-2015
Currently: Faculty, Medical Physics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

 

Camille Syrett, PhD rotation student, 2013
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Pediatric Research Center

 

Iryna Shakhmantsir, PhD rotation student, 2013
Currently: PhD thesis student, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

 

Jonathan Garces, Master’s student, 2012-2013
Currently: Unknown

 

Reya Lilli, MD student, 2012
Currently: Unknown

 

Stella Hur, PhD rotation student, 2011
Currently: Post-doctoral researcher, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

 

Melissa Ducommun, PhD rotation student, 2011
Currently: Medical Writer, ETHOS Health Communications Philadelphia, PA

 

Nicole Aiello, PhD rotation student, 2011
Currently: Postdoctoral Associate, Princeton University, NJ

Wen Lin, PhD rotation student, 2010

Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., New York

 

Michael Convente, PhD rotation student, 2009

Currently: Biotech Equity Research Associate, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

 

Matthew Leboeuf, MD PhD student, 2008-2012

Currently: Mohs Surgery, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock

 

Michael Bensaid, Master’s student, 2008

Currently: Researcher, French National Center for Scientific Research

 

Gabrielle Wong, PhD rotation student, 2007

Currently: Principal Scientist I, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), Boston 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: Office and Administrative Assistant, Kelly Services, Great Minneapolis

 

Tishina Okebe, PhD rotation student, 2006

Currently: Senior Technical Officer, FHI 360, Washington DC

 

Brenda Watt, PhD rotation student, 2005

Currently: Senior Scientist, Sirona DX, 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, Physician, Medical Genetics and Medical Biochemical Genetics, Memorial Care Health System

 

Jason Watts, MD PhD rotation student, 2002

Currently: Clinical Lecturer, Internal Medicine; Research Fellow, Internal Medicine, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan

 

Emily Chu, MD PhD student, 2002-2005

Currently: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania

Research technicians, University of Pennsylvania

Jeremy Horell, BS Minot State University, 2014-2016

Currently: PhD candidate; Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI

 

Heather Gochnauer, BS Millersville University, 2014-2016

Currently: Resident Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital

 

Keith Lewy, MS University of Pennsylvania, 2016

Currently: DVM candidate, Kansas State College of Veterinary Medicine

 

Anne Terrell, BS Millersville University, 2009-2011

Currently: Teaching Fellow, University of Delaware

Undergraduate trainees, University of Pennsylvania

Irene Zhou, 2021
Currently: Undergraduate student, University of California, Los Angeles

Heidi Temple, 2021
Currently: Undergraduate student, Princeton University, New Jersey

Zach Levy, 2019-2021
Currently: Unknown

Emma Johnson, 2018-2019
Currently: Undergraduate student, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA

Natalie Chao, 2018-2019
Currently: Undergraduate student, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA

Sarah Llewellyn, 2018-2019
Currently: Undergraduate student, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA

Guna Yerrabolu, 2016-2019
Currently: Undergraduate student, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA

Shira Johnston, 2016
Currently: Ph.D. Candidate, Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tyrone Quarterman, 2016
Currently: Regulatory Compliance Specialist, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia PA

Ana Boncompagni, 2016-2018
Currently: Clinical research assistant, Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA

Jialin Zhang, 2015-2016
Currently: Senior Associate, Sumeru Equity Partners, San Francisco, California

Maria Lee, 2014-2016
Currently: Applying to medical school

Hannah Sweeney, 2013-2016
Currently: Medical student, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville VA

Miguel Hernandez, 2013-2014
Currently: Research Assistant, Department of Pharmacology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA

Julie Cui, 2012-2014
Currently: Oral Formulation Sciences Intern, Merck, San Francisco, California

Anne Wang, 2012-2013
Currently: Research Specialist, University of Arizona, Tuscon AZ

Donald Zhang, 2012-2013
Currently: Equity Research Analyst, MFS Investment Management

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: Tulane University School of Medicine

Sohum Trivedi, 2009
Currently: Student, Georgia State University

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: High school student, Philadelphia   Brianna Escalante, 2018 Currently: High school student, Philadelphia

Technician Research Manager, Icahn School of Medicine

Maya Fridrikh, BS, MS, Lab Manager, 2019-2020

Currently: Senior Associate Researcher, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

Administrative Coordinator, Icahn School of Medicine

Taylor Stokelin, MHA, Administrator Coordinator, 2019-2021

Currently: Program Coordinator, Family Medicine Residency, Beebe Healthcare

Sarah E. Millar, Ph.D.
Director, Black Family Stem Cell Institute
Professor, Departments of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology and Dermatology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Icahn Building, Floor 13 Room 020C
1425 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10029
Tel: (212) 659-9412
Email: sarah.millar@mssm.edu

Jessica Bauza, Administrative Coordinator
Black Family Stem Cell Institute
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Icahn Building, Floor 13 Room 20E, Box 1496
1425 Madison Ave
New York, N.Y. 10029
Cell: 646-907-4242
Jessica.bauza@mssm.edu

Nyomi Cepeda, Administrative Assistant
Black Family Stem Cell Institute
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Icahn Building, Floor 13 Room 70E, Box 1496
1425 Madison Ave
New York, N.Y. 10029
Tel: 212-659-6897 (ext: 86897)
Cell: 646-581-8011
nyomi.cepeda2@mssm.edu