The department is excited to share good news about our recent (and less recent) Ph.D. graduates and the amazing things they've been doing in the last year. Recent recognitions were posted in September or October and November.

• Zhongxia Yi (2021 Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics, Singh lab) is now Senior Scientist at Orna Therapeutics.
• Jennifer (Perkins) Thomas (2020 Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Fisk lab) is now Medical Director at Healthcare Consultancy Group
• Daokun Sun (2019 Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics, Leone lab) has been promoted to Senior Biostatistician at Foundation Medicine
• Kyle Lapak  (2018 Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, CE Burd lab) is now a Senior Scientist II at AbbVie
• Bo Zhang (2017 Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics, Herman lab) is now a Lead Data Scientist at Health Care Service Corporation 
• Nitya Subrahmanian (2015 Ph.D. in Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hamel Lab) is now a Research Assistant Professor the University of Florida College of Medicine
• Huayang Liu (2015 Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics, Leone lab) was recently promoted to Associate Principal Scientist at AstraZeneca.
• Kuo-Fang Shen (2013 Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Osmani lab) is now a Senior Scientist at Multiverse Pharma
• Xianfeng Xu (2011 Ph.D. in Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology, Meier Lab) is now serving as Counsel at Foley Hoag LLP.
• Joseph Stephan (2008 Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Herman lab) has been promoted to Associate Professor at Lebanese American University
• Xuehua Zhong (2007 Ph.D. in Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology, Ding lab) has been promoted to Professor of Biology and Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis
• Sachin Teotia (2009 Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Lamb lab) has been promoted to Professor at Sharda University