November 14, 2025
Congratulations to former PhD grads!
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. See other recent updates here and also here.
- Morgan Moser (2023 Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Meier lab) is now a postdoctoral research at Nationwide Children’s
- Alecia Biel (2021 Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Meier lab) is now grants manager and lead scientific grant writer at Texas Children's Hospital
- Jennifer (Perkins) Thomas (2020 Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Fisk lab) has been promoted to Senior Medical Director at Healthcare Consultancy Group
- Jeff Ostler (2017 Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics, Bisaro lab) is now an Assistant Professor on the tenure trac at Oklahoma State University
- Maria Isabel Casas (2015 Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Grotewold lab) has been promoted to Senior Director for Scientific Publishing and Programs at American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Sizhun Li (2014 Ph.D. in Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology, Bisaro lab) is now MSAT Scientist at CellVec PTE Ltd
- Yi Xiong (2011 Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics, Oakley lab) is now a Senior Scientist at Recombia Biosciences
- Martin Brena (2007 Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics, Plass lab) has been promoted to Associate Director - Global Process Development - Business Strategy & Operations at Kite Pharma