Alumni
The UFGI provided the foundation for everything that I was able to do here at UF, and the funding that they offered gave me the freedom to focus on the research path that I found most fulfilling.
…The wide-reaching nature of the G&G program’s research helped me get a better idea of the actual life that underlies everything studied here.”
Post Doc, University of Florida[The G&G Program] definitely opened doors. Through interaction with other students and what they were doing… I ended up in some of the stem cell courses that were optional. And that’s how I realized I was interested in the field. It more or less shaped what I would do for my PhD.”
Scientific Communications Scientist, Cook Research IncorporatedA lot of the research that I did… actually changed policy in the country, in terms of drugs that were being implemented on a human population level to treat disease.”
Tropical Disease Biologist, Assistant Professor of Biology, Baylor UniversityThese five years have definitely helped me develop transferable skills, such as teamwork, management of undergraduate and high school students, project and time management, writing and problem-solving skills… Areas I have not been exposed before.”
Research Fellow, Pathology, University of MichiganI had the opportunity to be exposed to a lot of tremendous role models and leaders. And getting to watch how they interacted with others has informed how I treat my students and the system of values I use in guiding others.”
Dean of Academic Affairs, Keiser University, Tampa CampusI was exposed to a lot here that I wouldn’t have if I hadn’t created my own company. It was great to have a group of people together with different areas of expertise- faculty and students.”
Assistant Professor, Sweet Corn Genomics and Breeding, Horticultural Sciences, UFBecause the Institute covers everything from plants to humans, it gave me a broad overview of genetic research. The big thing we do here is training and to think how to work as independent scientists.”
Global SME, Microbial Manufacturing Services, Thermo Fisher Scientific
2023 Graduate
Lab: Eric Wang, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Email: e.delgado@ufl.edu
2023 Graduate
Lab: Julie Maupin-Furlow, Microbiology & Cell Science
Email: jpwas2@ufl.edu
2023 Graduate
Lab: Dmitry Traktuev & Keith March, Medicine
Email: s.manoharsindhu@ufl.edu
2022 Graduate
Lab: Keith Choe, Biology
Email: lukemchandler@ufl.edu
2022 Graduate
Lab: Lauren McIntyre, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Email: adalena.nanni@ufl.edu
2022 Graduate
Lab: Eric Wang, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Email: cpkelley94@ufl.edu
2022 Graduate
Lab: Carol Mathews, Psychiatry
Email: njofrica@ufl.edu
2022 Graduate
Lab: Thomas Foster, Neuroscience, & Daohong Zhou, Pharmacodynamics
Email: v.budamagunta@ufl.edu
2022 Graduate
Lab: Brad Hoffman, Pediatrics
Email: asagadevan@ufl.edu
2021 Graduate
Lab: Larisa Cavallari & Julio Duarte, Phamacotherapy
Email: ldumeny@ufl.edu
2021 Graduate
Lab: Keith Choe, Biology
Email: kwimberl1@ufl.edu
2021 Graduate
Lab: Marco Salemi, Pathology
Email: tpaisie@ufl.edu
2021 Graduate
Lab: Robert Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul, Horticultural Sciences
Email: brandoncalifar@ufl.edu
2021 Graduate
Lab: Yuqing Li, Neurology
Email: yuningliu@ufl.edu
2021 Graduate
Lab: Lauren McIntyre, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Email: zihaoliu@ufl.edu
2021 Graduate
Lab: Eric Wang, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Email: brittotero@ufl.edu
2020 Graduate
Lab: Jorg Bungert, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Email: aishuguru@ufl.edu
2020 Graduate
Lab: Akito Kawahara and Rob Guralnick, Florida Museum of Natural History
Email: sunray1@ufl.edu
2020 Graduate
Lab: James Olmstead, Horticultural Sciences
Email: dfried22@ufl.edu
2020 Graduate
Lab: David Bloom, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Email: enrico.barrozo@bcm.edu
2020 Graduate
Lab: Valerie de Crecy-Lagard, Microbiology & Cell Science
Email: manderson4@ufl.edu
2020 Graduate
Lab: Kevin Folta, Horticultural Sciences
Email: tshuipys@ufl.edu
2019 Graduate
Lab: James Resnick, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Email: dorian.vargas8@ufl.edu
2019 Graduate
Lab: Connie Mulligan, Anthropology
Email: kiacfuller1@ufl.edu
2019 Graduate
Lab: Laura Ranum, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Email: s.tusi@ufl.edu
2019 Graduate
Lab: Wilfred Vermerris, Microbiology & Cell Science
Email: tnsilva@lbl.gov
2019 Graduate
Lab: Lizi Wu, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Email: weini@ufl.edu
2018 Graduate
Lab: Jorg Bungert, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
2017 Graduate
Lab: Julie Johnson, Pharmacotherapy & Translational Research
Email: carolsa@ufl.edu
2017 Graduate
Lab: Pam and Doug Soltis, Florida Museum of Natural History
Email: hkates@ufl.edu
2017 Graduate
Lab: Julie Maupin-Furlow, Microbiology & Cell Science
Email: Lana.mcmillan@locus-bio.com
2017 Graduate
Lab: Thomas Foster, Neuroscience
Email: lianov@uab.edu
2016 Graduate
Lab: Jorg Bungert & Suming Huang, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Email: jstees@gmail.com
2016 Graduate
Lab: Linda Bloom, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Email: ldouma@ufl.edu
2016 Graduate
Lab: Maria Grant, Endocrinology
Email: t.salazar@ufl.edu
2016 Graduate
Lab: Wilfred Vermerris, Microbiology & Cell Science
Email: tfelderhoff@ksu.edu
2015 Graduate
Lab: Lauren McIntyre, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Email: justin.fear@nih.gov
2015 Graduate
Lab: Martin Cohn, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Email: koshaugh@ufl.edu
2015 Graduate
Lab: Connie Mulligan, Anthropology
Email: tamerec@ufl.edu
2014 Graduate
Lab: David Reed, Florida Museum of Natural History
Email: boydbm@vcu.edu
2014 Graduate
Lab: Forest Genomics Lab, School of Forest Resources & Conservation
Email: mresende@ufl.edu
2014 Graduate
Lab: Jianrong Lu, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Email: mingtang@fas.harvard.edu
2014 Graduate
Lab: Valérie de Crécy-Lagard, Microbiology & Cell Science
Email: patthia@ufl.edu
2014 Graduate
Lab: Frederic Kaye, Medicine
Email: ruli.gao@northwestern.edu
2013 Graduate
Lab: Connie Mulligan, Anthropology
Email: aiditere@ufl.edu
2013 Graduate
Lab: Mark Atkinson, Pathology & Immunology
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dustin-blanton-52ba0453/
2013 Graduate
Lab: Lei Zhou, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/
in/guangyao-li-16183946/
Lab: Luciano Brocchieri, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Email: hwlee@ufl.edu
2013 Graduate
Lab: Lauren McIntyre and Rolf Renne, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Email: yang.yajie@ufl.edu
2013 Graduate
Lab: Maria Grant and Hartmut Derendorf, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Email: yuanqing.yan@northwestern.edu
2012 Graduate
Lab: Alberto Riva, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Email: alireza.nazarian@duke.edu
2012 Graduate
Lab: Marta Wayne, Biology
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/frank-bouchard-7587b746/
2012 Graduate
Lab: Mark L. Brantly, Medicine
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/carlxiao
2012 Graduate
Lab: Alberto Riva, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shaojuntang/
2011 Graduate
Lab: Jianrong Lu, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Email: tong.lin@stjude.org
2011 Graduate
Lab: Jeffrey Hughes, Pharmaceutics
Email: renyan7@outlook.com