Past Fellows (PhD & Postdoc)
UVA Infectious Diseases Doctoral
and Postdoctoral Fellowship Alumni
Doctoral Students (Year PhD Completed)
Christopher Anderson, PhD (2017)
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for Inflammation Research VIB-Ugent
Samantha Batista, PhD (2020)
Associate Scientist, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Alexandra Bettina, PhD (2016)
Associate Manager, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Sarah Buss, PhD (2010)
Director of Microbiology, Northern Light Laboratory
Nathanial Christy, PhD (2013)
Chief Science Officer, US Navy
George Cortina, PhD (2018), MD (2020)
Resident, Duke University
Carrie Cowardin, PhD (2015)
Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
Kevin D’Auria, PhD (2014)
Senior Scientist, Guardant Health, Inc.
Michael Davis, PhD (2013)
Program Manager, University of Virginia
Beeta Ehdaie, PhD (2015)
Senior Advisor, US Department of State
Laura Gonyar, PhD (2014)
Research Associate, University of Virginia
Caroline Hall, PhD (2010), MD (2012)
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado
Jonathan Handing, PhD (2016)
Senior Scientist, Moderna Therapeutics, Inc.
Cassandra Hoffman, PhD (2017)
Senior Research Program Manager, University of Virginia
Max Jameson-Lee, PhD (2012)
Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
Morgan Johnson, PhD (2014)
Research Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Charlotte
Rachel Kassel, PhD (2008), MD (2010)
Assistant Professor, University of Alabama Birmingham
Erica Kintz, PhD (2011)
New Product Development Technologist, Muntons PLC
Adam Labonte, PhD (2016)
Staff Scientist, AMPEL Biosolutions
Jennifer McDaniels, PhD (2020)
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Maryland
Elizabeth Melson, PhD (2019)
Analyst, National Ground Intelligence Agency
Kathryn Michels, PhD (2017)
Scientist, Umoja Biopharmaceuticals
Rebecca Mingo, PhD (2012)
Research Associate, Virginia Tech
Joshua Owings, PhD (2014)
Technical Sales Consultant, BioTek Instruments
Stephanie Ragland, PhD (2018)
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Boston Children’s Hospital
Carol Rowley, PhD (2020)
Medical Student, University of Virginia
Jennifer Scarff, PhD (2010)
Scientist, US Army Medical Research Institute
Chringma Shirpa, PhD (2014)
CMC Reviewer, US Food and Drug Administration
Emily Sloan, PhD (2012), MD (2014)
Fellow, University of California San Francisco
Whitney Stevens, PhD (2008), MD (2010)
Assistant Professor, Northwestern University at Chicago
Jacqueline Stevens, PhD (2018), MD (2020)
Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital
Jeffrey Teoh, PhD (2016)
Senior Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Zachary Weiner, PhD (2013)
Team Leader, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jeffrey Wilson, PhD (2010), MD (2012)
Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
Evonne Woodson, PhD (2012)
Fellow, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Postdoctoral Fellows (Year Fellowship Completed)
Melissa Batonik, PhD (2010)
Principal Scientist, Abcam, Inc.
Steven Black, PhD (2011)
Clinical Laboratory Scientist, University of Virginia
Thomas Ellison, PhD (2014)
Research Scientist, Verndari, Inc.
Preston Garcia, PhD (2010)
Associate Professor, Castleton State College
Richard Juneau, PhD (2016)
Associate Professor, Virginia Western Community College
Courtney Kurtz, PhD (2009)
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Carissa Meyer, PhD (2014)
Scientist, Gryphon Scientific, LLC
Lisa Nichols, PhD (2009)
Director of FACS Facility, Stanford University
Katherine Ralston, PhD (2014)
Assistant Professor, University of California Davis
James Simmons, PhD (2016)
Technology Transfer Manager, Boston Children’s Hospital
Shaun Steele, PhD (2016)
Scientist, Locus Bioscience