Recent Alumni

Research Mentor: Craig Peterson, PhD
Thesis Research: Biochemical Investigations into the S. cerevisiae Chromatin Remodeling Enzyme SWR1C
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2026
Post-Graduation Destination: University of Maine, General Surgery Residency

Research Mentor: Mark Johnson, MD, PhD
Thesis Research: Epigenetic Enablers of Meningioma Growth
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2026
Post-Graduation Destination: Mayo Clinic, Psychiatry Residency

Hometown: Springfield, MA
Research Mentor: Craig Peterson, PhD
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2024
Post-graduation Destination: UMass Chan Medical School, Pathology Residency

Hometown: Haiti
Research Mentors: Zhoushang Xu, PhD, and Paul Thompson, PhD
Thesis Research: Mapping the ALS Citrullinome: A Proteomic Perspective on Neurodegeneration, Aggregation, and Protein Dysfunction
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2026
Post-Graduation Destination: Baylor, General Surgery Residency

Hometown: Boston, MA
Research Mentor(s): Michael Brehm, PhD, Mehdi Rashighi, MD, Ann Rothstein, PhD
Thesis Research: STING Gain-of-Function in Endothelial Cells Impairs Wound Healing Responses
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2026
Post-Graduation Destination: Switzerland

Hometown: Worcester, MA
Research Mentor: Arlene Ash, PhD
Thesis Research: The Structural Racism Effect Index: A Multi-Dimensional Tool to Measure Neighborhood-Level Structural Racism (2022)
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2025
Post-Graduation Destination: Institute for Family Health, New York, Family Medicine Residency

Thesis Research: Loss of the microglial maturation factor IRF8 results in heightened neural circuit excitability through elevated TNF-α (2022)
Research Mentor: Dorothy Schafer, PhD
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2024
Post-graduation Destination: UMass Chan Medical School, Anesthesiology Residency

Research Mentors: John Harris, MD, PhD
Thesis Research: Minimally Invasive Analysis of Allergic and Irritant Contact Dermatitis Identifies Distinguishing Biomarkers and Intercellular Signaling Pathways
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2025
Post-Graduation Destination: MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham, MA/UMass Chan Medical School, Transitional/Dermatology

Thesis Research: STING Mediated Autoinflammation in Endothelial Cells Initiates Autoimmune Interstitial Lung Disease
Research Mentor: Ann Marshak-Rothstein, PhD
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2025
Post-graduation Destination: Boston Children's Hospital, Pediatrics Residency

Hometown: Newton, MA
Thesis Research: Design and Testing of a Novel Communication System for Non-Vocal Critical Care Patients With Limited Manual Dexterity (2020)
Research Mentors: Bob Brown, MD, DPhil, and J. Matthias Walz, MD
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2023 
Post-Graduation Position: Brown University, Adult Psychiatry; R25 research resident in neuromodulation (low intensity focused ultrasound) 

Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Research Mentor: Apurv Soni, MD, PhD
Thesis Research: Home Diagnostics, Viral Dynamics, and Post-acute Sequelae of SARS-COV-2
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2026
Post-Graduation Destination: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine Residency

Hometown: Grafton, MA
Thesis Research Lab: iSPARC
Thesis Title and Year Defended: Healthcare Utilization in Youth with Mental Health Conditions, 2022
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2024
Post-Graduation Position: Brown University/ Butler Hospital, Psychiatry Residency

Hometown: Weston, MA
Research Mentor: Patrick Emery, PhD
Thesis Research: The Sleepy Shrimp Is Caught by the Tide: Parhyale hawaiensis As a New Model Organism for Circatidal Rhythms
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2026
Post-Graduation Destination: Research and applying to residency in pediatrics

Hometown: Stowe, MA
Thesis Research: Bipolar disorder in the perinatal period: Understanding gaps in care to improve access and patient outcomes (2021)
Research Mentors: Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA/Lifeline for Moms
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2023
Post-graduation Destination: MGH/McLean, Psychiatry Residency

Research Mentors: Steve Holland, PhD, and Beth McCormick, PhD
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2024
Post-Graduation Position: Pediatrics Residency at UC San Diego Medical Center

Research Mentor: Peter Friedmann, PhD
Thesis Research: Implementation of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Jail Settings and the Post-release Risk Environment
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2026
Post-Graduation Destination: Mayo Clinic, Psychiatry Residency

Hometown: Astoria, NY
Thesis Title: Suppression of sphingolipid catabolism by a nuclear hormone receptor promotes pathogen resistance in C. elegans
Thesis Mentor: Read Pukkila-Worley, MD
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2025
Post-grauation Destination: Ohio State University Medical Center, Neurology Residency

Thesis Research: TAL1 and LMO2 Promote Leukemia-Initiating Cell Quiescence and Chemotolerance in T-ALL
Research Mentor: Michelle Kelliher, PhD
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2025
Post-graduation Destination: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pediatric Residency 

Research Mentors: Christelle Anaclet, PhD
Thesis Research: The Role of Slow-Wave-Sleep in Hippocampus-Dependent Memory in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2025
Post-Graduation Destination: Yale-New Haven Hospital, Anesthesiology Residency

Thesis Research: Surveillance of Host and Pathogen Derived Metabolites Activate Intestinal Immunity (2022)
Research Mentor: Read Pukkila-Worley, MD
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2024
Post-graduation Destination: Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine (PSTP) Residency

Research Mentors: Jeremy Luban, MD 
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2023 
Post-Graduation Position: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine Residency

Research Mentors: Gregory Pazour, PhD
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2023
Post-Graduation Position: Boston Children's Hospital, Pediatrics Residency

Hometown: Poland, OH
Research Mentor: Laura Alonso, MD (Weill Cornell)
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2023
Post-Graduation Position: Cleveland Clinic, Internal Medicine Residency

Research Mentor: Read Pukkila-Worley, MD
Thesis Research: Bacterial Patterns of Pathogenesis in Intestinal Immunity
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2026
Post-Graduation Destination: Boston Children's Hospital, Pediatrics Residency

Thesis Research: Activation of the NLRP1 inflammasome in human keratinocytes by the dsDNA mimetic poly(dA:dT)
Research Mentor: Kate Fitzgerald, PhD
UMass Chan Graduation Year: 2025
Post-graduation Destination: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center PSTP, Internal Medicine Residency