Career Spotlights: Alumni Making Moves in 2025

Our alumni continue to make impressive strides in their careers, stepping into new roles and making an impact across a wide range of fields. From research labs to industry leadership positions, they bring expertise, creativity, and passion to new challenges. We are proud to celebrate their accomplishments and excited to watch them shape the future of science and innovation in diverse and meaningful ways.

To learn more, visit their alumni pages linked to each name.

Alex Tsai- Stromnes Lab
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Amy Whillock- Schuldt Lab
NIH Fellow in the Allergy & Immunology (A&I) Fellowship Program, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD

Andrea Itano- Jenkins Lab
Senior Vice President, Head of Research, Stealth Mode Biotech, Cambridge, MA

Colleen Winstead- Khoruts Lab
Senior Scientist and Instructor, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri

Daniel Walsh-Hogquist Lab
Associate Attorney, McNeill PLLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Henrique Borges da Silva- Jameson Lab
Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic Dept. of Immunology (AZ)

Janelle Olson- Jameson Lab
Senior Clinical Development Scientist, Exact Sciences, Madison, WI

Jessica Kotov- Jenkins Lab
Assistant Professor in the Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Kerry Casey- Mescher Lab
Director of Preclinical & Translational Research, Immunology & Inflammation, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Tarrytown, NY

Logan Bulock- Bold Lab
Scientific Support Specialist, Bio-Techne, Minneapolis, MN

Matouš Vobořil- Hogquist Lab
Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology (Faculty of Science), Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czechia

Matthew Huggins- Hamilton-Hart Lab
Principal Scientist, Fortitude Biomedicines, Waltham, MA

Natalie David- Farrar Lab
Pediatrics/Medical Genetics Resident at Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Nicholas Jarjour- Jameson Lab
Associate Investigator at Versiti Blood Research Institute, Wauwatosa, WI

Noah Gavil- Masopust Lab
Internal Medicine Resident, ABIM Research Pathway, Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York

Ruan Zhang- Mueller Lab
Core Director, NYU Langone Health, New York

Sam Becker- Jenkins Lab
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine

Vineet Joag- Masopust Lab
Principal Investigator, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle, WA


We apologize if we missed your recent move. Please keep us updated on your accomplishments by emailing us at [email protected].

2024 Alumni Career Milestones

Kristin Anderson - Masopust Lab
Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia

Sung-Wook Hong - Jenkins Lab
Assistant Professor, Yonsei University in Korea

Marco Künzli - Masopust Lab
Senior Scientist, Roche, Basel, Switzerland

Sahar Lofti-Emran - Masopust/Mueller Lab
Assistant Research Physician, Pediatric Translational Research Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD

Ryan Martinez - Hogquist Lab
Instructor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School

Tori Osinski – Binstadt Lab
Director of Preclinical Studies, Boston Scientific, Minnesota

Antonio Pagán - Jenkins Lab
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Kristen Pauken - Fife Lab
Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, Division of Basic Science Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Jason Schenkel - Masopust Lab
Assistant Professor of Translational Molecular Pathology and Immunology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

J. Michael Stolley - Masopust Lab
Assistant Staff, Inflammation & Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Justin Taylor - Jenkins Lab
Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine: Infectious Diseases and International Health, Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology