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Meet the Staff: Michael Orlando

Michael Orlando serves as a systems and applications specialist at the Graduate School. In this role, he performs on-site troubleshooting, provides AV support for classrooms, and manages website editing...
August 5, 2024
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Graduate School alumnae help STEM trainees develop writing skills

Elizabeth Hileman, PhD '03, and Mabel Perez-Oquendo, PhD '23, are using their experience to help science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate students develop their writing skills....
August 1, 2024
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Meet the Staff: Cheryl Spitzenberger

Cheryl 'Spitz' Spitzenberger has been with the Graduate School since 1978! She began her career in data processing, and she now serves as the program manager for operations and student affairs. In this...
July 29, 2024
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Getting to the heart of genetic disorders

Getting to the heart of genetic disorders

Genetic counseling graduate learns to guide families through life-altering diagnoses.
July 29, 2024
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Call for T32 Applications

T32 co-directors Jeffrey Frost, PhD, and Joya Chandra, PhD, are currently inviting trainees to apply for the NIH-funded Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences T32 Training Program for appointments...
July 23, 2024
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Meet the Staff: Erica Leday

Erica Leday is the Senior Administrative Coordinator for the Graduate School. In this position, she handles a variety of duties related to payments, procurement, and reimbursements. In her free time, she...
July 22, 2024
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Teaching assistant opportunities for Fall 2024

The Graduate School is offering teaching assistant (TA) opportunities in three courses for Fall 2024: GS04 1093: The Biology of Cancer Metastasis; GS04 1213: Mechanisms in Cancer Therapies; GS01 1031: ...
July 18, 2024
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Meet the Staff: Jewel Elliott

In her role as the TL1 program coordinator, Jewel Elliott manages all aspects of the TL1 student research program, which provides both predoctoral and postdoctoral students the opportunity to conduct scientifically...
July 15, 2024
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Q&A with Chioma Odo, MID PhD Student

Chioma Odo is a recently graduated PhD student in the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases program in the lab of Samuel Shelburne, PhD. During her time at the Graduate School, she worked on identifying...
July 12, 2024
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Meet the Staff: Lenay Johnson

Lenay Johnson joined the Graduate School in 2022. As Director of Student Affairs and Admissions, she works with the faculty and admissions teams to coordinate all aspects of admitting new students. When...
July 8, 2024
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