Carol Greider, PI
Distinguished Professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology Department
B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara (Biology)
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley (Molecular Biology)
Fellow, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Lab Alumni
A fun way to visualize the GreiderLab’s alumni and impact on the scientific community is the Academic Genealogy of Telomere and Telomerase Research.
Here is a timeline to visualize when alumni were in the lab, and who they overlapped with. Below is a table describing their post-Greiderlab careers.
UC Santa Cruz Members
Postdoctoral Trainees
| Name | Date(s) in Lab | Education Level | Post-lab Career |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Prowse | 1990-1994 | PhD | Partner Connect Relocation VOF Groningen, Netherlands |
| Lin Mantell | 1991-1994 | MD, PhD | Professor Pharmaceutical Sciences St. John's University Queens, NY |
| Chantal Autexier | 1991-1997 | PhD | Professor Anatomy and Cell Biology McGill University Montreal, Canada |
| Kathleen Collins | 1992-1995 | PhD | Professor Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA |
| Maria Blasco | 1993-1997 | PhD | Director Spanish National Cancer Institute (CNIO) Madrid, Spain |
| Karen Buchkovich | 1994-1996 | PhD | Adjunct Faculty Montgomery County Community College Pottstown, PA |
| Alyson Kass-Eisler | 1995-1999 | PhD | Director Office of Postdoctoral Education Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory New York, NY |
| Bong-Kyeong Oh | 1995-1996 | PhD | Research Professor Institute of Medical Science Hanyang University College of Medicine Seoul, South Korea |
| Siyuan Le | 1995-2000 | PhD | Senior Director WuXi AppTec Philadephia, PA |
| Stephen Buck | 1996-1999 | PhD | Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville, VA |
| Michael Rudd | 1997-1999 | PhD | Unknown |
| Kay Keyer Opperman | 1998-2002 | PhD | Sr. Product Manager Thermo Fisher Scientific Rockton, Ill |
| Julian J-L Chen | 1998-2004 | PhD | Professor Chemistry and Biochemistry Arizona State University Tempe, AZ |
| Qijun Chen | 1999-2000 | PhD | Research Specialist University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA |
| Ling Qi | 2001-2004 | PhD | Professor Molecular & Integrative Physiology University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI |
| Mary Armanios | 2003-2005 | MD | Professor Oncology & Molecular Biology and Genetics Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD |
| Yunmei Ma Karanjawala | 2004-2009 | PhD | Scientist Novogene |
| Hui-I Tom | 2004-2011 | PhD | Senior Scientist Molecular Analytical Development-Impurities Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| Tammy Morrish | 2004-2012 | PhD | Deceased |
| Nini Guo | 2007-2011 | PhD | Scientist Office of Vaccines Research and Review Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring, MD |
| Christopher Viggiani | 2010-2012 | PhD | Director of Policy and Standards Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon |
Graduate Students
| Name | Date(s) in Lab | Education Level | Post-lab Career |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lea Harrington | 1989-1994 | PhD | Professor University of Montreal Montreal, Canada |
| Ariel Avilion | 1990-1995 | PhD | Translational Research Scientist Amgen San Francisco, CA |
| Neena Sareen | 1993-1995 | MS | Unknown |
| Helena (Xaiohong) Yang | 1995-1997 | PhD | Co-founder DeepTech Shanghai China |
| Douglas Mason | 1997-2002 | PhD | Director of Immunology ZeptoMetrix Corporation Buffalo, NY |
| Michael Hemann | 1998-2001 | PhD | Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA |
| Jennifer Hackett | 1999-2003 | PhD | Scientist Educator CSHL DNA Learning Center New York, NY |
| Arne Ijpma | 1998-2004 | PhD | Assistant Professor Erasmus Center for Bioinformatics Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| Ling-Yang Hao | 2000-2005 | PhD | Senior Scientist Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies Philadelphia, PA |
| Christopher Frank | 2001-2006 | MD/PhD | Assistant Professor- Family Medicine University of Michigan |
| David Feldser | 2001-2006 | PhD | Associate Professor of Cancer Biology University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA |
| Joseph Kabogo | 2005-2007 | MS | Biomedical Researcher, Lecturer, Project Management Professional Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Nairobi, Kenya |
| Molly Hyde | 2005-2009 | MS | Epidemiologist Maryland Dept. of Health Baltimore, MD |
| Vinod Ranganathan | 2003-2011 | PhD | Founder & CEO Hunterian Medicine Boston, MA |
| Sofia Vidal-Cardenas | 2007-2011 | PhD | Director Clinical Sciences Exelixis Denver, Co |
| Stella Lee | 2010-2015 | PhD | Biologist Reviewer Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring, MD |
| Steven Wang | 2011-2017 | PhD | Buisness Development Korro Bio, Inc Boston, MA |
| Alexandra Mims Pike | 2012-2018 | PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow- Steven Bell Lab Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA |
| Rebecca Keener | 2013-2019 | PhD | IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellow Biomedical Engineering Department Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
| Callie Shubin | 2015-2020 | PhD | Scientist Neochromosome New York, NY |
| Kayarash Karimian | 2014-2022 | PhD | Associate Third Rock Ventures |
| Samantha Sholes | 2017-2022 | PhD | Scientist The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
Postbaccalaureates
| Name | Date(s) in Lab | Education Level | Post-lab Career |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Hemish | 1995-1997 | PhD | Senior Grants Administrator Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, NY |
| Vivek Behera | 2010-2011 | MD-PhD Student University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA |
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| Kelsey Bettridge | 2011-2012 | Post Doctoral Fellow National Insitutes of Health Baltimore, MD |
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| Hannah Kaizer | 2012-2014 | Medical Student University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD |
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| Rini Mayangsari | 2018-2020 | Graduate Student University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA |
Undergraduate Students
| Name | Date(s) in Lab | Education Level | Post-lab Career |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Hull | 1989 | Professor Dept of Biomolecular Chemistry University of Wisconsin School of Medicine Madison, WI |
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| Jill Crittenden | 1991-1993 | Research Scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA |
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| Deyra Rodriguez | 2002 | Applications and Product Development Scientist New England Biolabs Boston, MA |
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| Aixa Tapia-Santos | 2003 | Strategic Sourcing Manager, Laboratory Products Cardinal Health Dublin, OH |
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| Natalie Held | 2008-2009 | Internal Medicine Resident University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora, CO |
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| Stephen Dria | 2011-2012 | Senior Biomedical Engineer Adient Medical Inc Houston, TX |
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| Joshua Budman | 2012-2013 | CTO and Co-Founder Tissue Analytics Baltimore, MD |
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| Craig Bohrson | 2013-2015 | Graduate Student Harvard Medical School Boston, MA |
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| Ariel Swett | 2018-2020 | Research Technician Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY |
Technicians
| Name | Date(s) in Lab | Education Level | Post-lab Career |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Goldsmith | 1989-2002 | Lab Manager Lemore Joshua-Tor Lab Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, NY |
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| Russel Fincher | 1997-1998 | FBI Special Agent Computer Forensic Examiner |
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| Margaret Strong | 1998-2020 | Lab Manager Andrew Holland Lab Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD |
