| Postdoc Alumni |
Name |
Current position (& former position in Szpara Lab) |
 |
Chad Kuny |
Environmental Health Safety Coordinator, Penn State University (prior: postdoc with Dr. Chris Sullivan; Szpara lab – Postdoc, completed 2021) |
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Colleen Mangold |
Scientific Writer, Freelance (prior: postdoc with Dr. David Hughes; Szpara lab – Postdoc, completed 2021) |
| PhD Grad student Alumni |
Name |
Current position (& former position in Szpara Lab) |
 |
Sarah Dweikat |
Scientist, EpiMethyl Analytics (prior: Szpara lab – Graduate Student, PhD 2024) |
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Molly Yeager |
Scientific Communications Manager, AlphaGroup Medical Communications (prior: Szpara lab – Graduate Student, née Molly Rathbun, PhD 2022) |
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Mackenzie Shipley |
Scientific Project and Alliance Manager, Allen Institute for Immunology (prior: postdoc with Dr. Julie Overbaugh; Szpara lab – Graduate Student, PhD 2018) |
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Utsav Pandey |
Technical Director, Microbiological Services, Kaiser Permanente (prior: Chief of Microbiology, Westchester Medical Center & Assistant Professor, New York Medical College; Szpara lab – Graduate Student, PhD 2018) |
| Master’s student Alumni |
Name |
Current position (& former position in Szpara Lab) |
 |
Preeti Naik |
Associate Scientist, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (prior: completed Master’s in Biotechnology in 2023; Szpara lab – research in 2022-2023) |
| Other Alumni |
Name |
Current position (& former position in Szpara Lab) |
 |
Jacob Shreve |
Hematology and Oncology Fellow, Mayo Clinic (prior: Resident Physician, Cleveland Clinic; Szpara lab – Computational Scientist through 2014) |
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Yinan Wan |
Product Manager, DNAnexus (prior: Sr. Bioinformatics Support Scientist at Illumina; Szpara lab – collaborator & graduate student in Istvan Albert’s group; completed M.S. 2014) |
| Former Administrative Assistants |
Name |
Current position (& former position in Szpara Lab) |
 |
Valerie Irvin |
Proposal and Award Generalist, Penn State College of Medicine (Szpara lab – Administrative Assistant) |
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Tracey Besemer |
Professional Copywriter and Blogger, Besemer Writes (Szpara lab – Administrative Assistant) |
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Kelly Powell |
Benefits Specialist, Pennsylvania State University (Szpara lab: Administrative Assistant) |