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2026 Clinical and Translational Research Training Track Graduation: April 29, 2026

Timothy Chryssikos graduation photo

Timothy Chryssikos, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, UMSOM

Gijung Kwak graduation photo

Gijung Kwak, PhD
Research Associate, Neurosurgery, UMSOM

Marcel Lanza graduation photo

Marcel Lanza, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, UMSOM

Daiheon Lee graduation photo

Daiheon Lee, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurosurgery, UMSOM

 

Srinivasan Muthukrishnan, MBBS, MS, MCh, FACS
Instructor, Surgery, UMSOM

Robabeh Rahimi graduation photo

Robabeh Rahimi, PhD
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, UMSOM

Sourav Saha graduation photo

Sourav Saha, PhD
Research Associate, Pharmacology & Physiology, UMSOM

Karl Seif graduation photo

Karl Seif, MD
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, UMSOM

 

Xiaolei Shi graduation photo

Xiaolei Shi, MD, PhD
Fellow, Medicine, UMSOM

Aisha Souquette graduation photo

Aisha Souquette, PhD
Research Associate, Microbiology and Immunology, UMSOM

Birjoo Vaishnav graduation photo

Birjoo Dilipkumar Vaishnav, PhD
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, UMSOM

Juan Xie graduation photo

Jian Xie, PhD, MS
Research Associate, Epidemiology & Public Health, UMSOM

Linying Zhu graduation photo

Linying Zhu, PhD
Research Associate, Pharmacology, Physiology & Drug Development, UMSOM
 

2025 Basic Science Research Training Track Graduation: December 10, 2025

Daniel R. Bergman, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, Physiology, and Drug Development, IGS, UMSOM

Victor Borda, PhD
Research Associate, Medicine, IGS, IHC, UMSOM

Prajwal Ciryam, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurology, UMSOM

Timothy D. Faw, DPT, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Neurobiology, UM-MIND, UMSOM

Arshi Khanam, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medicine, IHV, UMSOM

Joe Kodama, MD, PhD
Research Associate, Orthopaedics, UMSOM

Joe Kodama, MD, PhD
Research Associate, Orthopaedics, UMSOM

Pan-Yen Tseng, BVM, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pain and Translational Symptom Science, UMSON

Nicholas J. Weir, PhD
Research Associate, Pharmacology,  Physiology, and Drug Development, UMSOM

James Ahodantin, PhD 
Research Associate, Pharmacology, Physiology and Drug Development, IHV, UMSOM

Mariano Colon-Caraballo, PhD
Research Associate, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, UMSOM

Zohreh Safari, PhD
Research Associate, Pediatrics. CBOTH, UMSOM

2025 Clinical and Translational Research Training Track Graduation: May 14, 2025

Meaghan E. Broderick, MD
Visiting Instructor, Surgery, UMSOM 

Shishir Dahal, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurology, UMSOM

Sheng Feng, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology, UMSOM 

Simon K. Ho, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, UMSOM 

Priyam Jani, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Comprehensive Dentistry, UMSOD
 

Kerri E. Lopez, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery, UMSOM 

Arissa M. Torrie, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, UMSOM 

Chenchen Zhang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medicine, UMSOM 


2024-25 Basic Science Research Training Track Graduation: February 7, 2025

Rhishita Chourashi

Rhishita Chourashi, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, UMSOP

Alip Ghosh

Alip Ghosh, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMSOM

Bing Guo

Bing Guo, MD, PhD
Research Associate in Medicine, UMSOM

Sandesh Kamdi

Sandesh Kamdi, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow in Neurosurgery, UMSOM

Hangfan Liu

Hangfan Liu, DNS
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, UMSOM

Miguel Lujan

Miguel Lujan, PhD, MSc
Research Associate in Neurobiology, UMSOM

Isadora Martini Garcia

Isadora Martini Garcia DDS, MSc, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, UMSOD

Jimmy Olusakin

Jimmy Olusakin, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow in Neurobiology, UMSOM

C Townsel

Courtney Townsel, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, UMSOM

Jeanine Ursitti

Jeanine Ursitti, PhD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, UMSOM


2023-24 Clinical/Translational/Public Health Track Graduation: June 5, 2024

Chengyan Chu, DrMed
Research Associate, Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine
Watch Dr. Chu's lightning talk

Britt Drazich, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, UMSON
Watch Dr. Drazich's lightning talk

J David Gatz, MD
Assistant Professor, Emergency Med
Watch Dr. Gatz's lightning talk 

Rebecca Schwartz, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Watch Dr. Schwartz's lightning talk

L. Leigh Smith, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health
Watch Dr. Smith's lightning talk

Dena Tran, MD
Clinical Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Watch Dr. Tran's lightning talk

Edward Traver, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Jiachen Zhuo, PhD
Associate Professor, Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Watch Dr. Zhuo's lightning talk


2022-23 Clinical/Translational Track Graduation: May 5, 2023

Yohance Allette

Yohance Allette, MD
Clinical Fellow, Neurology

Nikhil Pandey

Nikhil Pandey, PhD
Research Associate, Neurosurgery

Liz Powell

Elizabeth Powell, MD
Assistant Professor, Emergency Med

Nicole Putnam

Nicole Putnam, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery

Zaker Rana

Zaker Rana, MD
Assistant Professor, Radiation Onc

Alexis Salerno

Alexis Salerno, MD
Assistant Professor, Emergency Med

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