Kern Lab Alumni

Below is a list of Kern Lab alumni and their "last known" (and hopefully current) position. If you are an alumnus and want to update your listing, please contact the webmaster or submit an Issue / PR on GitHub.

Hannah Wayment-Steele - Postdoctoral Fellow

2022 - 2025
Current Position: Asst professor @ University of Wisconsin, Madison

Adedolapo Ojoawo - Postdoctoral Fellow

2022 - 2025
Current Position: Senior Scientist II @ Abbvie

MacKenzie Patterson - Graduate Student

Thesis: Evolution: How We Use It, and How It Works Around Us

2019 - 2025
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow @ Brandeis University

Andrew Glaser - Graduate Student

Thesis: Unlocking SHP2 Phosphatase: From Natural Activation to Pathogenic Dysregulation

2019 - 2025

Aedan Using - Undergraduate Student

2023 - 2024
Current Position: Graduate Student-Athlete @ Brandeis University

Gilbert Otoo - Undergraduate Student

2024 - 2024
Current Position: Graduate Student-Athlete @ Johns Hopkins University

Julia Apitz - Master Student

2023 - 2024

Clara Kursinski - Undergraduate Student

2023 - 2024
Current Position: Undergraduate Student @ Brandeis University

Carolyn Morningstar - Master Student

2022 - 2023
Current Position: Graduate Student @ Emory University

Ingrid Marko - Graduate Student

Thesis: Inhibition, Activation, and Evolution of SHP2: Understanding the Dynamics of a Key Signaling Enzyme

2017 - 2023
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow @ The University of Texas at Austin

Nick Buongiorno - Undergraduate Student

2021 - 2023

Emily Schmitz - Postdoctoral Fellow

2022 - 2023
Current Position: Scientist I @ Sanofi

Chansik Kim - Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Fellow

Thesis: Exploiting Natural Traits of Kinases: Double-Drugging and Forward Evolution

2017 - 2023
Current Position: Scientist @ NoveltyNobility

Nicholas Greco - Masters Student

2022 - 2022
Current Position: Master Student @ Brandeis University

Renee Otten - Postdoctoral Fellow

2011 - 2022
Current Position: Senior Scientist @ Treeline Biosciences

Austin Bannister - Graduate Student

Thesis: Src kinase dissected: conformational dynamics reveal how to hijack natural regulatory mechanisms

2017 - 2022
Current Position: Scientist @ RADD Pharmaceuticals

Warintra Pitsawong - Postdoctoral Fellow

2015 - 2022
Current Position: Scientist II @ Relay Therapeutics

Zachary Boswell - Postdoctoral Fellow

2020 - 2022
Current Position: Scientist @ Arrakis Therapeutics

Joseph Irvin - Undergraduate Student

2018 - 2021
Current Position: Graduate Student @ University of Rochester

John Stiller - Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Fellow

Thesis: Beyond the Ground-State: High-Energy Structural Determination

2015 - 2021
Current Position: Scientist @ Prime Medicine

Patrick Finneran - Graduate Student

Thesis: Resurrecting Ancient Kinases to Understand the Evolution of Kinase Specificity and Regulation

2015 - 2020
Current Position: Senior Scientist Biophysics @ Menten AI

Klarissa Hollander - Undergraduate Student

2018 - 2020
Current Position: Graduate Student @ Yale University

Liuyu Chen - Master Student

2019 - 2020

Hadar Ivanir-Dabora - Postdoctoral Fellow

2017 - 2019

Daniel Woldring - Postdoctoral Fellow

2017 - 2019
Current Position: Assistant Professor @ Michigan State University

Julia Tartaglia - Undergraduate Student

2017 - 2019
Current Position: Graduate Student @ UC Berkeley

Marc Hoemberger - Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Fellow

2013 - 2019
Current Position: Senior Scientist @ Treeline Biosciences

Chiquita McCoy-Crisp - Undergraduate Student

2017 - 2018

Julius Rentergent - Postdoctoral Fellow

2016 - 2017
Current Position: Senior Data Scientist @ The Trade Desk, Inc.

Yizhi Sun - Postdoctoral Fellow

2015 - 2017
Current Position: Research Fellow - Spiegelman Lab @ Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School

Steffen Kutter - Postdoctoral Fellow

2009 - 2017
Current Position: Principal Scientist I @ Schrödinger

Christopher Wilson - Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Fellow

Thesis: Rewinding the Tape: A Study on Enzyme Evolution

2011 - 2017
Current Position: Scientist @ Prime Medicine

Charlene Tribbett-Talley - Administrative Assistant

2005 - 2017
Current Position: Admin Lead to VP of Clinical Research, Head & Executive Director Portfolio Strategy @ Pfizer

Vy Nguyen - Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Fellow

Thesis: Ancient Origins of Enzyme Catalysis and Allosteric Activation in Kinases - Exploitation for Novel Cancer Drugs

2011 - 2017
Current Position: Senior Scientist I @ Relay Therapeutics

Sara Gelles-Watnick - Undergraduate Student

2015 - 2017
Current Position: Graduate Student @ School of Biological and Biomedical Science, Yale University

Ayantu Temesgen - Undergraduate Student

2015 - 2017
Current Position: Harvard Medical School

Adelajda Hadzipasic-Zorba - Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Fellow

Thesis: Mechanism of Aurora A kinase activation and catalysis

2009 - 2016
Current Position: Principal Scientist II @ Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)

Roman Agafonov - Postdoctoral Fellow

2010 - 2016
Current Position: Senior Research Scientist II @ C4 Therapeutics

Camelia Zheng - Undergraduate Student

2014 - 2016
Current Position: MSTP student - School of Medicine @ Stony Brook University

Sarita Biswas - Undergraduate Student

2014 - 2016
Current Position: Manager, Business Development @ Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Timo Eichner - Postdoctoral Fellow

2011 - 2015
Current Position: Associate Director, Head of Data Science & Digitalization @ Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Germany

Vanessa Buosi - Postdoctoral Fellow

2011 - 2014
Current Position: Alliance Manager @ Evotec, France

Kalyan S. Chakrabarti - Postdoctoral Fellow

2009 - 2012
Current Position: Assistant Professor - Department of Biological Science and Chemistry @ Krea University, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India

Michael Clarkson - Postdoctoral Fellow

2006 - 2012
Current Position: Staff Scientist @ University of Arizona

Young-Jin Cho - Postdoctoral Fellow

2008 - 2012
Current Position: Consultant, VP @ Biostar Two Consulting, LLC

Alex Milshteyn - Graduate Student

Thesis: Peptidyl-prolyl Isomerization in the Regulation of Neuronal Signaling Pathways

2004 - 2011
Current Position: Senior Scientist @ Zymergen, Inc.

Jordan Kerns - Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Fellow

Thesis: The Catalytic Energy Landscape of Adenylate Kinase

2004 - 2011
Current Position: Director of Biological Science @ Emulate, Inc.

Dimitar Pachov - Graduate Student

Thesis: Conformational Transition Pathways in Signaling and Enzyme Catalysis Explored by Computational Methods

2005 - 2011
Current Position: Entrepeneur, (Bio-) Data Scientist

Ole Clausen - Exchange Graduate Student

2009 - 2009
Current Position: Chief Operator at Ole Clausen Produktion, Denmark

Ming Lei - Postdoctoral Fellow

2004 - 2009
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow - Karplus Lab @ Harvard University

Janice Villali - Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Fellow

Thesis: Mechanism of activation at atomic resolution of the signaling protein NtrC

2005 - 2009
Current Position: Senior Scientist II @ Relay Therapeutics

Sabine Akabayov - Postdoctoral Fellow

2007 - 2008
Current Position: Scientific and Medical Translator in Israel

Katherine Henzler-Wildman - Postdoctoral Fellow

2003 - 2008
Current Position: Associate Professor - Department of Biochemistry @ University of Wisconsin-Michigan

Wladimir Labeikovsky - Graduate Student

Thesis: Proline isomerase dynamics and the modulation of Tau function by Pin1

2003 - 2008
Current Position: Senior Instructor @ University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus

Vu Thai - Graduate Student

Thesis: The role of structure and dynamics in adenylate kinase catalysis

2000 - 2008
Current Position: Staff Process Development Scientist @ Bayer Healthcare

Peter Carlsson - Postdoctoral Fellow

2005 - 2007
Current Position: Project Manager @ DeLaval International

Christian Steinbeck - Postdoctoral Fellow

2005 - 2007
Current Position: Senior Developer @ Nike Sporting Goods

Annette Sievers - Postdoctoral Fellow

2004 - 2007
Current Position: Senior Research Scientist @ Pfizer

Elan Eisenmesser - Postdoctoral Fellow

2001 - 2006
Current Position: Associate Professor - Department of Biochemistry @ University of Colorado

Francesco Pontiggia - Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Computing Specialist

2008 - 2017
Current Position: Head of HPC Infrastructure @ Roivant Sciences

Han Yang - Master Student

2015 - 2016
Current Position: Senior Associate Scientist @ Pfizer

Padraig Murphy - Undergraduate Student

Thesis: Mechanistic Characterization and Evolution of Adenylate Kinase

2012 - 2014
Current Position: Consultant - Project Team Lead @ Health Advances

Lien Phung - Undergraduate Student

Thesis: Insights into Adenylate Kinase Mechanism and Evolution on the Molecular Level

2011 - 2013
Current Position: MD/PhD @ University of Minnesota

Alexandra Gardino - Graduate Student

Thesis: Mechanism and energetics of phosphorylation-mediated signaling

1999 - 2005
Current Position: Director @ Accent Therapeutics

Magnus Wolf-Watz - Postdoctoral Fellow

2001 - 2004
Current Position: Professor - Department of Chemistry @ University of Umeå, Sweden

Daryl A. Bosco - Graduate Student

Thesis: Investigation of a catalytic role for cyclophilin A in HIV-1 replication

1998 - 2003
Current Position: Professor - Department of Neurology @ UMASS Medical