Alumni Research


Michael BrunoMichael J. Bruno, Ph.D.

Graduated: January 2007

Current Position:
Postdoc; Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center

Current Research:
I study the role of the membrane lipid composition in the sorting, activation, and gating of vanilloid-activated TRPV channels.


Peter N. Jordan, Ph.D.

Peter JordanGraduated: January 2007

Current Position:
Postdoctoral Fellow; Laboratory of Biological Modeling; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Current Research:
Mathematical modeling of human body composition regulation


Alicia C. Reid, Ph.D.

Graduated: August 2006

Current position:
Post-doctoral Associate; Department of Physiology and Biophysics; Weill Cornell Medical College

Current Research:
Elucidating the role of mast cell-derived renin in angiotensin II-associated diseases; Isolation and purification of human lung mast cells.


Joshua A. Speidel, Ph.D.

Graduated: July 2007

Current Position:
Staff Scientist; Strategic Analysis, Inc.

Current Research:
I work as a consultant to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington VA.  I provide technical and programmatic support for the Accelerated Manufacture of Pharmaceuticals (AMP) and Protein Design Processes (PDP) projects.