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Xiaofei Chen
- Grew up in Chengdu, China.
- Graduated from Sichuan University with a B.S. in Biology.
- Joined the Biochemistry PhD program in 2007 after one year of work at West China Hospital.
- Research Focus: (undecided)
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Vince Contreras - Resident of Shelby, NC.
- Attended East Carolina University as an undergraduate obtaining a B.S. degree in Biology in 2001.
- After two years working in quality control for BASF and Rohm and Haas Corporations in Charlotte, NC, returned to ECU to complete M.S. in Cell Biology.
- Research Focus: Translational Regulation During Early Development (Dr. Brett Keiper's lab)
- Future Plans: Return to industry.
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Andrew Friday
- Grew up in Vandergrift, PA
- Graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2009 with a B.S. in Biochemistry and a minor in Chemistry
- Research Focus: (undecided)
- Future Plans: Industry R&D
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Svetlana Hamden
- Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Graduated from St. Petersburg Politech University with a B.S. and M.S..
- Joined the ECU PhD program in 2005
- Research Interest: Fesselin as a Natively Unfolded Protein (Dr. Chalovich's Lab)
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Tamra Hunsaker
- From Tulsa, OK
- Earned a B.S. degree in Biomedical Chemistry from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK.
- Research Focus: (undecided)
- Future Plans: Industry.
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Vesna Karschner - Born and raised in Honesdale, PA
- Graduated from University of Pittsburgh in 2004 with a B.S. in Biology and minor in Chemistry
- Took a year off from school and worked for Dr. Pekala at the Brody School of Medicine
- Research Interest: Early Events in the Regulation of Adipogenisis (Dr. Pekala's Lab)
- Future Plans: Post Doc and Industry
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Kaitlin Morrison
- Grew up in Cary, NC
- Graduated in 2009 from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Chemistry
- Spent the year before graduation from UNC on a science exchange program at the University of Briston in Bristol, England.
- Research Focus: (undecided)
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Alena Nakonechnaya - Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Graduated from St. Petersburg Polytechnic University with a B.S. (2003) and M.S. (2005)
- Research Interest: The Mechanisms Associated with the Ectopic Expression of Growth Hormone in Certain Types of Cancer (breast, prostate, leukemia) - (Dr. Shewchuk's Lab)
- Future Plans: Research
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Ryan Overcash - Grew up in Raleigh, NC.
- After graduating high school, attended the Citadel for the first year of college then transferred to ECU the second year.
- Earned a B.S. in Biology from ECU in 2006.
- Research Focus: Gene Regulation Concerning Metabolic Disorders
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Michelle Robinson
- From Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania
- Graduated from Edinboro University of PA with Bachelors in Biochemistry
- Research Focus: (undecided)
- Future Plans: Industry
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B. Drew Rockett
- Born in Wilmington, NC
- Graduated from Wichita State University in 2006, BS in Chemistry
- Worked for 2 years in Southern California as a chemist.
- Joined the PhD program in 2008.
- Research Interest: (undecided)
- Future Interest: Industry
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Heather Teague
- Born and raised in Wilkesboro, NC.
- Earned a B.S. in Biochemistry and a B.S. in Chemistry from East Carolina University.
- Earned a Masters in Chemistry from East Carolina University with an emphasis in Analytical Chemistry in 2008.
- Worked for 3 years as an Analytical Chemist at Metrics Inc.
- Joined the Biochemistry PhD program in 2009.
- Research Focus: (undecided)
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