Beggs Laboratory
Former Members
Alison Arch
Columbia University Undergraduate Student 1997
Jessica Bass
Co-op student 2011-2012, Northeastern University
Natasha Darras, B.S.
Research Technician 2005-2008
Now: Jefferson University Medical School
Ryan Darnall, B.S.
Research Technician 2008-2009
Elizabeth Dechene, MS, CGC
Study Coordinator/Genetic Counselor 2005-2012
Laura DeGirolami
Columbia University Undergraduate Student 1999
Marie Discenza
Research Assistant 2009-2011
Now: Boston University Undergraduate Student 2012
Leana Doherty, B.S.
Research Technician 2008-2009
Now: SUNY Upstate Medical School
Priya Duggal
Research Technician 1996-1997
Graduate Student, JHU School of Public Health
Elizabeth Engle, M.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow 1992-1997
Studied: Genetics of congenital fibrosis syndromes
Now: Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Michael Ettore
Harvard Medical School Ph.D. Candidate 1997
David Fribourg
Harvard Medical School M.D. Candidate 1994
Nate Goldman
Summer Student 2012, Needham High School
Now: Cornell University
Stacey Gundry
Co-op student 2008-2010, Northeastern University
Olivia Guo
Research Technician 2002-2003
Now: Columbia University Dental School
Tanya Holmes, BA
Now: Pursuing a Masters in Forensic Science at National University in San Diego, CA.
Marek Kozlowski, MSc
Research Technician 2007-2010
Now: Pursuing a PhD in Molecular Biology at Heidelberg University in Germany
Jesse Lugus
Research Technician 2000-2002
Now: Graduate Student, Washington University, St. Louis
Jessica McIntire
Co-op student 2012, Northeastern University
Charles Midgett
Research Technician 1999-2002
Now: Graduate Student, Dartmouth University
Ana Morales, M.S.
Research Coordinator/Genetic Counselor 2001-2003
Sophia Nam, B.A.
Research Administration 2007
Now: Graduate student in psychology
Alessandro Nardi
Harvard University Undergraduate Student 1996-1997
Kathryn North, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow 1994-1995
Studied: Alpha-actinins in skeletal muscle
Now: Associate Professor, Head Neurogenetics, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Chris Pierson, M.D., Ph.D.
Instructor in Pediatrics 2004-2007
Studied: Neuropathology of Centronuclear and Myotubular Myopathies.
Now: Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University. Staff Neurolopathologist; Columbus Children's Hospital. Principal Investigator; Columbus Children's Research Institute
Melisa Poulos, B.A.
Research Technician 2003
Benjamin Read, B.S.
Research Technician 2008-2009
Nancy Resteghini, B.S.
Summer Research Intern 2008
Now: University of New England Medical School
Matt Ronan, B.A.
Research Technician 2005-2007
Studied: alpha-actinin 2 in mouse muscle
Now: Georgetown University Medical Student
Emily Roumm, B.S.
Research Technician 2006-2007
Now: Harvard Medical School
Despina Sanoudou Post Doctoral Fellow 2000-2003
Now: Assistant Professor; Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens
Kyle Schoppel, B.S.
Research Technician 2008-2009
Now: University of Vermont Medical School
Rebecca Schweikert, B.A.
Research Technician 2003-2006
Mee Rie Sheen, M.S.
Research Technician 2007-2009
Now: Dartmouth PhD Student
Junko-Shimazu
Co-op student Northeastern University 2010
Now: Graduate student, Genetics and Development, Columbia University
Rachel Soemedi, M.S.
Research Technician 2007-2008
Now: PhD candidate at the lab of Dr. Simon Pearce, Newcastle University, London, England
Matthew Stein, B.A.
Research Technician 2008-2009
Now: Tufts Medical School
Corinne Strickland, M.S.
Genetic Counselor 1999-2001
Esala Sumadasan
Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Student 1998
Kathryn Swoboda, M.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow 1996-1998
Studied: Genetics of nemaline myopathy
Now: Instructor in Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, USA
Fumio Takada, M.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow 1997-2001
Studied: Alpha-actinin binding proteins
Now: Associate Professor, Kitasato University, Kitasato, Japan
Ethan Talbot
Summer Student 2011
Now: Medical student, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Kinga Tomczak, M.D.
Research Fellow 2001-2007
Studied: Myotubularin and related proteins in myotubular myopathy.
Now: Pediatric Residency at Boston Medical Center
Hui Qi Tong, M.D.
Research Technician 1995-2000
Now: Shangai Medical University
Douglas Vander Woude, M.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow 1995-1997
Studied: Alpha-actinins in skeletal muscle
Now: Assistant Professor, Practicing Surgeon, Michigan
Mark Vesely, M.D.
Research Technician 1996-1997
Attended George Washington Medical School
Medical Resident, University of Maryland
Marissa Viola, B.S.
Lab Manager/Research Technician 2010-2012
Duangrurdee Wattanasirichaigoon, M.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow 1996-1999
Studied: Genetics of congenital myopathy and LQT syndrome
Now: Chief of Genetics, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
Ariana Wermer-Colan
Summer Research Intern 2008, 2009
Now: Cornell Undergraduate Student
Nicole Yang, B.S.
Research Technician 2007-2008
Now: Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore
Mervin Zhao
Summer Research Intern 2008, 2009
Now: Cornell Undergraduate Student
