Training Grants

DHDT32 Alumni

  • Rachel Wolfson, MD 2000 (Chang, Garcia) - Associate Professor, University of Chicago
  • Mala Setty, MD 2000 (Jabri, Semrad) - UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Dept. Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Marc Schwartz, MD (2003-07) (Hanauer, Chang) - Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh
  • Stacy Kahn, MD (2004-08) (Rubin, Chang) - Assistant Professor, Dept. Pediatrics Boston Children's
  • Orlando de Leon, PhD 2012 (Chang)  
  • Ariel Halper-Stromberg, MD, PhD 2018 (Rubin, Jabri) 
  • Andrew Ross, MD 2000 (Waxman, Hanauer) - Section Chief and Medical Director Gastroenterology, Therapeutic Endoscopy Center of Excellence Virginia Mason
  • Nidhi Singh, MD (2005-08) (Harrell, Chang) - Associate Professor, Northwestern
  • Nancy McGreal, MD (2004-09) (Kirschner, Onel, Hanauer) - Assistant Professor, Duke University
  • Sonia Kupfer, MD (2005-08) (Ellis, Cox) - Associate Professor, University of Chicago
  • Timothy Zisman, MD (2006-09) (Rubin, Cohen) - Associate Professor, University of Washington
  • Wallene Yang, MD 2003 (Chang, Harrell) - Clinical Assistant Professor, Northshore
  • Tiphanie Vogel, PhD, MD (2007-10) (Boone, Clark) - Assistant Professor, Baylor College
  • Leslie Yang, MD (2006-09) (Chang, Harrell) - Gastroenterologist, Northshore University
  • Brian Bishop, PhD 2007 (Tang) - Director of Regulatory Affairs, Emergent BioSolutions
  • Nanda Venu, MD (2007-10) (Bissonnette, Li) - Associate Professor, Virginia Mason
  • Leondardo Hormaza, MD (2007-10) (Jabri, Guandalini) - Private Practice, Puerto Rico
  • Mora Puertolas, MBBS (2019-21) (Gokhale) - Physician, Central Dupage Hospital 
  • Suki Subramanian, MD (2006-10) (Hanauer, Ratain) - Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
  • Vanessa Leone, PhD (2009-16) (Chang, Gilbert) - Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Emily Bradford, PhD (2010-14) (Turner) - Compliance Analyst, University of Kentucky
  • Keith Naylor, MD (2008-12) (Kim, Polite) - Assistant Professor, University of Illinois At Chicago
  • Tiffany Patton, MD (2009-12) (Nagler, Guandalini, Kahn) - Assistant Professor, University of Chicago
  • Sushila Dalal, MD (2009-13) (Chang, Kwon) - Associate Professor, University of Chicago
  • Lesley Rhee, MD (2008-12) (Boone, MacLeod) - Clinical Assistant Professor, Northshore
  • Arji Mufti, MD (2009-12) (Randall, Jensen) - Associate Professor, UT Southwestern
  • Noa Cleveland, MD (2018-21) (Rubin)
  • Sujit Janardhan, MD, PhD (2010-14) (Jensen, Boone, Chang) - Assistant Professor, Rush Medical Center
  • Zili Zhai, PhD (2011-14) (Kwon, Boone) - Research Associate Professor, University of Colorado
  • Diana Ringus, PhD (2012-15) (Meyer, Chang) - Allergy & Immunology Fellow, Northwestern 
  • Kyle Dolan, PhD (2012-16) (He, Chang) - Head of Science and Innovation (Vice Consul) British Consulate-General, Chicago
  • Kristina Martinez, PhD (2012-15) (Chang, White) - Associate Professor, Midwestern College
  • Christopher Chapman, MD (2012-16) (Kwon, Jabri, Chang) - Assistant Professor, Rush Medical Center
  • Joseph Pierre, PhD (2013-16) (Alverdy, Chang) - Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin
  • Ketrija Touw, PhD (2011-16) (Chang, Antonopoulos) - Sr. Scientist, Abbott
  • Dejan Micic, MD (2013-16) (Rubin) - Associate Professor, University of Chicago Medicine
  • Emma Liechty, DVM (2015-18) (Chang) - Sr. Clinical Veterinarian, Northwestern University
  • Katharine Harris, PhD (2015-19) (Chang) - Assistant Professor, Biology, Frankin College
  • Ashley Sidebottom, PhD (2016-20) (Chang, Antonopoulos) - Director of DFI , UChicago
  • Sara Gaines, MD (2015-19) (Alverdy, Hyman) - General Surgery Specialist , UChicago
  • Thomas Lu, MD, PhD (2015-19) (He) - Assistant Professor, Indiana University
  • David McCutcheon, PhD (2017-21) (Moellering, Antonopoulos) - Senior Scientist, Millepore Sigma
  • Yunwei Wang, MD, PhD (2016-20) (Rubin, Eren, Barriero) - Attending Physician, Ascension, St. Vincent Medical Group, Indianapolis
  • William Watterson, PhD (2018-21) (Tay, Chang) - Physician, Inscriptures Llc 
  • Thomas Cotter, MD, PHMD (2017-21) (Charlton, Leone) - Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern
  • Nicholas Ankenbruck, PhD (2019-21) (Huang) - Senior Scientist, Abbott Inc. 
  • Noa Krugliak Cleveland, MD (2020-21) (David Rubin)  - Clinical Instructor, UChicago
  • Orlando de Leon, PhD (2020-2023) Mentor: Eugene Chang - in training
  • Ari Halper-Stromberg, MD-PhD (2021-2023)  Mentors: Bana Jabri and David Rubin - Clinical Instructor, University of Chicago
  • Mora V.  Puertolas, MBBS (2020-22) Mentor: Ranjana Gokhale - Physician, Central DuPage Hospital
  • Matthew Odenwald MD-PhD (2021-22) Mentors: Eric Pamer, Andrew Aronsohn, David Rubin, Sonia Kupfer - Fellow
  • Benjamin McDonald, MD, PhD (2021) Mentors: Bana Jabri 
  • Ariel Sims, MD (2022) Mentors: Eugene Chang, Sonia Kupfer
  • Joseph Pickard, PhD (2014) (Chervonsky) - Research Investigator, University of Michigan
  • Michael Jurczak, PhD 2008 (Chang, Brady) - Associate Professor Medicine Director, University of Pittsburgh 
  • Kari Wong, PhD (2004-10) (Li, Bissonnette) - Scientific Strategy Director, Metabolon, Inc.
  • Stefani Eames, PhD (2005-11) (Philipson, Prince) - Genentech Biomarker Operations Program Leader
  • InYoung Kim, PhD, MD (2005-11) (Jabri) - Physician Advocate Health, Editor in Chief, Journal of Integrative Dermatology
  • Lauren Kolodziej, (2006-11) PhD ( (Boone/Chang) - Senior Manager Medical Affairs, CORY/PEATH
  • Suzanne Devkota, PhD (2007-12) (Chang/Brady) - Associate Professor, Cedars-Sinai; Human Microbiome Research Institute Director
  • Edmond Huang, PhD 2013 (Chang/Brady) - Translational Scientist, Bridge Bio
  • Yiying Xu, PhD 2014 (Kee, Jabri) - Institutional Investment Consulting, SPL 
  • Sangman Kim, PhD 2018 (Jabri, Kupfer) - Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco
  • Alexandria Bobe, PhD 2017 (Rhodes, Chang, Chervonsky) - Director, Scientific Communications, Tempus Labs, Inc.
  • Jonathan Kahn, PhD 2019 (Cohen, Brady) - Industry Scientist
  • Alexandria Hoffman, PhD 2020 (Becker, Brady) - Postdoc, University of California, San Diego
  • Noelle Patno, PhD 2017 (Bissonnette, Chang, He) - Nutrition Scientist, Digestive Health - Metagenics
  • Lee, Mirae MS 2023 (Chang) - Science Care Specialist, Seed Health
  • Frazier, Katya, PhD 2022 (Chang and Brady) still in training - Postdoctoral Fellow, Merck
  • Maggie Zhang, PhD 2022 (Chang and Crosson) Patent Agent, Morrison Foerster