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How will working in the Holden lab prepare me for a job after graduation?
My philosophy for student mentoring is to train students how to learn science and then how to ask and answer new scientific questions using a suite of approaches. My lab is collegial where students of all backgrounds work together with me to probe new ideas and explore scientific possibilities. Twenty graduate students and over 30 undergraduates have worked in my lab. After graduation, my graduate students have gone on to start a biotechnology company, work for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, manage research labs, and become a university professor and a government scientist. The undergraduate students in my lab have gone on to medical, dental, and graduate school or taken jobs in industry and environmental protection.
My philosophy for student mentoring is to train students how to learn science and then how to ask and answer new scientific questions using a suite of approaches. My lab is collegial where students of all backgrounds work together with me to probe new ideas and explore scientific possibilities. Twenty graduate students and over 30 undergraduates have worked in my lab. After graduation, my graduate students have gone on to start a biotechnology company, work for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, manage research labs, and become a university professor and a government scientist. The undergraduate students in my lab have gone on to medical, dental, and graduate school or taken jobs in industry and environmental protection.
Former students:
Srishti Kashyap
(Ph.D., 2020, post-doc at the U. of Colorado Boulder)
Begum Topcuoglu
(Ph.D., 2018, post-doc at the U. of Michigan, currently Computational Biologist at Bristol Myers Squibb)
Lucy Stewart
(Ph.D., 2015, post-doc at GNS Science New Zealand, currently Senior Scientist at Toha NZ)
Sarah Hensley
(Ph.D., 2014, currently at Senior Sciences Managing Editor and STEM Team Lead at Pearson VUE)
Jennifer Lin
(Ph.D., 2014, post-doc at Pfizer, currently Associate Director at Beam Therapeutics)
Helene Ver Eecke
(Ph.D., 2011, currently Associate Professor at Metropolitan State U. of Denver)
Yajing Hu
(Ph.D., 2008, currently Data Analyst at San Jose State U.)
Larry Feinberg
(Ph.D., 2007, currently CEO and co-Founder of KnipBio aquaculture)
Deborah Leopo (M.S., 2021)
Masroque Musa (M.S., 2019)
Emily Moreira (M.S., 2014)
James Llewellyn (M.S., 2014)
Samantha Zelin (M.S., 2011)
Daniel Oslowski (M.S., 2009)
Ines Scholl (M.S., 2008)
Natalie Neubert (M.S., 2008)
Lynda Yennaco (M.S., 2006)
Former Post-Doc:
Kyunghwa Baek
(2011-2012, currently faculty at the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea)
Srishti Kashyap
(Ph.D., 2020, post-doc at the U. of Colorado Boulder)
Begum Topcuoglu
(Ph.D., 2018, post-doc at the U. of Michigan, currently Computational Biologist at Bristol Myers Squibb)
Lucy Stewart
(Ph.D., 2015, post-doc at GNS Science New Zealand, currently Senior Scientist at Toha NZ)
Sarah Hensley
(Ph.D., 2014, currently at Senior Sciences Managing Editor and STEM Team Lead at Pearson VUE)
Jennifer Lin
(Ph.D., 2014, post-doc at Pfizer, currently Associate Director at Beam Therapeutics)
Helene Ver Eecke
(Ph.D., 2011, currently Associate Professor at Metropolitan State U. of Denver)
Yajing Hu
(Ph.D., 2008, currently Data Analyst at San Jose State U.)
Larry Feinberg
(Ph.D., 2007, currently CEO and co-Founder of KnipBio aquaculture)
Deborah Leopo (M.S., 2021)
Masroque Musa (M.S., 2019)
Emily Moreira (M.S., 2014)
James Llewellyn (M.S., 2014)
Samantha Zelin (M.S., 2011)
Daniel Oslowski (M.S., 2009)
Ines Scholl (M.S., 2008)
Natalie Neubert (M.S., 2008)
Lynda Yennaco (M.S., 2006)
Former Post-Doc:
Kyunghwa Baek
(2011-2012, currently faculty at the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea)