Ϲ Postdoc Advisory Committee (PAC)
- The PAC consists of postdocs from Ϲ and the BRI.
- The PAC assists the Office of Postdoctoral Education in identifying the needs of postdoctoral fellows by starting initiatives to create a better fellowship experience while at Ϲ. They plan and execute yearly activities that support postdoc networking and career building. They also draft new policies that enhance the life experience of Ϲ postdocs.
- The PAC meets once per month.
- If you are interested in joining, please contact us at postdoc@mcw.edu.
- Follow our , , and to find out more about past and upcoming events organized by the PAC!
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Postdoc Advisory Committee (PAC) Members

Adam Greenberg, PhD
Associate Dean of Postdoctoral Education, School of Graduate Studies; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Director of the Sensory Neuroscience, Attention, and Perception Laboratory

Michelle L. Roberts, MS, PhD
Mentor: Michael E. Widlansky, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC
Department: Medicine (Division of Cardiology) | PAC Co-Chair | PAC subcommittee: National Postdoctoral Association PAC representative

Emily Welby, PhD
Mentor: Dr. Allison Ebert, PhD
Department: Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy| PAC Co-Chair

Sonam Mittal, PhD
Mentor: Dr. Sunila Pradeep
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology Department | PAC Subcommittee: PAC Secretary; Website Co-Chair

Gaurav Kumar, PhD
Mentor: Curt D. Sigmund, PhD
PAC subcommittee: Mentoring

Stephen Hammond, PhD
Mentor: Dr. Andreas Beyer
Department: Medicine (Division of Cardiology) |CVRC Representative, Awards Co-Chair, Website Design Co-Chair

Silambarasan Anbumani, PhD
Mentor: Dr. Eric Paulson
Department: Radiation Oncology | PAC subcommittee: National Postdoctoral Association PAC representative

Subhajit Giri, PhD
Mentor: Dr. Navonil De Sarkar
Department: Pathology & Cancer Center

Daria Golosova, MD, PhD
Mentor: Curt D. Sigmund, PhD

Aravind Parthasarathy, PhD
Mentor: Dr. David Zhang
Department: Medicine (Division of Cardiology) | PAC subcommittee: Awards Co-Chair

Nikola Sekulovski, PhD
Mentor: Kenichiro Taniguchi, PhD

Priyanga Jayakrishnan, PhD
Mentor: Dr. Nikki Lytle
Department: Surgical Oncology | PAC subcommittee: Social Media Co-Chair

Pelin Ergun, PhD
Mentor: Dr. Nikki Johnston
Department: Department of Otolaryngology | PAC subcommittee: Social Media Chair

Josh Nord, PhD
Mentor: Brian Smith, PhD
Department: Biochemistry | PAC subcommittee: Social Co-Chair

Erica Marion, PhD
Mentor: Dr. Anna Palatnik
Department: OBGYN Maternal Fetal Medicine | PAC subcommittee: Mentoring

Julie Lietz
Education Program Coordinator II

Firoj Alom, PhD
Mentor: Aaron Mickle, PhD
Department: Physiology

Sana Parveen, PhD
Mentor: Dr. Huizi Chen, MD, PhD
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

AreZou Rahimi, PhD
Mentor: Dr. Sunila Pradeep, PhD
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Jean C. Bikomeye, PhD
Mentor: Melinda Stolley, PhD
Department: Medicine
Former PAC Members
Justine Abais-Battad
Medical College of Georgia
Instructor
Ryan Adam, PhD
Karima Ait Aissa |
University of Iowa
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Vidhya Arumugam
Genentech
Senior Manager-Group Lead
Kithikaa Balapattabi, PhD
Ratnashree Biswas, MBBS, MD
Greg Blass |
Western Kentucky University
Instructor
Luisa Bohorquez, PhD
Savo Bou Zein Eddine |
Massachusetts General Hospital
Surgery Resident
Dan Bretl |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Assistant Professor
Katarzyna Bronoiwska
StrideBio, Inc.
Senior Scientific Project Manager at Preclinical
John Bukowy |
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Assistant Professor
Yilang Chen
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Assistant Professor
John Dasinger |
Augusta University
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dusanka Djoric |
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Research Scientist I, Director of Training for SUPREMES
Michael Flinn, PhD
Ϲ
Research Scientist
Lisa Frazer |
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Anjali Geethadevi, PhD
Javier A. Gomez Vargas, PhD
Alyssa Gonzalez, PhD
Chuck Hay, PhD
Daria Ilatovskaya |
Medical University of South Carolina
Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology
Kaitlin Johnson, PhD
Rachel Jones Lipinski
Boran Katunaric, MD
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Anesthesiology Resident
Christine A. Klemens, PhD
Sushma Kommineni |
Merck Research Labs-Exploratory Science Center
Associate Principal Scientist
Katie Litts, PhD
Genetech
Scientist
Gemma Mcilwaine, PhD
Francie Moehring |
Boston Strategic Partners
Medical Communications Consultant
Haidy Nasief, PhD |
Ernest Kwesi Ofori, PhD
Barbara Palkovic, MD
Deepak Parashar, PhD |
Gurua Prasad Sharma, PhD |
Devi Ramakrishnan
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Ujala Rana |
Kate Sadler
Kala Schilter |
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Senior Clinical Genomics Analyst
Sarah Schmitt |
Savitha Sethumadhaven |
Clarios
Inventory Manager
Akankshya Shradhanjali
Emily Siebers |
GE Healthcare
Global Modality Research Manager, X-ray
Daniel Sprague, MD, PhD |
Janée Terwoord, PhD
Audrey Torcaso |
Astellas Pharma
Associate Medical Writing Program Manager
Vindhya Udhane |
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Research Scientist I
Pui Kei Wu |
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Instructor
Gang Xin |
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Assistant Professor
Moua Yang |
Harvard University
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mohammad Zarenia, PhD