FREEDMAN LAB

Tanya Freedman (Principal Investigator)
Tanya S. Freedman, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology
Center for Immunology
Masonic Cancer Center
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

AB, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Postdoc, University of California, San Francisco

tfreedma [at] umn.edu            ORCiD          LinkedIn            Scholar            PubMed

Monica Sauer (PhD Student in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics)
Monica L. Sauer
BS, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

sauer279 [at] umn.edu       Scholar      PubMed

Ece Kilic (PhD Student in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology & Genetics)
BS, University of Wisconsin, Madison

kilie001 [at] umn.edu       Scholar      PubMed

J.T. Greene (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Joseph T. Greene, PhD
BS, University of Minnesota
PhD, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

gree0819 [at] umn.edu       Scholar      PubMed

Tim Nass (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Tim Nass Jr, PhD
BS, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
PhD, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

nassx027 [at] umn.edu       Scholar      PubMed

Annie Jin (Undergraduate)
Siyu Jin
University of Minnesota

jin00314 [at] umn.edu       Scholar      PubMed

Erandika Senevirathne (PhD Student in Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics)
S. Erandika Senevirathne, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar (Durga Singer Lab), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
PubMed

Anders Lindstedt (PhD Student in Microbiology, Immunology, & Cancer Biology)
Anders J. Lindstedt, PhD
Medical Student (MSTP), University of Minnesota
PubMed

Ben Brian (PhD Student in Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics)
Ben F. Brian IV, PhD
Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellow (Greg Barton Lab), University of California, Berkeley
PubMed

Will Kanagy (Postdoctoral Scholar)
William K. Kanagy, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate (Diane Lidke Lab), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
PubMed

Emily Ewan (Medical Student)
Emily N. Ewan
MD, University of Minnesota
Physician in Hospital Medicine, North Memorial Health, Robbinsdale, MN
PubMed

Silvia Toledo Ramos (Researcher)
PhD Student in Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Rothlin-Ghosh Lab), Univ. of MN
PubMed

Luis Ramirez (Researcher)
Luis A. Ramirez
PhD Student in Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Subramanian Lab), Univ. of MN
PubMed

Myra Nunez (Researcher)
Myra G. Nunez
Researcher (Dongming Cai Lab), University of Minnesota
PubMed

Adrienne Jolicoeur (Researcher)
Adrienne S. Jolicoeur, MS
Cardiovascular Technician, Aya Healthcare, Denver Health, Denver, CO
PubMed

Whitney Swanson (Researcher)
Whitney L. Swanson
MS in Pathology Assistant, Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago, IL
Pathologists' Assistant, Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto, CA
PubMed

Frankie Sjaastad (Trainee #1 in the lab!)
Frances V. Sjaastad
PhD in Microbiology, Immunology & Cancer Biology (Tom Griffith Lab), Univ. of Minnesota
Senior Clinical Evidence Specialist in Cardiac Rhythm Mgmt, Medtronic, Mounds View, MN
PubMed

Evan Boerboom (Undergraduate)
Evan J. Boerboom
BS, University of Minnesota
Researcher (Ryan Martinez Lab), University of Minnesota

Carter Sellner (Undergraduate, Part-Time Researcher)
BS, University of Minnesota
Postbac IRTA, National Cancer Institute (Li Yang Lab), Bethesda, MD
MSTP Student in TBD (TBD Lab), University of Minnesota

Olivia Funk (Undergraduate)
BS, University of Minnesota
Research Associate I, HiberCell, Inc., Roseville, MN
PubMed

Freya van't Veer (Undergraduate)
BS, University of Minnesota
Postbac IRTA, National Inst. Allergy & Infectious Disease (Mark Connors Lab), Bethesda, MD
PhD Student in Microbiology (Tristan Jordan Lab), University of Washington

Frankie Rossini (Undergraduate)
Frances Rossini
BS, University of Minnesota
Supervisor, In Vitro Testing Services, WuXi AppTec, St Paul, MN

PhD Programs:
- MPaT: Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- BMBB: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics
- MICaB: Microbiology, Immunology & Cancer Biology
- MSTP: Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD)
Undergraduate Programs:
- LSSURP: Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research
- HHMI EXROP: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Exceptional Research Opportunities

Suad Mohamed (Rotation Student, MICaB)
Taylor Kesicki (Rotation Student, MPaT)
Zac LaRocca-Stravalle (Rotation Student, MPaT)
Kaylyn Quach (Undergrad, UMN)
Austin Robertson (Rotation Student, MPaT)
Cat Duffy-Shaw (Undergrad, LSSURP, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN)
Alesha Tripp (Undergrad, UMN)
Zuag Paj Her (Medical Student, T35 AI118620)
Fatimah Najjar (Rotation Student, MPaT)
Chinasa Ufondu (Rotation Student, MPaT)
Anna Carey (Rotation Student, MPaT)
Jen Tuokkola (Rotation Student, MPaT)
Korbyn Dahlquist (Rotation Student, BMBB)
Evan Kleinboehl (Rotation Student, BMBB)
Emmanuel León (Virtual Undergrad, LSSURP, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Ponce)
Zach Kulstad (Virtual Undergrad, Carleton College, Northfield, MN)
Mark Schonfeld (Rotation Student, MPaT)
Jake Hildebrand (Rotation Student, MICaB)
Cissi Schultz (High-School Student)
Aditi Bapat (Rotation Student, MPaT)
Dechen Wangmo (Rotation Student, MPaT)
Hannah McMullan (Rotation Student, MPaT)
Jennifer Nhieu (Rotation Student, MPaT)
Lucy Sjaastad (Rotation Student, MICaB)
Stephanie Ortiz (Rotation Student, MPaT)
Stephanie Ponce (Undergrad, LSSURP, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Aguadilla)
Shreya Narayan (High-School Student)
Avinash Persaud (Undergrad, UMN, Twin Cities)
Connor Rosen (not actually short-term, but High-School Student at UCSF)
Agatha Offorjebe (Undergrad, HHMI EXROP, Princeton University, Kuriyan Lab, Berkeley)
Chris Koehler (Undergrad, HHMI EXROP, Trinity University, Kuriyan Lab, Berkeley)
Joline Si Jing Lim (High-School Student, Singapore Natl Fellow, Lehrer Lab, BBRI)