SC CHEC Student Fellows

2022 Fellows

Jada Banks

Jada Banks

Characterizing ARIH1 Expression Changes during EMT and Breast Cancer Progression

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Philip Howe, Ph.D.

Jessica Baxter

Jessica Baxter

Factors Associated with Risk of Cancer in Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease: An Integrative Review

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Shannon Phillips, Ph.D.

Keidrian Brockington

Keidrian Brockington

Evaluating HIV Prevention in Minority Adolescents in South Carolina

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Angela Moreland-Johnson, Ph.D.

Aubrey Brown

Aubrey Brown

Testing the Fundamental Hypothesis of Cancer Screening in South Carolina

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Alexander Alekseyenko, Ph.D.

Latavia Fields

Latavia Fields

Inhibition of Epigenetic Regulator KDM4B in MYCN-expressing Neuroblastoma

Attending: Claflin University
MUSC Mentor: Patrick Woster, Ph.D.

Keiona Harris

Keiona Harris

Examining Tobacco Smoking Behaviors and Cancer Beliefs in Cancer Survivors

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Melanie Jefferson, Ph.D.

Thalia Hernandez-Wilson

Thalia Hernandez-Wilson

Pilot Study of the Therapeutic Potential of Tamoxifen for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Gavin Wang, Ph.D.

Destiny Johnson

Destiny Johnson

Investigating the Role of Medicaid Policy in the Prevention of Head and Neck Cancer Disparities

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Joni Nelson, Ph.D.

Victoria Jordan

Victoria Jordan

The Fibroblastic Origins of Pancreatic Cancer

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Michael Ostrowski, Ph.D.

Riley O'Neal

Riley O'Neal

Demographic and Smoking History Correlates of Anticipated Reasons for ENDS Use

Attending: University of South Carolina
MUSC Mentor: Matt Carpenter, Ph.D.

Adam Pressley

Adam Pressley

The SC AMEN Program and the Disparities of Prostate Cancer

Attending: Voorhees University
MUSC Mentor: Marvella E. Ford, Ph.D.

I'Ayana Sanders

I'Ayana Sanders

Evaluating the HPV Vaccination Van Program

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Marvella E. Ford, Ph.D.

Daniel Walker

Daniel Walker

Electroporation Optimization in B16-F1 Mouse Melanoma Cells and Tissue Factor Knockout by Crispr-Cas9

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: John Wrangle, M.D.

2021 Fellows

Lauren Cuppy

Lauren Cuppy

Sourcing Real-Word Data to Build the Determinants of Health Ontology of Mappable Elements (DHOME)

Attending: University of South Carolina
MUSC Mentor: Alexander Alekseyenko, Ph.D.

Dalan Solomon

Dalan Solomon

Synthesis and Evaluation of Small Molecule Inhibitors of CD38 as Potential Immunotherapies

Attending: University of South Carolina
MUSC Mentor: Patrick Woster, Ph.D.

Previous Fellows

Christina Adams

Christina Adams

Telecommunication Needs for Rural Communities

Attending: University of South Carolina
MUSC Mentor: Brandon Welch, Ph.D.

Mirakle Avery

Mirakle Avery

mtp53/Ets-2 in Immune-Suppressive Microenvironment

Attending: Claflin University
MUSC Mentor: Michael Ostrowski, Ph.D.

Danielle Beaufort

Danielle Beaufort

Understanding the Role of JNK in Immuno-Metabolic Phenotype of T cells

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Shikhar Mehrotra, Ph.D.

Makayla Cummings

Makayla Cummings

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Attending: University of South Carolina
MUSC Mentor: Mahsa Javid, M.D., Ph.D., FRCS

India Eady

India Eady

Heme-Oxygenase 1 levels in Lung Cancer Patients

Attending: Claflin University
MUSC Mentor: Danyelle Townsend, Ph.D.

Antiqua Gathers

Antiqua Gathers

Assessing an Intervention to Increase Cervical Cancer Knowledge and HPV Vaccination Knowledge among Predominantly African American Communities in South Carolina

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Marvella E. Ford, Ph.D.

Angel Gilmore

Angel Gilmore

Improving Delivery of mTOR Analogs to Brain Cancer Cells

Attending: Claflin University
MUSC Mentor: Ann-Marie Broome, Ph.D.

Briah Gordon

Briah Gordon

Identifying VRK1 interacting proteins using APEX technology

Attending: Claflin University
MUSC Mentor: Paula Traktman, Ph.D.

Ashley Hill

Ashley Hill

Development of Tools Used to Examine BMP Signaling

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Jorge Munera, Ph.D.

Reagan Hill

Reagan Hill

Motivation for Tobacco Cessation in Adolescents

Attending: Claflin University
MUSC Mentor: Erin McClure, Ph.D.

Abigail Jackson

Abigail Jackson

Smokeless Tobacco Use and Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence: Findings from Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study

Attending: University of South Carolina
MUSC Mentor: Michael Cummings, Ph.D., MPH

Mikayla Johnson

Mikayla Johnson

Analysis of Microbiome Data in Healthy Colon

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Alexander Alekseyenko, Ph.D.

Yatia Lancaster

Yatia Lancaster

Polyamine Metabolism: Expression of SLC3A2

Attending: Claflin University
MUSC Mentor: Patrick Woster, Ph.D.

Ta'Myiah Reed

Ta'Myiah Reed

Generation of a Genetically Engineered Mouse Pancreatic Cancer Model through Genotyping

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Marvella E. Ford, Ph.D.

Bria Sanders

Bria Sanders

Investigating the Role of RAGE in AGE-Mediated Neoplastic Growth

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: David Turner, Ph.D.

Arabia Satterwhite

Arabia Satterwhite

The Role of Mir-510 in Breast Cancer Disparities

Attending: South Carolina State University
MUSC Mentor: Victoria Findlay, Ph.D.

Greta Tautkus

Greta Tautkus

Establishing Baseline Asthma Risk in the Charleston Area

Attending: University of South Carolina
MUSC Mentor: John Pearce, Ph.D.

Khalin Taylor

Khalin Taylor

Nanoparticle Packaging of a BET Inhibitor for Improved Efficacy in Glioblastoma Cells

Attending: Claflin University
MUSC Mentor: Ann-Marie Broome, Ph.D., MBA