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Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Students

The Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School develops future leaders in biomedicine.  The Wang Lab trains PhD candidates who contribute to our research as they begin their scientific careers.

Current Graduate Students

Lauren Majors standing next to staircase  

Lauren Majors is a PhD candidate whose thesis research focuses on virology and immunology, studying how viral infections and immune responses contribute to disease and inflammation.

Emma Vanderleeden standing next to staircase

Emma Vanderleeden is a PhD student studying immunology and serves as lab manager. Emma’s research focuses on how the immune system contributes to type 1 diabetes by damaging insulin-producing beta cells, with the goal of identifying new treatment targets.

Student Alumni

Adediwura (“Wura”) Arowosegbe, PhD

Glen Gallagher, PhD

Gabriel Hendricks, PhD

Pyae Phyo Kwaye, PhD

Sun-Young Lim, PhD

Natasha Qaisar, PhD