Alumni

Dr. Roberts has offered numerous training opportunities in the Hepatobiliary Cancer Lab over the course of many years. Here are some recent alumni of the lab who have trained with Dr. Roberts and our lab team as visiting clinicians and scientists, postdoctoral fellows, research trainees, internal medicine residents, students, and others.

Visiting clinicians and scientists

• Yaming Liu, visiting scientist, Medical School of Xiamen University, China, 2023-present
• Samuel O. Antwi, Ph.D., Faculty Mentoring Committee, Mayo College of Medicine and Science, Jacksonville, Florida, 2016-present
• Mohamed Ali, visiting research fellow, tropical medicine and gastroenterology, Sohag University, Egypt, 2016-2021
• Wei-Dong Jin, M.D., Ph.D., visiting scientist, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Wuhan, China, 2016-2017
• Ning Zhang M.D., visiting scientist, Department of Integrative Medicine on Hepatology, Military Hospital of China, Beijing, China, 2016-2017
• Keun-Soo Ahn, M.D., M.S., visiting scientist, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea, 2016-2017
• Li Li, M.D., visiting scientist, Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, 2016-2017
• Katsuyuki Miyabe, M.D., Ph.D., visiting scientist, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan, 2015-2017
• Zhen Yang, M.D., Ph.D., visiting scientist, Medical College, Shandong University, Jinan, China, 2014-2016
• Shaoqing Wang, M.D., M.S., Ph.D., visiting scientist, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, China, 2014-2016

Postdoctoral fellows, research associates and research trainees

• Mohamad Elgozir, research trainee, 2022-present
• Hind Hassan, research trainee/research fellow, 2021-present
• Fowsiyo Ahmed, research trainee/postdoctoral fellow, 2017-present
• Abdirahim Haji, research trainee, 2021-2022
• Wadid Sirry, research trainee, 2021-2022
• Jaswanth Jasti, M.B., B.S., research trainee, 2020-2021
• Kritika Prasai, research trainee, 2017-2021
• Wesam Taha, M.D., research trainee, 2019-2020
• Anirudh Tadakamalla, M.B., BS, research trainee, 2019-2020
• Karthik Missula, M.D., research trainee, 2018-2019
• Mohamed Mady, M.D., research trainee, 2018-2019
• Yasmin Haji-Kusow, M.D., research trainee, 2018-2019
• Sharad Oli, M.D., research trainee, 2017-2018
• Mohamed Hassen, M.D., postdoctoral fellow, 2017-2018
• Rasha Elnimeiry, research trainee, 2017-2018
• Logain Elnimeiry, research trainee, 2017-2018
• Fatima Hassan, M.D., postdoctoral fellow, 2016-2018
• Mohamed Abdallah, M.D., 2017
• Sravanthu Lavu, M.D., postdoctoral fellow, 2016-2017
• Hamdi Ali, M.D., postdoctoral fellow, 2015-2017
• Jessica Cvinar, M.D., postdoctoral fellow, 2015-2016
• Marius Bolni Nagalo, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, 2015-2016
• Hager Ahmed Mohammed, M.D., research trainee/research fellow, 2013-2016

Gastroenterology and hepatology fellows

• Xinli Zhu, M.B., B.S., visiting research fellow, 2022-present
• Xin Luo, M.D., visiting research fellow, 2018-present
• Faizal Asumda, M.D, M.P.H., M.B.A., research fellow, 2018-present
• Chaolin Deng, M.D., visiting research fellow, 2018-present
• Yeonjung Ha, M.D., Ph.D., visiting research fellow, 2017-present
• Ju Dong Yang, M.D., 2016 American Liver Foundation Hans Popper Memorial Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award, 2015-present
• Nicha Wongjarupong, M.D., visiting research fellow, 2017-2018
• Benyam Addissie, M.D., gastroenterology fellow, 2015-2016
• Nicole Loo, M.D., transplant hepatology fellow, 2015-2016

Internal medicine residents

• Dominic O. Amakye, M.B., Ch.B., internal medicine research, 2021-present
• Peace N. Eneh, M.D., internal medicine research rotation, 2018-present
• Scarlett Cao, M.D., internal medicine research rotation, 2019-2022
• Hyun Ji, M.D., internal medicine research rotation, 2018-2021
• Veeravich (Pete) Jaruvongvanich, M.D., internal medicine research rotation, 2016
• Thoetchai Bee Peeraphatdit, M.D., internal medicine research rotation, 2014-2016

Medical students

• Jessica Trinh, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, 2022-2023
• Natalia Rodriguez, Tecnologico De Monterrey School of Medicine, Guadalajara, Mexico, 2019-2020
• Kristeen Onyirioha, Univerity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 2016-2017
• Lorena Marcano Bonilla, University of Puerto Rico M.D.-Ph.D. program, 2015-2016

Graduate students

• Caitlin Vanlith, visiting graduate student, Mayo Graduate School, 2022-present
• Tayla Brooks, visiting graduate student, Mayo Graduate school, 2022-present
• Linsey Jackson, visiting graduate student, Mayo Graduate school, 2020-present
• Matthew Cooley, visiting graduate student, Mayo Graduate School, 2020-present
• Aarti Kolluri, visiting graduate student, Mayo Graduate School, 2018-2022
• Kenneth Valles, visiting graduate student, Mayo Graduate School, 2018-2022
• Yvonne Nartey, visiting graduate student, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2017-2022
• Jianbo Huang, M.D., visiting graduate student, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2016-2019
• Dehai Wu, M.D., visiting graduate student, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China, 2015-2018
• Essa Mohamed, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences rotation, Ph.D. thesis project, clinical and translational sciences, 2013-2018
• Lora Yousef, visiting graduate student, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2016-2017
• Babak Mostafaee, visiting graduate student, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2016-2017

Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students

• Ethan Vang, summer research program, 2022-present
• Karimatu Jalloh, student research program, 2022-present
• Daniella Vasquez Rico, post-baccalaureate student, 2021-2022
• Hannah Wendorff, summer research student, 2020, 2021
• Daniel Owen, summer research student, 2021
• Michael Moore, summer research student, 2019
• Opemipo Dosumu, senior year campstone project, 2018-2019
• Ian M. Marigi, summer research student, 2018
• Alexandria Daniels, summer research student, 2017
• Hawa Ali, summer research student, senior year capstone project, 2015-2017
• Michael Morris, summer research student, American Gastroenterological Association Investing in the Future Award, 2016
• Deborah Ehie, summer research student, American Gastroenterological Association Investing in the Future Award, 2016
• Loretta K. Allotey, summer research student, 2014-2016