Current PostBac Researchers

Jackson Appelt is a graduate of the University of Virginia. His research focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying joint Tenosynovial Giant Cell tumors in the laboratory of Dr. Laura Donlin.

Erin Berube graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Biomedical Engineering. She works with Dr. Carl Imhauser in the Biomechanics Department, were she studies knee joint stability. Her current research focuses on understanding how knee laxity, bony morphology, and quantitative MRI measurements relate to risk of ACL injury and ACL graft healing. She has also studied the effects of surgical decision making on knee laxity in total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Melissa (Missy) Romoff is a graduate of Northwestern University. Her research focuses on "Investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying joint Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumors" in the laboratory of Dr. Laura Donlin. 

Andrew Thomson is a graduate of Boston College. His research focuses on “The role of LEPR in arthroplasty-related fibrous integration” in the laboratory of Dr. Mathias Bostrom.

Stephen Vulcano is a graduate of James Madison University and Temple University. His research is focused on "ABC-mediated networks controlling autoimmunity and musculoskeletal diseases” in the laboratory of Dr. Alessandra Pernis.