Alex Stanford, BA
Undergraduate Researcher and E.E. Just Fellow
Alex is from Cary, North Carolina, and is a rising junior at Dartmouth. He is an EE Just Fellow double majoring in Biology and AAAS and plans to pursue a Ph.D. after graduation. His interest in immunology grew from a broader interest in preventing viral diseases and virally induced cancers. His research focuses on phenotyping microglial cells and profiling their interactions with resident memory T cells in the brain. In his free time, he enjoys repurposing clothing, writing poetry/music, and drawing.
Alex graduated from Dartmouth in 2024 and is now pursing a PhD in Immunology at Stanford!
Amanda Cruz-Rivera, BS
Undergraduate Researcher
Amanda grew up in Utuado, Puerto Rico. She is about to complete her fifth and final year as an undergraduate student at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez in Industrial Microbiology and is interested in following her PhD student path after graduation. This summer she has the opportunity to do a Summer Internship through Dartmouth's ASURE program in Dr. Rosato's laboratory. Her work in the lab will be focused on Tissue Resident memory T cells in oncolytic viral therapy. Amanda enjoys coffee time, the beach, walks, and playing board games.
We welcomed Amanda back to Dartmouth in 2023 as part of the MCB PhD program where she is in the lab of our collaborator, Alex Skorput!
Amarachukwu (Ami) Nwaoha
Undergraduate Researcher
Dartmouth '23
Gemma Mora
Undergraduate Researcher
ASURE program
Jordan Isaacs, PhD
PhD Graduate Student
Jordan received her B.A in Neuroscience and Economics from Smith College, where she played soccer and spent a semester abroad at the University of Oxford. Before starting graduate school, she worked in the laboratory of Dr. John Babich identifying affinity of radiolabeled drugs against prostate cancer antigens. The following summer, she interned in the Quantitative Biology Group at Eli Lilly assessing binding interactions of Alzheimer’s associated proteins and potency of bispecific T cell engagers in cancer. Jordan started her graduate work at Dartmouth in 2018, where she initially studied the anti-tumor effects of a novel nuclear hormone receptor agonist in glioblastoma. In Dr. Rosato’s laboratory, her project focuses on understanding the role of CD39 in T cell immunity to brain tumors. Jordan is president of the Dartmouth Biotechnology Club but has no clue what she plans to do after graduation. When not in lab, Jordan loves to spend time with her family, cook, play soccer, and travel.
Jordan defended her thesis in 2024 and is now at Foley and Hoag LLP!
Matthew Souter, BS
Research Assistant I
Matthew grew up in Toronto, Ontario, and received his B.Sc. major in biology, with a minor in neuroscience from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Matthew spent some time during his undergrad working in Dr. Xianping Dong’s lab, where they studied the role of lysosomal ion channels in lysosomal storage diseases. Apart from his important laboratory roles as a research assistant in Dr. Rosato’s lab, one of Matthew’s most substantial tasks is to educate his fellow lab members about their friendly neighbours to the north. Outside of the lab, some of Matthew’s hobbies include playing soccer, chess, climbing, and reading.
Myana Keusch, BS
Postbac
Myana was born and raised in Concord, NH and they migrated all the way to Lebanon, NH to complete their postbac at Dartmouth. They graduated from St. Lawrence University in 2024, earning their B.S. in Biomedical Science with a minor in Philosophy. During their time at St. Lawrence University, they worked in Dr. Alexander Schreiber's comparative endocrinology lab, observing the synergistic effects of glucocorticoids and thyroid hormone on Xenopus laevis metamorphosis. Myana became interested in pursuing research in immunology after having read And the Band Played On in high school, and in college, their interests were further confirmed after taking their first immunology class. They are particularly curious about adaptive immune cell signaling/trafficking and are currently working on a project in Dr. Rosato's lab assessing the potential therapeutic role that cancer-nonspecific CD8+ T cells residing within the melanoma tumor microenvironment play in ameliorating cancer outcomes. When they are not in the lab, they enjoy reading, hiking, cooking, playing the violin, and going to live music events.
Myles Ford, BS
Research Assistant I
Myles grew up in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania and is a recent graduate from the Freddye T. Davy Honors College at Hampton University, in Hampton Virginia where he received his B.S. in Biology. Prior to working in this lab, he did some microbiology, genomic and oncological research and he intends to later become a physician-scientist. When not in lab or studying, Myles occasionally enjoys: soccer, running, playing video games, picking up odd hobbies, nerd things and making art. "Myles is one of the coolest people I know and just a gift to the lab"-Everyone but Shawn
Sarah Berman, BA
Undergraduate Researcher
Sarah is from San Francisco, California, and is a freshman at Dartmouth. She is a biology major on the pre-med/pre-PhD path. Her interest in immunology started with an internship at Sutro Biopharma, an immuno-oncology startup in South San Francisco. Her work in the laboratory is focused on phenotyping viral T cells localized to brain tumors. Outside of the lab, you can find her reading, drawing, and going on runs.
Shawn Musial, PhD
Postdoc
I grew up in a small town in Connecticut and received my B.S. in Microbiology from The University of Vermont in 2018. During that time, I worked in the lab of Dr. Jonathan Boyson, primarily studying the role of SLAM receptors in gdT cell development and function. It was there that I became immersed in the world of immunology. Following graduation, I continued my research in the Boyson lab as a technician, where I branched into working with NKT cells and ILCs. I later entered the Molecular and Cellular Biology program at Dartmouth in 2019, where I then joined the Rosato lab. My interests lie in unpacking the tissue resident memory T cell response network within the brain and associated tumors. When I’m not in lab, I enjoy hiking and playing frisbee with friends. When there’s snow on the ground, there’s a very good chance you’ll find me skiing.
Shawn defended his thesis in 2024 and spent 6 months in the lab as a postdoc. He now is at the biotech, Immunai in NY
Tyler Searles, BS
Research Technician
Transitioned back to working full time in our neighboring Turk lab!