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Kiarash Shamardani
Ph.D. Student in Cancer Biology, admitted Summer 2019
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Interested in a systems neuroscience approach to understanding the interaction of tumor cells and their microenvironment in brain cancer. I am studying the neuron-glioma interactions at the circuit level to discern how patterns of activity within a neuron-glioma network influences the behavior of the cancer as a whole.
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Blynn L. Shideler III
MD Student, expected graduation Spring 2025
Bio Blynn Shideler grew up in Pittsburgh and managed a local Dunkin Donuts before starting college at Washington & Jefferson College. At Washington & Jefferson, he wrestled in the 2015 NCAA D-III national team championships and worked in the Office of Student Life as a Resident Assistant. Blynn earned a B.A. in physics & French from Washington & Jefferson before enrolling in a dual degree program at Columbia University. At Columbia, Blynn sang for the Columbia Chamber Choir, volunteered in the Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital Emergency Department, and developed medical robotics with the Columbia Robotics & Rehabilitation Laboratory while pursuing a B.S. in biomedical engineering. Throughout his undergraduate studies, Blynn spent a summer as a visiting student at McGill University and completed several global research fellowships, including positions at the University of Paris, Hangzhou Dianzi University, and Victoria University of Melbourne, where he studied clinical human movement and developed technologies for children with neurological movement disorders. Blynn is the lead inventor on multiple patent applications for medical robotics for children with cerebral palsy.
After graduating from Columbia in 2019, Blynn spent a year at the NIH Clinical Center’s Rehabilitation Medicine Department working on the NIH exoskeleton for pediatric cerebral palsy. During his year at NIH, Blynn also volunteered as the Varsity Wrestling Coach at Rockville High School. Blynn’s most recent research paper with the NIH shows the potential benefits of using neuromuscular electrical stimulation for improving walking biomechanics in children with crouch gait. Blynn’s long-term goal in medicine is to pursue a career in pediatric rehabilitation and continue developing assistive technologies for children with motor disabilities. In his free time, he enjoys walking dogs on Wag Walking and live-streaming Runescape on Twitch. -
Jack Silberstein
Ph.D. Student in Immunology, admitted Autumn 2017
Bio John "Jack" Silberstein aims to use his research and expertise to bridge the gap between basic science and drug development for autoimmunity and infectious disease. His unwavering focus is on using protein engineering, immunotherapy, and precision medicine to help solve the next wave of our global healthcare system’s most burdensome diseases.
