
The HudsonAlpha Trainee Program supports and promotes the training of HudsonAlpha graduate students and postdoctoral associates. Graduate students in doctoral training programs at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and the University of Alabama in Huntsville can join HudsonAlpha labs to complete their dissertation research. Under the direction and mentorship of HudsonAlpha faculty investigators, students conduct innovative research while preparing for careers in genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics. Trainees benefit from the best of both worlds – their home institution’s infrastructure and the HudsonAlpha campus’s unique culture. UAB and UAH Ph.D. students training in HudsonAlpha labs receive tuition and fees, health insurance, and a living stipend.
Current Graduate Students
Laramie Aközbek

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Alex Harkess
Home Institution: Auburn University Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science
Zach Meharg

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Alex Harkess
Home Institution: Auburn University Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science
Current Postdoctoral Associates
Bri Brazell

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Nicholas Cochran
Home Institution: UAB/Graduate Biomedical Sciences/Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics Theme
Sarah Carey

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Alex Harkess
Home Institution: University of Florida, Botany/Plant Biology
Stephanie Felker

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Greg Barsh
Home Institution: UAH/College of Science/Biotechnology Science and Engineering
Becky Hauser

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Nicholas Cochran
Home Institution: UAB/Graduate Biomedical Sciences/Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics Theme
Alan Yocca

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Alex Harkess
Home Institution: Michigan State University, Botany/Plant Biology
HudsonAlpha Graduates
Joy Agee McDaniel

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Richard Myers
Home Institution: UAH/College of Science/Biotechnology Science and Engineering
Megan Breitbach

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Devin Absher
Home Institution: UAH/College of Science/Biotechnology Science and Engineering
Andrew Hardigan

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Richard Myers
Home Institution: UAB MSTP Graduate Biomedical Sciences/Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics Theme
Kimberly Hobbs

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Devin Absher
Home Institution: UAH/College of Science/Biotechnology Science and Engineering
Brittany Lasseigne

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Richard Myers
Home Institution: UAH/College of Science/Biotechnology Science and Engineering
Matthew Neu

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Greg Cooper
Home Institution: UAB MSTP Graduate Biomedical Sciences/Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics Theme
Ryne Ramaker

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Sara Cooper
Home Institution: UAB MSTP Graduate Biomedical Sciences/Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics Theme
Shristi Shrestha

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Shawn Levy
Home Institution: UAH/College of Science/Biotechnology Science and Engineering
Lindsay Waite Jones

HudsonAlpha Lab: Dr. Devin Absher
Home Institution: UAB School of Public Health/Biostatistics