Samuel Hildebrand, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate, Khvorova Lab, UMass Chan
Former Doctoral Candidate, Khvorova Lab
Former RTI Lab: Doctoral Candidate, Khvorova Lab
Training Period: 2018–2026
Prior Academic Degree Institution: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Thesis: Chemically Modified Oligonucleotide Sequencing Barcodes Enable High-Throughput In Vivo Screening Of A Tissue-Targeting Conjugate Library​​​​​​
Sam Hildebrand grew up in Vermont and received his BS from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2014. After working as a research assistant at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Addgene, and Brandeis University, he matriculated at the UMass Chan Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences PhD program in the summer of 2018. Sam's work focuses on (1) the mechanistic effects of siRNA chemical modifications, and (2) characterizing novel siRNA conjugates to facilitate tissue delivery. Outside of the lab, Sam enjoys hiking, biking, sailing, reading, and relaxing.