Pinnacle 2001 - Associates' Biographies

Matthew Albert
    Matthew Albert received his Sc.B. in Chemistry from Brown University in 1992, his Ph.D. in Immunology from The Rockefeller University in 1999, and his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College in 2000. He is the author of two book chapters and 14 scientific articles in publications such as Nature and Journal of Experimental Medicine. Matthew is currently a Clinical Scholar at The Rockefeller University, where he is exploring mechanisms of immune activation vs. tolerance. He is also working to test the utility of apoptopic cells as a tumor vaccine for the treatment of prostate cancer patients. When not in the lab, Matthew can be found rollerblading in Central Park with his dog. Other interests include photography, climbing, and theater.

Katherine Kampe Dahlsgaard
    Katherine Dahlsgaard received her BA in psychology, magna cum laude, from Bryn Mawr College in 1992. After completing a master's thesis entitled The Psychological Benefits of Attending an All Women's College, she received her Master of Arts in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1998. She has authored five publications on the topics of suicide and developmental psychology and a book chapter on affective disorders. Katherine is currently a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

William Gordon Ritter
    Gordon Ritter was born in Augusta, Georgia in 1978 and spent his childhood in Aiken, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of Chicago with high honors in Mathematics in 1999 and joined the Clay Mathematics Institute staff in August 2000. After spending one year in the Mathematics Department at Cornell University and some time as a special student at Harvard, he was formally accepted in March 2001 as a PhD student in theoretical physics at Harvard University. Gordon's current research interests are focused on the mathematical structures which form the foundations of modern theoretical physics. His extracurricular interests include attending live artistic performances, enjoying literature, creative writing, running, swimming, cycling, and the outdoors.