Meet our fantastic researchers!
Graduate Students:

Genevieve Baddoo - MS Bioinformatics
Genevieve joined the lab in Fall 2019 during her undergraduate. She completed her BS in Biology in May 2020 and will be staying with her as she continues her studies, now in Bioinformatics, as a MS student. Genevieve's research is focused on bacterial hitchhikers in the human microbiome.
Genevieve joined the lab in Fall 2019 during her undergraduate. She completed her BS in Biology in May 2020 and will be staying with her as she continues her studies, now in Bioinformatics, as a MS student. Genevieve's research is focused on bacterial hitchhikers in the human microbiome.

Delaney Sauer - MS Bioinformatics
Delaney joined the lab in Fall 2021 and completed her BS in Bioinformatics in December 2021. Delaney's research is focused on the urobiome, comparing 16S rRNA and shotgun metagenomic approaches for characterizing this low biomass niche.
Delaney joined the lab in Fall 2021 and completed her BS in Bioinformatics in December 2021. Delaney's research is focused on the urobiome, comparing 16S rRNA and shotgun metagenomic approaches for characterizing this low biomass niche.
Undergraduate Students:

Helen Appleberry - BS Biology
Helen joined the lab in Summer 2022.
Helen joined the lab in Summer 2022.

Haley Atkins - BS Biology
Haley joined the lab in Summer 2022.
Haley joined the lab in Summer 2022.

Lexi Avalos - BS Biology
Lexi joined the lab in Summer 2022.
Lexi joined the lab in Summer 2022.

Sandra Jablonska - BS Biology/Bioinformatics
Sandra joined the lab in Summer 2021. Currently she is characterizing Staphylococcus epidermidis strains of the urinary tract.
Sandra joined the lab in Summer 2021. Currently she is characterizing Staphylococcus epidermidis strains of the urinary tract.

Niru Shanbhag - BS Bioinformatics
Niru joined the lab in Fall 2021.
Niru joined the lab in Fall 2021.

Jackie Spates - BS Bioinformatics
Jackie joined the lab in Fall 2021.
Jackie joined the lab in Fall 2021.

Natalie Stegman - BS/MS Bioinformatics
Natalie joined the lab in Fall 2021.
Natalie joined the lab in Fall 2021.

Noah Zuniga - BS Biology
Noah joined the lab in Summer 2021. His research is focused on the phages of Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Noah joined the lab in Summer 2021. His research is focused on the phages of Klebsiella pneumoniae.