Meet our fantastic researchers!
Graduate Students:
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Helen Appleberry - MS Bioinformatics
Helen joined the lab in Summer 2022. She completed her BS in Biology in May 2024. Her research focuses on the origin and evolution of the bacterial species Streptococcus anginosus.
Helen joined the lab in Summer 2022. She completed her BS in Biology in May 2024. Her research focuses on the origin and evolution of the bacterial species Streptococcus anginosus.
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Haley Atkins - MS Bioinformatics
Haley joined the lab in Summer 2022. She completed her BS in Biology and Bioinformatics in May 2024. Her research focuses on the evolution of temperate phages.
Haley joined the lab in Summer 2022. She completed her BS in Biology and Bioinformatics in May 2024. Her research focuses on the evolution of temperate phages.
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Kimia Boreiri - MS Bioinformatics
Kimia joined the lab in Fall 2023. Her research focuses on the effects of lactobacilli on the gut microbial community using a mouse model.
Kimia joined the lab in Fall 2023. Her research focuses on the effects of lactobacilli on the gut microbial community using a mouse model.
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Lexi Avalos - MS Bioinformatics
Lexi joined the lab in Summer 2022. She completed her BS in Biology in May 2024. Her research focuses on the origin of E. coli associated with UTIs.
Lexi joined the lab in Summer 2022. She completed her BS in Biology in May 2024. Her research focuses on the origin of E. coli associated with UTIs.
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Sandra Jablonska - MS Bioinformatics
Sandra joined the lab in Summer 2021. She completed her BS in Biology and Bioinformatics in May 2024. Her research is focused on the bacterial species Staphylococcus epidermidis and the diversity of the species in the human microbiome.
Sandra joined the lab in Summer 2021. She completed her BS in Biology and Bioinformatics in May 2024. Her research is focused on the bacterial species Staphylococcus epidermidis and the diversity of the species in the human microbiome.
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Jerrin John - MS Bioinformatics
Jerrin joined the lab in Fall 2023. His research is investigating new methods for strain detection in temporal metagenomic datasets.
Jerrin joined the lab in Fall 2023. His research is investigating new methods for strain detection in temporal metagenomic datasets.
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Ali Osborn - MS Biology
Ali joined the lab in Fall 2023. Her research explores the interactions of human cells, bacteria, and phages will using microscopy.
Ali joined the lab in Fall 2023. Her research explores the interactions of human cells, bacteria, and phages will using microscopy.
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Niru Shanbhag - MS Bioinformatics
Niru joined the lab in Fall 2021. She completed her BS in Bioinformatics in May 2024. Her research focuses on developing Machine Learning algorithms to predict origins of opportunistic pathogens.
Niru joined the lab in Fall 2021. She completed her BS in Bioinformatics in May 2024. Her research focuses on developing Machine Learning algorithms to predict origins of opportunistic pathogens.
Undergraduate Students:
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Zoe Berge - BS Bioinformatics
Zoe joined the lab in Summer 2024. Her research adventure began looking at the phage diversity infecting the bacterium Enterobacter hormaechei.
Zoe joined the lab in Summer 2024. Her research adventure began looking at the phage diversity infecting the bacterium Enterobacter hormaechei.
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Ashlyn Berra - BS Biology
Ashlyn joined the lab in Spring 2024.
Ashlyn joined the lab in Spring 2024.
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Leah Boger - BS Data Science
Leah joined the lab in Fall 2023.
Leah joined the lab in Fall 2023.
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Hillary Dapsauski - BS Bioinformatics
Hillary joined the lab in Summer 2024.
Hillary joined the lab in Summer 2024.
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Grace Finger - BS Biology/Bioinformatics
Grace joined the lab in Spring 2023. Her research focuses on Enterococcus and their phages.
Grace joined the lab in Spring 2023. Her research focuses on Enterococcus and their phages.
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Olive Kolar - BS/MS Biology/Bioinformatics
Olive joined the lab in Spring 2024.
Olive joined the lab in Spring 2024.
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Megan Martinez - BS Bioinformatics
Megan joined the lab in Summer 2024.
Megan joined the lab in Summer 2024.
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Lila Nelson - BS/MS Biology/Bioinformatics
Lila joined the lab in Summer 2024.
Lila joined the lab in Summer 2024.
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Maria Steiling - BS Biology/Bioinformatics
Maria joined the lab in Spring 2023. Maria received a Carbon Research Fellowship to explore phages of the pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Maria joined the lab in Spring 2023. Maria received a Carbon Research Fellowship to explore phages of the pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae.