Meet our fantastic researchers!
Graduate Students:
Jon Brenner - MS Computer Science
Jon joined the lab during his undergraduate ('15, BS Bioinformatics) and began his MS in Computer Science in Fall 2015. In addition to working in the Putonti lab, Jon also works in Dr. Heather Wheeler's lab at Loyola.
Jon joined the lab during his undergraduate ('15, BS Bioinformatics) and began his MS in Computer Science in Fall 2015. In addition to working in the Putonti lab, Jon also works in Dr. Heather Wheeler's lab at Loyola.
Lexi Cooper - MS Biology
Lexi began working in the lab as our technician in January 2013 after completing her BS in Biology at Loyola. In Fall 2015 Lexi began the MS Biology program.
Lexi began working in the lab as our technician in January 2013 after completing her BS in Biology at Loyola. In Fall 2015 Lexi began the MS Biology program.
Undergraduate Students:
Bridget Brassil - BS Biology
Andrea Garretto - BS Bioinformatics
Andrea started in the lab in summer 2015. In no time flat, she's tamed even the most difficult of PCRs as she begins works on domesticating several of our wild phages. She induces phages so easily -- I wonder if she's talking Phagetounge.
Andrea started in the lab in summer 2015. In no time flat, she's tamed even the most difficult of PCRs as she begins works on domesticating several of our wild phages. She induces phages so easily -- I wonder if she's talking Phagetounge.
Genevieve Johnson - BS Bioinformatics
Melanie Kohout - BS Biology
Taylor Miller-Ensminger - BS Bioinformatics
Taylor joined the lab in summer 2016. She's grown fond of our little broad-host range phage Habibi. A force to be reckoned with at the bench. She'll be writing software in no time.
Taylor joined the lab in summer 2016. She's grown fond of our little broad-host range phage Habibi. A force to be reckoned with at the bench. She'll be writing software in no time.
Nick Predey - BS Computer Science
Nick joined the lab in spring 2016. Learning biology along the way, he's gotten tangled up in using networks to study genomes.
Nick joined the lab in spring 2016. Learning biology along the way, he's gotten tangled up in using networks to study genomes.
Karina Smolyar - BS Biology
Abdul Zakkar - BS Bioinformatics/ BS Biology/ BS Computer Science
Abdul joined the lab in fall 2015 with his first introduction to phylogenetic trees. After working with phage genome sequences, he's now taming his first phage at the bench.
Abdul joined the lab in fall 2015 with his first introduction to phylogenetic trees. After working with phage genome sequences, he's now taming his first phage at the bench.
