Previous lab Members

Graduate Students

Phil Hicks, Ph.D. 2022 Currently finishing Vet school. Plans to work in industry running clinical trials.

Tomaz Manzoni, Ph.D. 2022 Associate Director, Scientific Services at Red Nucleus

Patricia Mantero, M.S. 2018 Resident, Department of Veterans Affairs, Miami, FL

Steven Bart, Ph.D. 2018 Epidemiology Investigative Service Officer CDC, Atlanta GA

Ben Dyer, M.S. 2017 Technical Support Specialist, Romer Labs, DE

Mary Jane Drake, VMD/Ph.D. 2016 Veterinarian

Sudil Mahendra, M.S. 2014 Scientific Director at Razorfish Health, Chicago, IL

Luis Cocka, Ph.D. 2015 Scientist, Century Therapeutics, Philadelphia, PA 

Nathan Vande Burgt, Ph.D. 2015 Postdoctoral Scholar, Oregon Health Sciences University

Joseph Francica, Ph.D. 2010 Associate Director at AstraZeneca

Rachel Kaletsky, Ph.D. 2009 Associate Research Scholar, Princeton University

Meghan Matukonis, M.S. 2004 High school teacher, Maryland

Ning Chai, Ph.D. 2005 Associate Director/Team Lead at Bristol Myers Squibb, Seattle, WA

Giancarlo Tanzi, Ph.D. 2003 Founder & CEO, Kendall Investor Relations, Cambridge, MA

Robert Netter, Ph.D. 2002 Patent Attorney, Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman LLP, Philadelphia, PA

Rouven Wool-Lewis, Ph.D. 1999 Healthcare Analyst at Durable Capital

Joanne Crane, M.S. 1997 Veterinarian, NY

Rachel Damico, MD/Ph.D. 1998 Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

John Balliet, Ph.D. 1998 deceased

Carrie Rokos, MS 1995 Scientist, Glaxo-Smithkline, PA

Post Docs

Natalia Shalginskikh, Ph.D. Licensing Associate, Technology Transfer - Fox Chase Cancer Center

Ken Briley, MD/Ph.D. Medical Resident- University of Miami)

Kathleen Haines, Ph.D. Microbiologist - Centers for Disease Control

Andrew Piefer, Ph.D. Professor & Chair, Hartwick College

Graham Simmons, Ph.D. Senior Investigator - Vitalant Research Institute, San Francisco & Adjunct Associate Professor, UCSF

Sean Amberg, Ph.D. Director of Biodefense Initiatives - Kineta, Inc., Seattle, WA

Elizabeth Colston, MD/Ph.D. Clinical Development Lead, Bristol-Myers Squibb, NJ

Yasimin Mir-Shekari, D.Phil. Global Lead, Medical Strategy - Envision Pharma Group, Philadelphia

Lijun Rong, Ph.D. Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago

Research technicians

Kendall Lundgreen, MVP graduate student, UPenn

Brianne Roper, MVP graduate student, UPenn

Justin Hoffman, Veterinary student PennVet

Andrew Rennekamp, Medical Science Liaison at CSL Seqirus

Indira Akula, Laboratory Technician, Specific Biologics

Gilles Bertoia, Professional Photographer, Côte d'Azur, France

Arwen Vermeulen, Account Manager at DiscoveRx

Aleksey Tadevosyan, MD Neurology, Lahey Clinic, Massachusetts

Julie Huang, Executive Director of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School

Barbara Strohl, deceased

Kristin Gendron, MD Otolaryngology, Minnesota