Past Lab Members


Lab Alumni

Jira White

Jira White

Post-Bac Student (2020-2022)
 Jira.White@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Jira is now an MD/PhD student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Amy Kugath

Amy Kugath

Research Technician (2011-2022)
 akugath@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Amy is now a research technician in the Stewart Lab at the University of Utah.

Allison Jamieson-Lucy, PhD.

Allison Jamieson-Lucy, PhD.

Former Graduate Student (2013-2021)

Benjamin Tajer, PhD.

Benjamin Tajer, PhD.

Former Graduate Student (2013-2020, Left 2021)

Ben is now a post-doc in the Whited Lab at Harvard University.

Robyn Allen, PhD.

Robyn Allen, PhD.

Former Graduate student (2015-2019, Left 2021)

Robyn is now a Post Doc in the Seifert Lab at the University of Kentucky.

Hannah Greenfeld, PhD.

Hannah Greenfeld, PhD.

Former Graduate student (2015-2020, left 2021)

Hannah is now a Post Doc in the Wagner Lab at UCSF.

Francesca Tuazon, PhD.

Francesca Tuazon, PhD.

Former Graduate Student (2012-2019, left 2020)
 ftuazon1@gmail.com

Francesca now does freelance work in education and outreach.

Dondra Bailey, PhD.

Dondra Bailey, PhD.

Former Post Doc (2016-2019)

Assistant Professor at Coppin State University.

Matias Escobar, PhD.

Matias Escobar, PhD.

Graduate Student (2011 - 2017)
 matiesco28@gmail.com

Post Doc in the Dr. Lewis Chodosh lab at upenn.

Joseph Zinski, PhD.

Joseph Zinski, PhD.

Graduate student (2011 - 2017)
 joe.zinski@gmail.com

Post Doc in Dr. Shawn Little's lab at the University of Pennsylvania.

James Dutko, PhD.

James Dutko, PhD.

Post Doc (2009-2016)

Biologist at Merck.

Hong Zhang, PhD.

Hong Zhang, PhD.

Research Specialist (? - 2016)

Dave Cobb

Dave Cobb

Fish Facility Manager (? - 2015)

Sumei Liu

Sumei Liu

Research Specialist (? - 2014)

Lee Kapp, PhD.

Lee Kapp, PhD.

Post Doc (2005 - 2013)
 lkapp001@plattsburgh.edu

Lecturer at SUNY Plattsburg.

Hironori Kawahara, PhD.

Post Doc (2011 - 2012)

Assistant Professor, Kanazawa University

Bettina Mucha-Le Ny, MD.

Post Doc (2010-2012)

Medical Geneticist at The Montreal Children's Hospital

Triptie Gupta, PhD.

Post Doc (2003 - 2010)

Staff Scientist in Dr. Harold Burgess' lab at NICHD

Jennifer Tucker Schumacher, PhD.

Graduate Student (2001 - 2007)

Research instructor at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center.

Beth Holloway, PhD.

Graduate Student (2001 - 2007)

Staff Scientist, USDA

Wenyan Mei, PhD.

Post Doc (2001 - 2004)
 wmei@illinois.edu

Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Keith Mintzer, PhD.

Post Doc (1998 - 2003)

Study section review officer NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD

Daniel S. Wagner, PhD.

Post Doc (1997 - 2003)
 dswagner@rice.edu

Associate Professor at Rice University

Anthony Weimelt, PhD.

Post Doc (2000 - 2001)

Director at Foresite Capital (Consultant)

Stephanie Connors, PhD.

Graduate Student (1997 - 2001)

Project Manager at Merck

Vu H. Nguyen, MD. PhD.

Graduate Student

Dermatologist.