Meet our executive board members

Mara Davis (she/they)

Mara Davis (she/they)

LTBGS Chair
 mara.davis@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

3rd year Ph.D. candidate in the Gene Therapy and Vaccines Program and Chair of LTBGS  2023-2025

Melody Tan (she/her)

Melody Tan (she/her)

Finance Chair
 melody.tan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

This description of Melody is so good because she is a bio-engineer. Melody is a third year graduate student in the Gene Therapy and Vaccines program. She enjoys studying T cell exhaustion because she finds it very relatable. When not in lab, she can be found swing dancing in Rittenhouse Square and playing multi-hour board games.

Ari Geller (They/Them)

Ari Geller (They/Them)

External Events Chair
 ari.geller@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

2nd year Ph.D. student in the Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology program. External events chair of LTBGS 2024-2025.

Taylor Miller-Ensminger (she/her)

Taylor Miller-Ensminger (she/her)

Social Media and Communications Chair
 milleret@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Taylor is a 4th year PhD candidate in the Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology Program. She studies the inheritance of immunity from parent to offspring through epigenetic mechanisms. Outside of lab, she can be found reading, doing hot yoga, and hanging out with her cats, Kevin and Tobi (the boys).