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POSTDOCS

Dr. Kathrina Castillo (2016-2022)

Research Associate Center for RNA Therapeutics

Houston Methodist Research Institute

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Dr. Nirmala Karunarathna (2012-2016)

Adjunct Faculty Member Biology Dept.,  

Old Dominian University 

 

Dr. Shalini Swami (2016-2017)

Assistant Professor University of Delhi, India

 

Dr. Renato de Paula (2004-2011)

Senior Research Microbiologist
Nalco Company


Sugarland, Texas

 

Dr. Xiuyun Tian (2010-2012)

Research Associate Chinese Academy of Sciences

 

Dr. Xiaoguang Liu (2007-2009)

Professor, Science and Technology

University of Tianjin

 

Dr. Shaojie Li (2007-2009)

Professor, Institute of Microbiology,

Chinese Academy of Sciences

 

Dr. Kyung Suk Seo (1999-2006)

Research Scientist, Seoul Korea

 

Dr. Luis Morgan (1999-2006)

Research Scientist, Texas A&M University

PHD STUDENTS

Zhaolan Ding (2015-2021)

Cepheid, San Francisco

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Shanta Karki 

Postdoc, Dept of Pharmacology,

University of Buffalo, NY

with Margarita Dubocovich

 

Stephen Caster (2009-2016)

 

Rigzin Dekhang (2010-2016)

 

Lindsay Bennett (2006-2014)

Forensic Scientist

Nashville Police Dept. Crime Lab

 

Charles Goldsmith (2007-2013)

Research Associate for Life Sciences,

Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG)

Austin, TX

 

Imade Nsa (2008 -2013)

Professor, Dept. of Microbiology,

University of Lagos, Nigeria

 

Michael Vitalini (2002-2007)

Professor, Dept. of Microbiology

St Ambrose University

 

Andrew Greene (1999-2005)

Professor, Dept of Biology

Ashland College

 

Zachary Lewis (1999-2004)

Professor, Dept. of Microbiology

University of Georgia

 

Alejandro Correa (1999-2002)

Instituto Carlos Chagas, FIOCRUZ,

Curitiba, PR, Brazil

MS STUDENTS

Manuel Ramirez (2019-2021)

Research Technician

Bell-Pedersen Lab

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Jana Gomez (2019-2021)

PhD student, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

UT Health - MD Anderson

Houston, TX

 

Amanda Petty (2017-2018)

Research Associate

University of Alabama

 

Oneida Ibarra (2015-2017)

Laboratory Associate,

Avance Biosciences, Houston TX

 

Nikita Ojha (2014-2016)

Research Scientist,

San Francisco

 

Howard Huang (2005-2008)

GenScript, San Francisco

 

Irene March (1999-2002)

UNDERGRAD STUDENTS

We have had many outstanding undergraduate students work with us in the lab. Most have gone on to graduate school or medical school.  If you worked in the lab, please contact us and let us know what you are up to. We would love to hear from you.

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