Welcome to the Bell-Pedersen Lab
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. Â 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.
