Welcome to the Bell-Pedersen Lab
POSTDOCS
Dr. Kathrina Castillo (2016-2022)
Research Associate Center for RNA Therapeutics
Houston Methodist Research Institute
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
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
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.
