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Current Members of the Lab

Ranya Al-Khaledy

Graduate Research Assistant
PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering, UT Austin
M.S., Chemistry, University of Oregon
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University
alkhaler[at]utexas.edu
she/her/hers

Alessandra Araujo, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Ph.D., Immunology, University of Rochester
M.S., Animal Physiology, Southern Illinois University
B.S., Molecular Biology, University of Southern Florida
alessandra[at]austin.utexas.edu

Nick Azzi

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering

Mark Badeaux, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Ph.D., Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas Health Science Center/MD Anderson Cancer Center
B.S., Microbiology, UT Austin
m.badeaux[at]utexas.edu

Sarah Bayne, PharmD

Graduate Research Assistant
Co-advised w/ Dr. Everett Stone
PhD Candidate, Molecular Biosciences, UT Austin
Pharm.D., Drake University
B.A., Biochemistry, Augustana College

Sarita Bhetawal, M.S.

Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III
M.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Arlington/UT Southwestern Medical Center
B.S. Biotechnology/Biochemistry, Minnesota State University
sarita.bhetawal[at]austin.utexas.edu

Kristin Connelly

Graduate Research Assistant
Co-advised w/ Dr. Jason Lavinder
Co-advised w/ Dr. Allison Seeger
PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, UT Austin
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
kmconnelly[at]utexas.edu
she/her/hers

Elisa Contreras

Graduate Research Assistant
PhD Candidate, Molecular Biosciences, UT Austin
Co-advised w/ Dr. Jason Lavinder
B.S., Biotechnology, Technological Institute of Santo Domingo
econtreras[at]my.utexas.edu

George Georgiou, Ph.D.

Professor
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 1987
gg[at]che.utexas.edu

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Luke Hebert

Graduate Research Assistant
Co-advised w/ Dr. Allison Seeger
PhD Candidate, Molecular Biosciences, UT Austin
B.S., Bioinformatics, University of St. Thomas, Houston
luke.hebert[at]austin.utexas.edu

Bart Herpers

Graduate Research Assistant
PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, UT Austin
M.S., Drug Innovation, University Utrecht
B.S., Biotechnology, Wageningen University & Research
b.m.herpers[at]utexas.edu

Tae Hyun Kang, Ph.D.

Visiting Professor, Kookmin University
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, UT Austin
M.A., Cell and Molecular Biology, UT Austin
M.S., Biotechnology, Yonsei University
B.S., Biotechnology, Yonsei University

Dae Sung Kim

Graduate Research Assistant
PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, UT Austin
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo
B.S., Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba
dkim2[at]utexas.edu

Elaine Knudson

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chemical Engineering

Sean Knudson

Graduate Research Assistant
PhD Candidate, Molecular Biosciences, UT Austin
B.S., Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin
seanknudson[at]utexas.edu

Sanghwan Ko, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Biochemistry, Kookmin University
M.S., Biochemistry, Kookmin University
B.S. Bio and Nano Chemistry, Kookmin University
sanghwanko[at]utexas.edu

Jason Lavinder, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Biochemistry, The Ohio State University
B.S., Biology, Wright State University
jlavinder[at]utexas.edu

Emily Lewis

Graduate Research Assistant, Dr. Everett Stone
PhD Candidate, Molecular Biosciences, UT Austin

Victoria Longo

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Jeffrey Marchioni, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, UT Austin
B.S., Bioengineering, Northeastern University
jeffrey.marchioni[at]utexas.edu
he/his/him

Christina Martins, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow w/ Dr. Jason Lavinder
Ph.D., Biochemistry and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
M.S., Biochemistry and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
B.S., Biotechnology, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia
B.S., Biological Sciences, Centro Universitario de Patos de Minas
christina.martins[at]utexas.edu
she/her/hers

Ladan Mashouri

Graduate Research Assistant
Co-advised w/ Dr. Everett Stone
PhD Candidate, Molecular Biosciences, UT Austin
B.S., Genetics, University of Isfahan
M.S., Genetics, Shahrekord University
ladan.mashouri[at]utexas.edu

Lizzie Minnich, CRA

Senior Grants & Contracts Specialist
Operations & Strategic Management Lead for the Georgiou Lab
Assistant to Dr. Georgiou
eminnich[at]che.utexas.edu
she/her/hers

Weiwei Peng, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Biomolecular Spectrometry and Proteomics, University Utrecht
M.S., Biotechnology, TU Dresden, IHI Zittau, Germany
B.S., Wuhan University
weiwei.peng[at]austin.utexas.edu

Max Rodnick-Smith, Ph.D.

Research Associate w/ Dr. Everett Stone
Ph.D., Chemistry, The University of Oregon
maxrs[at]utexas.edu

Allison Seeger, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist
Ph.D., Medical Microbiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat,
Munich, Germany
allison.seeger[at]austin.utexas.edu

Maia Stern

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Biomedical Engineering

Everett Stone, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor
Ph.D., Cellular & Molecular Biology, UT Austin
stonesci[at]utexas.edu

2017 Emerging Inventor of the Year

Anika Tahsin

Graduate Research Assistant
Co-advised w/ Dr. Jason Lavinder
PhD Candidate, Molecular Biosciences, UT Austin
M.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Douglas Townsend

Graduate Research Assistant
Co-advised w/ Dr. Jason Lavinder
PhD Candidate, Molecular Biosciences, UT Austin
B.S., Chemistry, Northeastern University
douglas.townsend[at]utexas.edu

Willam N. Voss, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Molecular Biosciences, UT Austin
B.A. Biology, Reed College
wnv[at]utexas.edu

Makiko Watanabe, DVM, PhD

Senior Research Scientist
D.V.M., Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University
Ph.D., Medicine, Osaka University
makiko.watanabe[at]austin.utexas.edu

Chloe Wilk

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Neuroscience

Rocio Zapata-Bustos, Ph.D.

Laboratory Manager
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate II
Ph.D., Molecular Biology, IPICYT, San Luis Potosí, México
M.S., Molecular Biology, Molecular Biology, IPICYT, San Luis Potosí, México
B.S., Pharmaco-biological Chemistry, IPICYT, San Luis Potosí, México
rocio.zapatabustos[at]austin.utexas.edu

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