Current Group Members – Institute for Human Immunology and Protein Therapeutics

Current Members of the Lab

Ranya Al-Khaledy

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

Alessandra Araujo, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Immunology, University of Rochester
alessandra[at]austin.utexas.edu

Sarita Bhetawal

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
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
kmconnelly[at]utexas.edu
she/her/hers

Katia George

Graduate Research Assistant
B.S., Biochemistry, Smith College
kgeorge[at]utexas.edu
she/her/hers

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
B.S., Bioinformatics, University of St. Thomas, Houston
luke.hebert[at]austin.utexas.edu

Bart Herpers, M.S.

Graduate Research Assistant
M.S., Drug Innovation, Utrecht University
B.S., Biotechnology, Wageningen University & Research
b.m.herpers[at]utexas.edu

Dae Sung Kim, M.S.

Graduate Research Assistant

M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo

B.S., Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba

dkim2[at]utexas.edu

Jin Eyun Kim, M.S.

Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., UT Austin
M.S., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST
B.S., Chemical & Biological Engineering, Korea University
jinjin2112[at]utexas.edu

Sean Knudson

Graduate Research Assistant
B.S.A., Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin
seanknudson[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

Jeffrey Marchioni

Graduate Research Assistant
B.S., Bioengineering, Northeastern University
jeffrey.marchioni[at]utexas.edu
he/his/him

Ladan Mashouri

Graduate Research Assistant
B.S., Genetics, University of Isfahan
M.S., Genetics, Shahrekord University
ladan.mashouri[at]utexas.edu

Christina Martins

Graduate Research Assistant, Visiting Scholar
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

Eric McKnight

Laboratory Manager
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate II
B.S. Biology, Dickinson College
emcknight[at]utexas.edu

Lizzie Miller, CRA

Research Operations Manager
Senior Grants & Contracts Specialist
Assistant to Dr. Georgiou
emiller[at]che.utexas.edu
she/her/hers

Juyeon Park

Graduate Research Assistant
B.S., Food Science and Biotechnology, Seoul National University
B.S., Biological Sciences, Seoul National University
juyeonpark[at]utexas.edu

Whitney Pickens

Graduate Research Assistant

B.S., Biochemistry & Cellular & Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee
wpickens[at]utexas.edu
she/her/hers

H. Edward Satterwhite, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Biology,

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

B.S., Biology, Birmingham-Southern College

edsatt{at}utexas.edu

Max Rodnick-Smith, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Chemistry, The University of Oregon
maxrs[at]utexas.edu

Allison Seeger, Ph.D.

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

Everett Stone, Ph.D.

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

2017 Emerging Inventor of the Year

Dalton Towers

Graduate Research Assistant
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute
daltontowers[at]utexas.edu

Douglas Townsend

Graduate Research Assistant
B.S., Chemistry, Northeastern University
douglas.townsend[at]utexas.edu

Willam N. Voss

Graduate Research Assistant
B.A. Biology, Reed College
wnv[at]utexas.edu

Makiko Watanabe

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