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The team is the heart of the laboratory. We work as a true team, with each member bringing unique expertise and creativity to the group as a whole. Our progress relies on this intersection between individual strengths and collaborative effort. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect and kindness and strive for a welcoming environment where communication, constructive criticism, and mutual appreciation thrive. It is through individual curiosity combined with group synergy that we achieve excellence and make breakthroughs big and small.

Principal Investigator

1. 

   Brian M. Baker

   Coleman Foundation Professor of Life Sciences

Research Scientists

1. 

   Cory Ayres

   Research Assistant Professor

2. 

   Eliza Kovriguina

   Laboratory Manager

Postdocs

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   Praise Chukwunalu Chukwuma

   Postdoctoral Research Associate

2. 

   W. W. J. Gihan Perera

   Postdoctoral Research Associate

Graduate Students

1. 

   Aneel Al Fatayri

   Graduate Student in Biophysics

2. 

   Bassant Eldaly

   Graduate Student in Integrated Biomedical Sciences

3. 

   Álvaro Medina

   Graduate Student in Biochemistry

4. 

   Phoebe Miller

   Graduate Student in Biochemistry

5. 

   Namrata Pokharel

   Graduate Student in Biochemistry

6. 

   Ryan Schurr

   Graduate Student in Biochemistry

7. 

   Jasmine Singh

   Graduate Student in Biochemistry

8. 

   Caiyue Xu

   Graduate Student in Integrated Biomedical Sciences

Undergraduate Students & Visitors

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   Camila Castaneda

   Undergraduate Researcher

2. 

   Susanne Dunner

   Undergraduate Researcher

3. 

   Kristina Nitis

   Undergraduate Researcher