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Education:
Ph.D. Biochemistry, Washington State University, 2013
B.S. Biology, Eastern Washington University, 2007
Experience:
2018-current, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech
2015-2018, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Gonzaga University
2013-2015, Postdoctoral, Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech
Current Members:
Thuc-Anh (Avery) Dinh
PhD Candidate
thucanhdinh@vt.edu
Pierson Rucker
PhD student
parucker@vt.edu
Priyadarshini Mukherjee
PhD student
priyadarshinim23@vt.edu
![Priyadarshini[82]_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6db64f_4b09c7739f3d4d3b9076b5a3a9933ead~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Priyadarshini%5B82%5D_edited.jpg)
Logan Peters
Undergraduate Student
loganpeters@vt.edu
Kimberly Lyons
Undergraduate Student
kblyons04@vt.edu
Andre Paige
Undergraduate Student
apaige13@vt.edu
Lab party, February 2024
Group photo, October 2023
Lab party, December 2021
Group photo, May 2021
From left to right: Justin McKinney, Taylan Tunckanat, Aleksei Gendron, Rowan Wooldridge, Kylie Allen, Zoie Sadler
Group photo, 2020
From left to right: Rowan Wooldridge, Taylan Tunckanat, Justin McKinney, Kaleb Boswinkle, Aleksei Gendron, Kylie Allen
Group photo, 2019
From left to right: Aleksei Gendron, Monica Labine, Taylan Tunckanat, Kylie Allen, Yamilet Macias-Orihuela, Kaleb Boswinkle
Alumni:
Isabel Frye, Undergraduate research (2022-2023), currently works as a lab tech at Georgetown University
Ryan Schurr, Undergraduate research (2021-2023), currently a PhD student at Notre Dame
Aleksei Gendron, PhD (2018-2022), Currently a post-doc at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Taylan Tunckanat, Undergraduate research and MS (2018-2022), Currently a PhD student at Boston University
Rowan Wooldridge, MS (2020-2022), Currently works at Pacific Northwest National Lab
Zoie Sadler, Undergraduate research (2020-2022), Currently in medical school at Liberty University
Ben Lewis, Undergraduate research (2020-2022), Currently MS program at the University of Florida
Andrew Pedraza, Undergraduate research (2021-2022)
Yamilet Macias-Orihuela, Undergraduate research (2019-2020), Currently in MS program in Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech
Monica Labine, Undergraduate research (2018-2019), currently in medical school
Vincent Kim, Undergraduate research (2019), currently in pharmacy school
Kevin Brandecker, Undergraduate/thesis research at Gonzaga (2015-2017), Currently in medial school
Sarah Byquist, Undergraduate/thesis research at Gonzaga (2015-2017), Currently in medical school at the University of Washington
Lisa DePledge, Undergraduate research at Gonzaga (2015-2018), Currently in medical school at the University of Washington
Alexandra Neitz, Undergraduate/thesis research at Gonzaga (2016-2018), Currently in Molecular Biology PhD program at University of Washington
Megan Zimbelman, Undergraduate research at Gonzaga (2016-2018), Resident at UNLV School of Dental Medicine, Orthodontic Clinic
Ashley Beausoleil, Undergraduate research at Gonzaga (2017-2018), medical school bound
Thomas Cast, Undergraduate research at Gonzaga (2017-2018), Earned PhD, currently a post-doc at Colorado State University
Ian Crawford, Undergraduate research at Gonzaga (2017-2018), medical school bound
Group photo, Gonzaga University, 2018
From left to right: Alex Neitz, Megan Zimbelman, Kylie Allen, Tom Cast, Ashley Beausoleil, Aleksei Gendron
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