Our Lab
Core Values
Our research group is a community in which members with a diversity of backgrounds and goals develop as scientists and team members. We are committed to establishing a welcoming place for scientists from all backgrounds. We value curiosity, creativity, honestly, equity and respect.
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Dan Bergstralh
Co-Principal Investigator (he/him)
Associate Professor
BS University of Maryland, MD, USA
PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
MA University of Cambridge, UK
Postdoc UNC Chapel Hill, USA & University of Cambridge, UKdan.bergstralh(AT)missouri.edu
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Tara Finegan
Co-Principal Investigator (she/her)
Research Assistant ProfessorMPhil, MA (Cantab), PhD University of Cambridge, UK
Postdoc University of Rochester and Syracuse University, NY, USAtara.finegan(AT)missouri.edu
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Mike Linhoff
Assistant Research Professor
BS University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PhD Washington University in St Louis
Postdoc Vollum Institute, Oregan Health and Science University
Research Assistant Professor Oregan Health and Science University and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill -
Alikhan Yeltokov
Graduate Student (he/him)
Department of Physics, University of Rochester
BS Nazarbayev University
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Sahel Ghasemzadeh
Graduate Student
Division of Biological Sciences, University of MissouriMS Islamic Azad University of Ahar
BS Islamic Azad University of Zanjan -
Evan Ost
Graduate Student
Division of Biological Sciences, University of MissouriBS Texas A&M
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Oscar Mendoza
Visiting Scholar
Division of Biological Sciences, University of MIssouriBS Universidad de Guayaquil
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Will Travis
Research Technician
BS University of Missouri
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Hannah Rice
Undergraduate Researcher
Biochemistry Major, Undergraduate, University of Missouri
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Angel Graflage
Undergraduate Researcher
Health Sciences Major, Undergraduate, University of Missouri
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Elijah Sidiropoulos
Undergraduate Researcher
Biology Major, Undergraduate, University of Missouri
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Kate Scardina
BioFLARE research student,
Health Sciences Major, Undergraduate, University of Missouri -
Bach Nguyen
Research Technician
Computer Science Major, Undergraduate, University of Missouri
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Ada Nelson
Physics Major, Undergraduate, University of Missouri
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Reese Dorsett
Undergraduate Researcher
Microbiology and French Major, Undergraduate, University of Missouri
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Lab mascot
Our alumni and where they went next
Postdocs
Lindsay Rathbun PhD- Manager of the High Content Imaging Core, University of Rochester
Research Associates
Nick Lowe PhD- Retired and moved home to Cambridge, UK
Graduate Students
Christian Cammarota PhD - STEM education Research Postdoc Program at RIT
Riti Kamath MS - MSc candidate in Biotech and Pharmaceutical Management at University College London, UK
Nicole Dawney PhD - Scientist at RxCelerate in Cambridge, UK
Kate Neville MS - Lab Manager at SiMPore Biotech in Rochester, NY
Daxiang Na MS - Graduate studies in Patricia White’s lab at URMC
Technicians
Ari Burns - Current Undergraduate student at the University of Missouri
Jacob Loeffelholz - Educator at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium and Research Assistant at Water & Life Interface Institute
Jazsmine Robinson - Lab Technician in the Cancer Control & Psychoneuroimmunology Lab at URMC, NY
Gianna Ferraro - Undergraduate at the University of Rochester, NY
Isabel López-Molini- Lab Technician in the Goldman lab at the University of Rochester Medical Center, NY. Now a Lab Technician in the Barreto Lab at the Universidad de Puerto Rico
Phil Bellomio - Graduate studies in the Ghaemmaghami Lab at the University of Rochester, NY
Tyler Wilson - Medical student at NYIT. Now an Emergency Medicine Resident at University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital, NY
Undergraduate Students
Audrey Garoutte - English Language Teacher in Spain
Hope Schust - Current Health Sciences Major Undergraduate at the University of Missouri
Ashley Clark - Research Specialist in the Tharp lab in the Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and NextGen Precision Health, University of Missouri, MO
Ashley Ciezadlo - Current Undergraduate at the University of Missouri
Sreejato Chatterjee - Current Undergraduate student at the University of Rochester
Xuke (Christina) Wang - Current Undergraduate student at the University of Rochester
Teresa Cajina - Research Associate, NYU Langone Health
Ashley Updike - Current Undergraduate student at the University of Rochester
Mariama Sillah - MS in Biomedical Sciences, New York Medical College, NY
Konttessa Camacho - Research Technician in Stephen Hammes’ Laboratory at the University of Rochester Medical Center, NY
Qingyuan (Anna) Jia - Research Associate at Rockefeller University, NY
Muskaan Vasandani - Research Associate at Harvard Medical School, MA; Now Graduate studies at Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. NY
Mimi Jung - Process Engineer at Repertoire Immune Medicines in Cambridge, MA
Joe Glichowski - Graduate studies at Washington University, St Louis, MO
Coralee Everett - Fulbright Program, Spain then Medical School at Upstate Medical University, NY
Isabel Lopez-Molini - Joined us as a full-time lab technician in 2022; Now a lab technician in the Barreto Lab at the Universidad de Puerto Rico, PR
Emily Schiller - Medical student at NYU Langone School of Medicine, NY
Sifan Yang - Graduate studies in Andrew Samuelson’s lab at the University of Rochester Medical Center, NY
Colleen Maillie - Graduate studies in Mravic & Ward Labs at The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, CA
Nicholas Weeks - Research in Dave Matus’ lab (Stony Brook), then medical school at NYIT, NY
Jon Rosales - Microbiology Laboratory Technician, iuvo BioScience, NY
Tamás Nádasi - Analytics Engineer Intern GE Healthcare and Research Assistant, Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary
Allison Bhattacharya - Scientist at Leyden Labs, MA
Pre-College Students
Kiera Lamb - Colgate University
Shruti Chauhan - University of Maryland
Benjamin Lang - University of Florida
Barlin Wado - St Lawrence University
Erika Fernandez - Rochester Institute of Technology
Ty-Asia Edwards - Monroe Community College
Lab photos through the years
