Current Lab Members
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Sciences Program,
Indiana University School of Medicine - Bloomington
B.S. Chemistry, Eastern Illinois University
Ph.D. Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Postdoctoral Fellowship, HHMI/University of Utah
Emily Erdmann
Genome, Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Student
B.S. Biology, lllinois Wesleyan University
Melanie Forbes
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. Human Biology, Minor Chemistry
(estimated 2021)
Indiana University
Reshma Kurup
Genome, Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Student
B.S., M.S. Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvanathapuram (IISER-TVM)
Allison Li
Undergraduate Student
B.S. Biology, Minor Healthcare Management (estimated 2022)
Indiana University
Ananya Mahapatra
Genome, Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Student
B.S. Biological Sciences, University of California - Irvine
Priyanka Mukherjee
Cell, Molecular and Cancer Biology Graduate Student
B.S., M.S. Biotechnology, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata India
Halle Stump
Research Associate
B.S. Biology (Minor Chemistry), Western Carolina University
B.S. Psychology, Western Carolina University
M.S. Biotechnology, Indiana University
Boyoon Yang
Biochemistry Graduate Student
B.S. Biological Science, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea
Former Lab Members
If you are missing from this list, please contact Heather and give her an update on where you are!
She would love to hear from you.
Mike Washburn, Ph.D. (former graduate student) – currently a Research Scientist at Archer DX, Boulder CO
Emily Wheeler (former undergraduate student) – currently a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard
Jingyi Chen (former undergraduate exchange student) – currently a graduate student at The Scripps Research Institute
Amber Thomas (former graduate student) – currently a lab manager at the University of Colorado, Denver
Nick McCrory (former volunteer researcher) – currently a medical student at Duke University School of Medicine
Ashanti Matlock (former undergraduate student) – completed her Ph.D. at Ohio State University
Haider Al-Awadi (former undergraduate student) – currently a M.D./M.P.H. student at IU School of Medicine
Ashley Anderson (former undergraduate student) – currently enrolled in the B.S./M.S. STEM Education Program at IU
Sarah Deffit, Ph.D. (former postdoctoral fellow) – currently an adjunct faculty member at Tacoma Community College
Eimile Oakes, Ph.D. (former graduate student) – currently a Medical Writer at Global Medical Writing and Translation
Aidan Manning (former research associate) – currently a graduate student at University of California, Santa Cruz
Justin Peterson (former graduate student) – currently a Scientist II at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Pranathi Vadlamani (former research associate) – currently a graduate student at Northwestern University
Whitney Carroll (former laboratory technician) - currently a medical student at Marian University
Suba Rajendren, Ph.D. (former graduate student) - currently a postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University