Past Lab Members


Ethan Wright

MSc Class of 2019

Professional Research Assistant - UC AMC



Omar Samara

Class of 2017


Lauren Young

Class of 2018

CSU Fort Collins PhD Program


Shawna Thornton

MSc Class of 2019

Senior Technician II,

Biology Coordinator Loxo Oncology at Lilly

Andrea Poliakon

Class of 2019

Registered Nurse at UC Health


Brandon Goldstein

Class of 2020

Professional Research Assistant - UC AMC


Meg Super

Class of 2020

MSc Class of 2022

Trenton Reinicke

Class of 2020

Clinical Research Coordinator

Massachusetts General Hospital


Melpomeni Manaj

Class of 2020

Associate Scientist

Duke Human Vaccine Institute

Erika Tixtha

MSc Class of 2022

Science Teacher

The Thomas McLaren School

Piper Scherkenbach    

Class of 2018

Laboratory technician at Eurofins TestAmerica

Racquel Valadez

Class of 2017

NIH - Postbac program at National Cancer Institutes

A.T. Still University Osteopathic Medicine Program


Paul Derkach

MSc Student

Class of 2017

Researcher at Pfizer Inc


Elizabeth Wood

Class of 2016

Kande jones

MSc Class of 2016

Allison Pabich

Class of 2015

Professional Research Assistant- UC AMC

Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine


Logan Schachtner

Class of 2015

NYU PhD Program


Laura Bell

Class of 2016

University of Utah Neuroscience PhD Program


Dan Forand

MSc Student Class of 2015

Pikes Peak Community College/ UCCS Adjunct Faculty


Serena Younes

Class of 2015

Physician’s Assistant Anesthesiology


Adam Postovit

Class of 2015

Nutrient Ag Solutions

MSc Program University of Nebraska

Ismail Sola

Class of 2014

UC Denver - Anschutz PhD Program

Quiana Vidal

nontraditional student

University of Florida MSc/PhD Program


Marissa Metz

Class of 2015

CSU Fort Collins

Neuroscience PhD Program


Mary Morton

Class of 2014

Clemson University PhD Program


Bethany Neighbors               

Class of 2013

UC Denver - Anschutz

MSc Program

Hannah Steinert

Class of 2014

University of Rochester PhD Program


Santiago Bukovsky-Reyes

Class of 2014

Science and Learning Center Staff at the University of Michigan

Evie Garcia

MSc Student Class of 2013

Netflix Creative Marketing Lead


Alan Rathjen

MSc Student

Research Associate at Synchrony Bio


Adeline Chang

MSc Class of 2022

Professional Research Assistant - UC AMC



Brandon Titus

Class of 2018

MSc Class of 2021