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Tanaka Lab – Personnel

Kiwamu Tanaka
Principal Investigator
(2014 – Present)

Natalia Moroz
Research Associate
(2015 – Present)

Hira Kamal
Postdoctoral Associate
(2020 – Present)

Samodya Jayasinghe
Graduate Student
(2021 – Present)

Lora Keyte
Graduate Student
(2023 – Present)

Nicole Avery
Technical Assistant
(2023 – Present)

 

Former Research Associates

  • Jeremy Jewell, Research Associate (2016-22)
  • Guadalupe Arlene Mora-Romero, Visiting Scientist (2018-19)
  • Sowmya Ramachandran, Postdoctoral Associate (2017-18)
  • Diwaker Tripathi, Postdoctoral Associate (2014-17)

Former Graduate Research Assistants

  • Henry Hurt, Graduate Research Assistants (2022-23)
  • Joel Sowders, Graduate Research Assistants (2018-23)
  • Matthew Marcec, Graduate Research Assistants (2016-22)
  • Lauren Braley, Graduate Research Assistants (2019-21)
  • Joseph DeShields, Graduate Research Assistant (2016-18)

Former Undergraduates or Other research Assistants

  • Nicole Avery, Technical Assistant (2023-24)
  • Salma Zaher, Undergraduate Lab Assistant (2023)
  • Trey Flynn, Technical Assistant (2023)
  • Benjamin Colvin, Undergraduate Lab Assistant (2021-23)
  • Brendan Hoffmann, Undergraduate Lab Assistant (2022)
  • Wint Mon Mon Kyaw, Undergraduate Lab Assistant (2019-21)
  • Kristen Bullough, Technical Assistant (2020)
  • Calvin Franklin, Technical Assistant (2019)
  • Misumi Sano, Honors College Scholar (2017-19)
  • Karen Fritch, Undergraduate Lab Assistant (2016-18)
  • Lauren Braley, Undergraduate Lab Assistant (2017-18)
  • Sonika, Technical Assistant (2016-18)
  • Alyssa Strawn, Undergraduate Lab Assistant (2015-16)
  • Miu Seto, Undergraduate Lab Assistant (2016)
  • Sierra Windsor, Honors College Scholar (2015-16)
  • Brittney Baylor, Honors College Scholar (2015-16)

Former Interns

  • Jerry Wang, NSF REU Intern (2023)
  • Miriam Neidert, CEPLAS Intern from University of Cologne (2022)
  • Hailey Reed, High School Intern (2022)
  • Nisar Anjum, Pakistan HEC Intern (2022)
  • Chris Cote, MPS Lab Rotation Student (2021)
  • Sorour Arzhang, Visiting Graduate Student (2020)
  • Edith Orozco, MBioS 701 SMB Master’s Intern (2019)
  • Miguel Rosas, MPS Lab Rotation Student (2019)
  • Evelyn Bohnee, Native American REU Intern (2019)
  • Wynn Clarke, NSF RET High School Teacher (2019)
  • Kay Bobadilla, High School Intern (2019)
  • Tumelo Moyo, International Student Intern (2017 – 2018)
  • Zack Dokins, Native American REU Intern (2018)
  • Frank Hamel, High School Intern (2018)
  • Hunter Sagaskie, Native American REU Intern (2017)
  • Jasmine Abrams, High School Intern (2017)
  • Daniella Echeagaray, High School Intern (2016)

 

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