The Group
Sean Crosson
Aretha Fiebig
Postdocs
Maeve McLaughlin
Melene Alakavuklar
Matt Schnizlein
Grad Student
Thomas Kim
Sergio Hernandez-Ortiz
Hunter North
Esther Chen
Undergrad
Maude Antol
Alumni
Postdoc
Ben Stein (2016-2021)
Current Location: Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Chattanooga, TN.
David Hershey (2016-2020)
Current Location: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Bacteriology, Madison, WI.
Abhishek Dubey (2019-2020)
Current Location: IIMCB, Warsaw, Poland.
Julien Herrou (2009-2018)
Current Location: Chargé de recherche, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne, Marseille, France.
Justin Luebke (2015-2018)
Current Location: ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT.
Kristy Hentchel (2015-2017)
Current Location: Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA.
Daniel Czyż (2014-2016)
Current Location: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology & Cell Science. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Jonathan Willett (2013-2016)
Current Location: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fayetteville, AR.
Hye-Sook Kim (2009-2014)
Current Location: National Institutes of Health, NCCIH, Bethesda, MD.
Neeta Jain (2012-2013)
Current Location: Project Leader, Boehringer Ingelheim.
Melissa Marks (2007-2011)
Current Location: Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Biology, Willamette University, Salem, OR.
Grad students
Lydia Varesio (PhD, Microbiology, 2021)
Current Location: Postdoc; Leadbetter Lab; Caltech, Pasadena, CA.
Leila Reyes Ruiz (PhD., Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology, 2019)
Current Location: Postdoc, Tamayo Lab, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Maggie Zhang (2017-2018; PhD 2022, Chang Lab, UChicago)
Current Location: Research Analyst & Editor, Catalyst Healthcare Consulting.
Matthew Tien (Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, 2018)
Current Location: Assistant Professor, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA.
Kasia Gebicka (M.S. University of Warsaw, 2016)
Aleksandra Fergin (M.S. Biotechnology, Politechnika Warszawska, 2015)
Current Location: Study Management, Pharmacyclics.
Jon Henry (Ph.D., Microbiology, 2013, M.D., 2015)
Current Location: Medical Director, Addiction Treatment Program. Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Milena Lewanczyk (M.S., Biology, University of Gdańsk, 2013, Ph.D. University of Liverpool, 2017)
Current Location: University of Liverpool, England.
Musetta Steinbach (2011-2012)
Rob Foreman (Ph.D., Microbiology, 2012)
Current Location: Northwestern University-ORS, Chicago, IL.
Brook Heaton (Ph.D., Microbiology, 2012)
Current Location: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Cara Boutte (Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, 2011)
Current Location: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Texas, Arlington, TX.
Erin Purcell (Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, 2011)
Current Location: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.
Dan Siegal (Ph.D., Physics, 2008)
Current Location: Associate Director of Business Development, Ginkgo Bioworks. Washington, DC.
PREP post-bac students
Selymar Peña-Rivera (2021-2022)
Current Location: PhD Program, Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Xiomarie Alejandro-Navarreto (2015-2016)
Current Location: PhD candidate, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL.
Leila Reyes Ruiz (2013-2014)
Current Location: Postdoc, Tamayo Lab, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Cyd-Marie Castro Rojas (2008-2009)
Current Location: Clinical Research Coordinator, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
MSU College of Veterinary Medicine BRUSH scholar
Laura Peña-Serrano (2022)
Current Location: University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Undergrads
Courtney VanOphem (2020-2021)
Current Location: MS1, DeBusk Medical School, Harrogate, TN.
Miette Hennessy (Summer 2019, Winter 2020)
Current Location: PhD Program, Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Georgia Warmbein (2020)
Current Location: University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor, MI.
Averill Clapp (2016-2017)
Current Location: MS4, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Olivia Stovicek (2015-2017)
Current Location: Editor, Business Law Today. Chicago, IL.
Daniel Eaton (2014-2017)
Current Location: PhD Candidate, Department of Systems Biology, Paulsson Lab, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Isaac Larkin (2012-2014; PhD 2020, Northwestern University, Molecular Biology)
Current Location: Postdoc, Abbott Labs, Chicago, IL.
Tyehimba Turner (Summer 2012)
Current Location: Assistant Director of Advocacy and Policy, UNICEF USA , Chicago, IL.
Jacob Clementi (Summer 2011)
Current Location: Software Developer, Networked Insights, Chicago, IL.
Grant Rotskoff (2011-2013; PhD 2016, University of California-Berkeley, Biophysics)
Current Location: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Adam Strick (Summer 2009)
Current Location: Senior Software Development Consultant, Unity Technologies, Irvine, CA.
Michelle Crane (Summer 2008)
Current Location: Physician, Family Practice/Integrative Medicine, Aurora Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI.
Rachel Applefield (Summer 2007)
Current Location: Research coordinator, Ortopedia Clinicizzata, Milan, Italy.
Kevin Dalton (2006-2010; PhD 2016, Stanford University, Biophysics)
Current Location: Postdoctoral Fellow, Hekstra Lab, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Andrew Martens (Summer 2006, PhD 2017, Johns Hopkins University, Biophysics)
Current Location: Postdoctoral Fellow, Paulsson Lab, Harvard University.
Dave Rawling (2006-2007; PhD 2015, Yale University, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry)
Current Location: Senior Scientist, seqWell, Beverly, MA.
High School
Miette Hennessy (Whitney M. Young High School, Chicago) (Summer 2014-2016)
Earlham College '22 ; Currently: PhD Program, Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Tori Valadez (John Hersey High School) (Summer 2012)
Vanderbilt University '18
Summer 2022. East Lansing, MI. (Front, left to right) Aretha, Maeve, Hunter, Esther, Melene, Maude
(Back, left to right) Sergio, Tom, Sean, Matt.