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Our Team.
Our research is only as good as our people... we have a cohesive group of brilliant and driven scientists asking difficult questions to challange our understanding of biology and how to exploit our findings for new therapeutics advances.
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Paige Harris
Laboratory Director
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Carol Martinez, Ph.D.
Sr. Postdoctoral Fellow
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Mubashshir Ali, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Komal Matai, M.S.
PhD Graduate Student
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Andrea Tovar, Ph.D.
Visiting Fellow
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Connor Cleveland
Research Technologist
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Kelly Horn
Fiscal & Business Manager
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Diandra Ruiz
Advanced Research Scientist
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Elphine Telles, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Ryosuke Ono, Ph.D.
JSPS Endowed Fellow
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Austin Fajfer
PhD Graduate Student
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Katharina Witt, M.S.
Fulbright Scholar -U. Cologne
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Brian Knight, Ph.D.
SRA Medicinal Chemist
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Kassie Riley
Unit Research Administrator
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Addison Hilyard
Sr. Scientist & CORE Manager
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Shamima Akter, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Alexis Rickman
Genshaft Endowed Fellow
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Nhi Truong, M.S.
PhD Graduate Student
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Sara Lulu
MD/PhD Student
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Rainer Metcalf, Ph.D.
SRA Computational Chemist