Team Members
Current Lab Members
Principal Investigator, OB/GYN & Women's Health, School of Medicine
Senior Research Scientist, OB/GYN & Women's Health, School of Medicine
Post-doctoral Scholar, OB/GYN & Women's Health, School of Medicine
PhD Candidate, PhD in Translational Biosciences Program
Master's Degree student, Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
PhD Student, Division of Animal Sciences
Post-baccalaureate trainee
Joined our lab: Spring 2024-present
Undergraduate trainee
Joined our lab: Spring 2024-present
Undergraduate trainee
Joined our lab: Spring 2024-present
Undergraduate trainee
Joined our lab: Fall 2024-present
Labs
Summer 2024
Summer 2023
Spring 2022
Spring 2021
Fall 2020
Fall 2019
Spring 2018
Former Lab Members
Post-Doctoral Scholars
Post-doctoral Scholar
05/2022-07/2023
Current: NIH IRTA Fellow, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
Prashanth Anamthathmakula, PhD
Post-doctoral Scholar
Joined our lab: 06/2019-04/2021
Current: Senior Research Scientist, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City
My-Thanh Beedle, PhD
Post-doctoral Scholar
Joined our lab: 04/2018-08/2018
Current: Course Instructor for General Education at the Western Governors University
Shuai Li, MBA, PhD
Post-doctoral Scholar
Joined our lab: 01/2016-04/2018
Current: Consultant and Manager of Innovative projects at SAI-MedPartners
Graduate Students
PhD Candidate, PhD in Translational Biosciences Program, MU
In our lab: 03/2020-07/2024
Current: Post-doctoral scholar at University of Colorado Annschutz Medical Campus
Master's Student, Division of Animal Sciences
In our lab: 03/2022-05/2024
Current: Teacher, Columbia Public School
Emily McGlade
PhD Candidate, School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University
Joined our lab: 03/2019-05/2022
Current: NIH IRTA Fellow, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
Sierra Olsen
PhD Student
Joined our lab: 03/2017-01/2019 (medical leave)
Current: Laboratory Technician at Aarhus University (Nykjær lab), Denmark
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate trainee
Joined our lab: Spring 2023-Fall 2024
Natalie Nagy
Undergraduate trainee
In our lab: Spring 2023-Summer 2024
Current: Nursing Student at Mizzou
Post-baccalaureate trainee
In our lab: Spring 2023-Spring 2024
Current: Physician Assistant Student at Des Moines University
Grace Dong
Summer Research Student
In our lab: Summer 2023
Current: Student at the University of Pennsylvania
Ayiana Sapp
Undergraduate student, Genetics & Cell Biology
Joined our lab: 01/2022-07/2022
Current: Graduate Student, School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University (WSU)
Jenna Jeffries
Undergraduate student, Honors College, Biological Sciences at WSU
Joined our lab: 08/2020-07/2022
Current: Medical Assistant, Orthopedic clinic, WA
Jake Pru
Undergraduate student, Genetics and Cell Biology at WSU
Joined our lab: 01/2021-07/2022
Current: Graduate Student, PhD in Translational Biosciences, University of Missouri
Lilinoe McCanna
Undergraduate student, Biochemistry at WSU
Joined our lab: 01/2021-07/2022
Current: Optometry student, Pacific University College of Optometry, WA
December Brickey
Undergraduate student, Genetics & Cell Biology, Pre-genetic counseling at WSU
Joined our lab: 11/2021-07/2022
Current: Genetic Counseling Program, University of Washington, WA
Madison Arreola
Undergraduate student, Honors College, Biochemistry-Microbiology/Pre-med at WSU
Joined our lab: 10/2021-07/2022
Current: WSU student, Accepted to Pathway Program for Medical School, WSU
Long Nguyen
Undergraduate student, Biochemistry at WSU
Joined our lab: 02/2020-02/2022
Current: Master's Degree student in Data Science, University of Michigan, MI
Kennedy Tisdel
Undergraduate student, Genetics & Cell Biology/Pre-med at WSU
Joined our lab: 10/2021-12/2021
Current: Process Laboratory Specialist I, South Plant, King County, WA
Grace Melbuer
Undergraduate student, Genetics & Cell Biology and Spanish, Honors College, WSU
Joined our lab: 08/2020-09/2021
Current: Teacher, Denver School of Science and Technology, Colorado
Parker Johnson
Undergraduate student, Genetics & Cell Biology, WSU
Joined our lab: 01/2021-08/2021 (rotating student for STAR program)
Current: Post-baccalaureate trainee, Medical Laboratory Science Program at Oregon Tech, Oregon Health & Science University, OR
Jenna Rock
Undergraduate student, Biochemistry/Biophysics with pre-pharmacy program, WSU
Joined our lab: 07/2018-05-2021 (rotating student for STAR program)
Current: Pharmacy student at WSU College of Pharmacy
Kylie Butler
Undergraduate student, Genetics & Cell Biology and Pre-genetic counseling at WSU
Joined our lab: 02/2020-05-2021
Current: Genetic Counselor at Dayton Children's Hospital, OH
Gerardo Herrera
Undergraduate student, Biochemistry at WSU
Joined our lab: 05/2017-07/2020
Current: Graduate Student at the University of Kansas Medical Center
Brooke Barton
Undergraduate student, Genetics and Cell Biology, Honors College at WSU
Joined our lab: 04/2018-05/2020
Current: Medical Student at the University of Washington - Spokane
Anna Willie
Undergraduate student, Biochemistry/Biophysics with Pre-med program at WSU
Joined our lab: 10/2018-05/2020
Current: Research Technician, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, WA
Devinae McNeil
Undergraduate student, Basic Medical Sciences, WSU
Joined our lab: Spring 2018-2019
Current: Medical Student, University of Washington, School of Medicine, WA
Lana Lim
Undergraduate student, Women's Gender & Sexuality Study at WSU
Joined our lab: 08/2018-12/2018
Keila Tam
Undergraduate student, Microbiology at WSU
Joined our lab: 08/2016-05/2018
Current: Laboratory Assistant Specialist, Microbiology dept. at Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii, HI
Sofia O'Neill
Undergraduate student, Biology and Genetics & Cell Biology at WSU
Joined our lab: 01/2016-12/2016
Current: Clinical Coordinator for Egg Donor, Third Party Reproductive Team, Seattle Reproductive Medicine, WA
Marleny Garcia (Carmona)
Undergraduate student, Biology at WSU
Joined our lab: 08/2015-05/2017
Current: Family Medicine Resident Physician, AltaMed Family Medicine Residency Program in Los Angelis, CA
Jacob Lizarraga
Undergraduate student, Microbiology at WSU
Joined our lab: 05/2016-08/2016
Current: Product Manager, Merck
Skylar Sampels
Undergraduate student, Biology at WSU
Joined our lab: 05/2016-08/2016
Current: Specimen Procurement at Harborview through University of Washington, School of Medicine
Karena DeLaRosa
Undergraduate student at WSU
Joined our lab: 05/2016-12/2017
Current: Research assistant, Whitman College, WA
High School Student
Ishita Gautam
Sophomore high school student from Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO
Joined our lab: summer 2024
Current: Sophomore at Rock Brdige High School
Sophia Jones
Senior high school student from Pullman High School (PHS), WA
Joined our lab: summer 2022
Current: graduating PHS and applying to college
Volunteer
Nine Winuthayanon, M.Eng.
Data Consultant III
Joined our lab: 02/2020-12/2020 then CRB 01/2021-07/2022
Current: Research Consultant, University of Missouri