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