Former Postdoctoral Fellows and Graduate Students

Philip Adams, Ph.D.
Shoshy Altuvia, Ph.D.
Jordan Aoyama, Ph.D.
Chase L. Beisel, Ph.D.
Shantanu (Shaan) Bhatt, Ph.D.
Ed Bruggemann, Ph.D.
Aisha Burton, Ph.D.
Tamira Butler-Likely, Ph.D.
Orna Carmel-Harel, Ph.D.
Nikita Chavarria, Ph.D.
Michael (Mike) Dambach, Ph.D.
Sylvain Durand, Ph.D.
Fanette Fontaine, Ph.D.
Elizabeth (Liz) M. Fozo, Ph.D.
Ryan T. Fuchs, Ph.D.
Yue Hao, Ph.D.
Matthew (Matt) R. Hemm, Ph.D.
Errett C. Hobbs, Ph.D.
Ju-Gyeong Kang, Ph.D.
Mitsuoki (Mick) Kawano, Ph.D.
Andrew (Andy) Kouse, Ph.D.
Ines Kullik, Ph.D.
Sahar Melamed, Ph.D.
Cristina Merlotti, Ph.D.
Partha Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D.
Jason A. Opdyke, Ph.D.
Mona Wu Orr, Ph.D.
F. Wayne Outten, Ph.D.
Brian J. Paul, Ph.D.
Medha Raina, Ph.D.
Maureen (Moe) K. Thomason, Ph.D.
Michel B. Toledano, M.D., Ph.D.
Taylor B. Updegrove, Ph.D.
Lauren Walling, Ph.D.
Hanbo Wang, Ph.D.
Xunde Wang, Ph.D.
Karen M. Wassarman, Ph.D.
Lauren (Laurie) S. Waters, Ph.D.
Jeremy Weaver, Ph.D.
Matthew J. Wood, Ph.D.
Xuefeng Yin, B.S.
Ming Zheng, Ph.D.

Philip Adams

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIH, Building 49, Room 1A-35
49 Convent Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-4417
Telephone: 301-402-0532
FAX: 301-480-0975
Email: philip.adams@nih.gov
Website: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/research/atNICHD/Investigators/adams

Shoshy Altuvia

Department of Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
The Hebrew University, Faculty of Medicine
POB 12272
Jerusalem 91120
ISRAEL
Telephone: 972-2-675-7212
FAX: 972-2-678-4010, 972-2-675-7308
Email: shoshy.altuvia@mail.huji.ac.il
Website: https://medicine.ekmd.huji.ac.il/en/research/shoshya/Pages/default.aspx

Jordan Aoyama

Variantyx Inc.
Framingham, MA
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanaoyama

Chase L. Beisel

Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research
Josef-Schneider-Straße 2/D15
97080 Würzburg
GERMANY
Telephone: 49-931-31-85346
Email: chase.beisel@helmholtz-hiri.de
Website: https://www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/research/organisation/people/person/prof-chase-beisel/

Shantanu Bhatt

Department of Biology
St. Joseph's University
124 Science Center
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Telephone: 610-660-3440
Email: sbhatt@sju.edu
Website: https://www.sju.edu/faculty/shantanu-bhatt#_ga=2.11264956.966179448.1573425126-632778264.1558660909

Edward Bruggemann

SGS
Johnston, IA
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-bruggemann-a784b3b

Aisha Burton

Department of Microbiology
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Email: atb89@cornell.edu
Website: https://www.burtonlab.net

Sylvain Durand

Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique
13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie
75005 Paris
FRANCE
Telephone: 33-1-58-41-51-23
Email: durand@ibpc.fr
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sylvain_Durand
Linked in: https://fr.linkedin.com/in/sylvain-durand-496b2918

Fanette Fontaine

Food and Agriculture Organization
United Nations
Rome
ITALY
Email: fanettefointaine@yahoo.fr
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fanette-fontaine-1b3ba04/

Elizabeth M. Fozo

Department of Microbiology
The University of Tennessee
M409 Walters Life Science
Knoxville, TN 37966-0845
Telephone: 865-974-4028
Email: efozo@utk.edu
Website: https://fozolab.utk.edu/

Ryan T. Fuchs

New England Biolabs
240 County Road
Ipswich, MA 01938-2723
Telephone: 978-380-7979
Email: fuchs@neb.com
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Ryan-T-Fuchs-58501064

Yue Hao

Institute of Apicultural Research
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Beijing 100093
CHINA
Telephone: 86-10-62591779
Email: haoyue01@caas.com
Website: https://iar.caas.cn/en/education/phdsupervisors/44147.htm
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yue_Hao5

Matthew R. Hemm

Department of Biological Sciences
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252-0001
Telephone: 441-704-2996
FAX: 410-704-2405
Email: mhemm@towson.edu
Website: https://www.towson.edu/fcsm/departments/biology/facultystaff/mhemm.html

Errett C. Hobbs

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Seattle, WA
Email: errett.hobbs@gmail.com
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/errett-hobbs-7603822a/

Ju-Gyeong Kang

Laboratory of Molecular Oncogenetics
Department of Biological Sciences
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Daejeon
SOUTH KOREA
Email: kangju7@kaist.ac.kr
Website: https://dlim.kaist.ac.kr/current_members
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ju-Gyeong_Kang

Mitsuoki Kawano

Department of Nutritional Sciences
Nakamura Gakuen University
Fukuoka
JAPAN
Telephone: 81-86-293-0247
E-mail: mkawano@nakamura-u.ac.jp
Website: https://researchmap.jp/mitsuokikawano
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mitsuoki_Kawano

Andrew Kouse

Catalent Parma Solutions
Harmans, MD
Email: abkouse@gmail.com
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-kouse-6a7940159/

Ines Kullik Stax

Pfizer AG
Schärenmoosstr. 99
8052 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone: 41-43 -495-73-02
FAX: 41-44-583-07-85
Email: ines.kullik-stax@pfizer.com
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ines-kullik-stax-3438056/

Sahar Melamed

Department of Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
The Hebrew University, Faculty of Medicine
POB 12272
Jerusalem 91120
ISRAEL
Email: sahar.melamed@mail.huji.ac.il
Website: https://medicine.ekmd.huji.ac.il/en/research/saharme/Pages/default.aspx

Cristina Merlotti

Sadly deceased, formerly at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester

Partha Mukhopadhyay

Staff Scientist with Dr. Pal Pacher
Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Tissue Injury
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH
5625 Fishers Lane, Room 2N-17
Rockville, MD 20852
Telephone: 301-443-4826
Email: mpartha@mail.nih.gov
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parthom/

Jason A. Opdyke

United States Department of Defense
Beltsville, MD
Email: jason.a.opdyke.civ@mail.mil
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-opdyke-67911755/

F. Wayne Outten

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
The University of South Carolina
631 Sumter Street
Columbia, SC 29208
Telephone: 803-777-8151
Email: outtenf@mailbox.sc.edu
Website: http://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/chemistry_and_biochemistry/internal/research_groups/f_wayne_outten/index.php

Mona Wu Orr

Department of Biology
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Email: morr@amherst.edu
Website: https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/morr
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mona-wu-orr/

Brian J. Paul

IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances)
Experimental Station, E353/107A
200 Powder Mill Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
Telephone: 302-695-1955
Email: brian.paul@iff.com
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-paul-27a5a6b1/

Medha Raina

Upstream Process Development
Novavax
21 Firstfield Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Email: medha.raina@gmail.com
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/medha-raina/

Maureen K. Thomason

Research Scientist with Dr. Joshua Woodward
Department of Microbiology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7242
Email: mk46@uw.edu
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureen-thomason-33093876/

Michel B. Toledano

Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC)
CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette
RLT-Media Consulting
Boulogne-Billancourt
FRANCE
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michel-Toledano

Taylor B. Updegrove

Staff Scientist with Dr. Kumaran Ramamurthi
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
NIH, Building 37, Room 5132
37 Convent Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-4264
Telephone: 240-760-7892
Email: taylor.updegrove@nih.gov

Lauren R. Walling

Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD 20993
Email: laurenrwalling@gmail.com
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lwalling/

Hanbo Wang

RareStone Group
Shanghai
CHINA
Email: hwang0504@hotmail.com
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanbo-wang

Xunde Wang

Staff Scientist with Dr. Swee Lay Thein
Laboratory of Sickle Cell Genetics & Pathophysiology
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NIH, Building 10, Room 6S241
10 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-1589
Telephone: 301-451-6355
Email: xwang@nhlbi.nih.gov

Karen M. Wassarman

Department of Bacteriology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706
Telephone: 608-262-3148
Email: karen.wassarman@wisc.edu
Website: https://bact.wisc.edu/people_profile.php?t=rf&p=kmwassarman

Lauren S. Waters

Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
800 Algoma Boulevard
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Telephone: 920-424-7099
Email: watersl@uwosh.edu
Website: https://uwosh.edu/chemistry/people/waters-phd-lauren/
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-waters-66638b30/

Jeremy Weaver

MilliporeSigma
St. Louis, MO
Email: weavejs05@gmail.com
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyweaverphd/

Matthew J. Wood

Environmental Toxicology
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616
Telephone: 530-754-2271
Email: mjwood@ucdavis.edu
Website: https://caes.ucdavis.edu/people/matthew-wood
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-j-wood-72410628/

Xuefeng Yin

Xiaohe Health
ByteDance Group
Beijing
CHINA
Email: yxfpku@gmail.com
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xuefeng-yin-21910633

Ming Zheng

Polymers and Complex Fluids Group
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8540
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8540
Telephone: 301-975-8995
Email: ming.zheng@nist.gov
Website: https://www.nist.gov/people/ming-zheng