Lab Members

Sita Kugel

Sita Kugel, PhD

Professor, Human Biology
Leung Roy Family Endowed Chair

Researcher Profile

Stephanie Dobersch

Stephanie Dobersch, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Debraj Boila

Debraj Boila, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Joana Aggrey-Fynn

Postdoctoral Fellow
Alexander Orellana

Alexander Orellana

Graduate Student

Kelley McCutcheon

Graduate Student

Mari Hoffman

Graduate Student

Emmanuel Boakye-Ansah

Graduate Student
Tess Robertson

Tess Robertson

Research Technician

Luke Mangino

Research Technician

Kai Andersen

Lab Aide

John Sim

Bioinformatics Analyst

Evan Wendel

Undergraduate Research Intern

Past Lab Members

Aidan Schutter

Aidan Schutter

Research Technician

Currently MS student at University of Washington

Naomi Yamamoto

Naomi Yamamoto, PhD

Graduate Student

Currently completing MD at University of Washington

Sarah Dysinger

Sarah Dysinger, BS

Summer Undergraduate Research Program Intern

Currently a PhD student at University of Pennsylvania

Kathrin Jakob

Kathrin Jakob, BS

Graduate Research Intern

Currently a PhD student at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg 

Ben Doron

Ben Doron, PhD

Post Doctoral Fellow

Currently with Caris Life Sciences

Bryan Knapp

Bryan Knapp, BS

Research Technician

Currently with Evergreen Sports & Spine

Lisa Poole

Lisa Poole, PhD

Post Doctoral Fellow

Currently with Caris Life Sciences

Taylor Hulahan

Taylor Hulahan, BS

Research Technician

Currently at Medical University of South Carolina

Zach Schrank

Zach Schrank, BS

Research Technician

Currently at University of North Carolina

Nithya Kartha

Nithya Kartha, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, ACS Fellow

Currently at Gilead Sciences

Caroline Bridgwater

Caroline Bridgwater, BS

Research Technician

Currently at Duke University

Mackenzie Smith

Summer Undergraduate Research Program Student

Currently a PhD student at Vanderbilt University

Aaron Lampano

Aaron Lampano, BS

Lab Manager

Currently with Sana Biotechnology, Inc.

Sarah Cavender

Sarah Cavender, MS

Research Technician II

Currently at Stanford University

Angela Yu

Angela Yu, BS

Research Technician

Nicholas Thorsen

Lab Aide
Iris Luk

Iris Luk, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Founder of Golgiplex

Jessica Gianopulos

Jessica Gianopulos, PhD

Graduate Student, Postdoctoral Fellow

Currently at Pfizer

Adrianne Wallace-Povirk

Adrianne Wallace-Povirk, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Currently at Henry Ford Health