Lab Members
Blerta Xhemalçe*, PhD
PI / Lab head
PhD: Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
Post-Doc: Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Start date: September 1st, 2013
* pronounced Jemalché
PI / Lab head
PhD: Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
Post-Doc: Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Start date: September 1st, 2013
* pronounced Jemalché
Ellen Gouws
Lab manager/ Research Engineer
BS in Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology, University of Kentucky
Start date: August 20th, 2018
Lab manager/ Research Engineer
BS in Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology, University of Kentucky
Start date: August 20th, 2018
Hélène lpas, PhD
Postdoc
PhD: University of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Start date: September 15th, 2014
Postdoc
PhD: University of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Start date: September 15th, 2014
Turja Kanti Debnath, PhD
Postdoc
PhD: University of Tokyo, Japan
Start date: November 19th, 2018
Postdoc
PhD: University of Tokyo, Japan
Start date: November 19th, 2018
Samantha Shelton
PhD Candidate
BA: Molecular Biology, Scripps College, California
Start date: December 2nd, 2013
PhD Candidate
BA: Molecular Biology, Scripps College, California
Start date: December 2nd, 2013
Calder Reinsborough
PhD Candidate
Master of Biomedical Sciences, Mount Sinai, New York
Start date: February 17th, 2015
PhD Candidate
Master of Biomedical Sciences, Mount Sinai, New York
Start date: February 17th, 2015
Marvin Mercado
Mass Spectrometrist
Master of Engineering, Major in Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University
(Full time Research Engineer from 07/16/2013-5/31/2016,
Mass Spectrometry consultant since 06/01/2016)
Mass Spectrometrist
Master of Engineering, Major in Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University
(Full time Research Engineer from 07/16/2013-5/31/2016,
Mass Spectrometry consultant since 06/01/2016)
Nathan Abell
Bioinformatician
BS: Cellular and Molecular Biology, BA: Government and Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin,
Start date: September 1st 2014
[Full time Bioinformatician/Graduate Researcher from 09/01/2014 to 08/30/2015,
PhD student at Stanford School of Medicine/ Bioinformatics consultant from 09/01/2015]
Bioinformatician
BS: Cellular and Molecular Biology, BA: Government and Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin,
Start date: September 1st 2014
[Full time Bioinformatician/Graduate Researcher from 09/01/2014 to 08/30/2015,
PhD student at Stanford School of Medicine/ Bioinformatics consultant from 09/01/2015]
Sarah Adilla Shaker
Undergraduate researcher
BSA of Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Class of 2019
Start date: October 10th, 2018
Undergraduate researcher
BSA of Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Class of 2019
Start date: October 10th, 2018
Alexia Harvey
Work Study
BSA of Public Health, University of Texas at Austin, Class of 2021
Start date: February 5th, 2018
Work Study
BSA of Public Health, University of Texas at Austin, Class of 2021
Start date: February 5th, 2018
Former Lab Members
Sravan Kumar Devanathan
Lab Manager/
B.Tech. Biotechnology, Sastra University, India
August 17th, 2016 to August 31st, 2018
Paige Williams
LiveStrong Cancer Institutes Summer Fellowship Researcher
BS of Cell and Molecular Biology, Texas Tech, class of 2019
May 29th to August 3rd, 2018
Adam Sacks
Graduate Researcher
BSA of Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin, Medical Student at UTSA
January 3rd to July 18th, 2018
Christopher K Meilchen
Undergraduate Researcher (Biology/German Major, University of Texas at Austin)
October 1st - December 19th, 2017
Mélina Blanco
Master student [Magistere of Genetics, Paris, France]
April 1st to August 31st 2017
Nakul Shah
Undergraduate researcher, class of 2015, now Medical Student at Washington University School of Medicine at St. Louis.
January ,17th 2014 to July 10th, 2015
Solène Hervé
Master student [Magistere of Genetics, Paris, France], now graduate student at Institut Curie, France.
April 1st to August 31st 2014
Rotation Students
Work Study
Lab Manager/
B.Tech. Biotechnology, Sastra University, India
August 17th, 2016 to August 31st, 2018
Paige Williams
LiveStrong Cancer Institutes Summer Fellowship Researcher
BS of Cell and Molecular Biology, Texas Tech, class of 2019
May 29th to August 3rd, 2018
Adam Sacks
Graduate Researcher
BSA of Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin, Medical Student at UTSA
January 3rd to July 18th, 2018
Christopher K Meilchen
Undergraduate Researcher (Biology/German Major, University of Texas at Austin)
October 1st - December 19th, 2017
Mélina Blanco
Master student [Magistere of Genetics, Paris, France]
April 1st to August 31st 2017
Nakul Shah
Undergraduate researcher, class of 2015, now Medical Student at Washington University School of Medicine at St. Louis.
January ,17th 2014 to July 10th, 2015
Solène Hervé
Master student [Magistere of Genetics, Paris, France], now graduate student at Institut Curie, France.
April 1st to August 31st 2014
Rotation Students
- Gary Kao (Winter 2014)
- Kimberly Bowen (Spring 2014)
- Nathaniel Burkholder (Spring 2015)
- Jason Ikkpat (Summer 2015)
- Ranjeet Kar (Spring 2016)
- Connor Park (Spring 2017)
Work Study
- Khoi Bui (Summer 2015)
- Jesús Vasquez (September 2015 - August 2017)