Principal Investigator
Gautam Dantas, PhD
dantas [at] wustl.edu
Administrative Staff
Jacky Theodore
j.theodore [at] wustl.edu
Faculty
Miranda Wallace, PhD
mjwallace [at] wustl.edu
![Jerome Prusa, PhD prusa [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1632416089969-YELB96GC0D3G9GM3W5XK/jerome_prusa.jpg)
Jerome Prusa, PhD
prusa [at] wustl.edu
Post-Doctoral Researchers and Clinical Fellows
![Kailun Zhang, PhD kailun [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1632416036684-VA892NJWPN7J37UGN37T/kailun_zhang.jpg)
Kailun Zhang, PhD
kailun [at] wustl.edu
Mark Gorelik, PhD
gmark [at] wustl.edu
Sakshi Khanna, PhD
sakshi [at] wustl.edu
Graduate Students
Jian Ryou
j.ryou [at] wustl.edu
Yao-Peng Xue
x.yaopeng [at] wustl.edu
Esse Evbuomwan
e.esse [at] wustl.edu
Emily Benedict
ebenedict [at] wustl.edu
Wesley Agee
wagee [at] wustl.edu
Sri Paruthiyil
paruthiyil [at] wustl.edu
Ai Zhang
ai.z [at] wustl.edu
Lindsey Hall
hall.l.r [at] wustl.edu
Ru Peng
p.yunru [at] wustl.edu
Vincent Gillespie
gillespie.v [at] wustl.edu
Gillian Patton
g.e.patton [at] wustl.edu
Caelan Miller
caelanjmiller [at] wustl.edu
Wendy Yang
wendy.y [at] wustl.edu
Ryan A. Hagenson hagenson [at] wustl.edu
Ana Romani a.c.romani [at] wustl.edu
Medical Students and Post-Baccalaureate Researchers
Liam Cunningham
cunningham.l [at] wustl.edu
Rotation Students
Alena Wadzinske alenaw [at] wustl.edu
Avery Bradley averyb [at] wustl.edu
Research Technicians
![Bin Wang, MS bwang [at] path.wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1410381779916-Y3ILTRQRVDT9PM89TBKE/003.jpg)
Bin Wang, MS
bwang [at] path.wustl.edu
![Jie Ning , MS jning [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1541275642934-BTDYVK0NWQ7GESHLLTKC/jie+ning.jpg)
Jie Ning , MS
jning [at] wustl.edu
James Liao
jliao [at] wustl.edu
Samarth Jain
j.samarth [at] wustl.edu
Undergraduate Students
Katherine Hsieh
hsieh.k [at] wustl.edu
Liam Andrews
a.liam [at] wustl.edu
Lara LoBello
l.k.lobello [at] wustl.edu
Jasmine Najari
j.e.najari [at] wustl.edu
Sabrina Schneider
sabrina.l.schneider [at] wustl.edu
Tatum Goforth
g.tatum [at] wustl.edu
Iliana Acevedo
a.iliana [at] wustl.edu
Palladium Liang l.palladium [at] wustl.edu
Shashank Mani shashankmani [at] wustl.edu
Harry Diao dhaoyang [at] wustl.edu
Zoya Khan k.zoya [at] wustl.edu
Lab Alumni
Faculty
![Aimee Baumann-Dudenhoeffer, MD Instructor in Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis dudenhoeffer [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1410538704537-M2WIPP2TQFOCLB3US996/image-asset.jpeg)
Aimee Baumann-Dudenhoeffer, MD (2010-2020)
Medical Director of Pediatric Clinical Trials, Syneos Health
dudenhoeffer [at] wustl.edu
![Juan J. Calix, MD/PhD Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham juancalix [at] uabmc.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1565808953680-M4PRVZRLMPQ2JP89WQDD/juan_calix.jpg)
Juan J. Calix, MD/PhD (2019-2021)
Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
juancalix [at] uabmc.edu
![Kim Sukhum, PhD Scientific Director, Tiny Health kimberley [at] tinyhealth.com](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1549661877552-8TYDIW5C4ORIRQF21S6A/kim+sukhum.jpg)
Kim Sukhum, PhD (2018-2021)
Scientific Director, Tiny Health
kimberley [at] tinyhealth.com
![Drew Schwartz, MD/PhD schwartzd [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1579727102156-SNAS1Q7RDQ0DEMM015M9/drew_schwartz_v3.jpg)
Drew Schwartz, MD/PhD (2018-2022)
Assistant Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
schwartzd [at] wustl.edu
Yehuda Ben-Shahar, PhD
(2023-2024) Professor of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis benshahary [at] wustl.edu
Skye Fishbein, PhD (2019-2025) Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University
fishbein.28 [at] osu.edu
Post-Docs & Clinical Fellows
![Bert Berla, PhD (2015-2016) Senior Scientist TechAccel bert.berla [at] gmail.com](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1453828876070-28UYH2VWREMLIFFGLZ2G/image-asset.png)
Bert Berla, PhD (2015-2016)
Senior Scientist
TechAccel
bert.berla [at] gmail.com
![Nathan Crook, PhD (2014-2017) Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering North Carolina State University nccrook [at] ncsu.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1410295973592-V1ZV4YMSGR2VFB99949T/image-asset.jpeg)
Nathan Crook, PhD (2014-2017)
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
North Carolina State University
nccrook [at] ncsu.edu
![Jie Sun, PhD (2016-2017) Visual Arts Specialist Engineering Communications North Carolina State University momosodajie [at] gmail.com](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1481856499799-ID5R5KK1KH2ZMVF7Q882/image-asset.jpeg)
Jie Sun, PhD (2016-2017)
Visual Arts Specialist
Engineering Communications
North Carolina State University
momosodajie [at] gmail.com
![Terence Crofts, PhD (2014-2018) Assistant Professor Northwestern University tcrofts [at] northwestern.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1410284479566-LIKVZ71FQJIYVA03XWH8/image-asset.jpeg)
Terence Crofts, PhD (2014-2018)
Assistant Professor
Northwestern University
tcrofts [at] northwestern.edu
![Aki Yoneda, PhD (2011-2019) Director of Research & Development resistanceBio akiyoneda [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1410284515196-0GBU20FTBOIO9GCCS25U/image-asset.jpeg)
Aki Yoneda, PhD (2011-2019)
Director of Research & Development
resistanceBio
akiyoneda [at] wustl.edu
![Suryang Kwak, PhD skwak [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1516739199746-9WTMBJL6HDKITI35B10D/DSCF7744.JPG)
Suryang Kwak, PhD (2018-2022)
Assistant professor
Kookmin University
skwak [at] kookmin.ac.kr
![Robert Thänert, Dr. rer. nat. robertt [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1549661818018-XLIJ5UVQ9XVGHR8GT234/robert+t.jpg)
Robert Thänert, Dr. rer. nat. (2018-2022)
Senior Scientist, Quest Diagnostics
Christina Kratschmer, MD/PhD (2023-2024)
Advanced IBD fellow
Washington University School of Medicine
ckratschmer [at] wustl.edu
Naina Rengarajan, MD, PhD (2023-2025) Instructor in Medicine Washington University in St. Louis
naina [at] wustl.edu
LeMoyne Habimana-Griffin, MD, PhD (2023-2025) Clinical Instructor University of Wisconsin-Madison
lemoyne [at] wustl.edu
Graduate Students
![Kevin Forsberg, PhD (2010-2015) Assistant Professor UT Southwestern kevin.forsberg [at] utsouthwestern.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1439239490688-EXXCRCSQTBDU4KNZY7ZZ/image-asset.jpeg)
Kevin Forsberg, PhD (2010-2015)
Assistant Professor
UT Southwestern
kevin.forsberg [at] utsouthwestern.edu
![Mitch Pesesky, PhD (2011-2015) Senior Computational Biologist Adaptive Biotechnologies mwpesesky [at] gmail.com](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1439239459003-C3E1TEHAV4XXXWIBZVW5/image-asset.jpeg)
Mitch Pesesky, PhD (2011-2015)
Senior Computational Biologist
Adaptive Biotechnologies
mwpesesky [at] gmail.com
![Patrick Gonzales, PhD, FACMG, GC (2010-2015) Clinical Assistant Professor University of Kansas Medical Center pgonzales [at] umkc.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1439239529668-2V6WY5SN2U7MMCZ1KFA8/image-asset.jpeg)
Patrick Gonzales, PhD, FACMG, GC (2010-2015)
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
pgonzales [at] umkc.edu
![Molly K. Gibson, PhD (2012-2015) Principal Flagship Pioneering mollykrisann [at] gmail.com](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1440006007262-QMBUX0HWJF4KWOGIJ9SX/image-asset.jpeg)
Molly K. Gibson, PhD (2012-2015)
Senior Principal
Flagship Pioneering
mollykrisann [at] gmail.com
![Pablo Tsukayama, PhD (2012-2015) Assistant Professor of Microbiology UPCH, Peru pablo.tsukayama [at] upch.pe](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1440005865169-CFGSDD3RNOWZ5YHSHNLB/pablo.jpg)
Pablo Tsukayama, PhD (2012-2015)
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
UPCH, Peru
pablo.tsukayama [at] upch.pe
![Erica Pehrsson, PhD (2011-2016) Bioinformatics Analyst III Leidos Biomedical Research erica.pehrsson [at] gmail.com](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1410284595404-9P4XJO55K0YA1CKZL2KK/image-asset.jpeg)
Erica Pehrsson, PhD (2011-2016) Bioinformatics Analyst III
Leidos Biomedical Research
erica.pehrsson [at] gmail.com
![Gretchen Walljasper, MSc (2016-2017) Kindergarten Teacher Hmong College Prep Academy gwalljas [at] gmail.com](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1453912647182-CWQ0RVGCQQVTYMSC6L6V/image-asset.png)
Gretchen Walljasper, MSc (2016-2017)
Kindergarten Teacher
Hmong College Prep Academy
gwalljas [at] gmail.com
![Boahemaa Adu-Oppong, PhD (2013-2017) Senior Data Engineer Berkeley Lights abenaa07 [at] gmail.com](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1410284563986-OYLTKJDKZJ1VUQ3TRA6F/image-asset.jpeg)
Boahemaa Adu-Oppong, PhD (2013-2017)
Director of Data Science
Pluton Biosciences
BAdu-Oppong [at] plutonbio.com
![Christopher Bulow, PhD (2015-2018) Chief Operating Officer resistanceBio bulow.christopher [at] gmail.com](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1473369496414-220RK9DYCG1KVN39BPTP/image-asset.jpeg)
Christopher Bulow, PhD (2015-2018)
Chief Operating Officer
resistanceBio
bulow.christopher [at] gmail.com
![Nick Goldner, PhD (2015-2018) Chief Executive Officer resistanceBio nkgoldner [at] gmail.com](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1473394255468-I8O60XLHD7YS29JEK7XJ/image-asset.png)
Nick Goldner, PhD (2015-2018)
Chief Executive Officer
resistanceBio
nkgoldner [at] gmail.com
![Drew Gasparrini, PhD (2015-2018) Senior Scientist Empress Therapeutics ajgasparrini [at] gmail.com](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1424225057757-4X5FNK1G1P06MWHS1MQK/image-asset.jpeg)
Drew Gasparrini, PhD (2015-2018)
Senior Scientist
Empress Therapeutics
ajgasparrini [at] gmail.com
![Tayte Campbell, PhD (2016-2019) Post-doc in Vanessa Bailey's Lab Pacific Northwest National Laboratory tayte.campbell [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1548691790946-M7QO178GU0XV5NW5UIDQ/DSCF8085.jpg)
Tayte Campbell, PhD (2016-2019)
Data Scientist
Pluton Biosciences
tcampbell [at] plutonbio.com
![Alaric D'Souza, PhD (2016-2020) MSTP Student Washington University in St. Louis alaric.dsouza [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1569944732858-02DXN6P2QB7TD1SKSA73/alaric_dsouza_v2.jpg)
Alaric D'Souza, MD, PhD (2016-2020)
Pediatrics Resident
Boston Combined Residency Program
alaric.dsouza [at] childrens.harvard.edu
![Robert Potter, PhD (2015-2020) Clinical Microbiology Fellow Washington University in St. Louis rfpotter [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1569872754132-JBNKQSGVXJ7O1O97N4R2/robert_potter_v2.jpg)
Robert Potter, PhD (2015-2020)
Clinical Microbiology Fellow
Washington University in St. Louis
rfpotter [at] wustl.edu
![Manish Boolchandani (2014-2021) Senior Scientist Empress Therapeutics manish [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1410284651318-5G8V4Z87OXTQSXH7MYJZ/image-asset.jpeg)
Manish Boolchandani, PhD (2014-2021)
Senior Scientist
Empress Therapeutics
manish [at] wustl.edu
![Amy Langdon (2014 - 2021) aelangdon [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1487709476506-C25ZM9SRGJB6W4715S7C/image-asset.jpeg)
Amy Langdon, PhD (2014 - 2021)
Postdoc in the MAPGIE group
Simon Fraser University
alangdon [at] sfu.ca
![Eric Keen e.keen [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1622750638617-JZCP157CM3XSZUMGNI39/eric_keen_v2.jpg)
Eric Keen, PhD (2017-2022)
Associate
Flagship Pioneering
bccrhp [at] gmail.com
Aura Ferreiro, PhD (2015-2022)
Bioinformatics Specialist
Washington University in St. Louis
alferreiro [at] wustl.edu
![Winston Anthony winstoneanthony [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1569944776425-TGR7ITU1LDUCZW7YE470/winston_anthony_v2.jpg)
Winston Anthony, PhD (2017-2022)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
JooHee Choi, PhD (2019-2023)
Associate
McKinsey & Company
joohee.choi [at] wustl.edu
![Luke Diorio-Toth ldiorio-toth [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1531929618453-HFOMAD954S7WMK2RLQA5/DSCF8015.JPG)
Luke Diorio-Toth, PhD (2018-2023)
MD/PhD student
Washington University School of Medicine
ldiorio-toth [at] wustl.edu
Sanjam Sawhney, PhD (2019-2023)
Consultant
Boston Consulting Group
sanjsawhney [at] gmail.com
Bejan Mahmud, PhD (2020-2023)
Associate
Flagship Pioneering
bmahmud [at] wustl.edu
![Erin Newcomer erin.newcomer [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1579280368995-RZE7J3HVNHL20QRRS4LX/erin_newcomer.jpg)
Erin Newcomer, PhD (2020-2023)
Genomic Epidemiologist, Rush University Medical Center
erinpnewcomer [at ] gmail.com
Kevin Blake, PhD (2019-2023)
Scientific Editor
Washington University School of Medicine
kevin.blake [at] wustl.edu
Rhiannon Vargas, PhD (2019-2024)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Bart Lab
rcvargas [at] wustl.edu
Olivia Rebeck, PhD (2019-2024)
Staff Scientist
Washington University School of Medicine, Newberry Lab
olivia.g [at] wustl.edu
Preeti Sharma, MS (2023-2024)
preeti.s [at] wustl.edu
Anna DeVeaux, PhD (2020-2025)
a.deveaux [at] wustl.edu
Medical Students and Post-Baccalaureate Researchers
Victoria Mityul (2021-2022)
Sammy Ramirez (2023-2025)
Undergraduate Students
Tyler Ellison (2011-2013)
PhD student (Physics)
SUNY Stony Brook
Jae Lee (2014-2015)
Medical student
Washington University in St. Louis
Ben Todd (2013-2014)
Medical Student
Baylor College of Medicine
Evan Witt (2013-2016)
PhD student in Biomedical Sciences
Rockefeller University
Alex Harris (2015-2017)
Jonathan Chien (2015-2017)
Nicole Zanolli (2016-2017)
Nancy Yang (2013-2014)
Medical student
University of Minnesota
John Gaumnitz (2015-2017)
Xinyuan 'Lisa' Zhang (2012-2015)
Medical student
Stanford School of Medicine
Amber King (2014-2017)
Medical student
TBD
Carmen Lyon (2017)
Zevin Condiotte (2015-2018)
Vishal Patel (2017-2018)
Naomi Ahn (2016-2018)
Preston Tasoff (2018)
Caitlin Horn (2018-2019)
Lisa Raymond-Schmidt (2018-2019)
Pratyush Sontha (2017-2019)
Nashwa Ahmed (2018-2019)
Postbac in Dr. Julia Segre’s lab
Tejas Kelkar (2017-2020)
Max Bernstein (2017-2020)
David Chong (2017 - 2020)
Medical Student
Case Western Reserve University
Harris Whiteson (2018-2021)
Kate Wardenburg (2018-2021)
MD/PhD Student
Washington University in St. Louis
![Mallika Tyagi mallika.tyagi [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1626285035305-U2FXNR1PWWZZQIAC0OW3/mallika_yyagi.jpg)
Mallika Tyagi (2021)
Steven Angtuaco (2021-2022)
![Nitan Shalon nitanshalon [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1566929969323-0MADGZMIDF4HR0WPXMGG/nitan_shalon.jpg)
Nitan Shalon (2020-2022)
![Akhil Kesaraju akhil.kesaraju [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1569439128175-75PPEBHD3N6BNJEMK0KY/akhil_kesaraju.jpg)
Akhil Kesaraju (2020-2022)
![Anisha Loganathan Anisha.l [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1624997808757-ARKT8XM0CJ0EGCTNWCK1/anisha_loganathan.jpg)
Anisha Loganathan (2020-2022)
![Sri Gadde g.sri [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1631306818221-JDVUHA0NCV4AA97XXISA/sri_gadde.jpg)
Sri Gadde (2021-2022)
Vennela Chukka (2021-2022)
![Dharma Patel d.h.patel [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1629839002269-0W0OR9LJ3HKDBFQH1OKA/Dharma_Patel.png)
Dharma Patel (2021-2022)
![David Zahrah d.zahrah [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1622752295089-O79C64HRJUFJPBWWOR36/david_zahrah.jpg)
David Zahrah (2024-2024)
Sahil Athalye (2022)
Nicole Fordree (2023-2024)
Sophia Zhang (2023-2024)
Nick Jeschke (2023-2024)
Kim Nguyen (2023-2024)
Nihar Godthi (2023 - 2025)
Sidh Leekha (2022-2025)
Jason Tung (2022-2025)
Elise Kwon (May-July 2024, May-July 2025)
Blake Butler
Brandon Brazil (2024-2025)
Visiting Scholars
Tahir Hussain, PhD (2013-2014; 2023-2025)
Assistant Professor of Microbioloy Abdul Wali Khan University
Mardan, Pakistan
Melissa Mejía (2013)
Medical Student
Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado
El Salvador
Giordano Sosa (2013)
Medical Student
Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado
El Salvador
![Muhammad Rafique (2017-2018) Graduate Student muhammad.rafique[at]wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1510677301182-DB2IERWNG9EDUFLKPA56/Muhammed_R_2_finished.jpg)
Muhammad Rafique (2017-2018)
Graduate Student
muhammad.rafique[at]wustl.edu
Sidra Irum (2017-2018)
Graduate Student
Vinai Kumar (2015-2018)
Technicians
Sarah Ahmadi (2013-2014)
Xiaoqing 'Sherry' Sun (2015-2019)
Anna Thänert (2019-2020)
MD/PhD Student
University of Chicago
Mike Grupe (2019-2020)
![Sanket Patel, MS (2013-2018) spatel [at] path.wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1410321136709-2UXMXPEYFBVLAGM9MKGY/image-asset.jpeg)
Sanket Patel, MS (2013-2021)
Galen Wong (2021-2022)
Medical student, Midwestern University Chicago School of Osteopathic Medicine
Maggie Newberry (2021-2023)
Research Associate, Pluton Biosciences
![Rehan Mehta mehtarehan [at] wustl.edu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5402b1a0e4b02a7794494453/1580239854065-1XWZWTUB7M6N1H7G8Y4E/rehan_mehta.jpg)
Rehan Mehta (2020-2024)
MD/PhD student, Loyola School of Medicine