PhD Students
Current:
Shiomi Junker
Former:
Dr. Ja E. Claywell (Postdoc, Washington University in St. Louis)
Dr. Aamal Ghazi Mahdi Al-Saadi (Professor, University of Al-Qadisiyah)
Shiomi Junker
Former:
Dr. Ja E. Claywell (Postdoc, Washington University in St. Louis)
Dr. Aamal Ghazi Mahdi Al-Saadi (Professor, University of Al-Qadisiyah)
Masters Students
Current:
Andrea Rieser
Jonathan Brooks
Former:
Amanda Blocker (PhD student, University of Chicago)
Evan Landers (PhD student, University of New South Wales)
Spencer Hatfield (JD, University of Illinois)
Nicole Lowden (Police Officer, Hoffman Estates Police Department)
Stephanie Layton (Project Manager, PPD Laboratories)
Cayla Johnson (Pathologist Assistant)
Andrea Rieser
Jonathan Brooks
Former:
Amanda Blocker (PhD student, University of Chicago)
Evan Landers (PhD student, University of New South Wales)
Spencer Hatfield (JD, University of Illinois)
Nicole Lowden (Police Officer, Hoffman Estates Police Department)
Stephanie Layton (Project Manager, PPD Laboratories)
Cayla Johnson (Pathologist Assistant)
Undergraduate Researchers
Current:
Maggie Hall, Avigail Amezquita-Anaya, Celeste Driscoll, Saba Saboor Rooh Mofrad, and Imani Hartfield
Former:
Adolfo Frias (PhD, University of Pittsburgh; Postdoc St Jude’s Children Research Hospital) Alex Shuppara (MS, Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute; PhD student University of Illinois) William Lyman (Physician Assistant program, SIU) Charlotte Key (MS, Oklahoma State University; Ology Bioservices) Kevin Klicki (PhD, Arizona State University) Anna Hooppaw (PhD, Washington University in St. Louis) Adam Horton (MS, SIUC; Research Technician, Northwestern University) Radia Lahlou (Oberlin College) Isaac Melendez (MS, Purdue University; Lab Operations Assistant, Kurz Purdue Technology Center) Lea Matschke (PhD student, University of Wisconsin Madison) Rebecca Key (PhD student, University of Florida) Krystal Chung (PhD student, University of Utah) Ghadeer Alabdullah (Medical Student, Alfaisal University College of Medicine) Sabrina Rotondo Michelle Malysa (MS, University of Wisconsin La Crosse; IHMA) Megan Schwartz (QC Technician for Vivolac Cultures Corporation) Katrina Beaver (LPN) Ellen Werderitsch (MS, SIUC) Margaret Byrne (Research Technician Rush University Medical Center) Amanda Blocker (MS, SIUC) Randy Reeder (Medical Student, SIUC SOM) Sylvia Faurot (PhD student, University of Iowa) Yasmin Ibrahim (PhD Student, Emory) Tayla Harvey (Precision Genetics, Senior Lab Tech) Gabrielle Jeschke (Monod Bio) Savannah Queen Emilee Basenberg Zachary Zappa (Clinical Perfusion MS student, UNMC) Cassidy Lounsbury (Medical Student, UTHSC) Elizabeth Saery (MS student, University of Iowa) Sharvath Kathi (PhD student, Washington University in St. Louis) Andrew Hawkins
Maggie Hall, Avigail Amezquita-Anaya, Celeste Driscoll, Saba Saboor Rooh Mofrad, and Imani Hartfield
Former:
Adolfo Frias (PhD, University of Pittsburgh; Postdoc St Jude’s Children Research Hospital) Alex Shuppara (MS, Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute; PhD student University of Illinois) William Lyman (Physician Assistant program, SIU) Charlotte Key (MS, Oklahoma State University; Ology Bioservices) Kevin Klicki (PhD, Arizona State University) Anna Hooppaw (PhD, Washington University in St. Louis) Adam Horton (MS, SIUC; Research Technician, Northwestern University) Radia Lahlou (Oberlin College) Isaac Melendez (MS, Purdue University; Lab Operations Assistant, Kurz Purdue Technology Center) Lea Matschke (PhD student, University of Wisconsin Madison) Rebecca Key (PhD student, University of Florida) Krystal Chung (PhD student, University of Utah) Ghadeer Alabdullah (Medical Student, Alfaisal University College of Medicine) Sabrina Rotondo Michelle Malysa (MS, University of Wisconsin La Crosse; IHMA) Megan Schwartz (QC Technician for Vivolac Cultures Corporation) Katrina Beaver (LPN) Ellen Werderitsch (MS, SIUC) Margaret Byrne (Research Technician Rush University Medical Center) Amanda Blocker (MS, SIUC) Randy Reeder (Medical Student, SIUC SOM) Sylvia Faurot (PhD student, University of Iowa) Yasmin Ibrahim (PhD Student, Emory) Tayla Harvey (Precision Genetics, Senior Lab Tech) Gabrielle Jeschke (Monod Bio) Savannah Queen Emilee Basenberg Zachary Zappa (Clinical Perfusion MS student, UNMC) Cassidy Lounsbury (Medical Student, UTHSC) Elizabeth Saery (MS student, University of Iowa) Sharvath Kathi (PhD student, Washington University in St. Louis) Andrew Hawkins
Derek J. Fisher, PI
Associate Professor, Microbiology Program, School of Biological Sciences, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Postdoctoral Fellow, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Advisor – Dr. Anthony T. Maurelli PhD in Molecular Virology and Microbiology; University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Advisor – Dr. Bruce A. McClane BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Lebanon Valley College Research Advisors - Drs. Owen Moe and Walter Patton |