Sheila Lutz, Ph.D.
Research Scientist & Lab Manager
lutz0006@umn.edu
Kevin Zhan
Graduate Student
zhan8663@umn.edu
Megan Lawler
Graduate Student
lawle167@umn.edu
Alumni
Samantha Graham, Ph.D.
Samantha was a graduate student with us from 2021 – 2025. She was co-mentored by Ran Blekhman at the University of Chicago. Samantha is now a postdoc at Harvard Medical School.
Randi Avery, Ph.D.
Randi was a graduate student with us from 2017 – 2024. She is now a postdoc with Maitreya Dunham at the University of Washington.
Kelsey Johnson, Ph.D.
Kelsey was a postdoc in the lab from 2020 – 2024. She is about to start her independent group at the University of Southern California.
Samuel Amidon
Sam was a research technician in the lab from 2023 – 2024. He is pursuing a PhD in biomedical engineering at UCLA.
Kaushik Renganaath, Ph.D.
Kaushik was a graduate student with us from 2017 – 2024. He is a postdoc with Xuanyao Liu at the University of Chicago.
Krisna Van Dyke, Ph.D.
Krisna was a graduate student with us from 2018 – 2024. He is currently a postdoc with Sasha Gusev at Harvard Medical School.
Mahlon Collins, Ph.D.
Mahlon was a postdoc with us from 2016 – 2024. He is currently Innovation Lead at the Parallel Squared Technology Institute.
Matthew Feraru
Matthew was an Undergraduate Student in the lab. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science.
Gemechu Mekonnen
Gemechu was a Research Assistant in the lab from 2019 – 2020. He is currently a Graduate Student at Harvard University.
Christian Brion, Ph.D.
Christian was a postdoc with us from 2016 – 2020. He is currently a Scientist at GateHouse Bio.
Margaret Kliebhan
Maggie was an UMN Undergraduate Honors Student in the lab. She then moved to medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
Samuel Levin
Sam was an UMN Undergraduate Volunteer in the lab before attending medical school at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Francesca Caracci
Francesca was an Undergraduate Volunteer who visited us from Carleton College, MN. After her time in the lab, she moved to an Associate Researcher position with Dr. Giulio Maria Pasinetti at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
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