Lab Members
Dr. Jeff Chang
Principal Investigator
Dr. Elizabeth Savory
Research Assistant (Postdoctoral)
Dr. Qing Yan
Research Assistant (Postdoctoral)
Co-mentored by Dr. Joyce Loper
Dr. Alexandra Weisberg
Postdoctoral Scholar
Co-mentored by Nik Grunwald
Dr. Chih-Feng Wu
Postdoctoral Scholar
Edward Davis II
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Molecular and Cellular Biology Program
Skylar Fuller
Undergraduate/Graduate Student (Accelerated Masters Program)
Graduated w/ BS in 2016; now pursing MS degree
Danielle Stevens
Undergraduate Student
Michael Belcher
Undergraduate Student
Personal Statement
Heidi Lederhos
Undergraduate Student
Delaney Smith
Undergraduate Student
Jessica Buser
Undergraduate Student
Former Members
Surtaz Khan
High School Student
Dr. Allison Creason (PhD awarded in 2015)
Dr. Jason Cumbie (PhD awarded in 2013)
Andres Alvarez
Undergraduate Student
Liz Stoener
Undergraduate Student
David Swader
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Jeff Kimbrel (PhD awarded in 2012)
Dr. Bill Thomas (PhD awarded in 2012)
Meesha Pena
Undergraduate Student
Alex Buchanan
Bioinformatics Guru
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Ryan Lilley
Undergraduate Student
Phil Hillebrand
Undergraduate Student
Mike Nielson
Undergraduate Student
Caitlin Thireault
Undergraduate Student
Ashley Chu
Undergraduate Student
Ryan Thompson
High School Student
Aditya Murali
High School Student
Erdung Hu
High School Student
Manu Nimmala
High School Student
Christopher Ren
High School Student
Kelly Unrath
Faculty Research Assistant