Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Dr. Katharine White (more info)
Ph.D. Chemistry, MIT 2012
B.S. Chemistry, Saint Mary’s College 2007

CV

Research Technician

Lina Marchi (more info)
B.S. Biology
Indiana University South Bend 2022

Graduate Students


Leah Lund (more info)
B.S. Biotechnology and Forensic Biology
Ferris State University 2016


Kobby Van Dyck (more info)
B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology
DePauw University 2020

Lindsey Harris (more info)
B.S. Biochemistry
B.A. Russian Studies
Muhlenberg College 2022

Châu Nguyễn (more info)
B.S Biomedical Science and Technology 2023
Univ. of Science and Technology of Hanoi

Ijeoma Asilebo (more info)
B.S. in Microbiology 2017
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
M.S. Quantitative Biotechnology 2020
University of Zaragoza

Carlos Arias Matus (more info)
M.D. UPAEP 2018
M.S. Biotechnology UPAEP 2023

Undergraduate Students

Eduarda Tartarella Nascimento (more info)
Chemistry, Saint Mary’s College c/o 2025

Abraham Guadiano (more info)
Biochemistry, Notre Dame c/o 2025

Riley Moremen (more info)
Biochemistry, Notre Dame c/o 2025

Lab Alumni

Graduate Students:
Julia Spear, Graduate Student 2019-2024
Ph.D. Integrated Biomedical Sciences ’24
Now: ESTEEM Program Notre Dame (LinkedIn)

Brandon Czowski, Graduate Student 2020-2024
Ph.D. Biochemistry ’24 (LinkedIn)

Jacob Wagner, Graduate Student 2020-2024
M.S. Biophysics ’24
Now: Microbiologist at Voyant Beauty (LinkedIn)

Caitlin Donahue, Graduate Student 2019-2023
Ph.D. Biochemistry ’23
Now: Postdoctoral Scholar at NIH (LinkedIn)

Postdoctoral Scholars:
Dr. Keelan Trull, Postdoctoral Scholar 2019-2024
Now: Visiting Assistant Professor, Bates College (LinkedIn)

Dr. Ricardo Romero-Moreno, Postdoctoral Scholar 2019-2022
Now: Senior Scientist, Astra Zeneca (LinkedIn)

Technicians:
Chad Sallaberry Technician, 2021-2022
Now: Research Scientist, Siemens Healthineers (LinkedIn)
John Ochieng Technician, 2020-2021
Now: Medical Student, Michigan State University (LinkedIn)
Jacob Smith Technician, 2019-2020
Now: IBMS Graduate Program, University of Notre Dame (LinkedIn)
Michelle Hasse Richmond Technician, 2019
Now: Operations Manager, Clarix Imaging (LinkedIn)

UG Researchers:
Regan Maronick (ND ’24, Biochemistry)
Now: Research Associate at the Broad Institute, Cambridge MA
Declan Creaney (ND ’24, Biochemistry)
Now: Gap year
Tom Oppman (Wabash ’25)
Megan Gehl (ND ’25, Biology)
Christina Troll (ND ’23, Biochemistry)
Now: Ph.D. program UT Southwestern
Natalie Waschbusch (ND ’23, Biochemistry, Neuroscience concentration)
Now: Ph.D. program Johns Hopkins (LinkedIn)
Josh Abebe (ND ’23, Science Business)
Now: Gap Year
Lily Gile (ND ’23, Biochemistry)
Now: M.D. Student University of Queensland-Ochsner
Casey Knuth (ND ’23, Biochemistry)
Now: M.D. Student at The Ohio State University
Jessamine Kuehn, 2019-2022 (ND ’22, Biochemistry)
Now: Ph.D. program in Pharmacology, University of Wisconsin (LinkedIn)
Michael Lee, 2019-2022 (ND ’22, Biochemistry)
Now: J.D/M.D. program, Southern Illinois University (LinkedIn)
Michael Siroky, 2019-2021 (ND ’22, Biochemistry, Neuroscience concentration)
Now: Ph.D program, Scripps (LinkedIn)
Cameron Ekanayake, 2019-2021 (ND ’21)
Now: M.D. program, Columbia University (LinkedIn)
Derrick Ekanayake, 2019-2021 (ND ’21)
Now: M.S. program, Boston University

Rotation Students

Brighton Miller, IBMS Program, Spring 2024 (Stack Lab)
Alaa Abdelazziz, IBSMS Program, Spring 2024 (Goodson Lab)
Joey Markitan, Biochemistry Program, Fall 2023 (Littlepage Lab)
Ekezie Okorigwe, Biochemistry Program, Fall 2023 (Lieberman Lab)
Jasmine Singh, Biochemistry Program, Fall 2023 (Baker Lab)
Ollie Otulakowski, Chemistry Program, Fall 2023
Evelyn Hance, Chemistry Program, Fall 2023
Latifat Ibrahim, Biochemistry Program, Fall 2022 (Clark Lab)
Kevin Catalfano, Chemistry Program, Fall 2020 (Blagg Lab)
Courtney King, Biochemistry Program, Fall 2020 (Littlepage Lab)
Cedrick Mukinay, Biochemistry Program, Fall 2020 (Clark Lab)
Jacob Smith, IBMS Program, Fall 2020 (C. Smith Lab)
George Gray, Biochemistry Program, Fall 2019 (Baker Lab)