Alumni
Doyle Lab
Master's Student
Research/Laboratory Assistant
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kylie started in the lab in May 2018 and worked to uncover the causes of post-stroke dementia. Kylie graduated with a degree in Neuroscience and Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Arizona in 2021. Kylie was then accepted as a medical student at Duke University School of Medicine where she will no doubt continue to do amazing things as a soon-to-be-physician in the class of 2025.
In the Summer of 2019, Frankie joined the Doyle lab as an Undergraduate Research Assistant to help with projects that focus on post-stroke mixed dementia and Alzheimer’s pathology. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Neuroscience and Mathematics at the University of Arizona in 2021. When he has the chance, Frankie enjoys playing his instrument with the band, volunteering with his Fraternity, and playing tennis with his friends. In 2021, Frankie was accepted into Columbia University and began pursuing a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.
Jacob Zbesko went to the University of Redlands where he graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. In 2015, he joined the UA ABBS program. In the Doyle lab, Jacob investigated the mechanism by which the glial scar forms after stroke and its effectiveness at segregating the area of damage from the surrounding tissue, as well as determining the role B cells play in the development of post-stroke cognitive decline. When not in the lab, Jacob enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee and soccer. After graduation in 2020, Jacob accepted a position as a postdoctoral researcher at University of California San Diego.
Frelinger Lab
Assistant Research Specialist-Daniel completed his PhD in 2011 on Structural Modifications of LPS with Bob Ernst at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. His current interests center on the regulation of host adaptive responses by commensal and pathogenic bacteria. In his free time, Daniel enjoys cooking and hiking with his kids.
Harris Lab
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student
Research Specialist
Senior Technician
Kunhs Lab
Graduate Student
Research Technician
Research Technician
Research Technician
Graduate Student
Nikolich-Zugich Lab
Senior Design Quality Engineer, Ventana Medical Systems https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-thompson-b1154b14/
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute
Postdoctoral Associate, Yale School of Medicine https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/programs/e_goldberg-2.profile
Assistant Professor, Grand Valley State University https://www.gvsu.edu/bms/kristin-renkema-280.htm
Senior Scientist, Vir Biotechnology Inc. https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-smithey-9496b88/
MD, PhD Candidate Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai https://mcb.arizona.edu/news/2018/justin-frere-loves-lab-and-feeling-mutual
Research Associate
PhD Candidate, University of Arizona - Cancer Biology
Schenten Lab
Research Technician. Current position: Medical Student at University of Massachusetts, Worchester
Current position: Graduate Student at University of Massachusetts, Worchester
Research Technician
Wu Lab
Post Doctoral Research Associate-I
Laboratory Manager
Postdoctoral Research Associate I
Laboratory Manager
Postdoctoral Research Associate I
Graduate Student
Research Technician
Campos Lab
Graduate Student
Postdoctoral Research Associate I
Masters Student
Graduate Assistant, Research
Goodrum Lab
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Postdoctoral
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Koshy Lab
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lab of Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti (Dept of Immunology, St Jude's Children's Research Hospital)
Purdy Lab
Graduate Student
Scientific Investigator
Undergraduate Student
So Lab
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Johnson Lab
Professional Science Masters (PSM), Applied Bioscience Program 2018
Professional Science Masters (PSM), Applied Bioscience Program 2018
BS, Biochemistry 2018
Professional Science Masters (PSM), Applied Bioscience Program 2019
BS, Biochemistry 2019
Volunteer
Meucci Watchman Ilunga, a 20-year-old Zairian-Diné member of the Dear Spring and Red Running into Water clans, will graduate summa cum laude from the University of Arizona with a degree in Biochemistry. Meucci is from Kinłichíí, AZ, a small village in northern Arizona and one of the Navajo Nation’s 110 chapters. Drawing from the experiences of his mother—a former sheepherder—and his father—an immigrant from central Africa, Meucci has longed hope to live up to the example of service that both of his parents set for him growing up.
Meucci has been a volunteer peer mentor for Native American students at Carrillo elementary school, a dog-walker and kitten-socializer at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona, has devoted time to the UA Astronomy Department’s MESCIT tutoring program, served as a departmental ambassador for the UA Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and has lead efforts within his tribe to revitalize his culture through new technologies such as machine learning and geographic information system technologies.
In addition to his commitment to service, Meucci is an avid student of the biological sciences. He first started doing research in the lab of Drs. Christina Laukaitis and Robert Karn in the UA Cancer Center, then later in the lab of Dr. Michael D. L. Johnson in the UA Department of Immunobiology under the NIH Maximizing Access to Research Careers program. He also spent a summer at MIT studying computational protein techniques in the lab of Dr. Amy Keating.
Meucci has received many awards during his time at the University of Arizona. A sample of these distinctions includes earning the Navajo Nation’s prestigious Chief Manuelito scholarship for academic excellence, the UA’s Wildcat Excellence Award, and earning thrice the American Indian College Fund’s Full Circle scholarship.
Upon graduation, Meucci plans to go on to graduate school and to pursue a PhD in the field of synthetic biology—hopefully managing to bring the Diné idea of Hozhó along with him.
2020 University of Arizona awards:
(1) CBC Outstanding Biochemistry Senior
(2) College of Science Galileo Circle Scholar
(3) Dean of Students Nugent Award
Bhattacharya Lab
Current position: Lab Director, Nestle Purina
Current position: Graduate student, University of Pittsburgh
Current Position: Staff Scientist, University of Virginia
Current Position: Senior Research Technician, Washington University in St. Louis
Current position: Orthopedic surgeon, University of California, Davis
Current position: Senior Scientist, Amgen
Current Position: Research Associate, Ventana Medical Systems
Current position: Senior Scientist, Intellia Therapeutics
Current Position: Medical student, New York University
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, with a joint position between Stanford University and Amgen
Current Position: Graduate student, Washington University in St. Louis
Current Position: Research Associate, Ventana Medical Systems
Current Position: Senior Scientist, New York Stem Cell Foundation Laboratories
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Vir Biotechnology
Wilson Lab
Research Technician
Shrikant Lab
Research Specialist, Principal