Lab Members
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Sage Foley
Graduate StudentEducation: MS Biology, BS Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Interest: Understanding microbiome-driven mechanisms of intestinal homeostasis vs pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.
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Regino Mercado-Lubo
Research ScientistEducation: Doctor of Medicine - Universidad del Norte (Barranquillla-Colombia); Masters in Clinical Investigation candidate - UMass Chan Medical School
Interest: Development of new therapeutic options for multidrug resistant cancer.
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Katelyn McCann
Graduate Student (MD/PhD Program)Education: Dickinson College, BS Biology, 2011
Interest: The role of macrophage metabolic reprogramming in the human innate immune response.
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Samir Patel
Graduate StudentEducation: UMass Chan Medical School, PhD (2012-2018); Providence College, BS (2006-2010)
Interest: Understanding the activation mechanism of T3SS effector proteins during Salmonella Typhimurium infection.
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Mario Meza Segura, PhD
Postdoctoral FellowEducation: National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico City, Mexico
BSc Biochemical Engineering
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the IPN, Mexico City, MexicoMSc Genetics and Molecular Biology
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the IPN, Mexico City, MexicoPhD Molecular Biomedicine
Interest: Understanding the role of Serine Protease Autotransporters of Enterobacteriaceae (SPATES) during Shigella infection of epithelial cells.
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Samantha (Sammy) Tse
Graduate Student (MD/PhD Candidate)Education: Boston College, BS
Interest: My scientific interest lies in the intracellular networks of intestinal epithelial cells in both healthy and diseased intestinal states. -
Christine Tuohy
Research Technician/Lab ManagerEducation: BS in Biology from Emmanuel College
Interest: Regulation of P-glycoprotein expression in maintenance of homeostasis. -
Tasia Kellogg
Graduate Student (PhD Candidate)Education: BS in Pathobiology and Animal Science, University of Connecticut 2013-2016Interest: Induction of tuft-cell mediated immunity by the gut microbiome to enhance intestinal barrier integrity and pathogen resistance
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Ethan Loew
Graduate Student (MD/PhD Program)Education: Union College , BS Chemistry, 2013
Interests:Understanding the role of the human gut-brain-axis in Alzheimer’s Disease
MD Capstone Students
2015-2018 - Joseph Homsi, MD
2017- Lauren Hall