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Leah Bernstein
Leah Bernstein
First Year
Sebastian Bosch
Sebastian Bosch

Research Interest:

Understanding the Interaction of HIV With Human Microglial Cells, and its Relevance to HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND)

Justin Brennan
Justin Brennan

Research Interest:

Generation mechanisms and functions of respiratory syncytial virus copy-back defective viral genomes

Emily Britt
Emily Britt

Research Interest:

Investigating the influence of gut microbiome-derived polyamines on host-pathogen interactions and immune responses in the context of Staphylococcus aureus bone infection

Darline Castro-Melendez
Darline Castro-Melendez

Research Interest:

Single-cell methodologies, high dimensional analysis, and statistical modeling to understand the functional and phenotypic changes in the infant immune system as a function of antenatal and early life exposures to Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).

Jesse Jenkins
Jesse Jenkins
First Year
Amelia Knudsen-Clark
Amelia Knudsen-Clark, PhD

Research Interest:

Modulation of the cell-autonomous molecular clock by metabolic stress, and its role in the anti-tumor immune response. 

Justin Leach
Justin Leach

Research Interest:

Elucidating the Molecular Basis of the Temperature Sensitivity of the Live-Attenuated Influenza Virus (LAIV) and Using that Knowledge to Create a Safer and More Effective Influenza Vaccine

Lyvia Markle
Lyvia Markle

Research Interest:

Investigating the impact of gut microbiome-derived metabolites on obese/type-2 diabetic gut barrier integrity and immune modulation in response to systemic Staphylococcus aureus infection

John Miller
John Miller

Research Interest:

Determining the mechanism of HE4-mediated immunosuppression in ovarian cancer

Shelby Peres
Shelby Peres

Bio:

Shelby is from Charlotte, NC and received her BA in Biology at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. Her resarch interest and work in the Pavelka Lab is to examine the interrelationship between the 4-3 and 3-3 peptidoglycan crosslinking pathways in Mycobacterium smegmatis.

An (Andy) Phan
An (Andy) Phan

Research Interest:

Investigating the mechanisms by which human host factors restrict HIV-1 gene expression in order to provide insight into the regulation of viral DNA and latency

Stephanie Renner
Stephanie Renner
Third Year

Research Interest:

Investigating the roles of host factors involved in the silencing of integrated HIV DNA in the heterochromatin region

Allison Ryan
Allison Ryan

Research Interest:

Development of effective CAR T cell therapy for solid tumors

Jordana Schmierer
Jordana Schmierer

Research Interest:

Role of influenza PA on host adaptation

Tyler Smith
Tyler Smith
First Year
Riley Steel
Riley Steel
First Year
Emma Tonetti
Emma Tonetti
First Year
Sophie Troyer
Sophie Troyer, B.S.

Research Interest:

The impact of the developing infant innate immune system on the development of allergic diseases

Natalie Vance
Natalie Vance

Research Interest:

Characterizing the cellular heterogeneity of circulating innate and adaptive immune cells within the pediatric population to investigate changes in cellular composition throughout early life as well as differences in CD4+ T cell sup-populations between healthy and food allergic pediatric individuals

Michael Vera
Michael Vera, B.S.

Research Interest:

Elevated Lipemia Index in Dark-Brown Plasma from a Bronze Baby

Chantelle White
Chantelle White

Research Interest:
Investigating the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic viral factors on the development of CD4 T cell mediated immune responses to infection
Zirui Zhao
Zirui Zhao

Bio:

Zirui is from Jiangxi, China, and received her Biological Science BS from the University of Vermont in Burlington. Her research interest is in virulence gene regulation, and her hobbies include skiing, swimming, reading detective novels, and cooking. Plus, she is a huge LEGO fan!