People

Current Lab Members

Emma Reynolds

(Research Assistant I, 2020-present): using mammalian cells to study the organization of metabolism.

Chetana Jadhav

(Grad student, 2021-present): using Drosophila to study lipid storage and homeostasis. She also has an NSF Fellowship Honorable Mention.

Kaitlynn Gov

(Grad student, 2022-present): using yeast to study inter-organelle lipid transport.

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Rupali Ugrankar, Ph.D.

(Research Assistant Professor, 2016-present): using Drosophila to study the organization of lipid metabolism.

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Holly Merta, Ph.D.

(Post-Doc, 2021-present): Holly is interested in how the ER network organizes different metabolic pathways.

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Sonakshi Srivastava

(Research technician II, 2024-present): works with Drosophila to study lipid metabolism.

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Blessy Paul, Ph.D.

(Post-doc, 2019-present): studying mechanisms of lipid quality control in cells.

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Alicja Brudnicka

(Grad student, 2023-present): studying the biophysical phases of lipids.

Lab Alumni

Lydia Yang Liu, Ph.D

(Post doc, 2015-2018): now a media specialist specializing in US-China news.

Ryan Feathers

(Lab technician, 2015-2018): now a graduate student at Cornell, lab of Chris Fromme, and a Ford Foundation Fellowship awardee.

Hanna Hariri, Ph.D

(Post doc, 2015-2020): now an Asst. Professor and PI with her own lab at Wayne State University.

Sanchari Datta, Ph.D.

(Grad student, 2016-2020): now a research scientist at MIT's Broad Institute and a Norton B. Gilula Travel Award winner, AHA Fellowship winner, and Leita March Scholarship awardee See CMB Program interview.

Jade Bowerman

(Lab technician, 2017-2021): now a graduate student at Cornell University.

Son Tran

(Lab technician, 2021-2024): now a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania.

Sean Rogers, Ph.D.

(Grad student, 2017-2021): now doing a post-doc in David Pagliarini's lab and has an NSF Fellowship Honorable Mention. See the highlight of his PhD work in Elife.

Anastasiia Kovalenko

(Visiting scholar, 2020-2022): now a graduate student at ETH institute, Zurich, Switzerland.

Natalie Ortiz

(Grad student, 2017-2023): now a Post-doc at Neal Alto lab UTSW and a Norton B Gilula Travel Award winner.

Lab Alumni

Lydia Yang Liu, Ph.D. (post-doc, 2015-2018): now a media specialist specializing in US-China news.
Ryan Feathers (lab technician, 2015-2018): now a graduate student at Cornell, lab of Chris Fromme.
Hanaa Hariri, Ph.D. (post-doc, 2015-2020): Now an Asst. Professor & PI with her own lab at Wayne State University.
Sanchari Datta, Ph.D. (grad student, 2016-2020): Now doing a post-doc in David Pagliarini lab. See CMB Program interview.
Jade Bowerman (lab technician, 2017-2021): now a graduate student at Cornell University.
Sean Rogers (grad student, 2017-2021): now a post-doc in David Pagliarini lab. (see highlight of his PhD work in Elife)
Anastasiia Kovalenko (visiting scholar, 2020-2022): now a grad student at ETH Institute, Zurich, Switzerland

Green Fellows (UTSW undergraduate research program):

Rhea Jahkwal (spring 2022-present)

Interns & STARS Student* Alumni (high school research program):

Sonia Gonzalez (summer intern 2016)
Lizette Delbosque (STARS student 2016)
Connor Thomas (STARS student 2017)
Sean Holden (STARS student 2018)

* for more info on the STARS Program

BUILD Scholars**

Alexia Victoria (BUILD Scholar 2017)
Joseph Fresquez (BUILD Scholar 2018)

**for more info on the BUILD program