Meet the Principal Investigator
Kevin Mark, Ph.D.
Kevin received his Ph.D. from UC San Francisco (UCSF) as a graduate student with David Toczyski. He later completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the lab of Michael Rape at UC Berkeley. In 2024, Kevin joined the faculty in the Dept. of Cell Biology at UT Southwestern as an assistant professor. Outside of work, Kevin enjoys spending time at home with his family.
Current Lab Members
Sourabh Sengupta, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sourabh completed his Ph.D. in Biotechnology from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, India (University of Calcutta) in 2022. Prior to joining the Mark Lab, he performed postdoctoral research in the lab of Prof. Dan Levy, at University of Wyoming, where he studied the regulation of nuclear sizes under conditions of cellular stress. Outside lab, he likes cooking, nature photography and hiking.
Lucas Stiborek
Graduate Student
Lucas completed his bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences at Texas A&M University – Commerce (East Texas A&M University) in 2021. Before joining Dr. Mark’s lab, Lucas worked on understanding how proteins arrange and interact within the flagella of Chlamydomonas and Tetrahymena. In his free time, Lucas enjoys exploring new music and tinkering on cars.
Lab Alumni
Ian Sartor
Research Technician
(2024-2026)
Ronni Ramos
Research Technician
(2024-2025)
Van Anh Vuong
Research Technician
(2024-2026)
Jamisen Cendana
SURF Student
(2025)
Catherine Grayson
Summer Volunteer
(2025)