We're always looking for motivated students and postdoctoral fellows with interest in virus-host interactions to join our team!
First-year graduate students should email Dr. Gammon to arrange for summer or fall lab rotations.
Prospective graduate students should apply directly to the UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences for entry into a relevant Ph.D. program. Once admitted to a Ph.D. program, students will have the option of rotating in the lab in their first year.
Meet the Principal Investigator
Don Gammon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Microbiology
W.W. Caruth, Jr. Scholar in Biomedical Research
Director, Molecular Microbiology Graduate Program
Dr. Gammon received his B.S. degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Windsor (Windsor, Canada) and went on to obtain his Ph.D. in Virology at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) in the laboratory of Dr. David Evans. While at the University of Alberta, Dr. Gammon’s research helped to elucidate the genetic and biochemical nature of poxvirus resistance to clinically-important acyclic nucleoside phosphonate drugs.
Current Lab Members
Joy Shaffer, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate & Lab Manager
Ph.D. Alma mater: UT Dallas (2024), B.S. The Ohio State University (2018)
Daniel Deng
STARS Student (2024), Summer Student (2025), Undergraduate Researcher (2026)
Alma mater: St. Mark's School of Texas
Emily Rex
Graduate Student
B.S. Alma mater: Portland State University (2015)
Rahil Alhumaidi, M.A.
Research Associate
M.A. Alma mater: University of North Texas (2023), B.S. Alma mater: University of North Texas (2020)
Interested?
Email Dr. Don Gammon if interested in rotating in the lab!
Former Lab Members
Aaron Embry, Ph.D.
Former Graduate Student
Ph.D. Alma mater: UTSW (2026), B.S. Alma mater: Millersville University (2017)
Addison White
Former Graduate Student
B.S. Alma mater: Trinity University (2018)
Dahee Seo, Ph.D.
Former Post Doc
Former Graduate Student
Ph.D. Alma mater: UTSW (2024), B.S. Alma mater: Brown University (2017)
Emily Glowski
SURF Student (2023)
B.S. Alma mater: Texas A&M University (2023)
Wenming Zhao, Ph.D.
Former Research Scientist
Ph.D. Alma mater: The Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, China Academy (2013)
Reilly Sample
Medical Student Researcher
B.S. Alma mater: UT Austin (2017)