Lab Members
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Ludovic Giloteaux
Ph.D. Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, France
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Projects:
Extracellular vesicles in ME/CFS
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Arnaud Germain
Ph.D., Cornell University
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Projects:
Plasma proteins and metabolites in ME/CFS
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Vishal Chaudhari
Ph.D. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Projects:
Engineering carboxysomes into chloroplasts
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Carl Franconi
B.S. in Microbiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
M.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Research Project:
Lab management for all projects
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Katie Glass
Ph.D. Duke University, North Carolina
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Projects:
ME/CFS
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Jose Lombana
B.S. Biochemistry, Suffolk University, Boston
Ph.D. candidate, Field of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Cornell
Research Projects:
RNA editing in plant organelles
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Claire McNally
B.S. in Biochemistry, Hillsdale College, Michigan
Graduate student in Genetics, Genomics and Development
Research Project:
Endothelial function in human cell cultures
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Melissa Eckert
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biometry & Statistics Major
Undergraduate Research Project:
ME/CFS
Lana Scepanovic
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Plant Sciences Major
Undergraduate Lab Assistant:
Plant projects
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Allison Weiher
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Plant Sciences Major
Undergraduate Lab Assistant:
Plant and ME/CFS projects
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Dakota Voitcu
B.S. and M.S. in Biotechnology, Syracuse University, New York
Graduate student in Genetics, Genomics, and Development
Research Project:
ME/CFS
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Kunlin Li
Graduate student in Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology
Research Project:
ME/CFS
Recent Lab Alumni
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Doriane Anglade
Former Undergraduate Lab Assistant
(Plant and ME/CFS projects)
College of Arts and Sciences
Biological Sciences Major
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Jessica Maya
Ph.D. in Genetics, Genomics and Development, Cornell University, May 2024
Current Position:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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Caitlin McCabe
Former Undergraduate Research
(Improving Photosynthesis)
College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell
Biological Sciences Major
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Lauren Mei
Former Undergraduate Lab Assistant
(Engineering carboxysomes into plants)
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell
Biological Sciences Major
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Skellie Orantes
2023 Summer intern, Boyce Thompson Institute/Cornell REU program
California State University, Los Angeles
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Asher Lal
Former Undergraduate Lab Assistant
(Plant and ME/CFS projects)
Biomedical Engineering Major, College of Engineering, Cornell
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Daniel Bacher
2022 Summer intern, Boyce Thompson Institute/Cornell REU program
Oregon State University
See Bacher's BTI profile for more information.
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Sherlyn Contreras
2022 Summer intern, Boyce Thompson Institute/Cornell REU program
Ball State University
See Contreras's BTI profile for more information.
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Adam O'Neal
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Cornell University, May 2022
B.S. Molecular Biology, California State University, Sacramento
Current Position:
Consultant, Clearview Healthcare Company, Newton, MA
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Vivian Huang
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
(ME/CFS)
B.S. Computer Science, Cornell University, May 2022
Current Position:
Staff member, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
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Myat Lin
Former Postdoctoral Associate
(Engineering Rubisco for improved carbon fixation)
Ph.D. University of Illinois
Current Position:
Senior Scientist, C16 Biosciences Inc., Manhattan, NY
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Adam Khay
Former Undergraduate Lab Assistant
(Plant and ME/CFS projects)
B.S. Human Biology, Health, and Society, Cornell University, May 2022
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Andrew Gipson
Ph.D. Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Cornell University, 2021
B.A. Molecular Biology, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio
Current Position:
Researcher, USDA ARS, Robert Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, NY
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Madeline McCanne
Former Undergraduate Lab Assistant
(Plant and ME/CFS projects)
B.S. Chemistry, Cornell University, May 2021
Current Position:
Research Technician at Massachusetts General Hospital
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Ivan Falsztyn
Former Undergraduate Lab Assistant
(ME/CFS)
B.S. Biological Sciences, Cornell University, May 2020
Current Position:
Graduate student, Duke University
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Alan Jiang
Former Undergraduate Researcher
(Engineering carboxysomes into plants)
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell
Plant Sciences Major
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Vincent Zhang
Former Undergraduate Researcher
(Engineering carboxysomes into chloroplasts)
College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell
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Amy You
Former Undergraduate Lab Assistant
College of Engineering, Cornell
Biomedical Engineering Major
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Vanessa Loiacono
Former Postdoctoral Associate
Ph.D. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Golm, Germany
Co-Chair, GRS in Chloroplast Biotechnology, January 2019
Current Position:
Researcher, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Golm, Germany
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Reed Lonsdale
Former Undergraduate Researcher
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell
Biological Sciences Major
Concentration in Genetics, Genomics, and Development
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Heidi Salihovic
2019 Summer intern, Boyce Thompson Institute/Cornell REU program
Florida State University
See Salihovic's BTI profile for more information.
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Kevin Hines
Ph.D., Field of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, 2019
B.S., Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2013
A.S., Biology, Holyoke Community College, 2010
Current Position:
Staff member, Northeastern University Testing Laboratory, Boston
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Alexandra Mandarano
Ph.D., Cornell University, Genetics, Genomics and Development, August 2019
Current Position:
Postdoctoral Associate, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Memphis, Tennessee
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Alexander Kehl
2018 Summer intern, Boyce Thompson Institute/Cornell REU program
See Kehl's BTI profile for more information.
Current Position:
Ph.D. candidate, U. California, Davis
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William Stone
Former Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. Biology, Cornell University, May 2018
Current position:
Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University
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Lin Lin
Former Technician IV, Lab Manager
Prior Appointments:
Technician IV, Dept. of Biomedical Science, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine
Clinic Specialist III, Molecular Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine
Current Position:
Biobank Manager, Cornell School of Veterinary Medicine
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Xiaowen Shi
Ph.D. Cornell University, Genetics, Genomics and Development, January 2017
B.S. Biological Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Current Position:
Principal Investigator, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, China
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Jessica Wagoner
Ph.D. Cornell University, Genetics, Genomics and Development, January 2016
Current Position:
Assistant Laboratory Director at DNA Diagnostics Center, Dayton, Ohio
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Amirali Sattarzadeh
Ph.D. University of Cologne, Germany
Former Postdoctoral Research Associate
Current Position:
Scientist, Cibus Inc.
San Diego, CA
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Tao Sun
Ph.D. Cornell University, Plant Biology, August 2015
Current Position:
Scientist, Genentech