Lab Members
Ludovic Giloteaux
Ph.D. Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, France
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Projects:
Extracellular vesicles in ME/CFS
Arnaud Germain
Ph.D., Cornell University
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Projects:
Plasma proteins and metabolites in ME/CFS
Vishal Chaudhari
Ph.D. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Projects:
Engineering carboxysomes into chloroplasts
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
Katie Glass
Ph.D. Duke University, North Carolina
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research Projects:
ME/CFS
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
Claire McNally
B.S. in Biochemistry, Hillsdale College, Michigan
Graduate student in Genetics, Genomics and Development
Research Project:
Endothelial function in human cell cultures
Melissa Eckert
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biometry & Statistics Major
Undergraduate Research Project:
ME/CFS
Doriane Anglade
College of Arts and Sciences
Biological Sciences Major
Undergraduate Lab Assistant:
Plant and ME/CFS projects
Lana Scepanovic
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Plant Sciences Major
Undergraduate Lab Assistant:
Plant projects
Allison Weiher
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Plant Sciences Major
Undergraduate Lab Assistant:
Plant and ME/CFS projects
Dakota Voitcu
Graduate student in Genetics, Genomics, and Development
Research Project:
ME/CFS
Kunlin Li
Graduate student in Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology
Research Project:
ME/CFS
Recent Lab Alumni
Jessica Maya
Ph.D. in Genetics, Genomics and Development, Cornell University, May 2024
Current Position:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Caitlin McCabe
Former Undergraduate Research
(Improving Photosynthesis)
College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell
Biological Sciences Major
Lauren Mei
Former Undergraduate Lab Assistant
(Engineering carboxysomes into plants)
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell
Biological Sciences Major
Skellie Orantes
2023 Summer intern, Boyce Thompson Institute/Cornell REU program
California State University, Los Angeles
Asher Lal
Former Undergraduate Lab Assistant
(Plant and ME/CFS projects)
Biomedical Engineering Major, College of Engineering, Cornell
Daniel Bacher
2022 Summer intern, Boyce Thompson Institute/Cornell REU program
Oregon State University
See Bacher's BTI profile for more information.
Sherlyn Contreras
2022 Summer intern, Boyce Thompson Institute/Cornell REU program
Ball State University
See Contreras's BTI profile for more information.
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
Vivian Huang
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
(ME/CFS)
B.S. Computer Science, Cornell University, May 2022
Current Position:
Staff member, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
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
Adam Khay
Former Undergraduate Lab Assistant
(Plant and ME/CFS projects)
B.S. Human Biology, Health, and Society, Cornell University, May 2022
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
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
Ivan Falsztyn
Former Undergraduate Lab Assistant
(ME/CFS)
B.S. Biological Sciences, Cornell University, May 2020
Current Position:
Graduate student, Duke University
Alan Jiang
Former Undergraduate Researcher
(Engineering carboxysomes into plants)
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell
Plant Sciences Major
Vincent Zhang
Former Undergraduate Researcher
(Engineering carboxysomes into chloroplasts)
College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell
Amy You
Former Undergraduate Lab Assistant
College of Engineering, Cornell
Biomedical Engineering Major
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
Reed Lonsdale
Former Undergraduate Researcher
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell
Biological Sciences Major
Concentration in Genetics, Genomics, and Development
Heidi Salihovic
2019 Summer intern, Boyce Thompson Institute/Cornell REU program
Florida State University
See Salihovic's BTI profile for more information.
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
Alexandra Mandarano
Ph.D., Cornell University, Genetics, Genomics and Development, August 2019
Current Position:
Postdoctoral Associate, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Memphis, Tennessee
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
William Stone
Former Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. Biology, Cornell University, May 2018
Current position:
Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University
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
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
Jessica Wagoner
Ph.D. Cornell University, Genetics, Genomics and Development, January 2016
Current Position:
Assistant Laboratory Director at DNA Diagnostics Center, Dayton, Ohio
Amirali Sattarzadeh
Ph.D. University of Cologne, Germany
Former Postdoctoral Research Associate
Current Position:
Scientist, Cibus Inc.
San Diego, CA
Tao Sun
Ph.D. Cornell University, Plant Biology, August 2015
Current Position:
Scientist, Genentech