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

Jessica Maya
Ph.D. in Genetics, Genomics and Development, Cornell University
Postdoctoral Associate
Research Project:
Immune cell metabolism in ME/CFS

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 Projects:
ME/CFS
Recent Lab Alumni

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