Current PhD students (Summer 2026) RebecaJacobRodrigoChrisAlexisStephanieAdrianaChristinaElizabethHarveyErikaRyanSheaRuihengMohammedJeremyJoanne MeenaSunSamHannahLucasQiongLimphoChanceCalvinSarahRobertRachelRobertIsaiahUmaMollieZacharyYanghuan Acevedo BarbozaCoppleDe La Vega GomarFanGarbarczykGastelumGomez-BuckleyGuerreroHarperHarveyHawsHeckselHollisHonJallohJosephJungKhanKimLoveMajorsMarmoralePanParkiesParkinsonPerkinsPulliamRaileyRenShaw Jr.TothVrudhulaWiegandWilliamsonYuLabWoodsonCapaldiYaoKaelbererCapaldiCapaldiCariniSchomerCharestMaggertBeilsteinSchroederSurCapaldiBuchanBuchanSutphinCharestBhattacharya-SutphinBuchanYaoPaekPaekPalaniveluRhineSutphinCharestMcWhite/MouniemneCharestYaoEllisCamposRiedel-Kruse Meet future PhDs Image Cells like to move it, move it! Monday PhD student Meena Khan studies the molecular mechanisms underlying the movement of cells in response to a chemical. Her organism of choice lives in the forest and goes by the nickname of "Dicty." Read more Image Gut feelings: What our microbes have to say about healthy aging Aug. 17, 2026 PhD student Joanne Jung learned about the importance of a healthy gut microbiome from a young age. Today she studies how it can help us with stress and age-associated diseases. Read more Image I’m missing an organ and scared... TO THE LAB! Aug. 10, 2026 PhD student Hannah Majors puts tiny worms through “sensory Olympics” after feeding them different types of fats - which might help to develop support for healthy aging in people. Read more
Image Cells like to move it, move it! Monday PhD student Meena Khan studies the molecular mechanisms underlying the movement of cells in response to a chemical. Her organism of choice lives in the forest and goes by the nickname of "Dicty." Read more
Image Gut feelings: What our microbes have to say about healthy aging Aug. 17, 2026 PhD student Joanne Jung learned about the importance of a healthy gut microbiome from a young age. Today she studies how it can help us with stress and age-associated diseases. Read more
Image I’m missing an organ and scared... TO THE LAB! Aug. 10, 2026 PhD student Hannah Majors puts tiny worms through “sensory Olympics” after feeding them different types of fats - which might help to develop support for healthy aging in people. Read more
