CURRENT MEMBERS
David Holthausen, PhD
David Holthausen, PhD
Lab Manager since June 2020
Lab Manager since June 2020
Ph.D. in Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis, Emory University, Atlanta.
Ph.D. in Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis, Emory University, Atlanta.
Emna Achouri
Emna Achouri
Bioinformatician, joined September 2020
Bioinformatician, joined September 2020
Master’s degree in Genomics, majoring in Computational Biology, Université d’Evry (France)
Master’s degree in Genomics, majoring in Computational Biology, Université d’Evry (France)
Sebastien Felt, PhD
Sebastien Felt, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher since June 2017
Postdoctoral Researcher since June 2017
Ph.D. in Biology, Concentration in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Ph.D. in Biology, Concentration in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Publications:
1. Sun Y, Kim EJ, Felt SA, Taylor LJ, Agarwal D, Grant GR, and López CB. (2019) A specific sequence in the genome of respiratory syncytial virus regulates the generation of copy-back defective viral genomes [Preprint: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/06/16/349001]. PloS Pathogens, 15(4): e1007707. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007707. Publications:
Matthew Hackbart, PhD
Matthew Hackbart, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher since June 2020
Postdoctoral Researcher since June 2020
Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from Loyola University in Chicago
Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from Loyola University in Chicago
Munyaradzi Tambo, PhD
Munyaradzi Tambo, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher since August 2020
Postdoctoral Researcher since August 2020
Ph.D. in Population Genetics from University of Namibia
Ph.D. in Population Genetics from University of Namibia
Italo Araujo Castro, PhD
Italo Araujo Castro, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher since September 2020
Postdoctoral Researcher since September 2020
Ph.D. Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Sao Pablo, Brazil.
Ph.D. Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Sao Pablo, Brazil.
Devin Fisher
Devin Fisher
Graduate Student, joined the lab in June 2016
Graduate Student, joined the lab in June 2016
MVP Program, Cell & Molecular Biology Graduate Group, UPenn
MVP Program, Cell & Molecular Biology Graduate Group, UPenn
Publications:
1. Fisher DG, Coppock GM, and López CB (2018) Virus-derived immunostimulatory RNA induces type I IFN-dependent antibodies and T-cell responses during vaccination. Vaccine, 36(28):4039-4045. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.100. Publication link.2. Sengupta S, Tang S, Devine J, Anderson S, Nayak S, Zhang C, Valenzuela A, Fisher D, Grant G, López CB, and FitzGerald G. (2019) Circadian control of lung inflammation in influenza infection. Nature Communications, doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11400-9.Publications:
Lavinia Gonzalez
Lavinia Gonzalez
Graduate Student, joined the lab in June 2018
Graduate Student, joined the lab in June 2018
DBBS, MolecularMicrobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program
DBBS, MolecularMicrobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program
Current Rotation and Summer Students
Current Rotation and Summer Students
The Lopez Lab will begin taking rotation students in the Winter 2020/2021
The Lopez Lab will begin taking rotation students in the Winter 2020/2021
