Allison Lopatkin
Principal Investigator & Assistant Professor
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UR Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, URMC Pronouns: she/her/hersB.S. in applied mathematics; PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Inside the lab: Predicting HGT dynamics and admiring all things bacterial
Outside the lab: Hiking anywhere outdoors, or playing with my dog Tiki (who refuses to hike)
Sai Varun Aduru
Graduate Student Program: Chemical Engineering PhD Pronouns: he/him/his B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Andhra University, India; M.S in Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
Inside the lab: I study population dynamics and antibiotic-mediated resistance using computational modeling and systems biology
Outside the lab: I like sketching, painting in my free time
Christian Basile
Graduate Student Program: Chemical Engineering PhD Pronouns: he/him/his B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester; M.S in Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Outside the lab: I enjoy learning, biking, hiking, playing squash & tennis, and music (80's , oldies, rock and some punk and techno)
Jordan Blair
Undergraduate Student Researcher Pronouns: he/him/his B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester
Inside the lab: Understanding the trends of bioinformatics to assist our knowledge of HGT
Outside the lab: I like to go outside kayaking or fishing and keep active with lacrosse and football
Heather Curtsinger
Graduate Student Program: MBI PhD B.S. in Biology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Inside the lab: Environmental impacts on HGT
Outside the lab: You can find me walking my dog, reading a book, and rewatching Lotr
Wenqi Di
Undergraduate Student Researcher B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester
Inside the lab: I am particularly interested in exploring horizontal gene transfer to develop better therapeutic strategies.
Outside the lab: Outside of research, I love badminton, calligraphy, and traveling to different places.
Habibul Islam
Graduate Student Program: Chemical Engineering PhD Pronouns: he/him/his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Bangladesh University of professionals
Inside the lab: I am interested in using bioinformatic pipelines to study HGT antibiotic resistance
Outside the lab: I love Trekking, and playing online games.
Yuchang Liu
Graduate Student Program: MBI Masters Pronouns: she/her/hers B.S. in Animal Science, China Agricultural University
Inside the lab: Genetic factors that affect the plasmid acquistion cost
Outside the lab: I like reading books about philosophy and social science, and I also like listening to music, especially rock music
Elizabeth Martin
Undergraduate Student Researcher Pronouns: she/her/hers B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester
Inside the lab: HGT as a tool against antibiotic resistance
Outside the lab: I love keeping active (specifically skiing and rowing), picking up new hobbies and napping.
Sofia Carolina Martinez Absalon
Postdoctoral scholar Pronouns: she/her/hers B.S. in Biology, Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo; PhD in Bimedical Sciencie, Center of Genomic Science UNAM
Inside the lab: Characterize the role of metabolic efficiency in determining plasmids outcomes.
Outside the lab: Spend time with my family and travel.
Abhishek Sharma
Graduate Student Program: Data Science Masters Pronouns: he/him/his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, India
Inside the lab: Utilizing data science to advance our understanding of HGT
Outside the lab: You may find me listening to Pink Floyd or playing guitar in my room.
As an avid reader, I derive solace from the companionship of books. Also, I love to play tennis.