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 dogs Caradmom (who is too busy licking everyone to hike) and Barney (who is too scared 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: Engineering microbial communities through plasmid conjugation
Outside the lab: I like sketching, painting in my free time
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
Arthur Chen
Undergraduate Student Researcher B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester
Inside the lab: DNA aptamers as biosensors
Outside the lab: I enjoy reading books, driving to places, and sleeping.
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
Michelle Driscoll
Undergraduate Student Researcher Pronouns: she/her/hers B.S. in Microbiology, University of Rochester
Inside the lab: Role of metabolism in antibiotic resistance
Outside the lab: I like painting, going on runs, hockey, and motorsports
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.
Ashley Kim
Graduate Student Pronouns: she/her/hers B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Auburn University; M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Auburn University
Inside the lab: Predicting pathogen tracking with machine learning
Outside the lab: I like watching movies, listening to music, and reading novels.
Ivan Lee
Undergraduate Student Researcher Pronouns: he/him/his B.S. in Microbiology, University of Rochester
Outside the lab: I love learning about all kinds of weird animals and plants I find online or
through pond water under my microscope. I like running and listening to music (indie, old and new rock, and jazz).
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.
Zirui Zhao
Graduate Student Program: MBI PhD B.S. in Biological Science, University of Vermont; M.S. in Microbiology, University of Rochester Medical Center
Inside the lab: Understanding the role of metabolism in antibiotic resistance.
Outside the lab: I enjoy skiing, swimming, reading detective novels (Mr. Poirot is my favorite), and cuddling with my cat.