Post Doctoral Researchers
Dr. Jessie Jiang employed at Donghua University, China
Dr. Zhongji Han
Dr. Tadas Kasputis (Ph.D. 2014), Field Application Specialist at Bio-Rad Laboratories
Research Technologist
Gina Boanca, Critical Reagents Lead at GSK
Graduate Students
Beth Duensing (M.S. 2009), Downstream Processing Supervisor at Huvepharma
Dipika Singh (M.S. 2010; MBA University of CO-Boulder), Assistant Director of Licensing, Lab Venture Partners
Mary Regier (M.S. 2011; Ph.D. University of Wisconsin), Director of the ISCRM Genomics Core at the University of Washington
Jessica Taylor (M.S. 2013), PA-C at St. Elizabeth
Cady Sargus-Patino (M.S. 2013), Head of Research & Data Science at HTI Labs
Tim Martin (Ph.D. 2014), Interdisciplinary Engineer at BARDA
Abby Kelly (M.S. 2014), Research Scientist at Abbott
Albert Nguyen (M.S. 2015), FDA Inspector
Taylor Laughlin (M.S. 2016), Engineering Project Manager at Desmet Ballestra
Eric Farris (Ph.D. 2019), Field Application Scientist at L7 Informatics
Amy Mantz (Ph.D. 2019), Senior Consulting Safety Officer at Safety Partners, Inc.
Anna Lampe (Ph.D. 2020), Director, Research at National MS Society
Andrew Hamann (Ph.D. 2020), Product Application Specialist at InVitria
Tyler Kozisek (Ph.D. 2021), Senior Scientist at Aldevron
Sophie Walsh (Ph.D. 2022)
Jamie Weerakkody (M.S. 2023), Biochemist II at Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions
Kari Heck (M.S. 2023), IACUC Coordinator at University of Texas Austin
Undergraduate Students
Donna Lounsbury (2008; B.S. 2009), employed at Cerner Corporation
Skylar Falter (2010), Coodinator at Buy Fresh Buy Local Nebraska
Heidi (Gengenbach) Hausmann (B.S. 2010; M.D. UNMC), Director of Quality Improvement & Patient Safety at Methodist Health System
Andie Gilkey (B.S. 2010; M.S. MIT), employed at Boeing
Quentin Dudley (B.S. 2011; Ph.D. Northwestern), Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Stephanie Berger (B.S. 2012; Ph.D. University of Washington), Translational Investigator at the Institute of Protein Design
Tyler Borcyk (B.S. 2012), Technical Program Manager at Virutal Incision
Seely Kaufmann (B.S. 2011; M.Sc. University of Oregon), J.D. Candidate at University of Richmond
Cat Tuong Nguyen (2013), Product Manager at Athena Health
Monica Krause (B.S. 2013; M.D. UNMC), Neurology Specialist at Mayo Clinic - Rochester
Alex Pieper (B.S. 2014), attending graduate school at the University of Wisconsin
Jared Beyersdorf (B.S. 2015), attending graduate school at Georgia Tech/Emory University
Rachel (Morford) Heussner (B.S. 2015; Ph.D. University of Minnesota), Account Manager at ZEISS Microscopy
Lindsey Trejo (B.S. 2014), attending graduate school at Georgia Institute of Technology
John Bader (B.S. 2015; M.D. UNMC), Ophthalmologist in Lexington, Kentucky
Christopher Davidson (B.S. 2016; Ph.D. University of Michigan), Postdoctoral Fellow at Genentech
Freshta Baher Engel (B.S. 2017; M.D. UNMC), Family Physician in Seattle, Washington
Jordan (Verplank) Cronin (B.S. 2017), Dentist at River City Dental
Anna Toner (2016; M.Eng Rice University), Clinical Specialist at Medtronic
Austin Helmink (B.S. 2017; M.D. UNMC), Resident in Department of Pathology and Microbiology at UNMC
Alec McCarthy (B.S. 2018; Ph.D. UNMC), Medical Science Liaison for Merz Aesthetics
David Lillyman (B.S. 2017; Ph.D. UNL), Study Manager at NeuraLink
Connor States (2018)
Bailey Eddy (2019), EHS Engineer at Zoetis
Matt Boren (2019), Scientist II at Boehringer Ingelheim
Lily Foley (B.S. 2021), Ph.D student at Penn State
Lou Townsend (B.S. 2021), Ph.D. student at UNMC
Kelly Broad (B.S. 2022), Ph.D. student at SCRIPPS
Maddy Seefeld (B.S. 2022), Ph.D. student at Minnesota
Marusha Ather (B.S. 2023)
REU Students
Adam Pely (2011), Computer Vision Engineer at Genentech
Olivia Creasey (2012), NSF Graduate Research Fellow at UC Berkeley
Zachary Paulson (2013), Senior Marketing Manager at Biosense Webster
Shalini Paliwal (2014), Psychiatry Resident at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Jean Marie Ndayisaba (2014), Product Security Engineer at Boeing
Victoria Zellerhoff (2015), Senior Product Manager at Microsoft
Adam Denchfield (2015), Ph.D. student at University of Illinois Chicago
Keegan McGill (2016), undergraduate student at University of Nebraska - Kearney
Patrick Mulcahy (2016), undergraduate student at Florida Institute of Technology
Katherine Schietroma (2018), Service Sales Engineer at Eaton
Michael Miller (2018), Ph.D. student at Penn State University
Ashley Babinchak (2019), Validation Engineer at Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Peyton Panovich (2021), Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan
Christine Humphrey (2023), undergraduate student at Rice University
Summer Students/Volunteers
Samantha Wang
Greta Peterson
Maddy Royse
Emily Laschanzky
Kelly Broad
Johanna Schubert
Madison Seefeld
Anshul Saraf
Clarissa Tan