Julie Theriot
Amanda Nasar
Amanda is our most awesome administrative assistant.
Effie Bastounis
Effie is investigating traction forces in bacterial infected cells.
Caleb Chan
Caleb is investigating the movement of neutrophils and neutrophil like cells.
Matthew Footer
Mr. Footer studies the molecular biochemistry of cytoskeletal components at the molecular and cellular level.
Rikki Garner
Rikki is using a combination of modeling and experimentation to determine the mechanisms of
stable actin self-assembly at the leading edge of motile cells.
Amalia Hadjitheodorou
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Andrew Kennard
Andrew is studying the shape, composition, and structure of fish skin cells.
Lorenzo Labitigan
A gifted eater himself, Lorenzo studies what makes the human body's immune cells so good at
eating invaders. He hopes his findings will inform and enrich his personal practice.
Fabian Ortega
Fabian studies Listeria monocytogenes invasion mechanisms in cultured cells and organoids.
Prathima Radhakrishnan
Prathima studies the mechanism of Listeria monocytogenes cell-cell spread between neighboring
epithelial cells and from macrophages to endothelial cells, with a focus on the host cell's
participation in these processes.
James Russell
James studies the genetic and physical basis of silicious cell wall patterning in diatom algae.
Gemini Skariah
Gemini is involved in zebrafish keratocytes and HL60 cell motility.
Daan Vorselen
Daan is studying how squishy things get into cells.