Lab Members
Hello!
Soumita Das
Principal Investigator, Associate Professor
Host-microbe interaction, organoid-based disease models, cancer promoting effects of microbes, gene editing to identify early biomarkers, precision nutrition.
Ibrahim M. Sayed Ibrahim
Research Assistant Professor
Organoid-based cell modeling and infectious diseases in animal models
Evaluation of diet and toxicants on health
Hobbies: European football, reading, spending time with
his kids, acting
Stefania Tocci
Postdoc Research Associate
Host-pathogen interaction, molecular signalling
Gene editing in primary cells
Hobbies: Taking care of her plants, binging movies and shows,
viewing art exhibitions and visiting museums in general
Isaac O. Amao
PhD Candidate, Research Associate
BSc in Pure and Applied Biology
MSc in Medical Microbiology and Parasitology
Hobbies: writing, speaking, teaching, traveling, table tennis
Shanaan Mujuru
PhD Candidate, Research Associate
Hobbies: Working out, participating in bodybuilding competitions, hanging out with family, shopping (!)
Milena Fronza-Broering
Visiting PhD Student
Sout, Noah Ty
Research Assistant
Image processing, image analysis, data analysis
web building.
Hobbies: Cooking, baking, getting lost (adventures!)
Kiana Cabrera-Gonzalez
Undergraduate Student
Adrienne Horner
Sarmistha Ganguly
Matheus Prado
Salony Roongta
Courtney Tindle
Rama Pranadinata
Kevin Vega
Ayse Sahan
Katherine Suarez
Fatima Usmani
Dominique Lie
Alicia Amamoto
Victor Cantu
With Knight
Dibo Mukhopadhyay
Kaili
With Dr. Crotty Alexandar
Leanne Dugan
With Dr. Crotty Alexandar
Michele Nacayama
Poorvi Sani
Fatima B Yildiz
Rashini Jayaratne with Das/Barrett
Mitchel Lau
Sujay Singh
Datha Arramreddy
Julian Tam
Riane Bandong
Denny Bao
Jasper Lee
Andrew Quach
Sareh Karimi
Hobie Gementera
Paris Offor
Meydan Kronrad, UMass Amherst
Adrian Kwan, UMass Lowell
Mark Pappalardo, University of Vermont