Lab Members

Colleen M. Lau, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
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B.A. University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. Columbia University
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Dog mom, human mom, and avid enthusiast of french fries in burritos

Rucha Deo
Graduate student​
Ph.D. candidate, BBS Program
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B.S. University of Washington
M.S. University of Chicago
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Proud cat mom, crochet enthusiast and novice gardener

Emily N. Kulp
Graduate student​
DVM/Ph.D. candidate, BBS Program
(co-mentored with Dr. Brian Rudd)
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B.S. Johns Hopkins University
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Favorite human of Mylo the dog & Casey the horse. Aspiring artist, future solo backpacker, & avid bookworm.

Susi
Lab mascot​
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16 year old Shih-Tzu-ish rescue who loved to nap in between naps
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Emilia Ceniceros
Undergraduate researcher​
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Animal Science, Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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I'm a sophomore on the Pre-Vet or Pre-PhD track. I love exploring new places with friends, listening to music, and watching anime in my free time!

Xueling Ding
Graduate student​
Master's student, MPH Program
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B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Animal (especially cats) lover, immunology and epidemiology enthusiast. Love cooking/baking and reading books

Sunmi Ojewumi
Graduate student​
Ph.D. candidate, BBS Program
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B.S. Minerva University
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I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria but moved to the US for college. A few years ago, I decided to ditch my lifelong goal of going to medical school to pursue a PhD instead, and I’m loving it so far! Outside of lab, I’m almost always watching or doing gymnastics (badly), learning American Sign Language, or eating Korean food with friends.

Alex Cha
Lab Technician​
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B.S. Cornell University
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I enjoy cooking new recipes, losing in video games, photographing nature, and ‘gorge’-ing myself with KBBQ in my free time.
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Dianne Gomez
Graduate student​
Ph.D. candidate, BBS Program
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B.S. University of California, Los Angeles
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Aspiring NK cell scientist, immunology and disease research enthusiast, hike lover, and novice cook/baker

Ethan Tong
Undergraduate researcher​
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Biological Sciences, Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences
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Aspiring anesthesiologist and (totally professional) tennis player. Current bucket list: get scottish fold, meet Jalen Brunson, photograph the Andes, graduate.
Lab Photos

Tanu Garg
Senior Research Assistant
Current position: Postdoc in Waickman lab (SUNY Upstate)

Crystal Silliman
Lab technician
Current position: PhD student (UC Santa Barbara)