CONTACT US
Mail:
5200, MSRB3
3 Genome Court
Duke University
Durham, NC 27710
USA
Phone: 919-613-6693
Email: aravind.asokan@duke.edu
Web: www.asokanlab.org
Principal Investigator
Aravind Asokan, PhD
Synthetic Virologist/Entrepreneur
Translating Duke Health Scholar
Professor, Duke Surgery, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Biomedical Engineering
Director of Gene Therapy, Duke Medicine
Current Lab Members
 Roopali ShrivastavaResearch Laboratory Manager |  Zac ElmorePostdoc, Vanderbilt University (PhD) Biggest Star Wars Nerd |  Aaron Mitchell-DickPostdoc, Duke University (PhD) Born Several Millenia too Late |
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 Joshua HullPostdoc, University of Florida (PhD) Biggest Ed Shereen Fan Most Likely To Pipette, Cry & Repeat |  David WolfsonPostdoc, Georgia Tech-Emory University (PhD) |  Caroline PlesciaPostdoc, Purdue University (PhD) |
 Katie ClementsPostdoc, East Carolina University (PhD) Most Likely to Get a New Tattoo |  Abigail BenkertResearch Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident (Duke University Hospital) Tufts University (MD) |  Tim SmithPh.D. Candidate, Duke Molecular Genetics and Microbiology North Carolina State University (BS) Dogs and Bourbon |
 David FiflisPh.D. Candidate, Duke Biomedical Engineering University of Wisconsin - Madison (BS) Resident Athlete |  Alan RosalesPh.D. Candidate, Duke Biomedical Engineering University of Rochester (BS) Brooklyn Plant Dad |  Roza OgurluPh.D. Candidate, Duke Biomedical Engineering Tufts University (BS) Most Likely to Play Afrobeats Reggaeton Playlist #2 in TC |
 Robert FuscoPh.D. Candidate, Duke Biomedical Engineering McGill University (BS) Highest "Bop It!" Score |  Ezra LoebPh.D. Student, Duke Biomedical Engineering Duke University (BS) Biggest Hummus Fan |  Harshitha Venugopal LavanyaPh.D. Student, Duke Biomedical Engineering SASTRA Deemed University (BS) |
 Vivian YudistyraPh.D. Student, Duke Biomedical Engineering University of Kansas (BS) |  Xinlong (Rita) WanPh.D. Student, Duke Biomedical Engineering University of California San Diego (BS) |  Jeannine TongMasters Student, Duke Biomedical Engineering Boston University (BS) |
 Aaron HallResearch Technician Appalachian State University (BS) Most Likely to be in Charlotte |  Garth DevlinResearch Technician Lock Haven Univ (BS) Vector Production Manager |  Mourya Durgam JayaramResearch Technician JSS University (MS in Pharmacology) JSS College of Pharmacy - India (BS) |
 Alejandra VargasResearch Technician Meredith College (BS) |  Sophia FergioneResearch Technician University of College London (MS) North Carolina State University (BS) |  Beatrice SewellNorth Carolina State University (BS) |
 Jeffery TanUndergraduate Research Assistant |  Giselle RussiUndergraduate Research Assistant |  Kennedy CleageUndergraduate Research Assistant |
 Ben PerryUndergraduate Research Assistant |
Graduate Alumni
Trevor J. Gonzalez
Former PhD Student, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University (2023)
Scientist, Torque Bio
Rebecca Gibson
Former PhD Student, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University (2023)
MD/PhD, Duke University School of Medicine
Jonathan Ark
Former PhD Student, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University (2022)
Venture Capital Associate, Agent Capital
Patrick Havlik
Former PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2021)
Scientist, Atsena Therapeutics
Rita Meganck
Former PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2020)
Postdoctoral Fellow, UNC Chapel Hill, Ralph Baric Lab
Victoria Madigan
Former PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2019)
Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT, Feng Zhang Lab
Blake Albright
Former PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2018)
Scientist, Rocket Pharma
Giri Murlidharan
Former PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2016)
Program & Preclinical Platform Lead, Voyager Therapeutics
Garrett Berry
Former PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2016)
Senior Business Dev Manager, StrideBio
Erin Borchardt
Former: PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2016)
Postdoc Yale; Scientist, StrideBio
Shen Shen
Former: PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2013)
Postdoc Salk; Scientist Editas; Principal Scientist, Biogen
Postdoc Alumni
Eric Walton (2022)
PhD, Duke University
Sarepta Therapeutics
Anshuman Das (2022)
PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Senior R&D Scientist-I - Miltenyi Biotec
Heather Vincent (2022)
PhD, UNC Chapel Hill
TorqueBio
Victor Tse (2018)
PhD, Cornell University
Research Associate, Ralph Baric Lab, UNC Chapel Hill
Ruth Castellanos (2017)
PhD, University of Virginia
Associate Director, StrideBio
Sven Moller-Tank (2017)
PhD, University of Iowa
Scientist, Regeneron
Miranda Scalabrino (2017)
PhD, University of Florida
Postdoc, Duke University
Nagesh Pulicherla (2012)
PhD, Virginia Commonwealth
R&D Manager, Indian Immunologicals
Eric Horowitz (2012)
PhD, Georgia Tech
Senior Director, Akuous
Research Tech & Undergraduate Alumni
MD: Julia Conway, Sarah Brown, Kelli Bryant, Travis Corriher, Becca Reardon, Tyne Tyson, Marco Fanous, Minakshi Pillai
DVM: Kate Simon
DDS: Andrew Troupes, Julianne Yuziuk
Grad School: Lavanya Rao, Claire Storey, Coco Liu, Michael Zhang, Austin Sun, DaSean Nardone-White, Leo Blondel, Sylvanie Clouden, Sam Votzke
Others: Grace Stafford (Dr. Priya Kishnani), Shardae Oliver (Atsena Therapeutics), Laura Castillo, Nicolas Rey, Emily Kang, Sydney Milo
+ Many More!