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5200, MSRB3
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Duke University
Durham, NC 27710
USA
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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
 Heather VincentResearch Project Manager University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (PhD) Proud Dog Mom |  Anshuman DasPostdoc, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (PhD) |  Zac ElmorePostdoc, Vanderbilt University (PhD) Biggest Star Wars Nerd |
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 Madhu VijayanPostdoc, University of Missuri (PhD) |  Aaron Mitchell-DickPostdoc, Duke University (PhD) |  Eric WaltonPostdoc, Duke University (PhD) |
 Tim SmithPh.D. Student, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology North Carolina State University (BS) Espresso Connoisseur |  Jon ArkPh.D. Student, Duke Molecular Genetics and Microbiology University of Florida (BS) "The Music Man" |  Trevor GonzalezPh.D. Student, Duke Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Texas A&M University - Kingsville The Best Texan Makes the Best Ceviche |
 Patrick HavlikPh.D. Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Most Photogenic |  David FiflisPh.D. Student, Duke Biomedical Engineering University of Wisconsin - Madison (BS) Resident Athlete |  Alan RosalesPh.D. Student, Duke Biomedical Engineering University of Rochester (BS) Brooklyn Plant Dad |
 Rebecca GibsonDuke MD/Ph.D. Student, co-mentored by Priya Kishnani Columbia University (BS) |  Preston AndersonMD/Ph.D. Student, co-mentored by Mai ElMallah University of Iowa (BS) |  Danny OhResearch Technician, UNC Chapel Hill (BS) Lab Historian |
 Virginia WertmanResearch Analyst Emory University (BS) Lab Plant Mom |  Sam StuppyResearch Technician, UNC Chapel Hill (BS) Supply Chain Director CEO of the Fri-yay Playlist |  Grace StaffordResearch Technician UNC Chapel Hill (BS/BA) Secret Santa Organizer Tar Heel Born, Bred, and Dead |
 Leo BlondelResearch Technician University of Maryland (BS) Funniest Lab Member |  Shardae OliverResearch Technician Campbell University (BS) Best Dressed |  Garth DevlinResearch Technician Lock Haven Univ (BS) Vector Production Manager |
 Ezra LoebUndergraduate Research Assistant Biggest Hummus Fan |
Graduate Alumni
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
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
+ Many More!