Principal Investigator

Karen A. Lewis, Ph.D., Associate Professor

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Graduate Students

Seemanta Deb (B.S., Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, 2019; M.S., Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, 2022)

Heather McEntire-Benitez (B.S., Biology, Texas State University)

Maria Martinez Hernandez (B.S., Biochemistry, Texas State University)

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Professional Lab Staff

Leticia Gonzalez, M.S., lab manager/grant technician

Undergraduate Students

Eron Davis, senior (Texas State U-RISE Scholar)

Aidan Gustafson, senior (TxSt/CU Physical Sciences Training Program)

Sebastián Vélez Guzmán, senior (Texas State U-RISE Scholar)

Kylie Hedge, senior

Emily Lewis, senior (CheMIE REU, Texas State U-RISE Scholar)

Adelyne Towne, senior (Texas State U-RISE Scholar, McNair Scholar)

Eden Merritt, junior (Texas State U-RISE Scholar, McNair Scholar)

Riley Zimmerman, junior (South Texas Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, UT-Health San Antonio)

Julie Gauquier, junior

Adamari Cabrera, sophomore (Bobcat IDEA Center)

Ameris Israel-Simmons, sophomore (Bobcat IDEA Center)

Alumni