Dr. Sara Sawyer

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

HOMETOWN:  Olathe, Kansas
PhD:  Cornell University
INTERESTING FACT: My first career was working on offshore oil drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Vanessa Bauer

LEAD SCIENTIST, HIV PROJECTS

HOMETOWN:  Des Moines, Iowa
B.S. Degree:  University of Iowa
M.S. Degree:  Cornell University
INTERESTING FACT: I received a gold medal in snowshoe racing at the Empire State Games (NY).

Zoe Espey

LAB MANAGER

Hometown: Lakewood, Colorado
B.S. Degree: University of Colorado, Boulder
Interesting Fact: I’ve been playing piano since I was 9.

Dr. Arturo Barbachano-Guerrero

HOMETOWN: Torreón, México
DEGREES: PhD @ SUNY Upstate; MSc @ National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
INTERESTING FACT: I used to capture wild sea lions and howler monkeys for research on microbiology.

Dr. Adetunji (Teejay) Adesina

HOMETOWN: Ibadan, Nigeria
DEGREES: PhD, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
INTERESTING FACT: I am fascinated by the human mind; if I wasn’t a virologist, I would be a psychologist.

Dr. Aubrey Sawyer

HOMETOWN:Seneca, South Carolina
DEGREES: PhD., MPH, Northwestern University
INTERESTING FACT: My first job was at a pet supply store, so I’ve had just about every pet you can imagine.

Mauricio Alvarez

MD/PhD program

Hometown:  Medellin, Colombia
B.S. Degree:  University of Pennsylvania
Interesting Fact: I enjoy painting miniature figures and this is one of the reasons I enjoy surgery!

Gabi Gionet

IQBio PhD program

Hometown: Evergreen, CO
B.S. Degree: Molecular Biology at McGill University
M.P.H. Degree: Epidemiology/Biostatistics at Boston University
Interesting Fact: I was a competitive figure skater for 8 years.

Lily Slemp

IQBio PhD program

Hometown: East Lyme, Connecticut
B.S. Degree: Trinity University
Interesting Fact: I once won first place in the junior duck stamp contest for my painting of a Tundra Swan.

Dr. Greg Wilkerson, DVM, PhD, DACVP

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Hometown: Guthrie, Oklahoma
Ph.D. Institution: Colorado State University
D.V.M. Institution: Oklahoma State University
Interesting fact: I enjoy exploring the outdoors and participating in triathlons and ultramarathon events.

Melisa Weiss

Research Lab Coordinator
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Hometown: Bedford, Texas
B.S. Degree: Texas State University (Wildlife Biology)
M.S. Degree: Tarleton State University (MBA)
Interesting Fact: I love to raise giant silk moths (Saturniidae). These native moths are ubiquitous throughout North America, but their populations are dwindling due to habitat loss. I raise colonies of different species (Cecropia, Polyphemus and Luna) and release them to help local wild populations thrive.

Analy Galvan

Research Assistant II
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Hometown: Houston, TX
B.S. Degree: : Texas A&M University- Kingsville
Interesting Fact: I love painting, photography, and going to zoos.

Cody Warren, MPH, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Ohio State University

Qing Yang, Ph.D.
Microbiologist, Washington Dept. of Public Health, Seattle, WA

Emma Worden-Sapper, Ph.D.
Instructor, Carrington College, Portland, OR

Sharon Wu, Ph.D.
T.B.D.

Nick Meyerson, Ph.D.
CEO, Darwin BioSciences, Boulder, CO

Makky Mousa-Makky
PhD Student, Ohio State University

Kyle Clark
Scientist, Darwin BioSciences, Boulder, CO

Alex Stabell, M.D. Ph.D.
Clinical Scholar, Rockefeller University, New York, NY

Emily Feldman, Ph.D.
Scientist, Revvity, Lafayettte, CO

Jeff Hussmann, Ph.D.
Scientist, Prime Medicine, Boston, MA

Kyudong Han, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dankook University, South Korea

Alysia East, D.V.M.
Veterinarian, Austin, TX

Paul Rowley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

Paul Gendler, Ph.D.
Assoc. Clinical Trial Manager, Medspace, Denver, CO

Dianne Lou, M.D. Ph.D.
Physician, San Antonio, TX

Ann Demogines, Ph.D.
VP for Pre & Postmarket Global Quality, bioMérieux

Joe Timpona, Ph.D.
In Vivo Cell Therapy, AstraZeneca, Boston, MA

Alison Gilchrist, Ph.D.
Research scientist, NYU Langone School of Medicine, New York, NY

Maryska Kaczmarek, Ph.D.
Research Manager, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

Scott Kerr, Ph.D.
Senior Product Manager, Waters Biosciences

Sam Chappell
PhD student, UTMB

Elena Judd
PhD Student, U. Washington Seattle

Ross McBee, Ph.D.
CSO, TOMTEX, Brooklyn, NY

Will Fattor
Scientist, Darwin Biosciences, Boulder, CO

Ava Fainberg
T.B.D.

Misha Lewis
T.B.D.