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Lab Members

  • Brianna Dominguez

    Brianna Dominguez

    PhD Candidate

    Thesis Topic: Shigella pathogenesis and biofilm formation

  • David Gazzola

    David Gazzola

    PhD Candidate

    Thesis Topic: Microbe-host interactions that inform the regulation of P-glycoprotein within the tumor microenvironment

  • Ethan Loew

    Ethan Loew

    MD PhD Candidate

    Thesis Topic: Nuclear response elements and the gut-brain axis

  • Matthew Mancini

    Matthew Mancini

    Research Associate
  • Regino Mercado-Lubo

    Regino Mercado-Lubo

    Research Scientist

    Education: Doctor of Medicine - Universidad del Norte (Barranquillla-Colombia); Masters in Clinical Investigation candidate - UMass Chan Medical School 

    Interest: Development of new therapeutic options for multidrug resistant cancer.

  • Mario Meza Segura

    Mario Meza Segura, PhD

    Instructor

    Education: National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico City, Mexico
    BSc Biochemical Engineering
    Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the IPN, Mexico City, Mexico

    MSc Genetics and Molecular Biology
    Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the IPN, Mexico City, Mexico

    PhD Molecular Biomedicine 

    Interest: Understanding the role of Serine Protease Autotransporters of Enterobacteriaceae (SPATES) during Shigella infection of epithelial cells.

  • Benjamin Sallis

    Benjamin Sallis

    MD PhD Candidate

    Thesis Topic: Multidrug resistance and the microbiome

  • Lauren Shumate

    Lauren Shumate

    MD PhD Candidate

    Thesis Topic: The microbiome and the cancer microenvironment