Principal Investigator

Lab Manager

Program Manager


  • Reuben Harris

    Investigator, HHMI
    Professor, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
    Associate Director, Institute of Molecular Virology
    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: Ph.D. - University of Alberta, 1997; B.S. - University of Alberta, 1993
    rsh[at]umn[dot]edu

Reuben S. Harris, Ph.D.

  • William Brown

    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: Ph.D. - University of Leeds, UK, 1999; B.S. - University of Leeds, UK, 1986
    brown344[at]umn[dot]edu

William Brown, Ph.D.

  • Jane Balster

    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: M.B.C - University of St. Thomas; B.A. - Iowa State University
    jbalster[at]umn[dot]edu

Jane Balster

Researchers


  • Emily Law

    Technical Specialist, HHMI
    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: B.S. in Biochemistry/Microbiology - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2009
    lawxx057[at]umn[dot]edu

Emily Law


  • Linsday Larson

    Researcher
    Current Program: Veterinary Technical Program
    lklarson[at]umn[dot]edu

Lindsay Larson


Ph.D. Students


  • Matthew Jarvis

    Current Program: Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: B.A. in Biology & Psychology- University of Minnesota-Morris, 2013
    jarvi168[at]umn[dot]edu

Matthew Jarvis


  • Amanda Rieffer

    Current Program: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: B.S. in Biochemistry - College of St. Scholastica, 2018
    rieff004[at]umn[dot]edu

Amanda Rieffer


  • Jordan Naumann

    Current Program: Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: B.S. in Biology - Minnesota State University Mankato, 2016
    jnaumann[at]umn[dot]edu

Jordan Naumann


  • Sofia Nóbrega de Moraes

    Current Program: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: B.S. in Molecular Biotechnology - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2018
    morae010[at]umn[dot]edu

Sofia Nóbrega de Moraes


  • S. Arad Moghadasi

    Current Program: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: B.S. in Genetics, Cell Biology and Development - University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 2014
    mogha019[at]umn[dot]edu

S. Arad Moghadasi


  • Pieter Roelofs

    Current Program: Women's Cancers - Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (Visiting Scholar)
    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: M.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences - University of Groningen, 2016; B.S. - Saxion University of Applied Sciences, 2014
    roelo048[at]umn[dot]edu

Pieter Roelofs


Postdoctoral Associates


  • Dan Salamango

    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: Ph.D. - University of Missouri, 2015; B.S. - Hope College, 2009
    dsalaman[at]umn[dot]edu

Daniel Salamango, Ph.D.


  • Prokopios Argyris

    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: Ph.D. - University of Minnesota, 2017; M.S. - University of Athens, 2012; D.D.S. - The University of Athens, Greece, 2008.
    argyr005[at]umn[dot]edu

Prokopios Argyris, Ph.D.


  • Rena Levin-Klein

    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: Ph.D. - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2016; M.Sc. - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2010; B.Sc. - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2008
    rlevinkl[at]umn[dot]edu

Rena Levin-Klein, Ph.D.


  • Harvijay Singh

    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: Ph.D. - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 2018; M.Sc. - Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut, 2011; B.Sc. - Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut, 2009
    hsingh[at]umn[dot]edu

Harvijay Singh, Ph.D.


  • Jordan Becker

    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: Ph.D. - University of Wisconsin at Madison, 2017; B.S. - University of Wisconsin at Madison, 2009
    beck1169[at]umn[dot]edu

Jordan Becker, Ph.D.


  • Jennifer McCann

    Current Program: Microbiology, Immunology & Cancer Biology
    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: Ph.D. - University of Minnesota, 2019; B.S. in Biology - University of Utah-Salt Lake City, 2011
    mccan121[at]umn[dot]edu

Jennifer McCann


Junior Faculty Collaborators


  • Nadine Shaban

    Assistant Professor
    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: Ph.D. - Wake Forest University, 2011; B.S. - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006
    nmshaban[at]umn[dot]edu

Nadine Shaban, Ph.D.


  • Michael Carpenter

    Research Specialist, HHMI
    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: Ph.D. - Wayne State University, 2008; B.S. - Northern Michigan University, 2001
    mcarpent[at]umn[dot]edu

Michael A. Carpenter, Ph.D.


  • N. Alpay Temiz

    Assistant Professor
    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: Ph.D. - University of Pittsburgh, M.S. - Bogazici Univeristy, 2001.
    temizna[at]umn[dot]edu

N. Alpay Temiz, Ph.D.


  • Terumasu Ikeda

    Assistant Professor
    Degree(s)/Past Institutions: Ph.D. - Kumamoto University, 2009; M.S. - Kumamoto University, 2006; B.S. - Kumamoto University, 2004
    tikeda[at]umn[dot]edu

Terumasa Ikeda, Ph.D.


Undergraduates


  • Cameron Durfee

    Current Affiliation: College of Biological Sciences - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
    durfe041[at]umn[dot]edu

Cameron Durfee

  • Matt Bittman

    Current Affiliation: College of Biological Sciences - University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
    bittm008[at]umn[dot]edu

Matt Bittman

Previous Ph.D. Students


Jennifer McCann (2019)
Artur Serebrenik (2019)
Jiayi Wang (2019)
Adam Cheng (2019)
Amber St. Martin (2018)
Amy Molan (2018)
Christopher Richards (2018)
Brett Anderson (2017)
Gabriel Starrett (2017)
Maggie Olson (2015)
Brandon Leonard (2015)
Val Vieira (2015)
Eric Refsland (2014)
Michael Burns (2013)
Judd Hultquist (2012)
Lela Lackey (2012)
John Albin (2012)
Zach Demorest (2011)
Rebecca LaRue (2010)
Mark Stenglein (2009)
Steve Offer (2009)
Stefán Jónsson (2009)
Guylaine Haché (2009)
April Schumacher (2008)
Donna MacDuff (2008)


Previous Postdoctoral Associates


Diako Ebrahimi, Ph.D.
Ph.D. - University of South Wales
Postdoctoral Associate from 2015-2019
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA
(TX Biomed)

Allison Land, Ph.D.
Ph.D. - University of Manitoba
Postdoctoral Associate from 2009-2015
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, USA
(MNSU website)

Anurag Rathore, Ph.D.
Ph.D. - Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institue of Medical Sceinces
Postdoctoral Associate from 2009-2014
Present Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, NY, USA

Judd Hultquist, Ph.D.
Ph.D. - University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Postdoctoral Associate from 2012-2013
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
(Northwestern website)

Keisuke Shindo, Ph.D.
Ph.D. & M.D. - Kyoto University
Postdoctoral Associate from 2005 - 2010
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Kyoto University, Japan
(Hematology and Oncology)

Mark T. Liddament, Ph.D.
Ph.D. - University of Cambridge
Postdoctoral Associate from 2003 - 2004
Present Position: Principal Scientist, OBodies Ltd., New Zealand