team

Meet the Fly Whisperers of Eleftherianos Lab!
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Christmas Dinner 2017

principal investigator

Dr. Ioannis Eleftherianos
Associate professor
"the boss"
Insect Infection
​and Immunity

postdoctoral fellows

Dr. Sneh Harsh
THE "GURU"
Drosophila Immunity and Metabolism

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research assistants

Christa Heryanto
research staff
& lab manager
the "GPS"
Kyle Devine
research assistant

The "FLY Master"

graduate students

Eric Kenney
cookie dealer
Molecular Basis of Entomopathogenic Nematode Parasitism
Yaprak Ozakman
protein princess
​Drosophila Anti-Nematode Immunity
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Ghada Tafesh

undergraduate researchers

Whidbey Bissell
Molecular Basis of Entomopathogenic Nematode Parasitism
Addison Fry
​Drosophila
Anti-Nematode Immunity

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HIGH SCHOOL RESEARCHERS

Irene Kim
Entomopathogenic Nematode Mutualism with Their Specific Bacteria 

Lab Alumni

- Former postdoctoral fellows:
  1. Dr. Jelena Patrnogic (October 2015 - September 2017)
  2. Dr. Julio Castillo (September 2010 - July 2014)

- Former research assistants:
  1. ​Yukari Usuda (August 2015- October 2016)
  2. Olivia Magnussen (April - December 2014)
  3. Paulina Kriska (October 2013 - April 2014)
  4. Johnny Byun (September 2010 - May 2013)

- Former graduate students:
  1. Dr. Shruti Yadav (September 2012-May 2018)
  2. Dustin Cooper (August 2015 - December 2017)
  3. Dr. Upasana Shokal (September 2011 - June 2017)
  4. Jaishri Atri (September 2012 - May 2014; also undergraduate researcher and Enosinian scholar)
  5. Tania Maldonado (May 2013 - December 2015; also undergraduate researcher and Enosinian scholar)

- Former undergraduate students:
  1. Sonali Gupta (April 2017- May 2018)
  2. Gary Hovsepian (May 2016-May 2018)
  3. Taylor Brewer (November 2017 - January 2018)
  4. Nathaniel Bachtel (January 2015 - December 2017)
  5. Caitlin Wuebbolt (June 2016- June 2017)
  6. Nkechi Ozoukwu (May 2016- April 2017)
  7. Sudhamsh Tippireddy (September 2016- February 2017)
  8. Hannah Kopydlowski (January-December 2016)
  9. Victoria Chevee (May 2015 – May 2016; undergraduate research honors; Atkins award for best Honors thesis in Biological Sciences Department)
  10. Katie Banks (June 2014 - August 2015)
  11. Joanna Frazier (June 2014 - May 2015; Enosinian scholar)
  12. Akasha Katakam (September - December 2014)
  13. Rachael Holbreich (January - May 2014)
  14. Jack Fitzsimons (October 2013 - May 2014)
  15. Julia Accetta (June 2012 - May 2014; undergraduate research honors; GWU Luther Rice fellowship recipient; Enosinian scholar)
  16. Sarah McCormack (June 2012 - May 2014; undergraduate research honors; GWU Luther Rice fellowship recipient; Enosinian scholar)
  17. Dustin Cooper (January - July 2013)
  18. Kimia Ramezani (May 2011 – May 2012)
  19. Stephanie Spivack (January – December 2011; GWU Harlan fellowship recipient)
  20. Peter Kirechu (January – June 2011)
  21. Ethan Paulin (January – June 2011)
  22. Andrew Chester (August – December 2011)
  23. Christina Revenis (May 2010 – May 2011; undergraduate research honors; GWU Luther Rice fellowship recipient; Atkins award for best Honors thesis in Biological Sciences Department)
  24. Kareen More (May – December 2010)

- Former high school students:
  1. Shreya Wadehra, TJHSST (June 2017 - January 2018)
  2. Ashima Banga, TJHSST (June 2016 - January 2017)
  3. Katie Pruitt, TJHSST (June 2015 - February 2016)
  4. Christine Nguyen, TJHSST (June - December 2014)
  5. Likhitha Kolla, TJHSST (June - December 2014)
  6. Sahitya Allam, TJHSST (May – August 2013)
  7. Jackie Lee, TJHSST (May - December 2012)
  8. Sajala Shukla, TJHSST (May - December 2011)
  9. Arman Khojandi, TJHSST (May – December 2011)