Personnel

Principal Investigator

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Christopher Phiel

Lab Director • Associate Professor Department of Integrative Biology
christopher.phiel@ucdenver.edu     303-315-7678

Professional Research Assistant

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Laura Sedivy

Professional Research Assistant
4 Things About Laura: In addition to being a fantastic molecular biologist, Laura enjoys hiking, fishing, hunting, and beekeeping (she makes her own honey!).
laura.sedivy@ucdenver.edu

M.S. Students

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Gabrielle Rietz

Graduate Student
4 Things About Gabrielle: Likes hiking, traveling, and training working dogs. Thinks HEK293 cells are really cool to look at under the microscope.
gabrielle.rietz@ucdenver.edu

Undergraduates

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Hannah Abroe

Undergraduate Student
hannah.abroe@ucdenver.edu
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Amy Hernandez

Undergraduate Student
amy.j.hernandez@ucdenver.edu
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Chang Huang

Undergraduate Student
4 Things About Chang: Born and raised in Taiwan, favorite animals are wolves, enjoys traveling, and loves trying foods from different cultures.
chang.huang@ucdenver.edu
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Ellie Korthals

Undergraduate Student
elizabeth.korthals@ucdenver.edu
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McKensie Miller

Undergraduate Student
mckensie.miller@ucdenver.edu
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Matthew Mitchell

Undergraduate Student
3 Things About Matt: Enjoys black coffee, alarmingly spicy food, and dogs wearing lab goggles while doing important research
matthew.k.mitchell@ucdenver.edu

Notable Previous Lab Personnel

Anthony Popkie, Ph.D. – currently Territory Manager at Takara Bio USA

Jessi Buescher, Ph.D. – currently IRB Protocol Analyst at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Tony D’Ippolito, Ph.D. – currently a Computational Biologist at Syros Pharmaceuticals

Colleen Bartman, Ph.D. – currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Mayo Clinic

Jenni Egelston, M.S. – currently working as Assistant Clinical Project Manager at Bioclinica

Kelsie Faulds, M.S. – currently BioDesign director at Inworks

Katie Kilpatrick, M.S. – currently a Professional Research Assistant in the Su Lab at the University of Colorado School of Medicine

Hayes Arnold, M.S. – currently a Research Assistant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Hanna Kozlowski, M.S. – currently Research Assistant at Sharklet Technologies

Mohammed Alawami – currently in Ph.D. program at the University of Cambridge

Harmony Matshik Dakafay – currently Lab Manager at University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

Sravya Kattula – currently in Ph.D. program at the University of North Carolina

Sanju Garimella – currently in M.D. program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine

Leigh Zeidner – currently Owner of Leigh Zeidner Pictures

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