Members
Joseph Mougous, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Professor of Microbiology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Director, University of Washington Microbial Interactions and Microbiome Center
Lynn M. and Michael D. Garvey Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology
Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences
Pia Andrade
Research Technician
B.S., Microbiology, University of Washington
Kyle Asfahl
Senior Scientist
Ph.D. Microbiology, Oregon State University
M.S. Environmental Microbiology, University of Arkansas
B.S. Environmental, Soil, and Water Science, University of Arkansas
Savannah Bertolli
Research Technician
B.S., Biochemistry, University of Washington
David Brinkley
Graduate Student
B.A., Biochemistry & Biophysics, Amherst College
Otto Chipashvili
Graduate Student
B.S., Biology, UMass Amherst
Brandon Duong
Undergraduate Researcher
Major: B.S., Microbiology
Savannah Farrell
Lab Administration Research Technician
B.S., Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Washington
Larry Gallagher
Senior Scientist
Ph.D., Genetics, University of Washington, B.A. Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, B.F.A. Theater and Dance, University of Colorado.
Lee Jaehoon
Research Technician
B.S., Microbiology, University of Washington
Ada Luu
Undergraduate Researcher
Major: B.S. Molecular Biology
Minola Motha de Silva
Undergraduate Researcher
Major: B.S., Environmental Public Health, B.S. Microbiology
Billy Ngo
Graduate Student
B.S., Biochemistry, B.S. Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
S. Brook Peterson
Senior Scientist
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., Biology and Spanish, Grinnell College
Hannah Ratner
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Microbiology, Emory University
B.S., Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Puget Sound
Beth Shen
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S., Biochemistry, Bradley University
Pooja Srinivas
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Pharmacology, Emory University
B.A., Molecular and Cellular Biology, UC Berkeley
Yaxi Wang
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Biochemistry, Texas A&M University,
B.S., Life Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University
Qinqin Zhao
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
B.S., Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jiangnan University