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Current Lab Members


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Dr. Keith T. Gagnon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Principal Investigator

B.S. in Biochemistry from North Carolina State University
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, under E. Stuart Maxwell
Postdoc with David R. Corey at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 
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​non-science
:  home renovation, car enthusiast, basketball, soccer, art, community outreach, family.

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Postdoctoral Fellows


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Dr. Michael S. Bosmeny, Ph.D.
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Postdoctoral Fellow

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B.S., Cornell University
M.S. in
Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL
Ph.D. in Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL
​​​non-science: 3D printing,  ...

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Dr. Venkatesh Gude, Ph.D.
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Postdoctoral Fellow

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​B.S.
M.S. 

Ph.D. 

​​​​non-science: ...

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Ramadevi Chilamkurthy, M.S., Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

B.S. in Biochemistry, Andhra University, India
M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pondicherry Central University, India
Ph.D. in Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL

​​​non-science:  traveling, interior design, crafts, board games, yoga, music

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Mansi Parasrampuria, M.S., Ph.D.

​Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S. in Biotechnology, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India
M.S. in Biotechnology, Nirma University, Gujarat, India
Ph.D. in Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL
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​non-science:
  Dancing, travelling, gardening, reading


Graduate Students


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Adrian A. Pater
Ph.D. Candidate

Graduate Student
B.S. in Biological Sciences, DePaul University
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​non-science:
  Hiking, skiing, traveling, programming, guitar  

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Adam A. White
Ph.D. Candidate

Graduate Student
B.S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL




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​non-science: ...

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Solomon Punobyin
Ph.D. Candidate

Graduate Student
B.S. in 
Medical Laboratory Science, University of Cape Coast, Ghana 



​​non-science: Soccer, Chess.

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Ashmita Dhakal
M.S. Candidate

Graduate Student
B.S.



non-science: 

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Emmanuel Sasu
Ph.D. Candidate

Graduate Student
 B.S. 




​​non-science:  

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Lydia Larkai
Ph.D. Candidate

Graduate Student
 B.S. 



​​non-science:  

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Olamide Arege
Ph.D. Candidate

Graduate Student
 B.S. 



​​non-science:  


Research Scientists


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Fatima El Azzouzi, M.S.
Researcher IV

B.S. in Plant Biology, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
M.S. in Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL

​​non-science:  walking, cooking, listening to music.


Undergraduate Assistants



Lab Alumni


Undergraduate Students
Cole Blazier (SIU SOM, Medical School)
Rachel Barge (Graduate School)
Jacob Holtz (SIU, Chemistry)
​Anna Heffren (SIU, Physiology)
David Adeyemo (SIU, Biological Sciences)
Abigail Rohe (SIU, Physiology)
Gabriel Bonansinga (SIU, Computer Science)
Madison Hebert (Industry, laboratory technician)
​Scott Benzinger (Purdue, Ph.D. candidate)
Paige Metz (SIU SOM, Biochemistry Ph.D. candidate)
Adam White (WFU SOM, Biochemistry Ph.D. candidate)
Helen Mihm (Univ. Arizona, M.S.)
​Anthony Henke (UT Dallas, Ph.D. candidate)
Nicole Fuller (USC School of Medicine, Greenville, SC)
Austin Weigle (UIUC - Ph.D. candidate)
James Donohue (St. Louis University, M.S. candidate)

Gisela Cairo-Baza (Indiana University - Ph.D. candidate)
Ariadna Cairo-Baza (UC Merced - Ph.D. candidate)​
Research Scientists
Rourke Sylvain, B.S. (M.S. candidate, Michigan State)
Grace Forrest, B.S. (Industry, technician)
Graduate Students
Mansi Parasrampuria, M.S., Ph.D. (Postdoc, Wake Forest University SOM)
Ramadevi Chilamkurthy, M.S., Ph.D. (Postdoc, Wake Forest University SOM)
Seth Eddington, B.S. (Ph.D. candidate, SIU-SOM MBMB)
Paige Metz, B.S. (Ph.D. candidate, SIU-SOM MBMB)
Zafeiria Nikolaidi, B.S. (M.S. candidate, SIU Chemistry)
Patrick Brown, M.S. (leave of absence)
Jacob Marrs, B.S. (leave of absence)
Abadat Yinusa, M.S., 2022 (Scientist, Abbvie)
​Katy Ovington, Ph.D., 2022 (Scientist, Dyne Therapeutics)
Christopher L. Barkau, Ph.D., 2021 (Postdoctoral fellow, SIU)
Kushal Rohilla, Ph.D., 2020 (Scientist, Genentech)
​Eman A. Ageely, Ph.D., 2019 (Postdoc, MIT) 
Courtney Slavich, M.S., 2019 (Nashville Zoo)
Zachary J. Kartje, Ph.D. 2018 (Postdoc, RNA Therapeutics Institute at UMass)
Eman A. Ageely, M.S., 2016 (Ph.D. candidate, SIU Chemistry)
Aiysha Althobaiti, B.S. (Ph.D. candidate, SIU-SOM MBMB)
Ayomi Hewavidana, B.S. (leave of absence)
Postdoctoral Fellows
Christopher L. Barkau, Ph.D. (Lecturer, SIU School of Medicine)
​Maria Barton, Ph.D. (Lecturer and Researcher, SIU School of Medicine)
​Shaoni Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Med School)
High School Students
Michael Muzinich (B.S. at Oklahoma State University)
Macey Davis
David Chen (Medical School, Tulane)

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