Maxine graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a B.S. in Bioengineering and a minor in Food Systems. She conducted research in Dr. David Schaffer's lab where she used directed evolution to engineer AAV capsids for enhanced CNS tropism...
Gunnar graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. in Biology. His research as an undergrad at Iowa State University focused on investigating the T cell response to nanoparticle-based influenza vaccination. He is interested in studying mechanisms...
Maya graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.S. in biochemistry. During her undergraduate career, she conducted research on the mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 and its role in hypertension. She is interested in the mechanisms that drive...
Louise went to Northeastern University where she majored in Bioengineering and Biochemistry and graduated in 2024. Louise works on three projects in the Sharpe Lab spanning viral immunology, cancer immunology, and autoimmunity. Louise hopes to continue...
Haonan completed a DPhil in Oncology from University of Oxford under the mentorship of Fadi Issa. His thesis project focused on characterizing a single nucleotide polymorphism in the Hippo Signaling Pathway and its effect on regulatory T cells. In the...
Elizabeth completed her studies in Biochemistry in 2014 and later obtained a Master's in Biochemistry and Bioinformatics in 2017 from the Universidad de Concepción, Chile. During her time there, she researched the role of Sall2 in tumorigenesis and...
Lauren Milling earned her Ph.D. in Biological Engineering from MIT under the mentorship of Darrell Irvine. Her thesis work focused on intratumoral administration of innate immune agonists for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer as well as designing...
Ashlyn received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in cell and molecular biology through the Accelerated Master’s Program (AMP) from the University of Alabama. While there, she studied the expression of dnmt genes and the role of sumoylation on MTF-1 in...
One of the longest serving members of Sharpe laboratory, Baolin Chang prepares mouse tail DNA, assists with colony maintenance, and helps oversee equipment maintenance. Baolin's second job is as a bakery/coffee shop owner, making the best classic style...
Michael is the Lab Manager for Sharpe Lab and the ES Cell Culture Technician for the DF/HCC Mouse Engineering Core. Outside of lab, he enjoys reading, photography, and cooking.
