Francisco Pelegri
Principal Investigator
Professor & Chair, Laboratory of Genetics
fjpelegri@wisc.edu

 

 

Cara Moravec
Postdoctoral Research Associate
cmoravec@wisc.edu

 

 

Christina Hansen
Postdoctoral Research Associate
chansen24@wisc.edu

 

 

Ryan Trevena
Graduate Research Assistant
rtrevena@wisc.edu

 

 

Trevor Chamberlain
Graduate Research Assistant
tjchamberlai@wisc.edu

 

 

Caroline Barry
Graduate Research Assistant
ccbarry@wisc.edu

 

Undergraduate Researchers: 
Sam Moran
Iris Lor
Zihan Zheng
Lizette Arroyo
Morgan Banks
Robert (Rob) Hall

Fish Husbandry Team:
Gavin Schopf, Leo Blouin, Riley Kelley, & Michael Hekmat

Lab Alumni: 
Grad students/Postdocs/Research Staff:

• Gabby Voit, former research intern
  > PhD student in the Gutzman lab at UW-Milwaukee
•  Dr. Elaine Welch, former grad student
  > Associate Research Scientist (Gene & Cell Therapy) at PPD
• Dr. Celeste Eno, former grad student
  > Associate Director (Pathology) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Dr. Andrew (Drew) Hasley, former grad student
  > Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar (Biotechnology) at NCSU
• Dr. Danielle Grotjahn, former research specialist
  > Assistant Professor at Scripps Research
• Dr. Sreelaja Nair, former postdoc
  > Associate Professor (Biosciences & Bioengineering) at IITB
• Dr. Robin Lindeman, former grad student
  > Supervisor (Development Science) at Beckman Coulter
• Dr. Lance Urven, visiting scientist
  > Professor (Biology) at Marian University
• Dr. Bharti Solanki, former grad student
  > Staff Scientist (R&D) at Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Dr. Xiaoyan Ge, former grad student
  > Assistant Professor (Genetics & Genomics) & Assistant Director (Molecular Genetics) at Mount Sinai
• Dr. Emily Putiri, former grad student
  > Associate Director (Clinical Research) at Mersana Therapeutics
• Dr. Jamie Lyman Gingerich, former grad student
  > Associate Professor (Biology) at UW-Eau Claire

Undergraduate Researchers:

• Benton Veire > Research Associate at 10X Genomics
• Jarred Otterlee
• Monica Selvaraj > Research Assistant in the Lehmann Lab
• Julia Oelke > Masters student (Lifestyle Medicine)
• Jacky Lor > PharmD student at UW-Madison
• Kelsey Rahe > Student at the UIC College of Dentistry
• Clara Garcia > Medical student at Carver College of Medicine
• Mykala Conroy > Medical student at Des Moines University
• Destiny Baars > Forensic Scientist
• Erica Weber > Regulatory Analyst at 3M
• Jonathon Heir > Medical student at the Univ. of Pittsburgh
• Dr. Elizabeth Theusch – Assistant Researcher at UCSF

Visiting Students:
Melisa Dehuma; high school student
– Participant in PEOPLE (Precollege Enrichment Opportunity        Program for Learning Excellence)
S. Isaac; Washington & Jefferson College
– Participant in the Biological SIGNALS Program