Research Staff

Our research staff are essential to the function and success of the department.

Sarah Bastian

Program/Project Coordinator
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Amy Beyer

Research Assistant
For: Dr. John Leslie

Melinda Dalby

Research Assistant
For: Dr. Barbara Valent

Dwight Davidson

Research Assistant
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Chandler Day

Associate Diagnostician
For: Judy O'Mara

Raissa Debacker Moura

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Kelsey Andersen Onofre

Judy Dizon

IT Project Manager
For: Dr. James Stack

Samantha Elledge

Research Assistant
For: Dr. Alina Akhunova

Ethan Faryna

Program/Project Manager

Mayela Flores Romero

Research Associate
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Daniel Hopper

Research Assistant
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Arjun Khanal

Applications Developer II

Hyeonju Lee

Research Associate
For: Dr. Harold Trick

Yan Li

Research Associate
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Evgenii Liakh

Research Associate
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Hui Liu

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Sanzhen Liu

Sarah Malkawi

Research Assistant
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Jaideep Mallick

Fungal Genetics Stock Center Curator
For: Dr. John Leslie

Afsana Noor, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Chris Little

Thomas Oakley

Research Assistant
For: Tim Todd

Jose Ruiz Ortiz

Research Assistant
For: Dr. Alina Akhunova

Benjamin Osae

Research Assistant
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Ramgopal Prajapati, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. David Cook

Ved Prakash, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Shahideh Nouri

Jon Raupp

Senior Scientist
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Veerendra Sharma, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Harold Trick

Natalie Waite

Research Assistant
For: Dr. Chris Little

Shuangye Wu

Research Associate
For: Dr. Jared Crain

Zitong Yu, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Ural Yunusbaev, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov

Jason Zurn, PhD

Fellow (Post-Doc)
For: Dr. Eduard Akhunov