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Lab Members

  • Pamela Mellon, Ph.D.​, Distinguished Professor and Vice-Chair for Research

    Pamela Mellon, Ph.D.​, Distinguished Professor and Vice-Chair for Research

  • Karen J. Tonsfeldt, Ph.D., Assistant Project Scientist

    Karen J. Tonsfeldt, Ph.D., Assistant Project Scientist

    2020-present
    Postdoctoral Fellow 2015-2020
    Ph.D. from Oregon Health Sciences University
    Training in Reproductive Sciences NIH Training Grant, 2015-2016
    National Institutes of Health NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017-2019, F32 HD090837
    “Regulation of the Preovulatory Surge by the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus”
  • Jessica Cassin, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar

    Jessica Cassin, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar

    2018-present
    Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    IRACDA Training Program, 2018-2021
    ​​Training in Reproductive Sciences NIH Training Grant, 2019 and 2022
  • Ichiko Saotome, B.A., Staff Research Associate and Laboratory Manager

    Ichiko Saotome, B.A., Staff Research Associate and Laboratory Manager

    2016-present
  • Chengxian Victoria Shi, M.S., Staff Research Associate

    Chengxian Victoria Shi, M.S., Staff Research Associate

    2020-present
    Graduate of the BS/MS Program in Biological Sciences
    2019-2020
    Undergraduate Researcher
    2018-2019​​
  • Jacqueline Hernandez, M.S., Staff Research Associate

    Jacqueline Hernandez, M.S., Staff Research Associate

    2021-present
    Graduate of the BS/MS Program in Biological Sciences
    2020-2021
    BrightSpinnaker Fellowship 2021
    Undergraduate Researcher
    2019-2020
    McNair Research Program 
    Endocrine Society, Summer Research Program
  • Nathanael Rizo, B.S., Staff Research Associate

    Nathanael Rizo, B.S., Staff Research Associate

    2021-present
  • Nay Tiffany Naing, B.S., Master's Student

    Nay Tiffany Naing, B.S., Master's Student

    BS/MS Program in Biological Sciences, 2021-2022
    Undergraduate 
    Researcher and Staff, 2020-2021 
    McNair Research Program 
  • Ryan Dang Nguyen, B.S., Master's Student

    Ryan Dang Nguyen, B.S., Master's Student

    BS/MS Program in Biological Sciences, 2021-2022
    Undergraduate Researcher, 2020-2021
  • Celine Bojo, Undergraduate Researcher and Staff

    Celine Bojo, Undergraduate Researcher and Staff

    2020-present ​
    Doris Howell Research Fellowship
  • Michelle He, Undergraduate Researcher

    Michelle He, Undergraduate Researcher

    2019-present​​
    Julia Brown Scholarship 2021
  • Dominique Gillette, Undergraduate Researcher and Staff

    Dominique Gillette, Undergraduate Researcher and Staff

    2020-present
  • Gisselle Santiago, Undergraduate Researcher

    Gisselle Santiago, Undergraduate Researcher

    2022-present
  • Kimberly Merene, B.S., Volunteer

    Kimberly Merene, B.S., Volunteer

    2021-present
  • Ruth Montouri, Administrative Assistant

    Ruth Montouri, Administrative Assistant

    2012-present