CURRENT

Richard Allen White III

  • Assistant Professor - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Associate Member of the Australian Centre for Astrobiology, Sydney, Australia
  • Principal Investigator (PI) of the RAW Lab
  • Postdoctoral Computational biology - Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)
  • Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology - University of British Columbia
  • M.S. Biology (Molecular Virology) - California State University - East Bay (formerly Hayward)
  • B.S. Cellular and Molecular Biology - California State University - East Bay (formerly Hayward)
  • Multiomics (Next Generation Sequencing/Mass Spectrometry)
  • Virology
  • De novo assembly (complex metagenomes/large genomes)
  • Novel antivirals and antibiotics
  • Bacteriophage therapy

Jose L Figueroa III

  • PhD Bioinformatics - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (In Progress)
  • M.S. Bioinformatics - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • B.S. Computer Science - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Languages: Python, Java, C++, C#, R
  • Databases: MySQL, SQlite
  • Framework: Google Cloud Platform, Jupyter Notebooks, NetBeans, Eclipse, Pycharm, RStudio, Git, Linux
  • Kayaking
  • Archery
  • Clarinet
  • Board games

Madeline Bellanger

  • PhD Bioinformatics and Computational Biology - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (In Progress)
  • M.S. Bioinformatics - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • B.S. Computer Science - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • B.A. Anthropology - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Languages: Python, Java, Bash, R
  • Microscopy (TEM, AFM, EFM)
  • Cyanobacteria/Cyanophage
  • Human evolution
  • Phage characterization
  • Hiking
  • Squarebody Chevys
  • Indoor plants
  • Yoga/pilates

Sophie Tanker

  • M.S. Bioinformatics - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (In Progress)
  • B.S. Computer Science - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Languages: Python, BASH, R
  • APIs: CustomTkinter, Flask, PANDAS, Seaborn
  • Wet Lab Skills: Phage concentration and filtration
  • Running
  • Reading
  • Backpacking
  • Cooking/Baking

Stephanie Wiedman

  • M.S. Bioinformatics - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (In Progress)
  • B.S. Biology - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Biology
  • Crochet
  • Guitar

Sabrina Pinard

  • M.S. Bioinformatics - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (In Progress)
  • B.S. Biology - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (In Progress)
  • Languages: Python
  • Wet Lab Skills: Gel electrophoresis, PCR, Flow cytometry
  • Volleyball
  • Sudoku
  • Rafting
  • Reading

Bryan Fulghum

  • B.S. Biology - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (In Progress)
  • Calculus
  • C++
  • Electrical Systems
  • Plant Biology
  • Political Science
  • Chess
  • Poker
  • Social Deduction Games
  • Scrabble
  • Philosophy

Andra Buchan

  • M.S. Bioinformatics - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (In Progress)
  • B.S. Computer Science - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (In Progress)
  • Dry lab techniques: Genome assembly, data analytics, Python, BASH
  • Wet lab techniques: Phage isolation and amplification, DNA extraction
  • Best figure artist this side of the Missisippi
  • Diving
  • Rock Climbing
  • Drawing
  • Video games
  • Playing guitar

Timothy Zhytkou

  • B.S. Computer Science - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (In Progress)
  • A.S. Biological Sciences Pathway - Central Piedmont Community College
  • Languages: Python, Java, BASH
  • Professionally Lytic
  • General Biology
  • Baking
  • Rock Climbing
  • Lysing
  • Tabletop Games

Khaled Obeid

  • B.S. Computer Science - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (In Progress)
  • Languages: Python, Bash, Java
  • Databases: MySQL
  • Frameworks: Git, Linux, Netbeans, VStudio
  • Video Games
  • Cars
  • Building Computers
  • Football

Joshua Hensley

  • B.S. Biology - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (In Progress)
  • B.S. Psychology - University of North Carolina at Charlotte (In Progress)
  • Wet Lab Skills: Gram staining, Bacterial culture, Centrifugation
  • Cooking, Reading, Calisthenics, Yoga

FORMER

Former Members

undergraduatemastersPhD
Serenna Eason (2023)Lisa Ricanek (2022)Eliza Dhungel (2022)
Hailey Hill (2023)Deep Prajapati (2021)Wai-Lun Lam (2022)
Colin Speer (2022)Jeanne-Marie Linker (2021)Emmanual Baah (2022)
Mchael Jean-Jumeau (2022)Mounika Ramapura (2022)Carlos Harper (2021)
Ifeoluwa Onasanya (2021)Deekshitha Gandu (2020-2021)Will Voelker (2021)
Cassaundra Allison (2021)Rakesh Bommsietty (2020-2021)Azita Alasvand (2021)
Stephanie Phelan (2021)Thrilok Kumar Reddy (2020-2021)David Wilson (2021)
Raegan Johnston (2021)

COLLABORATORS

Internal at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

nameinstitutionlablink
Cory BrouwerUNC Charlotte Bioinformatics [NCRC]Brouwer Labhttps://cci.charlotte.edu/directory/cory-brouwer
Elizabeth CooperUNC Charlotte Bioinformatics [NCRC]Cooper Labhttps://elizcooperlab.com/
Alex DornburgUNC Charlotte BioinformaticsEVIL Labhttps://carolinafishes.github.io/
Kristen FunkUNC Charlotte BiologyFunk Labhttps://pages.charlotte.edu/kfunk/
Denis Jacob Machado UNC Charlotte Bioinformatics [CIPHER]Phyloinformatics Labhttps://phyloinformatics.com/
Dan JaniesUNC Charlotte Bioinformatics [CIPHER]Janies Labhttps://janieslab.github.io/
Will AlexanderUNC Charlotte Biology [CIPHER]Reitzel labhttps://sites.google.com/site/thereitzellab/
Adam ReitzelUNC Charlotte Biology [CIPHER]Reitzel labhttps://sites.google.com/site/thereitzellab/
Robert ReidUNC Charlotte Bioinformatics [NCRC]Reid Labhttps://cci.charlotte.edu/directory/robert-reid-0
Way SungUNC Charlotte BioinformaticsSung Labhttps://cci.charlotte.edu/directory/way-sung
Laurel YoheUNC Charlotte Bioinformatics [NCRC]Yohe Labhttps://www.yohelab.net/

External to University of North Carolina at Charlotte

nameinstitutionlablink
Brendan BurnsUniversity of New South WalesBurns Labhttps://www.theburnslab.com/
Maren L FriesenWashington State UniversityFriesen Labhttps://mps.wsu.edu/dr-maren-friesen/
Lisa TiemannMichigan State UniversityTiemann Labhttps://www.canr.msu.edu/people/lisa_tiemann
Pieter VisscherUniversity of ConnecticutVisscher Labhttps://marinesciences.uconn.edu/person/pieter-visscher/
Emma HardingUniversity of New South WalesWhite Labhttps://www.whitelab.unsw.edu.au/
Peter WhiteUniversity of New South WalesWhite Labhttps://www.whitelab.unsw.edu.au/