Photograph by Max Touhey

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Nicholas Arpaia, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Faculty Profile
na2697@cumc.columbia.edu


POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWS

Mathieu Rouanne, M.D., Ph.D.

Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Ph.D. Cancer Immunology, Paris-Saclay University
M.D., Paris XIII University

Zaofeng Yang, Ph.D.

Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Ph.D. Cell and Molecular Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Edward Ballister, Ph.D.

Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania
Collaboratively co-mentored — Danino Lab, Biomedical Engineering

 

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Lucas Loffredo

Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate Program in Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

B.A. Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University

Olivia Ringham

Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate Program in Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

B.S. Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Noah Chen

M.D.-Ph.D. Student
Medical Scientist Training Program
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

B.S. Mathematics and Biochemistry, University of Michigan

Andrew Redenti

M.D.-Ph.D. Student
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Collaboratively co-mentored — Danino Lab, Biomedical Engineering

Tanner Dalton

Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate Program in Pathobiology and Mechanisms of Disease
Department of Medicine

M.S. Biology, New York University
B.A. Molecular & Cellular Biology, John Hopkins University

Dylan Mariuzza

Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate Program in Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

B.S. Biological Engineering, Cornell University


RESEARCH STAFF

Kenia De Los Santos

Research Staff Associate III

MBA, Nyack College
MACL, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Laura Sophie Balske

Research Staff Associate I

B.A. Psychology, Columbia University


UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Monica Rivera

Cell and Molecular Biology, Barnard College

Janet Villanueva

Biology and Computer Science, Columbia University

Christian Tarrasch

Applied Physics, Columbia University

Mia Zhu

Mathematical Sciences, Barnard College


LAB ALUMNI

Thomas Savage, M.D.-Ph.D.

M.D.-Ph.D., Columbia University
Medical Scientist Training Program
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Fangda Li, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Columbia University
Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Collaboratively co-mentored — Danino Lab, Biomedical Engineering

Katherine Kaiser, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Columbia University
Graduate Program in Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Sreyan Chowdhury, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Columbia University
Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Collaboratively co-mentored — Danino Lab, Biomedical Engineering

Katherine Taylor Fortson

Research Technician and Lab Manager

B.A. Neuroscience, Pomona College

Lucille Rankin, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Ph.D., University of Melbourne

Sarah Rae Hanrahan

Research Staff Associate II

B.A. Cell and Molecular Biology, Barnard College

Anmol Surpur

Research Technician

B.S. Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

Yadyvic Estrella Batista

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Public Health, Columbia University

Maya Fabozzi

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Computational Biology, Barnard College

Renzo Cavero

Undergraduate Research Assistant

B.A. Biochemistry, Columbia University

Alexander Ahn

Undergraduate Research Assistant

B.A. Biology, Columbia University

Catherine Miller

Undergraduate Research Assistant

B.A. Biology, Barnard College

Suppawat "Kurt" Kongthong

Undergraduate Research Assistant

B.A. Biology, Columbia University