People
Francisco J. Alvarez, PhD
Professor
Whitehead Research Building, Room 642
School of Medicine faculty profile
404-727-5139
Email: Francisco.j.alvarez@emory.edu
Biosketch:
Francisco (Paco) received a B.S. in Biology from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid (Spain) in 1984 and a PhD (1987) for work done at the CajalInstitute (CSIC) under the direction of Prof. José Rodrigo and at St. Thomas’s Hospital in London under the direction of Prof. John V. Priestley. He then received further postdoctoral training in the Priestley Lab followed by a second postdoc in the lab of Prof. Alan R. Light at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. ...Read More
Ronald W. Griffith, PhD
Department of Cell Biology
Whitehead 646
Office Number 404-727-6478
Lab Number: 404-727-4826
Fax: 404-727-2648
Biosketch:
Ron obtained his B.S. in 1985 at the University of West Georgia, followed by a and masters in Science completed at the same University in 1987. He obtained his Ph.D. at Emory University in 1997 under the direction of Dr. Jerome Sutin (Cell Biology, Emory University). ...Read More
Edyta B. Murlin, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Whitehead 629
Lab Number: 404-727-4826
Email: edyta.murlin@emory.edu
Edyta received her PhD from the Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering at the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1999, after obtaining her Master of Science in Physics from the Adam Mickiewicz University. ...Read More
Ryan Wood, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Lab: Whitehead 627-629
Lab Number: 404-727-4826
Email: ryan.wood@emory.edu
Biosketch:
Ryan obtained a dual B.S./M.S. degree in 2016 at Brigham Young University in Chemical Engineering. He completed his Ph.D. in 2020 at Brigham Young University in Chemical Engineering with an emphasis in Biomedical Engineering under the direction of Dr. William Pitt. ...Read More
Olivia Mistretta, MS
Graduate Student
PhD Neuroscience Program (co-mentor with Dr. Arthur English)
Lab: Whitehead 627-629
Lab Number: 404-727-4826
Email : Ocmistr@emory.edu
Biosketch:
Olivia obtained her B.S. in 2014 at Kennesaw State University, followed by a M.S. in Integrative biology from the same university in 2016. Her master’s thesis focused on the therapeutic potential of Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on spasticity. ...Read More
Tana Sue Portoff, BA
Graduate Student
LGS Neuroscience Program
Lab: Whitehead 627-629
Lab Number: 404-727-4826
Email: tana.pottorf@emory.edu
Biosketch:
Tana obtained a B.A. in Biology degree in 2018 at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. She started her graduate career at Emory in the fall of 2020 (The CoVid Cohort), and is working towards obtaining her Ph.D. in Neuroscience. Tana joined the Alvarez lab for her dissertation research in the summer of 2021.
Zoƫ Haley-Johnson, BS
Research Specialist
Lab: Whitehead 627-629
Lab Number: 404-727-4826
Email: zoe.haley-johnson@emory.edu
Biosketch:
Zoë graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2019, with her B.S. in Physiology & Neurobiology and a minor in music performance.
Since joining the Alvarez lab in the fall of 2020, Zoë has begun studying the neuroinflammatory reaction that occurs in the spinal cord following peripheral nerve injury. Specifically, she examines the role of CCR2+ cells entering the ventral horn of the spinal cord around motoneurons axotomized after nerve transections.
William McCallum, BS
Research Specialist
Lab: Whitehead 627-629
Lab Number: 404-727-4826
Email: will8mccallum@gmail.com
Biosketch:
Will received his B.S. in Biology in 2016 at the University of Oregon. During his time at the UO he worked in the lab of Dr. Mike Wehr, facilitating behavioral assays of auditory perception in mice. After graduating Will went on to work as a Research Specialist in the laboratory of Dr. Grégory Scherrer at Stanford University, and consequently moved along with Dr. Scherrer to the University of North Carolina in 2019 under the same title.
Andrew Worthy, BA, BS
Research Specialist
Lab: Whitehead 627-629
Lab Number: 404-727-4826
Email: andrew.worthy@emory.edu
Biosketch:
Andrew earned a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in Chemistry from Emory University, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2020. During his undergraduate training, Andrew led an honors research project under the guidance of Dr. Nic Vega that investigated the spiteful weapon dynamics of lysogenic bacteria in conspecific competition with phage-susceptible strains. ...Read More
Noah Greenfield
Undergraduate Student
Math Department
Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Lab: Whitehead 627-629
Lab Number: 404-727-4826
Email: nmgreen@emory.edu
Biosketch:
Noah began his undergraduate education in the 2018-2019 term. He is currently on the Pre-Med track while majoring in Mathematics and minoring in Physics. ...Read More
Anthony Wang
Undergraduate Student
Biology and Computer Science
Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Lab: Whitehead 627-629
Lab Number: 404-727-4826
Email: anthony.anshih.wang@emory.edu
Biosketch:
Anthony is currently a junior double-majoring in biology and computer science at the Emory College of Arts and Sciences. ...Read More
Alvarez Lab Alumni
Wright University |
1995 - 2010 |
Position after leaving Alvarez lab and current (italics) |
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS |
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Dr. Rosa M. Villalba |
1999 - 2002 |
Research Scientist, Yerkes Primate Research, Atlanta, GA Same |
Dr. David Gonzalez-Forero |
2003 - 2004 |
Assistant Professor, University of Cadiz, Spain Professor, University of Cadiz, Spain |
Dr. Patrick Sonner |
2008- 2010 |
Instructor, Wright State University, Dayton, OH Same |
Ph.D. STUDENTS |
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Dr. Eric J. Geiman |
1998 - 2003 |
Postdoc, F32 Awardee, Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA Full Professor, Sinclair College, Dayton, Ohio |
Dr. Valerie C. (Neff) Siembab |
2004 - 2009 |
Associate Director Microscopy Imaging Core Wright State University, Dayton, OH Contract Specialist, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, WSU, Dayton, OH |
Dr. Dannette S (Geiman) Richards |
2003 - 2009 |
Teaching Instructor, Sinclair College, Dayton, OH Assistant Professor, Sinclair College Dayton, OH |
Dr. Ana Benito-Gonzalez |
2007 - 2011 |
Postdoc, F32 Awardee, John Hopkins Medical School Baltimore, MD Outschool Teacher |
MASTERS STUDENTS |
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Michael C. Knox |
1999 - 2000 |
Medical School, University of Toledo, OH M.D. practice in Lebanon, Indiana |
Eileen Fitzsimons Kantamneni |
2004 - 2006 |
Bhagavatula Charitable Trust, Non-profit NGO in rural India Same |
Haley E. Titus |
2008 - 2009 |
PhD Student, Neuroscience PhD Program University of Cincinnati, OH Research Scientist at Northwestern University |
Emory University |
2011-present |
Position after leaving Alvarez lab and current (italics) |
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS |
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Dr. Andre F Rivard |
2011 - 2015 |
Staff Scientist, Stanford University, CA |
Dr. JoAnna T. Anderson |
2011 - 2016 |
prIME Oncology, Atlanta, GA Senior Medical Writer at ArticulateScience LLC |
Dr. Laura Gomez-Perez |
2013 - 2018 |
Back to Spain |
Ph.D. STUDENTS |
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Dr. Travis M. Rotterman |
2013 - 2018 |
Postdoc, F32 Awardee, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA |
Dr. Erica T Akhter |
2015 - 2019 |
Instructor Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA |
UNDERGRADUATES (HONORS) Positions listed correspond to those after Emory graduation |
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Turnee Malik (Honors) |
2013 - 2014 |
PhD Student, Vanderbilt University (Tennessee) |
Anirudh Dwarakanath |
2013 - 2014 |
Masters in Botechnology and Health Sciences, John Hopkins University Medical Student, Albany Medical College 2019 grad |
Adam J. Schultz (Honors) |
2014- 2016 |
Postbaccalaurate Research Program, National Institutes of Heath (Washington DC) |
Tavishi Chopra |
2017 - 2019 |
Medical Student, Creighton Medical School (Omaha, Nebraska) |
Shlok Sarin |
2018 - 2020 |
Medical Student, Case Westren Resereve (Cleveland, Ohio) |
POST BAC RESEARCH |
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Alicia Lane |
2015 - 2019 Research Tech |
Graduate Student, Emory Neuroscience PhD Program (Atlanta, Georgia) |
Indeara Codgell |
2019 - 2020 Research Tech |
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