Principal Investigator
Dr. Kuan-Hui Ethan Chen,
(Ph.D., University of California Riverside)
Department of Biological Sciences
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409
Our Team
Dedication | Expertise | Passion.
Master
Ph.D.
Derrick Miller
Thesis Master (2025 Fall-)
B.S., Texas Tech University (Dec 2024)
Student Assistant (Jan-Aug 2025)
Undergraduates
Diya Shah
Honors Sciences and Humanities
Texas Tech University
Joined August, 2023
Ivana Raj
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Texas Tech University
Joined Sep, 2024
Sy Bogutski
Microbiology
Texas Tech University
Joined November, 2023
Jeffrey Wang
Biology
Texas Tech University
Joined Sep, 2024
Sayani Desai
Biology
Texas Tech University
Joined Sep, 2024
Maya Vaela
Biology
Texas Tech University
Joined Jan, 2025
Arya Sreenivas
Honors Science & the Humanities
Texas Tech University
Joined Sep, 2025
Noah Padilla
Biology
Texas Tech University
Joined Sep, 2025
Lauren Woodruff
Biology
Texas Tech University
Joined Jan 2026
David Orpinel​
Biology
Texas Tech University
Joined Jan 2026
Luke Peck
Biology
Texas Tech University
Joined Sep 2025
Soren Jakobsen
Biology
Texas Tech University
Joined Jan 2026
Alumni from TTU
Jasmine Goh
Biology
Texas Tech University
June 2024 - Dec 2025
Abhinav Tanniru
High School;
Clark Scholar at Texas Tech University
Jun 2025 -Aug 2025
Mia Hootsell
Biology
Texas Tech University
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025
Trevor Jones
Nutrition
Texas Tech University
November 2023 - Dec 2025
Jasmine Goh
Biology
Texas Tech University
June 2024 - Dec 2025
Abhinav Tanniru
High School;
Clark Scholar at Texas Tech University
Jun 2025 -Aug 2025
Mia Hootsell
Biology
Texas Tech University
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025
Trevor Jones
Nutrition
Texas Tech University
November 2023 - Dec 2025
