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.
Mei Li
Ph.D.
B.S.; M.S.; M.D. from Heidelberg University, Germany
Joined July, 2023
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Md Shakil Ahmed Khan
Ph.D.
B.S., M.S. from Seoul National University, South Korea
Joined September, 2023
Reagan Farrell
Ph.D.
B.S. from Texas Tech University
Joined May, 2023
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Nicholas Pascuzzi
Ph.D.
B.S., from Texas Tech University
2025
Christopher Ulibarri
Non-Thesis Master (2025 Fall-)
B.S., Texas Tech University (May 2025)
Research Volunteer (Oct 2024-May 2025)
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
Mary Grace Kim
Lubbock High School,
2023 May - July
Lizet Cano Rodriguez
Biology
Texas Tech University
2023 Dec- 2024 May
Marco Araneda
B.S., (May 2024)
Biology, Texas Tech University
2024 May - July
Miguel Torres
B.S., (Dec 2024)
MicroBiology,Texas Tech University
Jun 2023- Dec 2024
Amy Hemmett
B.S., (Dec 2024)
Microbiology, Texas Tech University
2023 Dec - 2024 Dec
Falak Harshit Sharma
non-thesis Master (M.S.), (Dec 2024)
Microbiology, Texas Tech University
2024 Jan-2024 Dec
Alejandro Ruiz
B.S., (May 2025)
Biochemistry, Texas Tech University
Jan 2025 -Aug 2025
Andres Ruiz
B.S., (May 2025)
Biochemistry, Texas Tech University
Jan 2025 -Aug 2025
Lilly Pearce
B.S., (May 2025)
Biology, Texas Tech University
Jan 2023 -May 2025
Anika Seelam
B.S., (May 2025)
Biology, Texas Tech University
Jan 2023 -May 2025
Daniel Motl
B.S., (May 2025)
Biology, Texas Tech University
Nov 2024 -May 2025
Ayden Garcia
B.S., (May 2025)
Biology, Texas Tech University
Dec 2023 -May 2025
Jasmine Goh
Biology
Texas Tech University
June 2024 - Dec 2025
Mia Hootsell
Biology
Texas Tech University
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025
Abhinav Tanniru
High School;
Clark Scholar at Texas Tech University
Jun 2025 -Aug 2025
Trevor Jones
Nutrition
Texas Tech University
November 2023 - Dec 2025
Jasmine Goh
Biology
Texas Tech University
June 2024 - Dec 2025
Mia Hootsell
Biology
Texas Tech University
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025
Abhinav Tanniru
High School;
Clark Scholar at Texas Tech University
Jun 2025 -Aug 2025
Trevor Jones
Nutrition
Texas Tech University
November 2023 - Dec 2025
Alumni from DSU
Zaida Laventure
M.S., Delta State University,
Joined 2021-2022
Admitted to Ph.D. program at Case Western Reserve University (2022 Fall)
AKaychia Lowery
M.S., Delta State University,
Joined 2021-2022
Admitted to Ph.D. program at University of Mississippi Medical Center (2022 Fall)
Shareda Ferguson
B.S., Delta State University,
Joined 2021-2022
Andres Becerril
B.S., Delta State University,
Joined 2021-2022
Alumni from UCR
Samuel Lin
B.S., University of California Riverside,
Joined 2017-2021
Admitted to M.D. program at Loma Linda University (2021 Fall)
Karrissa Bustamante
B.S., University of California Riverside,
M.S., Yale University School of Medicine
Joined 2017-2018
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