Hermann Lab

Lab Members (Alumni listed below lab pictures)

Primary Investigator:
Greg Hermann, PhD hermann@lclark.edu

Research Technician:
Madeline Daniel ('24) madelined@lclark.edu

Lab Assistants:
Myla Butzlaff ('27) mbutzlaff@lclark.edu
Leilani Letke ('26) lcletke@lclark.edu
Monique Bittencourt Dias ('28) mbittencourtdias@lclark.edu 

Research Students:
Anika Evanoff ('27) aevanoff@lclark.edu
Hazel Gladish ('28) hazelgladish@lclrk.edu
Ian Larkin ('26) ilarkin@lclark.edu
Emogene Lutz ('26) emogenelutz@lclark.edu
Trent Nause ('26) trentnause@lclark.edu 

The 2025 Hermann lab celebrating Alexandra, Tevi, and Bella''s graduation and the successful completion of Bryn's Honors Thesis defense. 

The 2024 Hermann lab celebrating the successful completion of Madeline's Honors Thesis defense. 

The 2023 Hermann lab celebrating Rose and Makena's  graduation. 

The 2022 Hermann lab celebrating Kailey, Palmer, Frances, and Luca's  graduation and the successful completion of David's Honors Thesis defense. 

The 2021 Hermann lab celebrating Katelyn and Lali's graduation and the successful completion of Matt's Honors Thesis defense + getting back into the lab!

The 2020 Hermann lab celebrating Lisa and Paige's graduation and the successful completion of Amanda's Honors Thesis defense.

The 2019 Hermann lab celebrating Lydia and Tori's graduation and the successful completion  of Fiona, Holly, and Simran's Honors Thesis defenses.

The 2018 Hermann lab celebrating Maddy's graduation and the successful completion of Jackson's Honors Thesis defense.

The 2017 Hermann lab celebrating Laura's graduation and the completion of James and Marie's Senior Thesis defenses.

The 2016 Hermann lab celebrating the successful completion of Caitlin and Kim's Senior Thesis defenses.

The 2014 Hermann lab celebrating the successful completion of Alec and Logan's Senior Thesis defenses.

The 2013 Hermann lab celebrating James and Kent's graduation and successful completion of Olivia and Analise's Honors Thesis defenses.

The 2012 Hermann lab celebrating Katy's graduation and successful completion  of Daniel and Thomas' Honors Thesis defenses.

The 2011 Hermann lab celebrating the successful completion of Hannah and Laura's Honors Thesis defenses.

The 2010 Hermann lab celebrating the successful completion of Steven, Becca, Travis and Mica's Honors Thesis defenses.

The 2009 Hermann lab celebrating the successful completion of Brian, Emily, and Sages' Honors Thesis defenses.

The 2008 Hermann lab celebrates another year of discovery and fun in the lab!

The 2007 Hermann lab celebrating the successful completion of Erin, Max, and Susan's Honors Thesis defenses.

The 2006 Hermann lab celebrating the successful completion of Beverley and Natalie's Honors Thesis defenses.

The 2005 Hermann lab celebrating the successful completion of Aaron, Liz, and Robin's Honors Thesis defenses. 

Hermann Lab Alumni

Lewis & Clark College Undergraduates
Kiara Gonzalez ('27)
Bella Root ('25) (Research technician, National Center for Genome Resources)
Tyler Chan ('25)
Frances Courtemanche ('25)
Alexandra Gische ('25)
Tevi Loeb ('25) (Research technician, National Parks Service)
Bryn Romig ('25)
Askar Takhirov ('25)
Aya Margraf ('24)
Maryam Al-Ghezi ('24)
Yoona Shim ('23) (MD student OHSU)
Makena Phillips ('23) (Research technician, OHSU)
Rose Thompson ('23) (MD student U Wash)
Frances Parrott ('22) (PhD student at U of Minnesota)
Clem Gunter ('22) (Research technician, OHSU)
Kailey Aiona ('22) (Applying to MD school)
Palmer Bassett ('22) (Masters student, U of Basel)
David Nhek ('22) (Research technician, Cal Tech)
Frances Parrott ('22) (Research technician, Lewis & Clark College)
Luca Sax ('22) (Research technician OHSU)
Soren Gotschall ('22)
Lali Guevara-Hernandez ('21) (Lab technician Kite Pharma)
Katelyn Nicholson ('21) (Research technician, OHSU)
Matt White ('21) (PhD student at UCSD)
Paige Barta ('20) (Research technician, U of Utah)
Lisa Kumasaka ('20) (MD student at OHSU)
Amanda Maxfield ('20) (Research technician, OHSU)
Laurence Seabrook ('20) (PhD student at UC Irvine)
Tori Eichten ('19) (Medical scribe)
Lydia Fairchild ('19) (Biomedical research, OHSU)
Simran Handa ('19) (MD/PhD student Harvard/MIT)
Holly Hale ('19) (MD student U of Washington)
Fiona Rambo ('19) (Graduate student, Humboldt Berlin)
Maddy Dewey('18) (Applying to MD school)
Jackson Thein ('18) (MPH  U of Edinburgh)
Laura Voss ('17) (Masters in Genetic Counseling student, U of Utah)
James Brandt ('17) (PhD student Rockefeller U)
Marie Harp ('17) (Medical interpreter Mayo Clinic)
Bernadette Maertens ('17) (DVM student, Colorado Sate U)
Caitlin Morris ('16) (Pharm D student at Oregon State U)
Kim Peloza ('16) (MD student Columbia U)
Heidi Wade ('16) (PhD student NIH)
My Van Vo ('15) (PhD from Purdue U)
Alec Barrett ('14) (PhD from Yale)
Logan Harper ('14) (MD from OHSU)
Olivia Foster ('13) (PhD from Harvard)
James Miyasaki ('13) (PhD from Oregon State U)
Kent Tubbs ('13)  (DMD from USC)
Annalise Vine ('13) (Masters in forensic science, Marshall U)
Kaila Warren ('13) (Instructor at The Bay School)
Thomas Curtin ('12) (MD from U of Utah)
Jared Delahaye ('12) (PhD from UWash; Scientist GlaxoSmithKline)
Katy Erlich ('12) (PhD from Ludwigs-Maximilians U-Munich)
Jessica Nelson ('12) (PhD from Duke U)
Daniel Saxton ('12) (PhD from UC Berkeley)
Andrea Porter-Smith ('11) (Science Instructor Ecuador)
Hannah Somhegyi ('11) (PhD from Harvard, data scientist)
Laura Thomas ('11) (PhD from Cornell; Post-doctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins U)
Maddie Cole ('10) (MD from U Colorado Denver)
Micah Depper ('10) ( MAT from Antioch U; High school biology teacher)
Steven Levitte ('10) (MD/PhD from UWash)
Becca Salesky ('10) (MD from UWash)
Travis Walton ('10) (PhD from Harvard U; Post-doc fellow at Harvard)
Brian King ('09) (MD from UCSD)
Sage Coe Smith ('09) (MD  from UWash)
Emily Scavarda ('09) (Instructor at The Orchard School)
Marcela Ciotti (Kokes) ('08) (PhD from Duke; Post-doctoral fellow Stanford U)
Alli Weis ('08) (PhD from UC Davis)
Erin Currie ('07) (PhD  from UCSF)
Max Kramer ('07) (PhD  from NYU)
Susan Kremer ('07) (JD from Columbia University)
Andrea Lawrenson ('07) (Masters from OHSU)
Amber Wiesenfeld ('07) (PA from MCPHS)
Beverley Dancy (Rabbitts) ('06) (PhD from Johns Hopkins)
Nicole Kaupp ('06)
Natalie Miller ('06) (MS in Biology from U South Carolina)
Dyea Summers ('06) (PA from Quinnipiac University)
Robin Eisenhut ('05) (MD from Stanford)
Aaron Kershner ('05) (PhD from UW-Madison; Post-doctoral fellow Stanford U)
Liz Kwan ('05) (PhD from UWash)
Shannon McGonagle ('04) (PhD from UWash)
Lena Schroeder ('04) (PhD from Yale)
Christine (Bartlett) Walter  ('03) (Owner/Cider maker Bauman's Cider)
Mike Harbut ('03) (PhD from UPenn)
Caroline Hieb ('03) (DVM  from UW-Madison)
Steve Jetter ('03) (Chemist in Industry)
Dan Knox ('03) (MD  from New York Medical College)
Jessica Warner ('02) (MD/PhD from Tulane)

Sierra Lavoy (Research Technician 2018-2020)

High School Students/Teachers
Alina Salagean (CELS/HHMI summer research student 2016)
Daniella Lewis (CELS/HHMI summer research student 2014-2015)
Ghassan Eiwaz (HHMI summer research student 2011)
Aaron Romero (HHMI summer research student 2009-2010)
Megan Baglien (NSF-RAHSS summer research student 2008)
Karen Kelly (M.J. Murdock Research Fellow 2004-2005)