Lab Members
Meet the current members!
*For past members of the lab, please peruse the "lab alumni" option.
Updated: June 18, 2024
Principal Investigator
Blythe Janowiak, Ph.D. (Fall 2010 - present)
Associate Professor of Biology
Co-Leader of SLU Institute for Drug and Biotherapeutic Innovation (IDBI)
Co-Leader of SLU Sepsis Center
Keystone Symposia Fellow (Class of 2011-2012)
Postdoctoral Fellowship (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics) Harvard Medical School, 2010
Ph.D. (Biochemistry) Medical College of Wisconsin, 2006
B.A. (Chemistry and Biological Sciences) DePauw University, 2000
https://www.slu.edu/arts-and-sciences/biology/faculty/janowiak-blythe.php
Graduate Students
Gwendalyn Krekeler, B.S.
Fall 2021 – Present
Ph.D. graduate student, expected graduation – May 2025
B.S. in Biology, Truman State University – Kirksville, 2018
Undergraduate Students
Dylan Bjorn
Summer 2022 - Present
Biology major (Biological sciences concentration) with minor in Anthropology
Expected graduation - May 2025
Project in the lab: "The impact of glutathione synthesis on the adult murine immune system during Group B Streptococcus infections"
Shreya Bollu
Fall 2023 - Present
Biology major and Healthcare Ethics minor
Expected graduation - May 2026
Project in the lab: "CRISPR/Cas knockdowns in glutathione-dependent genes in GBS"
Henry Davis
Fall 2022 - Present
Biology Major with a concentration in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology
Expected graduation - May 2025
Project: "Murine Inflammatory Response to COH1 Group B Streptococcus"
Rutuja Deoskar
Fall 2022 - Present
Pursuing Neuroscience B.S. with a minor in health care ethics
Expected graduation - May 2025
Project: "The role of glutathione on murine survival among clinically relevant Group B Streptococcus strains using a mouse model of sepsis"
Jack Lee
Fall 2023-Present
Pursuing Biology major on pre-med track
Expected Graduation- May 2025
Project: "Putative antibiotic screening against mutidrug resistant ESKAPE pathogens"
Imandi Mendis
Fall 2023-Present
Pursuing Bioethics major with minor in biology
Expected Graduation- May 2025
Project: "Putative antibiotic screening against mutidrug resistant ESKAPE pathogens"
Lalitha Nair
Fall 2023-Present
Pursuing Neuroscience and Biology major with a minor in Computer Science
Expected Graduation- May 2026
Project: "Evaluation of CRISPR/Cas knockdown of glutathione-dependent genes in Group B Streptococcus"