Lab Members

Blythe Janowiak, Ph.D. (Fall 2010 - present)

Associate Professor of Biology

Co-Leader of SLU Institute for Drug and Biotherapeutic Innovation (IDBI) 

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

Gwendalyn Krekeler, B.S. 

Fall 2021 – Present

Ph.D. graduate student, expected graduation – August 2025

B.S. in Biology, Truman State University – Kirksville, 2018

Dissertation Proposal Title: "The role of glutathione synthesis in Streptococcus agalactiae infection and host response"

Meghana Gangireddy

Spring 2025-Present

Pursuing Biology and Health Management double major on pre-med track

Expected Graduation- May 2027

Project in the lab: "Evaluation of CRISPR/Cas knockdown of glutathione-dependent genes in Group B Streptococcus"

Elora Koski

Spring 2025-Present

Pursuing Biology B.S. with a minor in Business Administration & Management 

Expected Graduation- May 2026

Project in the lab: "Putative antibiotic screening against mutidrug resistant ESKAPE pathogens"

Nathan Krugman

Fall 2024-Present

Pursuing Biology B.S. with a concentration in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology

Expected Graduation- May 2026

Project in the lab: "Discovery of novel antibiotics against mutidrug resistant ESKAPE pathogens using environmental isolates"

Rocky Meadows

Summer 2025 - present

Pursuing Biology B.S. & Neuroscience B.S. with a minor in French

Expected Graduation- May 2027

Project: "Putative antibiotic screening against mutidrug resistant ESKAPE pathogens"

Advika Varadharajan

Summer 2025 - present

Pursuing Biology B.S. & Women's & Gender Studies B.A. 

Expected Graduation- May 2027

Project: " The role of glutathione synthesis inStreptococcus agalactiae infection and host response "