Prof Mary C Andorfer (she/her)
Principle Investigator
Butler University, B.S., 2011 (Advisor: Prof Geoffrey Hoops)
University of Chicago, Ph.D., 2017 (Advisor: Prof Jared Lewis)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Postdoctoral researcher, 2017-2023 (Advisor: Prof Cathy Drennan)
Mary is originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana. She has two young kids that she loves playing with in her free time.
andorfe3@msu.edu
Shukurah Anas (she/her)
PhD candidate (entering class of 2023)
Ataturk University, B.S., 2021 (Advisor: Prof Sinan Bilginer)
Hacettepe University, MS, 2023 (Advisor: Prof Keriman Ozadali Sari)
anasshuk@msu.edu
Anshika Vats (she/her)
PhD candidate (entering class of 2023)
University of Delhi, B.S., 2018
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), M.S., 2021 (Advisor: Prof Saravanakumar Elangovan)
anshika@msu.edu
Hemaang Bhartiya (he/him)
PhD student (entering class of 2024)
University of Delhi, B.Sc., 2022
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, M.Sc., 2024 (Advisor: Prof Muntha Ramu Yadav)
bhartiya@msu.edu
Shipra Bajpai (she/her)
PhD student (entering class of 2024)
Kanpur University, B.Sc., 2021
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, M.Sc., 2024 (Advisor: Prof Selvarajan Nagendran)
bajpais1@msu.edu
Chellammal Rajendran (she/her)
PhD candidate (entering class of 2022)
University of Madras, B.Sc., 2019
Vellore Institute of Technology, M.Sc., 2021 (Advisor: Prof Sumathi Shanmugam)
rchellam@msu.edu
Dr. Jian Liu (he/him)
Research Specialist
Nankai University, B.S. and M.S., 2002 (Adviser: Prof Xinping Zhang)
Michigan State University, Ph.D. , 2010 (Adviser: Prof Shelagh Ferguson-Miller)
Michigan State University, Postdoc, 2010-2023 (Adviser: Prof Shelagh Ferguson-Miller and Prof Xiangshu Jin)
Liujian1@msu.edu
Dr. Ankush Chakraborty (he/him)
Research Associate
Jadavpur University, B.S., 2013 (Advisor: Prof Chittaranjan Sinha)
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras; M.S., 2015 (Advisor: Prof Govindsamy Sekar)
Michigan State University, Ph.D., 2024 (Advisor: Prof Babak Borhan)
chakra48@msu.edu
Ji Ryu (he/him)
Undergraduate student
Michigan State University, Class of 2027, Major: Microbiology
Sara Mann (she/her)
Undergraduate student
Michigan State University, Lyman Briggs College, Class of 2026, Major: Human Biology
Pia Wessels (she/her)
International Visiting Scholar
Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf, Germany, B.Sc. Biology, Class of 2026
Previous group members:
High school students
Aiden Piriyatamwong (MSU HSHSP)
Haneen Nasir (ACS SEED scholar)