"The world is so big, and there is so much to learn, and we are the ones who get to learn it. We come from all over. We had nothing in common a short time ago, but now look at us. Now we are a team" - Dr. Katalin Kariko
Current Lab Members
Seonil Kim, PhD, Principal Investigator
Rahmi Lee, PhD, Postdoc
Hannah Kim, BS, BMS MS-A Graduate Student
Van Mai, BS, BMS MS-A Graduate Student
Mayara Pinheiro, BS, Visiting PhD student at Universidade Federal Fluminense in Brazil
Nayeon Cho, MS, Volunteer
Samuel Stephenson, Biochemistry Undergraduate Student
Swapna Shah, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student
Bryson Yeman, Biochemistry Undergraduate Student
Kathy Li, Fossil Ridge High School Student
Lab Alumni
Julie Sun, BS, MCIN PhD Student, 2018-2019
Kaila Nip, MS, CMB MS graduate student, 2018-2019 (Research Associate at UT Health San Antonio)
Jiayi Shou, MS, Research Associate I, 2016-2019 (Machine Learning Engineer at Simons Machine Learning Center at New York Structual Biology Center)
Keira Sztukowski, DVM, 2017-2020 (Medical oncology residency at Ohio State University)
Matheus Sathler, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2018-2021 (Senior scientist at Zoetis)
Paige Ostwald, BS, CMB rotation graduate student, Fall 2017 (PhD Student in the Garrity lab at CSU)
Meggan Archey, BS, MCIN rotation graduate student, Spring 2018 (PhD Student in the Amberg lab at CSU)
Madeleine Moseley, MS, MCIN Rotation Student, Fall 2021 (PhD Student in the Smith lab at CSU)
Omar Yanouri, BS, MCIN Rotation Student, Spring 2023 (PhD Student in the the Tjalkens Lab at CSU)
Hadassah Mendez, MS, BMS MS Graduate Student, 2020-2023 (PhD Student at Emory University)
Regan Roach, MS, BMS MS Graduate Student, 2022-2025 (PA Student at Bay Path University)
Alejandra Lopez Sanmiguel, BS, BMS PhD Graduate Student, 2024-2025
Maria Eduarda Cabral Coelho, Visiting vet student at Universidade Federal Fluminense in Brazil, 2025
Scott Roh, BS, BMS PhD Graduate Student, 2022-2026
Vanessa Andrade Correa, BS, BMS PhD Graduate Student, 2025-2026
Hyojin Seo, BS, Research Associate I, 2025-2026
Ellison Black, BS, MS, BMS MS-B Graudate Student, 2022-2026
Hannah Kim, BS, Research Associate I , 2025-2026 (MS-A Student at CSU)
Van Mai, BS, Research Associate I, 2025-2026,(MS-A Student at CSU)
Rahmi Lee, BS, BMS PhD Graudate Student, 2019-2026 (Postdoc at CSU)
Henry Scott, BS, BMB Undergraduate Student, 2017-2018 (PhD student at UCSF )
Angelica Tran, BS, BMS Undergraduate Student, 2017-2018 (PharmD student at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Natasha Snyder, BS, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student, 2017-2018
Eric Bleem, BS, Volunteer, 2017-2018 (Medical student)
Alyssa Hobbs, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student, 2017 (Clinical Psychology and Counseling Program at Palo Alto University)
Katie Juarez, MS, BMS MS Graduate Student (DVM student at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine)
Tyler Garver, BS, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student, 2017-2020 (Benebios, Inc.)
Sarah Stokoe, BS, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student, 2018-2019 (Histology Lab Assistant at Summit Pathology Laboratory)
Tiffany Tran, BS, BMS Undergraduate Student, 2019-2020 (Medical student at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Rosi Danzman, MS, BMS MS-B Student, 2019-2021 (CMB PhD Graduate Student at CSU)
Luis Gomez Wulscher, MS, BMS MS-B student, 2019-2020 (PhD student at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Hannah Brown, BS, Biology Undergraduate Student, 2019 (Nursing student at Union University)
Morgan Sainsbury, MS, Toxicology MS student, 2019-2020
Caleb Wipf, MS, BMS MS-B student, 2020 (Medical student at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Thomas McMilan, MS, BMS MS-B student, 2020
Jacob Fier, MS, BMS MS-B Student, 2021
James Cockrell, BS, Human Development and Family Studies Undergraduate Student, 2021 (Cheif Medical Scribe for family medicine at UCHealth)
India Nadalin, MS, BMS MS-B Student, 2021 (Medical student at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine)
Jessica Roberts, BS, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student, 2019-2022 (Medical student at Washington University in St. Louis)
Jessica Sherwood, BS, BMS Undergraduate Student, 2020-2022 (Medical Student at Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences)
Isabella Schmidt, BS, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student, 2021-2022 (Ketamine/ TMS technician at Bay Psychiatric Associates)
Libby Koch, BS, Biology Undergraduate Student, 2021-2022 (NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP))
Anastasiya Zaytseva, BS, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student, 2020-2022 (PsychoGenics Inc., NJ)
Michael Doolittle, BS, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student, Boettcher Scholar, 2019-2023 (Emergency Medical Technician Radiology Medical Center of the Rockies)
Maddy Wustrau, BS, BMS Undergraduate Student, 2021-2024 (PA Student at Barry University)
Evelina Bouckova, BS, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student, 2022-2024 (PhD Student at George Washington Univ.)
McKennon Wiles, BS, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student, Research Associate I, 2022-2025 (PharmD student at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Hannah Kim, BS, Data Science Undergraduate Student, 2024 (Research Associate at CSU)
Ellison Black, BS, BMS Undergraduate Student, Boettcher Scholar, 2022-2025 (MS-B Student at CSU)
Paige Vetter, BS, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student, 2023-2025 (Phlebotomist at UCHealth)
Josh Flowers, BS, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student, 2023-2025 (Research Associate at Weill Cornell Medicine)
Victoria Aragon, BS, BMS Undergraduate Student, Boettcher Scholar, 2023-2026
Emma Hinchliffe, BS, BMS Undergraduate Student, the CSU MARC Program, 2023-2026
Paola Arrieta-Molinar, BS, Neuroscience Undergraduate Student, 2026
Katie Ko, Poudre High School Student, 2018-2019 (Unergraduate student at The University of Chicago)
Ava Steger, Rocky Mountain High School Student, 2021-2023 (Unergraduate student at Brown University)