Hometown: Smithtown, New York
Education: PhD, Nutritional Biochemistry, Cornell University
Interests: Art, music, family, baseball
Dr. Fleet's Bio
Left to right: Dr. Fleet, Matthew Williams, Arish Maradia, Paul Yu, Yuin Lee, Serra Ucer Ozgurel, Owen Kuck, Han Ding
Current Members
Staff
Dr. Serra Ucer Ozgurel
Research Associate
Hometown: Istanbul, Türkiye
Education: PhD Life Sciences, University of Arkansas
Interests: Camping, skiing, yoga, spending time with my family...
Research Scientist Associate I
Hometown: Claremont, CA
Education: BS Mathematics, Baylor University 2020 (Sic ‘em Bears)
Interests: Running, Golfing, Pickleball, and trying new restaurants!
Research Scientist Associate I
Hometown: Magnolia, Tx
Education: B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin
Interests: Biology, Video Games, Card Games, Hiking, Hanging out with Friends
Graduate students
Graduate Student (began Fall 2022)
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Education: BS, MS Food and Nutrition, Yonsei University
Interests: Tennis, squash, and trying new restaurants
Graduate Student (started Fall 2024)
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Education: BS Biological Science, ShanghaiTech University
Interests: Video Games, Playing Music, Baseball, and Softball
Undergraduate Students
Shruti Vykunta
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: Round Rock, TX
Fun facts: Loves The Great British Bake Off, Plays the viola, and likes to run
Arish Maredia
Major: Public Health
Hometown: Houston, TX
Fun Facts: Likes to play Basketball, Volleyball, and speaks Hindi
Ashley Abrahams
Major: Biology
Hometown: Houston, TX
Fun Facts:
Matthew Williams
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Houston, TX
Fun Facts:
Fleet Lab Alumni
Person Role in Fleet Lab Years Current Job
Bradley, Jessica technician 1994-1997
Shao, Andrew graduate student 1995-2000 Senior Vice President, Global Regulatory and Scientific Affairs; ChromaDex
Tchack, Laurie technician 1995-1997
Cashman, Kevin post-doc 1994-1995 Professor, University College Cork, Ireland
Hance, Ken graduate student 1997-2002 Vice President Extracellular Targeted Cancer Therapeutics Research, GlaxoSmithKline
Wang, Liyong graduate student 1997-2002 Research Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Miami
Song, Yurong graduate student 1998-2003 Senior Scientist, at Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc, Washington, DC
Eksir, Faria graduate student 1998-2000 Pharmacist (PharmD), Greensboro, NC
Lodics, Tanya post-doc 2000-2003 Watershed and Water Quality Testing Volunteer, Frinds of Big Pine Creek
Langdoc, Candace technician 2001-2003 veterinarian
Gliniak, Christy graduate student 2002-2005 post doc doing diabetes research at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Scott, April technician 2003-2004
Barzan (Smith), Kate technician 2004-2006 Research Scientific Facilitator, University of Michigan
Zhao, Yan post-doc 2004-2005
Casterline, Justin undergraduate 2001-2002 Photography Business Owner
Clark, Liz undergraduate 2002-2003
Zhang, Richard graduate student 2002-2007 Oncologist, Private Practice, Fort Wayne, IN
Li, Jia graduate student 2002-2007 Lost Solae job in 2012
Klopot, Anka graduate student 2001-2006 Research Associate, Northwestern University
Xue, Yingben post-doc 2005-2009 Staff Scientist in Canada (left McGill in 2016)
Kovalenko, Pavel graduate student 2004-2009 Associate Director, Toxicology, Novo Nordisk
Jiang, Yan graduate student 2005-2010 MS Business Analytics, University of Cincinnati
Cui, Min post-doc 2005-2010 Attending Pathologist, University Hospitals, Cleveland
DeSmet, Marsha graduate student 2007-2012 Assistant Research Professor, Department of Dermatology, Indiana University School of Medicine
Replogle, Rebecca graduate student 2008-2014 Sr. Scientist, Global R&D Nutrition Sciences
Li, Yan graduate student 2008-2012 Senior Director, Biostatistics, MapLight Therapeutics, Inc
Johnson, Robert graduate student 2009-2012 Head of Pathology, Eli Lilly and Company
Frankel, Bernardine technician 2009-2010
Schoch, Ryan graduate student 2009-2010 Senior Clinical Science Analyst, Cook Research Inc.
Lan, Xu undergraduate 2009-2012
Wilde, Kristen technician 2010-2012 Physician, Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee WI
Li, Qiang post-doc 2010-2012 Veterinarian in Fort Wayne
Replogle, John technician 2010-2013 Social Worker
Ochoa, Hector undergraduate 2010-2012 Startup Facilitator, UC Irvine Center for Clinical Research
Reyes-Fernandez, Perla graduate student 2010-2015 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine
Rytlewski, Jeff undergraduate Su 2011, 2012 Henatology Oncology Fellow University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Shu Hwang Ang (ASH) undergraduate Su 2012
Wang, Fa graduate student 2011-2016 Immunology Specialist, STEMCELL Technologies
Kuo, (Hui-hsuan) Helen undergraduate 2011-2015 Graduate Student, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Potter, Andrew graduate student 2011 Senior Research Assistant, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Burcham, Grant graduate student 2012-2014 Veterinary Diagnostician, Heeke Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab, Purdue University
Strumpf, Allysa undergraduate Su 2013, 2013-2014 Veterinary Medical Oncologist, Mesa AZ
Main, Sara undergraduate 2013-2016
Chanpaisaeng, Krittikan graduate student 2015-2019 Assistant Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Thailand
Jiang, Heng graduate student 2017-2021 Clinical Studies Coordinator, MD Anderson Cancer Research Center
Zajakala, Allison undergraduate 2019-2021 Physician Assistant, Orthopaedics, Spokane WA
Farris, Kelsey undergraduate 2019-2021 Student in Indiana University Medical School
Deaver, Kennedy technician 2021-2022 Forensic Biologist I
Quinlan, Vivian undergraduate 2021-2023 Student, Sam Houston State Medical School
Sheeran, Joseph undergraduate Su 2022 Student, CalTech
Prem, Sahana undergraduate Su 2024 Teacher, Round Rock Independent school district