Principal Investigator
Neal D. Hammer, Ph.D. (hammern2@msu.edu)
B.S. - University of Illinois, 2000
M.S. - University of Illinois, 2002
Ph.D. - University of Michigan, 2009
Postdoc - Vanderbilt University Medical School (mentor - Dr. Eric Skaar)
Jessica Lysne
Graduate Student
B.S. - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Undergraduates
Jessica Bailey
Helen Spence
Former Lab Members
Postdocs
Dr. Phillip Delekta - Assistant Professor, Course Director at MSU
Dr. Cristina Kraemer Zimpel, D.V.M. - Scientific officer at CentralStar
Graduate students
Dr. Troy Burtchett (2025) - Research Scientist at BiomEdit
Joelis Lama-Diaz, MS (2025)
Fatma Afify, MS (2025)
Dr. Paige Kies (2023) - postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Robin Patel's laboratory
Dr. Rajab (Jab) Curtis (2023) - has a very important job working for a super-secret organization
Dr. Joshua Lensmire (2021) - Senior Staff Scientist at Immunartes LLC
Technicians
Michael Wischer - DO/PhD student at MSU
John Shook - Graduate student at University of North Carolina
Post-bacs
Joelis Lama-Diaz
Undergraduates
McKenna Major - taking a gap year while applying to veterinary schools
Rosemary Northcote - BMS graduate student MSU
Nick Carlier - University of Florida College of Medicine School of Physician Assistant Studies
Gabby Krzyske - University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Jessica Liu - Medical student at Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Abigail Kuplicki - Medical School, Wayne State
Emily Cleary
Matthew Kegerries
Jack Dodson
Ben Brown
Alexa Calas
Jesse Rizor
Alicia Webb
Rebecca Francis - graduate student Rutgers University
Erin Uhelski
Audrey Pena
Tim Lin
Laura Hesse
Hakam Nouri
Summer 2022 - golf outing
Fall 2020 - the obligatory COVID-19 socially distanced Zoom lab meeting screen shot
Summer Photo 2018, Farewell to Alexa (holding the Hammer lab graduation present)
It was a very sunny day!
Lab photo Summer 2017