We are looking to work with talented undergraduate and graduate students. Please send John an email (john.salogiannis@med.uvm.edu) if interested in joining the Salogiannis Lab!
John Salogiannis, PhD
Principal Investigator
Ally Langley (Morrissey)
CMB Graduate Student
Funded by: UVM VCIID T32
Working on: Endolysosomal movement in models of Parkinson's disease and peroxisome movement in filamentous fungi
Reihane Abdollahi
NGP Graduate Student
Working on: Rab6-ER hitchhiking and identifying tethers at the membrane contact site.
Laura Grasso
NGP Graduate Student
Funded by: NASA VTSGC Fellowship
Working on: Peroxisome movement in mammalian cells.
Chenghao Wang
CMB Graduate Student
Working on: Peroxisome dynamics in filamentous fungi.
Petra Veljkovic
CMB Graduate Student
Working on: LRRK2 and Rab-vesicle motility
Ella Sarama
Undergraduate Researcher
(Honors College Student)
UVM Major: Neuroscience
Working on: Microtubule-binding proteins in neuronal development.
Kai Dirksen
Undergraduate Researcher
STEM Scholar
UVM Major: Biochemistry
Working on: Peroxisome movement in mammalian cells
Stanley Chan
Undergraduate Researcher
Honors College
UVM Major: Biology
Working on: Peroxisome movement in mammalian cells
LAB ALUMNI
Madison Fountain (2023-2026)
Role in Salogiannis Lab: Undergraduate Researcher (Honors College Student) and
UVMCC Fellowship Awardee
Current Role: Volunteer at the Peace Corps
Sarah Tammariello (2024-2026)
Role in the Salogiannis lab: Undergraduate Researcher and SURF awardee
Current Role: PhD student at SUNY Upstate
Sarah Abeling (2021-2026)
Role in Salogiannis Lab: Lab Research Technician and MMS student
Current Role: PhD student at Dartmouth
Bellana Driscoll (2021-2025)
Role in Salogiannis lab: Undergraduate Researcher (Honors College) and Research Technician
Current Role: PhD student at University of California San Diego
Erinn Wagner (2022-2024)
Role in Salogiannis Lab: Undergraduate Researcher and SURF awardee
Current role: Research Assistant in Dvorin lab at Children's Hospital Boston
Bianca Labuschagne (2021-2023)
Role in Salogiannis Lab: Undergraduate Researcher andSURF awardee