VINES-BILL LAB

Michael

Michael is a second year PhD student. He is interested in uderstanding vesicle trafficking in the cell and the molecular mediators that promote differential distribution of receptors to distinct vesicle populations. 

Jaisel

Jaisel  (Dr. Cervantes) was the first person to volunteer to help In the lab, when he was an undergraduate. Since that time he has worked his way up to a post doctoral fellow.  He is intersted in understanding the cellular and molecular mediators that control the extent of an immune response to a foreign substance. 

Dalilia

Dalilia is a sophomore who joined the lab in June 2025. Dalilia is interested in understanding how ZAP-70 is regulated during signaling through the TCR. 

Vivian

Vivian has been working on her MS in Biology since the fall of 2023. Vivian is interested in the molecular events that regulate the signaling of the TCR that function in a syngergistic manner with CCR7.   Vivian has recently co-authored a manuscript examining CCR7-mediated Leukemic cell migration to the central nervous system. 

Cesar

Cesar started working in the lab during the COVID-19 pandemic, and quickly became a valuable member of the lab. During that time he worked on projects funded by Gilead labs and by the NIH. This year he has initiated studies towards earning  an MS in Biomedical sciences. As a result he has recently co-authored a manuscript on the migration of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells across the blood brain barrier.  He found that CCR7 promotes migration via proteins called beta 2 integrins. Cesar is applying to graduate PhD Programs, that he plans to attend once he earns his Master's degree. 

Daniel

Daniel is working to understand how G protein-coupled receptor kinases contribute to internalization of CCR7 in T-cells. 

Natalia

Natalia started working as a FYRIS student and quickly worked her way into a position as a member of the lab. Natalia now works on signaling events that regulate the maturation of T cells during development.  Natalia plans to attend graduate school in the future.