THE TEAM

Matthew R. Vogt, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology & Immunology

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Undergraduate: BA in Biology, Washington University in St. Louis

MD/PhD: Immunology, Michael Diamond laboratory, Washington University School of Medicine

Pediatrics residency: Boston Combined Residency Program (Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard, Boston Medical Center/Boston University)

Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship: James Crowe laboratory, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Muzammel Haque, PhD

Research Scientist

Hometown: Narsingdhi, Bangladesh

Undergraduate: BS in Animal Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Masters: MS in Animal Breeding & Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University

PhD: Molecular Virology, Osaka University School of Medicine

Postdoc: National Cancer Institute

You Li, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Hometown: Chongqing, China

Undergraduate: BS in Biological Science, Tsinghua University

PhD: Cell Biology, Megerditch Kiledjian laboratory, Rutgers University

Postdoc: Stanley Lemon laboratory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Katie McFadden

Laboratory Manager

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Undergraduate: BS in Zoology, NC State University

Timothy W. Thoner Jr., PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Hometown: Richmond, VA

Undergraduate: BS in Biology, Randolph-Macon College

PhD: Microbe-Host Interactions, Kristen Ogden laboratory, Vanderbilt University

Lorellin A. Durnell, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Undergraduate: BS in Biochemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia

PhD: Microbiology and Immunology, Pat Sinn laboratory, University of Iowa

Garima Singh

Graduate Student

Hometown: Nainital, India

Undergraduate: BS in Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Ronni M. Ponek

Graduate Student

Hometown: Bakersfield, CA

Undergraduate: BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UC Davis

Rutledge Smith

Research Technician

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC

Undergraduate: BS in Biology, UNC Chapel Hill