Jay
Jay T. Lennon
Principal Investigator
Ecology, evolution, and biodiversity of microbial systems
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Jipeng
Jipeng Luo
Postdoc
Plant-microbe interactions, evolutionary genomics, soil remediation
Emma
Emma Bueren
Postdoc
Bacteria-phage evolutionary ecology, host microbiomes
Sungyun
Sungyun Kang
Research Associate
Molecular genetics, genomics, cell biology, transcription factors
Emmi
Emmi Mueller
Ph.D. candidate
Physical complexity and microbial communities
Joy
Joy O'Brien
Ph.D. candidate
Microbial dormancy, virosporulation, permafrost soils
El
El Park
Ph.D. student
Intracellular mechanisms of sporulation and phage infections
Anna
Anna Lennon
Ph.D. student
Dormancy, biofilms, and division of labor
Jitul
Jitul Bora
Ph.D. student
Environmental microbiology, soils, virospores
Henock
Henock Mugoovi
Undergraduate
Infection dynamics, bacteria-phage evolution
Mariana
Mariana Simi
Undergraduate
Microbiomes, thermal adapation, soil feedbacks
Nicholas
Nicholas Radford
Undergraduate
Division of labor, microbial mutualisms
James
James Batides
Undergraduate
Bacteria, phage, evolution
Olivia
Olivia Lohman
Undergraduate
Phage evolution
Miranda
Miranda Kubek
Undergraduate intern (Reed College)
Climate change and dormancy

Former Lab Members

Postdocs and Graduate Students


John McMullen, Postdoc (Research Scientist, Bayer)

Canan Karacoç, Postdoc (Research Scholar, Georgia Institute of Technology)

Daniel Schwartz, Postdoc (Microbiologist, DSM)

Pat Wall, MS (Research Asssistant, University of Michigan)

Ford Fishman, MS (Data Analysis Specialist, Brandeis University)

Roy Moger-Reischer, Ph.D. (Scientist, Arzeda)

Will Shoemaker, Ph.D. (Postdoc, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics)

Nathan Wisnoski, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University)

Megan Behringer, Postdoc (Asssistant Professor, Vanderbilt University)

Chian-Jun Chen, MS

Jordan Bird, Postdoc (Bioinformatics Scientist, Battelle)

Ken Locey, Postdoc (Data Analyst, Rush University Medical Center)

Venus Kuo, MS

Kevin Webster, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Diné College)

Mario Muscarella, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks)

Megan Larsen, Ph.D. (Data Scientist, Pivot Bio)

Ariane Peralta, Postdoc (Professor, East Carolina University)

Sarah Placella, Postdoc (CEO, Root Applied Sciences)

Stuart Jones, Postdoc (Executive Director, Annis Water Resources Institute)

Ed Hall, Postdoc (Associate Professor, Colorado State University)

Zach Aanderud, Postdoc (Professor, Brigham Young University)

Evan Kane, Postdoc (Professor, Michigan Tech)

Kali Bird, MS (Deputy Executive Director, Catksill Center for Conservation and Development)

Visiting Scholars and Teachers


Melany Fisk, Professor, Miami University

Sarah Bray, Professor, Transylvania University

Marty Green, Teacher, Plainwell Middle School

Sandy Erwin, Teacher, Harper Creek High School

Research Technicians and Assistants


Jasmine Ahmed, Technician

Brent Lehmkuhl, Technician

Bezner Jonathan Gomez Dominguez, Technician

Emily Long, Technician

Kyle Miller, Technician

McKenzie Givens, Technician

Steve Reynolds, Technician

Evgeniya Polezhaeva, Technician

Sophie Krahnke, Technician

Sarah Widney, Technician

Sarah Kuenzel, Technician

Brent Nowinski, Technician

Megan Lowenberg, Technician

Lewis Wooster, Technician

Rob Morrison, Technician

Cathy McMinn Technician

Justin Rensch, Assistant

Bryan Wallace, Assistant

Undergraduate Researchers


Ali Ergül, Boğaziçi University

Kaliyah Edwards, Indiana University

Sabri Hamza, Indiana University

Michelle Mendoza, University California Berkeley

Caleb Hill, Indiana University

Emily Case, Indiana University

Jayda Griffin, Indiana University

Kim Reish, Indiana University

Jainiah Harden, Indiana University

Alison McHugh, Indiana University

Rayan Jaziri, Indiana University

Melih Çakar, Middle East Technical University

Danni Boylan, Indiana University

Bryan Julijanto, Indiana University

Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Snider, Indiana University

Katarina Walker, Indiana University

Kelsey McKenzie, Indiana University

Ashley Justice, Indiana University

John “JD” French, Indiana University

Benjamin Kelly, Indiana University

Jessica Zellinger, Indiana University

Max Zaret, Indiana University

Derek Hocker, Indiana University

Cari Rice, Indiana University

Mollie Carrison, Indiana University

SydneyEllen Gooding, Transylvania University

Mary Wallace, Transylvania University

Benjamin Fleet, Indiana University

Bianca Blaettner, Indiana University

Catherine Meador, Indiana University

Peyton Thomas, Transylvania University

Jaylen Beatty, Transylvania University

Luke Pryke, Indiana University

Drew Meyer, Indiana University

Keaton Wieschhaus, Indiana University

Sarah Cummins, Indiana University

Rachel Ferrill, Transylvania University

Jared Brewer, Transylvania University

Zachary Wakefield, Indiana University

Shanika Daniels, Indiana University

Xia Meng Howey, Indiana University

Andrew Koultourides, Indiana University

Claire Freeman, Colorado State University

Ebony Rodgers, Bennett College

Sarah Thornburgh, Drake University

Taiquitha Robins, Jackson State University

Robbie Snyder, The Ohio State University

Ben Phillips, Michigan State University

High School Students


Ian Schowe, East Noble High School, Kendallville, IN

Nicole Nguyen, Burris Laboratory School, Muncie, IN

Samuel Iwu, Indiana Math and Science Academy North, Indianapolis, IN

Dakayla Calhoun, Shortridge International Baccalaureate High School, Indianapolis, IN

Dante Razo, Bloomington North High School, Bloomington, IN

Nick Nelson, Bishop Noll Institute, Hammond, IN