Lab Members
Current Members
Isaiah Grant
he/him
Ph.D. student (MCB)
2022 – present
Research Interests: restriction of HIV capsids; TRIM5 restriction
Michael Young
he/they
Ph.D. student (MCB)
2022 – present
Research Interests: cross-species transmission of primate lentiviruses; origins of HIV-1
Clare Gill
she/her
Ph. D Student (MCB)
2023 – present
Research Interests: novel mechanisms of restriction of primate lentiviral capsids
Bridgett Rios
She/her
Ph.D. student (IDI)
2024 – present
Research Interests: Mechanisms of reactivation in HIV latency; transcriptional adaptation of primate lentiviruses
Nicholas Goodin
he/him
Undergraduate Researcher 2025 – present
Research Interests: Mechanisms of viral glycoprotein entry
Hunter Wang
he/him
Undergraduate Researcher 2026 – present
Research Interests: Adaptation of lentiviral capsids
Michael Singer
he/him
Ph.D. student (MCB) – joint with Peter Sudmant
2024 – present
Research Interests: Evolution of antiviral immunity in Myotis bats
Sofia Delgado-Rodriguez
she/her
Ph.D. student (MCB) 2026 – present
Research Interests: adapation of primate lentiviral capsids
Fabricio Cotera
he/him
Technician/Lab Manager
2024 – present
Research Interests: Adaptation of primate lentiviruses; tool development
Eden Mahdavi
she/her
Ph.D. student (MCB) 2026 – present
Research Interests: Evolution of Primate Innate Immunity
Molly Ohainle, Ph.D.
she/her
Assistant Professor
2022 – present