Current Members
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Amy Whitaker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Millie Coombes, BS
Graduate Student
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Carson Cohen, BS
Graduate Student
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Chantal Kontor, BS
Graduate Student
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Riaz Meah, BS
Scientific Technician II
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Arya Gupta
UDS Summer student
Empower Research fellow
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Leora Kronenberg
Rotation Student
Former members
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Haley Kravitz, BS
Scientific Technician I
Haley is currently pursuing her PHD in Biochemistry of Health and Disease at Drexel University.
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Mahi Patel
High School Student Volunteer
Mahi is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree in Pure Mathematics at University of Pittsburgh.
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Oviyanna Umoh
University of Delaware Empower Research Fellow
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Shanae Franklin, BS
Scientific Technician I
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Grace John
High School Student Volunteer
Grace will be starting a BA/MD program in the fall 2026 at Washington Jefferson College
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Elham Ahanin, Ph.D.
Postdoc Associate
Elham is currently an Application Scientist at Benchmark Scientific
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Corinne Van Hoven
University of Delaware Empower Research Fellow
Corinne will be pursuing her Master’s in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins University in the fall of 2026
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Christopher Merlo
Scientific Technician I
Chris is currently a Research Technician II at Litron Labs
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Leona Thomas
Summer Student
Leona is a medical student at Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine