Principal Investigator
Rahul Kohli
B.S. (Biochemistry), University of Michigan, 1998
Ph.D. (Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology), Harvard Medical School, 2004
M.D. Harvard Medical School, 2004
rmkohli@gmail.com
Senior Research Investiguru
jared.b.parker@gmail.com
Jared Parker
B.S. (Chemistry), University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2004
Ph.D. (Molecular Biophysics), Johns Hopkins Medical School, 2010
Research Specialists
Ashley Chen
B.A. (Chemistry), University of Chicago, 2024
Graduate Students
churley5@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Christina Hurley
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group
B.A. (Growth and Structure of Cities), Haverford College, 2013
M.S. (Chemistry), Villanova University, 2019
Noa.Erlitzki@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Noa Erlitzki
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group
B.S. (Biochemistry), Georgia State University, 2018
M.S. (Biophysical Chemistry), Georgia State University, 2019
Peter.Bailer@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Peter Bailer
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group
B.S., B.A. (Biochemistry, Music Composition), University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2021
kkyamada@seas.upenn.edu
Keisuke Yamada
Bioengineering Department
Co-mentored by Dr. Junwei Shi
B.E. (Electrical Engineering and Bioscience), Waseda University, 2022
aleksia.barka@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Aleksia Barka
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group
B.A. (Biochemistry, Biophysics), University of Pennsylvania, 2022
M.S. (Chemistry), University of Pennsylvania, 2022
matt.schnell@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Matthew Schnell
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group
B.A. (Biochemistry, Spanish), University of Kansas, 2020
M.S. (Chemistry), Villlanova University, 2024
yuenting.chow@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Yuen Ting Chow
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group
A.B. (Molecular and Cellular Biology), Harvard University, 2023
A.M. (Chemistry), Harvard University, 2023
Jasmine Zhang
Master of Biotechnology Program
B.S. (Microbiology), University of California, San Diego, 2024
Rotation Students
wren.garcia@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Wren Garcia
Cell and Molecular Biology - Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology Graduate Group
B.S. (Microbiology), Indiana University Bloomington, 2025
Undergraduate Students
jojoz@sas.upenn.edu
Jojo Zhu
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
andar@sas.upenn.edu
Naseebullah (Naseeb) Andar
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Department of Economics
nachanta@sas.upenn.edu
Nidhi Achanta
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Lab Alumni
Masters Trainees:
Allen Li 2021-2023 MD/PhD Student at University of Texas, Southwestern
Niklaus Evitt 2018-2021 VP of Operations at Switch Bioworks
PhD Trainees:
Christopher S. Nabel 2010-2012 Hematology/Oncology Fellow; Dana Farber Cancer Inst.
Charlie Y. Mo 2010-2016 Postdoctoral Fellow, Rockefeller Institute, Maraffini Lab
Emily K. Schutsky 2012-2018 Postdoctoral Fellow, U Washington, Stetson Lab
Monica Y. Liu 2013-2016 Medicine Resident, Physician-Scientist Track, UPenn
Jeffrey M. Kubiak 2013-2017 MD/PhD Candidate, Defended Nov 2017, in clinics
Jamie E. DeNizio 2013-2019 PhD Candidate (Biochemistry)
Zachary M. Hostetler 2014-2018 Postdoctoral Fellow, UPenn, Kohli Lab
Amanda N. Samuels 2014-2019 VMD/PhD Candidate (Microbiology)
Kiara Berrios 2017-2022 Postdoctoral Fellow, Broad Institute, Liu Lab
Tong Wang 2017-2021 Clinical Pathology Resident, Stanford
Michael B. Cory 2018-2023 Synthetic Biology HIVE Fellow, Harvard Medical School
Juan Serrano 2018-2022 Radiology Resident, University of California, San Francisco
Christian Loo 2019-2025 PhD Candidate (Biochemistry)
Postdoctoral Trainees:
Daniel J. Crawford 2011-2014 Research Scientist, Intellia Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA
Matthew J. Culyba 2013-2017 Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Uday Ghanty 2013-2020 Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Specialists:
Laura C. Wang 2010-2012 Teacher, KAPPA International High School, The Bronx
Kiran S. Gajula 2010-2019 Senior Research Investigator
Trevor Selwood 2015-2020 Research Specialist
Meiqi (Maggie) Luo 2018-2020 Research Specialist
Rosella (Rosie) Cuomo 2022-2024 Graduate Student (Ecology), Penn State University
Brooke Adams 2024-2025 Medical Student, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine