Current Lab Members
- Milica Nenadovich (Biochemistry, Class of 2026)
- Adalaid Scott (Biology, Class of 2026)
- Shums Parkar (Neuroscience, Class of 2027)
- Josh Gerber (Biology, Class of 2027)
- Sarah Daly (Biology, Class of 2027)
- Areesha Qureshi (Chemistry, Class of 2027)
- Lillian Groves (Biology, Class of 2028)
- Paxton Law (Biology, Class of 2028)
- Pleasant Oluwole (Neuroscience, Class of 2028)
- Research Assistant: Jaelin Lunato (Neuroscience & Biochemistry, Class of 2025)
- Research Assistant:
Former Lab Members (alphabetical order)
Undergraduates
- Will Jacob (Biology ’25) – M.D./Ph.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine
- Lilly Rademacher (Biology ’25) – Medical assistant
- Tanner Kutoloski (Biology ’25) – M.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine
- Ryan Adkins (Biology and Biochemistry ’23) – M.P.H. student, Tulane University
- Alexandra Alva (Biology ’24) – M.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine
- JoAnne Babula (Biology ’13) – Ph.D., Indiana University School of Medicine
- Andrew Banks (Biology ‘11) – M.A., Bioethics & Medical Humanities, M.D., University of Louisville
- Letitia Bortey (Biology ’23) – Ph.D. candidate, Columbia University
- Kyle Brumbaugh (Biology, ’16) – Dr. Tavel Optical
- Morgan Buckley (Health Sciences, ’20) – M.D. student, University of Cincinnati
- Kyle Cherry (Biology, ’16) – Lancaster Laboratories
- Lauryn Campagnoli (Biology ’17) – Ph.D. candidate, University of Wisconsin Madison
- Ashley Crotteau (Biochemistry, ’20) – Ph.D. candidate, University of Notre Dame
- Erica Damler (Exercise Science ’14) – M.P.H. Epidemiology, George Washington University
- Zachary Didier (Biology ’13) – Dental School, University of Louisville
- Hitesh Dube (Chemistry ’13) – M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine
- Shataakshi Dube (Biology ’15) – Ph.D. candidate, Duke University
- David Emch (Biology/Chemistry ’18) – M.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine
- Rachael Essig (Biology, ’13) – M. D., West Virginia University
- Brad Gerhardt – U. Cincinati
- Nicole Green (Biology/Chemistry ’15)
- Debra Goldsmith B.S., Cytotechnology, IUPUI
- Kennedy Harris (Business ’19)
- Morgan Harrison (Biology ’15) – Pharm.D. candidate, Butler University
- Molly Hicks (Biology, ’21)
- Manpreet Kaur (Biology, ’22) – Dental School
- Amber Kline (Biology ’16) – Ph.D., University of North Carolina
- Julie Kolnik (Biology ’14) – M.S., Physiology, IUPUI, D.O. Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Victoria Kreyden (Biology ’17) – M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine
- Daniel Lester (Biology ’15) – Ph.D. candidate, University of South Florida
- Elly Mawi (Biology ’19)
- Makenzi McClain (Health Sciences, ’23) – Dental student, Indiana University School of Dentistry
- Kelsey McDougall (Biology ’18) – M.P.H., University of Michigan
- Logan Metzger (Biomedical Enginneering/Biology ’13)
- Allyson Munneke (Biology ’16) – Ph.D., University of Michigan
- Emily Nettesheim (Health Sciences ’19) – P.A., Butler University
- Mara Olson (Biology, ’15) – M.D., University of San Francisco
- Lauryn Padgett (Biochemistry, ’20) – M.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine
- Anna Pressel (Biochemistry, ’23) – M.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine
- Abby Screen (Biology, ’23) – D.P.T. student, University of Indianapolis
- Abby Shores (Biology, ’20)
- Taylor Prechtel (Biology ’19) – M.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine
- Alyssa Ritter (Biology, ’21) – D.O. student, Marian University School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Kristen Rush (Biology, ’13) – M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine
- David Ryskamp (Biology ’19) – Intern, Halda Therapeutics
- Amy Wasilk Godfrey (Biology ’13) M.D. student, Ohio State University
- Sierra Williams (Biology ’17)
High School Students
- Uma Wadawadigi – Undergraduate, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Muiz Rana – Undergraduate, Indiana University
- Barry Wei – M.D. student, Indiana University
- Julia Wang – Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor
Research Assistants
- Alejandro Hernandez – Ph.D. student, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Alex Jennings – D.M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine
- Sarah Olofsson – M.D., Saint Louis University School of Medicine
- Mark Carrozza
Butler Summer Institute Awards
2025
- Sarah Daly
- Shums Parkar
2024
- Jaelin Lunato
- Lilly Rademacher
2023
- Alexandra Alva
- Abby Screen
2022
- Anna Pressel
2020
- Alyssa Ritter – CANCELLED due to COVID-19
2019
- Morgan Buckley
- Abby Shores
2018
- Emily Nettesheim
- David Ryskamp
2017
- Elly Mawi
- Taylor Prechtel
2016
- David Emch
- Kelsey McDougall
2015
- Victoria Kreyden
*2015 Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP)
- Lauryn Campagnoli
2014
- Dan Lester
- Allyson Munneke
2012
- Rachel Essig
- Julie Kolnik
2011
- Kristen Rush
- Amy Wasilk
2010
- Erica Damler
- Hitesh Dube