Lab Members

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