{"id":13,"date":"2019-08-27T13:18:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T13:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.butler.edu\/jennifer-kowalski-lab\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-04-03T19:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:37:58","slug":"lab-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.butler.edu\/jennifer-kowalski-lab\/lab-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Current Lab Members<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Milica Nenadovich (Biochemistry, Class of 2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adalaid Scott (Biology, Class of 2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shums Parkar (Neuroscience, Class of 2027)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Josh Gerber (Biology, Class of 2027)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sarah Daly (Biology, Class of 2027)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Areesha Qureshi (Chemistry, Class of 2027)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lillian Groves (Biology, Class of 2028)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paxton Law (Biology, Class of 2028)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pleasant Oluwole (Neuroscience, Class of 2028)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Assistant: Jaelin Lunato (Neuroscience &amp; Biochemistry, Class of 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Assistant: <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Former Lab Members (alphabetical order)<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Will Jacob (Biology &#8217;25) &#8211; M.D.\/Ph.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lilly Rademacher (Biology &#8217;25) &#8211; Medical assistant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tanner Kutoloski (Biology &#8217;25) &#8211; M.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ryan Adkins (Biology and Biochemistry &#8217;23) &#8211; M.P.H. student, Tulane University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexandra Alva (Biology &#8217;24) &#8211; M.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JoAnne Babula (Biology \u201913) \u2013 Ph.D., Indiana University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrew Banks (Biology \u201811) &#8211; M.A., Bioethics &amp; Medical Humanities, M.D., University of Louisville<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Letitia Bortey (Biology &#8217;23) &#8211; Ph.D. candidate, Columbia University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kyle Brumbaugh (Biology, &#8217;16) &#8211; Dr. Tavel Optical<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morgan Buckley (Health Sciences, &#8217;20) &#8211; M.D. student, University of Cincinnati<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kyle Cherry (Biology, \u201916) &#8211; Lancaster Laboratories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lauryn Campagnoli (Biology \u201917) \u2013 Ph.D. candidate, University of Wisconsin Madison<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ashley Crotteau (Biochemistry, &#8217;20) &#8211; Ph.D. candidate, University of Notre Dame<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erica Damler (Exercise Science &#8217;14) &#8211; M.P.H. Epidemiology, George Washington University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zachary Didier (Biology &#8217;13) &#8211; Dental School, University of Louisville<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hitesh Dube (Chemistry \u201913) &#8211; M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shataakshi Dube (Biology \u201915) \u2013 Ph.D. candidate, Duke University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Emch (Biology\/Chemistry \u201918) &#8211; M.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rachael Essig (Biology, \u201913) \u2013 M. D., West Virginia University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brad Gerhardt &#8211; U. Cincinati<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicole Green (Biology\/Chemistry \u201915)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Debra Goldsmith B.S., Cytotechnology, IUPUI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kennedy Harris (Business \u201919)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morgan Harrison (Biology \u201915) &#8211; Pharm.D. candidate, Butler University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Molly Hicks (Biology, &#8217;21)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manpreet Kaur (Biology, &#8217;22) &#8211; Dental School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amber Kline (Biology \u201916) \u2013 Ph.D., University of North Carolina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julie Kolnik (Biology \u201914) \u2013 M.S., Physiology, IUPUI, D.O. Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Victoria Kreyden (Biology \u201917) \u2013 M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel Lester (Biology \u201915) \u2013 Ph.D. candidate, University of South Florida<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elly Mawi (Biology \u201919)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Makenzi McClain (Health Sciences, &#8217;23) &#8211; Dental student, Indiana University School of Dentistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kelsey McDougall (Biology \u201918) \u2013 M.P.H., University of Michigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logan Metzger (Biomedical Enginneering\/Biology \u201913)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allyson Munneke (Biology \u201916) \u2013 Ph.D., University of Michigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emily Nettesheim (Health Sciences \u201919) \u2013 P.A., Butler University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mara Olson (Biology, \u201915) &#8211; M.D., University of San Francisco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lauryn Padgett (Biochemistry, &#8217;20) &#8211; M.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anna Pressel (Biochemistry, &#8217;23) &#8211; M.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abby Screen (Biology, &#8217;23) &#8211; D.P.T. student, University of Indianapolis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abby Shores (Biology, &#8217;20)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taylor Prechtel (Biology \u201919) &#8211; M.D. student, Indiana University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alyssa Ritter (Biology, &#8217;21) &#8211; D.O. student, Marian University School of Osteopathic Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kristen Rush (Biology, \u201913) &#8211; M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Ryskamp (Biology \u201919) &#8211; Intern, Halda Therapeutics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amy Wasilk Godfrey (Biology \u201913) M.D. student, Ohio State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sierra Williams (Biology \u201917)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">High School Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uma Wadawadigi &#8211; Undergraduate, New Jersey Institute of Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Muiz Rana &#8211; Undergraduate, Indiana University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barry Wei &#8211; M.D. student, Indiana University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julia Wang &#8211; Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Assistants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alejandro Hernandez &#8211; Ph.D. student, University of Nebraska Medical Center<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alex Jennings &#8211; D.M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sarah Olofsson &#8211; M.D., Saint Louis University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark Carrozza<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-00189ab9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Butler Summer Institute Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-df4581a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div 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