Lab Members

Sage Foley

Graduate Student

Education: MS Biology, BS Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Interest: Understanding microbiome-driven mechanisms of intestinal homeostasis vs pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.

Regino Mercado-Lubo

Research Scientist

Education: Doctor of Medicine - Universidad del Norte (Barranquillla-Colombia); Masters in Clinical Investigation candidate - UMass Chan Medical School

Interest: Development of new therapeutic options for multidrug resistant cancer.

Katelyn McCann

Graduate Student (MD/PhD Program)

Education: Dickinson College, BS Biology, 2011

Interest: The role of macrophage metabolic reprogramming in the human innate immune response.

Samir Patel

Graduate Student

Education: UMass Chan Medical School, PhD (2012-2018); Providence College, BS (2006-2010)

Interest: Understanding the activation mechanism of T3SS effector proteins during Salmonella Typhimurium infection.

Mario Meza Segura, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Education: National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico City, Mexico
BSc Biochemical Engineering
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the IPN, Mexico City, Mexico

MSc Genetics and Molecular Biology
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the IPN, Mexico City, Mexico

PhD Molecular Biomedicine

Interest: Understanding the role of Serine Protease Autotransporters of Enterobacteriaceae (SPATES) during Shigella infection of epithelial cells.

Samantha (Sammy) Tse

Graduate Student (MD/PhD Candidate)

Education: Boston College, BS
Interest: My scientific interest lies in the intracellular networks of intestinal epithelial cells in both healthy and diseased intestinal states.

Christine Tuohy

Research Technician/Lab Manager

Education: BS in Biology from Emmanuel College
Interest: Regulation of P-glycoprotein expression in maintenance of homeostasis.

Tasia Kellogg

Graduate Student (PhD Candidate)

Education: BS in Pathobiology and Animal Science, University of Connecticut 2013-2016

Interest: Induction of tuft-cell mediated immunity by the gut microbiome to enhance intestinal barrier integrity and pathogen resistance

Ethan Loew