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The Dowen Lab

2025

 

2023

2024

 

2022

 

 


Principal Investigator

Rob Dowen

Current CV

NCBI

Office: 919-962-1240

Lab: 919-962-3155

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Lab Manager

Peter Breen

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Graduate Students

Rachel DuMez-Kornegay, BBSP

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Annalee Schmidt, BBSP

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Kylie VanDerMolen, BBSP

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Undergraduate Students

Yasmine Ackall

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Ariel Gao

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Alyssa Liu

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Ava Astilla

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Sophia Huang

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Monica Macharios

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Sophia Blatchley

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Caleb Jang

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Meris McElveen

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2025-2026 BBSP Rotation Students

Reach out for rotation opportunities!

 


Alumni

Yasmine Hernandez, 2025: Graduated with B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science from UNC-Chapel Hill

Kendra Honey, 2025: Graduated with B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science from UNC-Chapel Hill

Laura Huff, 2025: Research Scientist at UNC-Chapel Hill

Sarah Torzone, 2025: MD/PhD Student at Emory University, Atlanta GA

Lilly Baker, 2024: Undergraduate student, Post-Baccalaureate at UNC-Chapel Hill (Joan Taylor lab)

Whitney DeLoach, 2024: Undergraduate student, Nutrition major at UNC-Chapel Hill

Preston Grady, 2024: Undergraduate student, Biology major at UNC-Chapel Hill

Olivia Andrews, 2023: Undergraduate student, Biology major at UNC-Chapel Hill

Kaylee Simmons, 2023: Undergraduate student, Biology major at UNC-Chapel Hill

Melisa Cecilio Sosa, 2023: Graduated with B.S. from UNC-Chapel Hill

Alex Morris, 2022: Graduated with B.S. from UNC-Chapel Hill

Kendall Kanakanui, 2022: NSF GRFP Fellow, PhD Student at Emory University (Adam Gracz Lab), Atlanta GA

Marty Newman, 2022: Lead Researcher, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis TN

David Cully, 2022: PhD Student in BBSP at UNC-Chapel Hill (Whitney Edwards Lab)

Jinny Kwon, 2022: Dental School, New York University, NY

Malvika Choudhari, 2021: Medical School, UNC-Chapel Hill

Natalie Cohen, 2021: Medical School, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA

Sierra Moriuchi, 2021: Graduated with B.S. from UNC-Chapel Hill

Mercy Neal, 2021: PhD Student at UNC-Chapel Hill, School of Public Health

Aaron Park, 2021: Post-Baccalaureate IRTA program, NIH; Medical School, Liberty University, Lynchburg VA