Principal Investigators
Yuying Liang, MS, PhD
Email: [email protected]
Hinh Ly, MA, PhD
Email: [email protected]
Lab Members
Michaela Cain
Comparative and Molecular Biosciences (CMB) Ph.D. Student
Email: [email protected]
Education:
- Bachelor of Science (Biology), Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
- Comparative & Molecular Biosciences (CMB) Ph.D. Student, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Fellowships/Scholarships/Awards:
- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences (VBS) Professor K. V. Nagaraja tuition fellowship (2023)
Sarah Corneliuson
Lab Manager and Postbaccalaureate Student
Email: [email protected]
Education:
- Bachelor of Science (Microbiology), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN
Estefany Cotto-López
VMED Graduate Student
Email: [email protected]
Education:
- Bachelor of Science (Microbiology), University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus, Humacao, PR
- Master of Science (Environmental Health), University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR
- Master of Health Sciences (One Health), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Veterinary Biosciences (VSci) Ph.D. Student, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Fellowships/Scholarships/Awards:
- 2024 USDA sponsored BSL-3 Training/Transboundary Animal Disease Summer Program - Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases, Kansas State University
- 2024 MnDRIVE Graduate Student Professional Development award - College of Veterinary Medicine Graduate Programs and the MnDRIVE Global Food Ventures (GFV) program.
- 2024 Maheswaran Graduate Fellowship (21 CM) - College of Veterinary Medicine Graduate Programs
Brigitte Flannery
Ph.D. Student, Microbiology, Immunology, & Cancer Biology (MICaB)
Email: [email protected]
Education:
- Bachelor of Science (Microbiology), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- Master of Science (Microbiology), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- Ph.D. Candidate (Microbiology, Immunology, & Cancer Biology), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Fellowships/Scholarships/Awards:
- 2024 American Society for Virology Travel Grant
- 2024 Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies Office Research Grant (UMN Medical School)
Qinfeng Huang
Researcher 5
Email: [email protected]
Education:
- Bachelor of Science (Animal Husbandry), College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
- Ph.D. (Preventive Veterinary Medicine), National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
Hannah Murphy
CMB Graduate Student
Email: [email protected]
Education:
- Associate of Arts and Associate of Science (Biology), South Central College, North Mankato, MN
- Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Sciences and minor in Chemistry), Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
- Comparative & Molecular Biosciences (CMB) Ph.D. Student, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Fellowships/Scholarships/Awards:
- Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (2024 - 2025)
- Institute of Molecular Virology T32 Fellowship (2022 - Current)
- MnDrive Global Food Ventures Fellowship (2021-2022)
- Dr. James B. Moe and Janice M. Moe Fellowship (2021-2022)
- COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant (2020)
- American Society for Virology Travel Grants (2022 and 2024)
- European Society for Clinical Virology Travel Grant (2022)
- College of Veterinary Medicine Office of Graduate Programs Travel Grant (2022)
Emma Prybylski
DVM-PhD Student
Email: [email protected]
Education:
- Bachelor of Science (Animal Science), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Shania Sanchez
CMB Graduate Student
Email: [email protected]
Education:
- Bachelor of Science (Major: Biology; Minor: Chemistry, Psychology, & General Science), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
- Comparative & Molecular Biosciences (CMB) Ph.D. Student, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Fellowships/Scholarships/Awards:
- James B. and Janice N. Moe Fellowship, University of Minnesota (2023)
- Pomeroy Legacy Fellowship, University of Minnesota (2022)
- MNDrive Global Food Venture (GFV) Fellowship, University of Minnesota (2021)
Sam Maheswaran Graduate Scholarship, University of Minnesota (2021)
Lab Alumni
- Widaliz Vega Rodriguez (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Natalie Kirk (CMB Graduate Student)
- Md Mizanur Rahman (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Sophia Vrba (Undergraduate Researcher)
- Da Di (CMB PhD Graduate Student)
- Morgan Brisse (BMBB PhD Graduate Student)
- Mythili Dileepan (Postdoctoral Asssociate, Senior Researcher)
- Jidang Chen (Postdoctoral Associate, Visiting Graduate Student)
- Bjoern Meyer (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Xiaomin Wen (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Zheng Chai (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Xintao Zhang (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Xi Kang (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Rekha Dhanwhani (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Junji Xing (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Liqian Zhu (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Junjie Shao (VMED Graduate Student, Postdoctoral Associate)
- Xiaoying Liu (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Eunice Ngedwa (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Vikram Verma (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Qinfeng Huang (Postdoctoral Associate, Senior Researcher)
- Lisa McLay (Graduate Student)
- Sushma Bhosle (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Jialong Wang (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Zhongtao Xin (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Shuiyun Lan (Postdoctoral Associate)
- Naveen Kumar (Postdoctoral Associate)