
Current Members

Bryan Hsu (bhsu_at_vt_dot_edu)
Assistant Professor
Postdoc. Systems Biology, Harvard
Ph.D. Chemistry, MIT
M.S. Chemistry, MIT
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley
B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, UC Berkeley

Rogério Bataglioli
Postdoctoral Associate
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil

David da Silva Barreira
Postdoctoral Associate
Ph.D. Microbiology, University of Burgundy, France
M.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology, Pasteur Institute, France
B.S. Life Sciences, Pierre and Marie Curie University, France

Hollyn Franklin
Graduate Student
M.S. Biology, Appalachian State University
B.S. Biology, Appalachian State University

Zach Baker
Graduate Student
B.S. Microbiology, Virginia Tech

Rita Makhlouf
Graduate Student
M.S. Biology, Lebanese American University, Byblos
B.S. Biology, Lebanese American University, Byblos

Josh Heuler
Graduate Student
B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida
B.S. Quantitative Economics and Econometrics, University of South Florida

Sydney Murphy
Undergraduate Student

Lizzy Geddes
Undergraduate Student

Suzie Dilorenzo
Undergraduate Student

Lindsay Smith
Undergraduate Student
Friends

Blinkin
Lead investigator of all smells, new and old

Sushi
Skilled lounger

Zoe
Cat (over)enthusiast
Alumni
Hiba Baaziz (Postdoc, 2021 – 2023)
Analis Smith (MAOP, Summer 2023)
John Muller (Postdoc, Summer 2023)
Hallie Avalos (Postbac, 2022-2023)
Hannah Jirsa (Undergrad, 2021-2023)
Shaeri Nawar (ID IGEP Rotation, Fall 2022)
Tiffany Thorn (Postbac, 2021-2022)
Annabelle Owens (Undergrad, 2021)
Caitlyn Bareford (Undergrad, 2020-2021)