Meghna Mallapan
“Hello! My name is Meghna Mallapan and I am a rising sophomore at Barnard and I am tentatively majoring in Urban Studies with a concentration in Public Health. I started in the Snow Lab during Spring 2020, and am super excited to continue working in the lab this year!”
Eliana Elikan
“My name is Eliana Elikan and I am a rising sophomore at Barnard College. I am likely majoring in Biology and minoring in English. I have had the privilege of working in the Snow Lab starting in the spring of 2020 and am planning to continue being a part of the lab during the upcoming academic year. I am incredibly excited to gain research experience and hone and develop my skills!”
Fatoumata Wague
“Hi! I’m Fatoumata Wague, a Medical Anthropology major at Barnard class of 2022. I had the privilege of joining Snow Lab in the Spring of 2020.”
Corey Marshalleck
“Hello, My name is Corey Marshalleck. I recently graduated from Syracuse University, where I majored in Biology and Forensic Science. I’m very excited to have the opportunity to work in the Snow Lab as a Lab Technician. Previously, I worked in the Kate Lewis Lab as a Lab Assistant, where I assisted in the husbandry of zebrafish. I’m looking forward to studying the impact of Nosema ceranae infection in honeybees.”
Melissa Flores
“Hi! My name is Melissa Flores and I am the administrator for the department of Biological Sciences at Barnard and a proud alum from the class of 2016. Along with coordinating all things biology, I teach a section of the introductory biology lab course each semester, part of a sequence required for all majors. After a few years at the Dog Cognition lab at Barnard, my work in the Snow lab began in the summer of 2019 out of a great love for the honey bee. I study differences in the heat shock response between nurses and foragers, in addition to the effects of chemical inhibitors used to treat Nosema ceranae infection on proteostasis. I am thrilled to work alongside Jon and several of my former students, and look forward to where my research journey takes me!”
Lena Kogan
“Hi! My name is Lena Kogan. I graduated from Barnard College in 2019 with a degree in Physiology and Organismal Biology and I am so excited to be joining the Snow Lab as a Lab Technician. Previously, I researched fruit flies at Columbia and was the Post-Bacc STEM Fellow in the Writing and Speaking Center at Barnard. I look forward to transferring my microdissection skills across insects and continuing to pursue my interest in scientific communication. I will be donning my bee suit to study the impact of proteasome inhibitors on Nosema ceranae infection in honey bees. In addition, I will be developing other infection models in this critical pollinator.”
Natalie Lovinger
“Hi! My name is Natalie Lovinger, I am a rising Junior at Barnard College studying physiological and organismal Biology. I had the wonderful opportunity of joining the Snow lab in the fall of 2019 and since then I have observed multiple projects including heat shock cell stress response pathways and unfolded protein response in Honey Bees.”
Kimberly Eisler
“Hi! I’m Kimberly Eisler, a post-bacc student at Columbia University currently taking the required courses for veterinary school. I graduated from UPenn in 2011, spent a few years doing product management in the tech industry, and now I am so thrilled to be working in Professor Snow’s Lab! I am researching the effect of environmental yeast, specifically L. thermotolerans and M. pulcherrima on honey bee longevity and lipid storage. “
Rachel Cho
“Hello! I’m Rachel Cho, class of 2022 at Barnard. My adventures in the Snow Lab started in 2019 through the Summer Research Institute program. I am currently studying the unfolded protein response (UPR) in Nosema ceranae induced by dithiothreitol (DTT), regarding mRNA transcriptions.”
Emily Huntsman
“Hi, I’m Emily Huntsman, a premed Mathematical Sciences major at Barnard. I just started here in the Snow lab during fall 2018 and have spent my time observing several processes in the lab, honing my bee dissection and qPCR skills. I’m particularly interested in the spore morphology and reproductive cycle of Nosema ceranae and am excited to see what path my research takes!”
Samantha Shih
“My name is Samantha Shih. I am a rising sophomore at Barnard College and I am tentatively majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior, as well as an Athena Scholar. I was fortunate enough to start working in the Snow Lab during the spring of 2017 and now I continue to work here through the SRI at Barnard College. In addition, I am very thankful to be funded by the Barnard Noyce Teacher Scholars program. Currently, I am investigating the nature of the heat-shock response of Nosema ceranae by conducting various trials to see whether or not the organism manipulates the half-life of their mRNA as a component of proteostasis.”
Nora McNamara-Bordewick
“My name is Nora McNamara-Bordewick and I am a sophomore at Barnard College majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology. I am so thankful to have the opportunity to do research in Professor Snow’s lab, where I began working in the fall of 2017. I am currently studying microsporidian infections in mammals and the potential use of halofuginone to treat these infections.”
Dunay Bach
“Hello, my name is Dunay Bach, and I am a rising Sophomore at Barnard College, majoring in Cellular & Molecular Biology. I had the privilege of joining Professor Snow’s lab in Spring 2017. I am currently studying the alternate signalling systems to the Heat Shock Response used by Nosema ceranae to upregulate protein homeostasis genes.”
Shannon Macleod
“My name is Shannon MacLeod and I have just begun my junior year at Barnard College. I am majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology and am grateful to have the opportunity to work in the Snow lab this year, where I assist Professor Snow in his studies of cell stress pathways and the effects of Nosema ceranae in honey bees.”
Henry Truong
“Hi! My name is Henry Truong and I am currently the Associate Laboratory Director for the BC1000-level labs for the Barnard Biology department. I had the pleasure of working in the Snow lab, looking at the effects of induced stress on the unfolded protein response in Apis mellifera. Working in the lab with Professor Snow was an incredible experience and one that has helped to develop my skills and career.”
Nicole Rondeau
“Hello! My name in Nicole Rondeau and I am a senior at Barnard College double majoring in Dance and Biology. I had the great pleasure of joining the Snow Lab in the fall of 2017. I am currently studying the role of lactate dehydrogenase in honey bees under different stress conditions. I am very grateful to Professor Snow for this opportunity and look forward to continuing working in the lab throughout this academic year as I complete my thesis.”
Laure Raymond
“My name is Laure Raymond, a rising senior Biology major at Barnard College. This summer 2017, I have the pleasure of working with Professor Snow and other colleagues on the different stresses that may interact to impact the biological pathways of bees as we try to piece together the die-off phenomenon puzzle.”
Mossamed Kabir
“Hi! My name is Tasnin Kabir and I am a rising senior at Barnard College, majoring in Physiological and Organismal Biology. I have been fortunate enough to join Professor Snow’s lab since the spring of 2017. This summer, I am studying lactate levels in honey bees treated with halofuginone. I am looking forward to researching the rest of the summer and continuing into the fall semester to work on my thesis.”
Jean Paul Salinas
“Bonjour! my name is Jean Paul Salinas. I am a rising senior majoring in biology at Queens College. I have had the pleasure of being able to join Professor Snow’s lab for the summer. We are currently studying the possibility of unfolded protein response activation in the common honey bee parasite known as Nosema ceranae.”
Pegah Khosravi-Kamrani
Isabel Klein
“Hello! My name’s Isabel Klein and I am a senior at Barnard College, majoring in Chemistry. I worked in Professor Snow’s lab during the fall of 2015, studying insoluble protein aggregation in honey bees. I am currently working as a joint student in the Crowther and Roy groups investigating the synthesis and electronic characterization of metal-chalcogenide fullerene solid-state materials. ”
Jenna Bergmann
“Hi, my name is Jenna Bergmann and I’m a rising senior at Barnard double majoring in Cell & Molecular Biology and Latin. In fall 2015, I worked in the Snow lab studying the effect of manganese on the Unfolded Protein Response. In spring 2016, I studied treatments against a species of yeast parasitizing our bee colonies. I am now beginning my senior thesis in the Mansfield lab studying embryonic development, namely the mechanisms of how the Hoxa5 transcription factor regulates patterning of the cervical-thoracic transition in mice.”
Nina Deoras
“I worked in the Snow Lab for a year and graduated in May 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in biology. After graduation, I began working as a research scientist in an infectious disease lab at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. I work on emerging infectious diseases, as well as data analytics for ongoing chronic disease research. I plan to go to Public Health grad school in fall 2018, specifically in the field of epidemiology.”
Tara Adames Reyes
“Hello my name is Tara Adames and I am a rising junior majoring in Biological Sciences. I have been fortunate enough to begin working in Professor Snow’s lab during the summer of 2014. I am currently analyzing heat-shock responses in honeybees under varying temperature conditions by conducting RNA extraction and qPCR. I am looking forward to continuing my research in Professor Snow’s lab this upcoming fall semester.”
Oluwajoba Akinyemi
“Hello my name is Oluwajoba Akinyemi and I will be starting at City College as a junior this fall majoring in Biology. I am very lucky to have the privilege of working in Prof. Snow’s lab and the amazing opportunity to study honeybees firsthand. I am currently studying the immune response of apis mellifera to pathogenic microbes and the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in fighting bacteria. I am also looking into the role of pollen in the antimicrobial mechanism of apis mellifera in response to pathogenic conditions.
Claire Everett
“Hello, my name is Claire Everett. I am a sophomore at Barnard College, majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior with a behavioral concentration and minoring in Chemistry. I joined Professor Snow’s lab this fall to learn more about the Honey Bee’s potential immune response to ingested dextran sodium sulfate (DSS).”
Brittany Johnston
“After working in the Snow lab for two years, I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in biology in Spring 2016. I am currently working as a research associate at a biotech company called Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. I work in their DNA core facility where I optimize and develop protocols while using robotics and automation to conduct experiments. My future plans include continuing my education by attending graduate school and moving up in the company.”
Maryam Masood
“Hi, I’m Maryam Masood! During my Junior and Senior years at Barnard, I studied the effects of ingested miRNA on gene expression in honey bees in the Snow Lab, and completed my Senior Thesis using this research. I’m currently a second year medical student at the University of Southern California, where I will research erythema nodosum leprosum and serve as ASSM Co-President.”
Mia McKinstry
“Hi, I’m Mia! I spent 2 years in the Snow lab where I did my senior thesis, graduating Barnard class of 2015. Even now, my summers in the Snow lab hold some of my best memories from college and truly blossomed my love for science. Wanting to continue basic science research, after Barnard I began work at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. I moved from working with honey bees to working with zebrafish! Now, I am looking forward to beginning medical school at NYU, where I will graduate class of 2021.”
Nazifa Rahman
“I worked in the Snow lab in my junior and senior years of undergrad, culminating in a senior thesis project. I was interested in looking to see whether a strain of bacterial Serratia marcescens was 1) pathogenic to the honey bee and 2) upregulated certain cellular immune responses. Currently, I’m pursuing a one year medical sciences program at Georgetown. In the future, I’d like to go to medical school and I’m interested in Emergency Medicine and pediatrics.”
Charlie Chung
Jessica Sam
“I worked in the Snow lab during my junior and senior years of undergrad while majoring in biology at Barnard. As a senior I completed a thesis project that focused on immune signaling and characterizing the JNK pathway in the Apis mellifera stress response. I am currently spending the next year or two working at NYU Langone Medical Center as a research associate in the Ryoo lab, which studies apoptosis and the Unfolded Protein Response in Drosophila melanogaster.”
Hannah Yan
“I am currently a first year PhD student in the Immunology program at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. After graduating from Barnard, I worked as a research associate in a leukemia lab at the University of California, San Francisco for two years. I recently joined Dr. Katherine King’s lab and will be working on uncovering the mechanisms of bone marrow suppression after antibiotics treatment.”
Sofia Prado-Irwin
“My undergraduate thesis focused on several aspects of the honey bee gut immune response, including immune gene regulation and reactive oxygen species production. She is now pursuing a Master’s degree in biology at San Francisco State University, studying the ecology of skin-associated microbial communities on California salamanders. “
Meera Sivalingam
“I am currently a second year medical student at Jefferson Medical College. After graduating from Williams College in 2012, I worked for one year in an Ophthalmology lab where I studied various gene therapies to treat rare inherited blindness diseases. I currently live in Philadelphia with my grandma, boyfriend, 2 dogs, and cat.”
Felix Sun
Kelsey Morgosh
Kelsey is heading into her first year of medical school at University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix with her husband Andy in tow. Though they are mountain dwellers by nature they are confident they can learn to love the desert too… at least for four years. Ten years down the road she hopes to find herself specialized in primary care working in a traditionally under-served community.
Marissa Thiel
Geordie Lonza
“I am a research technician in the Kotton-Wilson-Ikonomou Lab at Boston University’s Center for Regenerative Medicine. I work with patient’s stem cells to study the genetic disease alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which affects the lungs and the liver. I am currently applying to med school and trying to enjoy my time in Boston as much as possible.”
Ashley Graves
“I am a senior Biology major / Neuroscience concentrator at Williams College. This summer I had an incredible experience at the University of Notre Dame NSF-REU program where I studied olfaction and electrophysiology in D. melanogaster and D. suzukii. Now, I’m just trying to enjoy my senior year while applying to graduate schools for an interdisciplinary neuroscience program.”
Jamal Jefferson
“I am currently in a MD/MBA program at the University of Rochester. After leaving the Snow lab and graduating from Williams College, I worked as an aide to a radiologist for one year and tutored at Match Public Charter school in Boston, MA.”
Hilary Dolstad
“I’m currently working as a Public Health Advisor at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. After graduating from Williams College in 2011, I worked for a year as a Farm-to-School Project Coordinator in California and for two years as a CDC field assignee in Kentucky.”