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Lab members

Karbstein Lab News!

Katrin was named Vice-Chair of the Vanderbilt Biochemistry department!

Katrin is an editor of the Journal of Cell Biology.

New Lab Members!

  • Isaiah Desta (Vanderbilt class of ’27) returned to the lab after a semester in Scandinavia! Welcome back!
  • Sophie Jiang (Vanderbilt class of ’28) joined the lab! Welcome Sophia!
  • Katie Jo Gelasco (QCB program) joined the lab as a graduate student! Welcome Katie!

We’re Hiring!

We are looking for talented postdocs, dedicated graduate students and ambitious undergraduate students. Please email me: katrin.karbstein@vanderbilt.edu

Current Members

Postdocs

Graduate Students

Technicians

Undergraduate Students

ALUMNI

  • FORMER POSTDOCS

    Dr. Yoon-Mo Yang (TSRI, 11/2018-07/2023); now: Assistant Professor, Hanyang University, Korea
    Dr. Sohail Khoshnevis (TSRI, 04/2012-06/2018); now: Assistant Professor, Emory University
    Dr. Homa Ghalei (TSRI, 04/2012-10/2017); now: Associate Professor, Emory University
    Dr. Jason Collins (TSRI, 10/2015-08/2017); now: Postdoctoral Researcher, NIH, NIDCR Director’s Diversity Fellowship Recipient
    Dr. Miriam Koch (TSRI, 10/2016-08/2017); now: Janssen Vaccines AG, Switzerland
    Dr. Hari Bhaskaran (TSRI, 05/2013-08/2014); now: Arcturus Therapeutics, San Diego
    Dr. Juliette Trepreau, (TSRI, 01/2012-06/2013); now: Project Leader in Molecular and Cell Biology, CIMTECH, Universite de Marseilles
    Dr. Boguslawa Korona (TSRI, 08/2011-02/2012); now: Oxford University
    Dr. Darryl M. Horn (TSRI, 09/2010-08/2012); now: Assistant Professor, Keystone College, PA
    Dr. Allison Lamanna (University of Michigan, 08/2007-06/2010); now: Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Boston University
    Dr. Hajeong Kim (University of Michigan, 09/2008-06/2010); now: Pharmacy Student, University of Massachusetts
    Dr. Scott Walker (University of Michigan, 08/2007-08/2008); now: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Michigan

  • Former Graduate Students

    Andres Cuellar, M.S. 2025, Now: Pasadena City College
    Melissa Parker, Ph.D. 2022, Now: Neurocrine Biosciences, San Diego, California
    Haina Huang, Ph.D. 2022, Now: Arrakis Therapeutics, Massachusetts
    Max Ferretti, Ph.D. 2019, Now: Staff Scientist, Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania
    Crystal Young, Ph.D. 2012, Now: Associate Professor, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida
    Bethany Strunk, Ph.D. 2011, Now: Assistant Professor, Trinity University
    Heather Woolls, Ph.D. 2011, Now: Solo Hill, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Annie Labut, M.S. 2009, Now: NSF International
    Former Staff Scientist
    Joanne Doherty, Ph.D., Kissill Lab, Moffitt Cancer Center

  • Former Lab Technicians

    Ebba Blomqvist, 2020-2022, Now: Graduate Student, Scripps Graduate Program
    Melody Campbell, 2010-2011, Now: Associate Professor, Fred Hutch
    Saundra Mason, 2009-2010, Now: Ansa Biotechnologies

  • Former Undergraduate Students

    Aaron Wilkinson, Vanderbilt, class of ’27
    *Mindi Klaus, Scripps Graduate Program, **won poster prize
    *Jaylin Knight, Vanderbilt University, ** won poster prize
    *Gabriela Guerrero-Corcino, University of Pennsylvania, Berks
    *Peyton De Marzo, Now: Predoctoral Student, UCSC
    Stefan Choy (undergraduate student at FAU, FL), *** co-authored paper
    *Maggie Lyons (B.S., Eckerd College, FL)
    *Jessica Bush (Graduate school, Scripps Research)
    Elizabeth Potts (B.S., University of Florida, post-bac, Max Planck Florida Institute), *** co-authored paper
    *Hans Smith (Graduate school, University of Wisconsin, Madison)
    *Rebecca Culver (Graduate school, Stanford University), *** co-authored paper
    *Hannah Toutkoushian (Graduate school, UCSF, NSF predoctoral fellow)
    *Katelyn Doxtader (Graduate school, UT Southwestern), *** co-authored paper
    *Oscar Martinez-Armenta (Graduate school in engineering, Augsburg College)
    John Bloszinski (B.S., FAU)
    *Megan Novak (Ph.D., Northwestern University, NSF predoctoral fellow), ** won poster prize, *** co-authored paper
    Melody Campbell (Ph.D., Scripps Research, postdoc: UCSF), *** co-authored paper
    Christine Norton (Medical School, University of Michigan)
    *Elia Wright (Graduate school, University of Michigan)
    *Ariell Joiner (Graduate school, University of Michigan)
    Sylvia Escudero (Graduate school, Harvard)
    Jennifer Raymond (Dentistry School, University of Michigan)
    Chris Dion
    Rebecca Leone

    *Summer student