The Rokas Lab, Fall 2023
The PI
Antonis Rokas
Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Informatics, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences
- B.Sc., Univ. Crete
- Ph.D., Edinburgh Univ.
- PostDoc, Univ. Wisconsin
Current Team Members
David Rinker
Research Assistant Professor
- B.A., College of William & Mary
- Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
- PostDoc, Vanderbilt University
Dana Lin
PostDoctoral Fellow
- B.Sc., National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
- M.Sc., National Taiwan University, Taiwan
- Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
- PostDoc, Duke University
Marie-Claire Harrison
Graduate Student
- B.Sc., Pomona College
Karin Steffen
PostDoctoral Fellow
- B.Sc., Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Germany
- M.Sc., Uppsala University, Sweden
- Ph.D., Uppsala University, Sweden
E. Anne Hatmaker
Graduate Student
- B.Sc., Univ. Tennessee-Knoxville
- M.Sc., Univ. Tennessee-Knoxville
Alec Brown
Graduate Student
- B.Sc., Bowling Green State Univ.
- M.Sc., Bowling Green State Univ.
Christina Chavez
Graduate Student
- B.Sc., California State Univ.-Fullerton
Thodoros Danis
Graduate Student
- B.Sc., Univ. of Thessaly, Greece
- M.Sc., Univ. of Crete, Greece
Thomas J. S. Sauters
PostDoctoral Fellow
- B.Sc., University of New Mexico
- Ph.D., Duke University
Kyle David
PostDoctoral Fellow
- B.Sc., University of Miami
- Ph.D, Auburn University
Olivia Riedling
Graduate Student
- B.Sc., Purdue University
Adiyantara Gumilang
Research Assistant II
- B.Sc., IPB University, Indonesia
- M.Sc., Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea
Corey Wiseman
Undergraduate Researcher
Charu Balamurugan
Undergraduate Researcher
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Joining the Lab
Undergrads / Grads / PostDocs
Undergraduates excited about our work, especially those with computational experience, are encouraged to apply for a position in our lab. We expect a minimum commitment of 12 hours per week during academic terms (for course credit) and full-time during summers (for pay). We also expect our undergrad researchers to apply to the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program (for their summer stipends) and to perform research over multiple semesters. Interested candidates should email Antonis with a brief statement that explicitly states why they want to join our lab, CV and the contact details of two course instructors / evaluators.
Students interested in graduate work in our lab are encouraged to apply either to the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGP) or to the Biological Sciences Program (BSP). Students in the IGP rotate through 4 different labs in the first year, thus gaining a diversity of research experiences and evaluating the goodness-of-fit of several different labs across the university. Students in the BSP rotate through 2 or 3 labs in the department but typically commit to joining a particular lab upon acceptance to the program. If interested, please email Antonis with a cover letter that explicitly states why you want to join our lab, statement of research interests, CV and the contact details of three evaluators.
Postdoctoral candidates with relevant experience in evolutionary biology, computational biology, genomics, bioinformatics, fungal biology, and related fields interested in joining our lab should email Antonis with a cover letter that explicitly states why they want to join our lab, statement of research interests, pdf reprints of published papers, CV and the contact details of three evaluators. A track record of high-quality publications, excellent communication skills, enthusiasm for basic research, and a collaborative approach to science is expected