Lan H. Chu

Senior Fellow​

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Lan earned a Ph.D. from the Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences at Northwestern University, where she discovered a role for oxidized phospholipids in controlling inflammasome activation. Lan started her postdoctoral training in the Oberst Lab in 2019. 

Cassidy Hagan

Graduate Student​

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Cassidy completed her undergraduate studies at Colorado State University, and joined the Oberst lab in 2019. She is working towards a PhD in immunology.

Nick Hubbard

Graduate Student​

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Nick completed an undergraduate degree in biology at the University of Washington. He joined the Oberst lab in 2017 and is working towards a PhD in immunology.

Sigal Kofman

Graduate Student​

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Sigal graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a BS in biology. She is currently pursuing a PhD in immunology. Sigal joined the Oberst lab in 2018.

Michelle Messmer, PhD

Senior Fellow​

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Michelle earned a BS in biotechnology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. After completing a PhD in immunology from the University of Pittsburgh, she worked as a research fellow at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Michelle joined the Oberst lab in 2016.

Geoff Norris, PhD

Senior Fellow​

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Geoff graduated from Gettysburg College with a BS in biology. He went on to complete a PhD in neuroscience at the University of Virginia. Geoff started his postdoctoral studies in the Oberst Lab in 2018.

Pooja Ralli-Jain, PhD

Laboratory Manager​

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Pooja received a BS from St. Ann's College and an MS from the University of Mumbai. She completed a PhD at the University of North Texas, followed by postdoctoral work at the University of California, Irvine. Pooja joined the Oberst Lab in 2015.

Isabel Silva

Research Scientist​

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Isabel (Izzy) earned her undergraduate degree in Biology from UW, and plans to attend medical school in 2021. We are fortunate to have her until then!