Current Members
Andrew Oberst, PhD
Associate Professor of Immunology
Andrew graduated from Amherst College and pursued his graduate studies in Europe, in a collaborative program between the Universities of Rome and Paris. He completed postdoctoral training at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. He joined the Department of Immunology as an Assistant Professor in 2012, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2018.
Nick Hubbard
Graduate Student
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
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.
Sigal Kofman
Graduate Student
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.
Lan H. Chu
Senior Fellow
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.
Michelle Messmer, PhD
Senior Fellow
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
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
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.
Annelise Snyder
Graduate Student
Annelise graduated from Williams College with a BA in biology and chemistry. She joined the Oberst Lab in 2015, where she is currently pursuing a PhD in immunology.
Alumni
Michelle Brault, PhD (Graduate Student, MCB Program)
Current: Research Scientist, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Brian Daniels, PhD (Senior Fellow)
Current: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University
Kimberley Gutierrez, PhD (Senior Fellow)
Current: Field Applications Scientist, Qiagen
Tayla Olsen (Research Scientist)
Current: Laboratory Manager, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Susana Orozco, PhD (Graduate Student, MCB Program)
Current: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Benaroya Research Institute
Margo Werner (Research Scientist)
Current: Scientist II, AbbVie