Anita L. Manogaran, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Marquette University
Dr. Manogaran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Marquette University.  Anita worked as a post doctoral fellow at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) under the Distinguished Professor, Susan W. Liebman.  Anita received the NIH NRSA Post doctoral fellowship for her work on fungal prions while at UIC.  

Prior to coming to Marquette, she was a STEM coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she worked with engaging underrepresented groups in STEM.  She continues to work with underrepresented groups providing high impact, transformative research experiences.

Jane Dorweiler, Ph.D

Senior scientist
​Actin mutations and prion formation

Jaya Sharma, Ph.D.

Post doctoral fellow
Infectivity of newly formed prion particles​​

Doug Lyke

Ph.D. Graduate student
​Early events of prion formation

Brett Wisniewski

Research Technician
​Chaperone effects on prion formation

Joanna Obaoye

Undergraduate Research
​Since 2015
Honors Fellow 2016
Marquette Biology Symposium, 2016
Summer Research Program 2016

Emily Davis

Undergraduate Assistant
Since 2015
Summer Research Program 2016
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Lab Alumni
​

Emily Legan

Undergraduate Research 
​2014-2016
Honors Fellow 2014, 2015
Marquette Biology Symposium 
​2014, 2015, 2016
Summer Research Program 2015
Honor Research Symposium 2015
​Midwest Yeast Meeting 2015
Research Award in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Ron Schocke

Undergraduate Research
​2015-2016
Marquette Biology Symposium, 2016
University of Iowa Summer Undergraduate MSTP
​ 2016
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Derek Yeh

Graduate Research
2014-2015
Midwest Yeast Meeting 2015
Marquette Forward Thinking 2015
​Marquette Data Blitz 2014

Jessica Stellberg

Undergraduate Research
​2015
College of Arts and Sciences Summer Undergraduate Fellowship (RCM) 2015

Jordan Rede

Undergraduate Research
2015
NSF REU (St. Martin's University) 2015
Poster:
Marquette Summer Research Symposium  2015
Murdock College Science Research Conference, Spokane, WA 2015

Nathan Shimp

Nathan Shimp -
High School Intern
2015
Prairie School
Currently attending Purdue University

Aleksander Druck

Undergraduate Research
2014-2015
Poster:
Marquette Biology Undergrad Symposium
​ 2014, 2015

Ray'netta Pierce

Laboratory Assistant
​2014
​Graduated 2016

Chandler Farris

Undergraduate Research 2014
Summer Research Program Fellowship 2014
Poster:
Marquette Biology Undergrad Symposium 2014 
​Summer Research Symposium 2014
Graduated 2015
​Currently attending
​University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School

Stephanie Yeager

Undergraduate Research 2014
Summer Research Program
​Fellowship 2014
Poster:
Marquette Biology Undergrad Symposium 2014 
​Summer Research Symposium 2014
Graduated 2015
​Currently attending
​New York University Medical School

Niya Qualls

Laboratory Assistant
​2014

Graduated 2016
Currently attending
Herzing University Nursing School

Omar Calderon

 Undergraduate Research 2012-2014
​Summer Research Program Fellowship 2014
Poster:
Marquette Biology Undergrad Symposium
​ 2013, 2014 
​Summer Research Symposium 2014.
Attended the Midwest Stress and Molecular Chaperone Meeting 2014.
Graduated 2016
Currently attending
​University of Illinois Medical School

Emma Weber

Undergraduate Research 2012-2014
​Summer Research Program Fellowship 2013
Poster:
Marquette Biology Undergrad Symposium
​ 2012, 2013 
​Summer Research Symposium 2014.
Midwest Yeast Meeting 2013
Midwest Stress and Molecular Chaperone Meeting 2014.
 Graduated in 2013;
Masters in Nursing
​Marquette University 2015

Megha Reddy



Undergraduate Research
2012
Poster:
Marquette Biology Undergrad Symposium 2012
Graduated 2012