![]() Ilya Levental (IL CV)
co-Principle Investigator Associate Professor Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology |
![]() Kandice Levental (KL CV)
co-Principle Investigator Associate Professor of Research Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology |
Postdocs

Dr. Simli Dey
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Institut Curie
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Institut Curie
Graduate Students et al
Levental Lab alumni:
Research Faculty
Dr. Fred Heberle (assistant professor ; current: Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Knoxville)
Postdocs
Dr. Joseph Lorent (current: Assistant Professor, Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Dr. Lakshmi Ganesan (current: IndiaBioscience, National Center for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India)
Dr. Xubo Lin (current: Associate Professor, Beihang University (BUAA), China)
Dr. Karolina Tulodziecka (current: Cellis / Medical University of Warsaw, Poland)
Dr. Kevin Spring (current: Instructor, Brazosport College)
Dr. Shuli Wang
PhD Students
Jessie Morrill (current: Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska)
Jessica Symons (current: scientist at Hummingbird Biosciences)
Ehsan Irajizad (current: postdoc at MD Anderson)
Barbara Diaz-Rohrer (current: postdoc at Broad Institute)
Masters Students
Eric Malmberg (current: MD Anderson)
Undergraduate Students
Allie Skinkle (Rice University undergrad ; current: PhD student at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Beatrice Herrmann (Rice University undergrad ; current: PhD student at University of Pennsylvania)
Emily Stockenbojer (Rice University undergrad)
Gia Longsworth (Rice University undergrad)
Visiting Scholars
Deepti Bharti (PhD student, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India)
Shawn Brisbay (Lab Manager Emeritus ; current: Research Lab Manager, Houston Methodist Research Institute)
Ashish Vasa (Research Assistant)
Dr. Fred Heberle (assistant professor ; current: Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Knoxville)
Postdocs
Dr. Joseph Lorent (current: Assistant Professor, Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Dr. Lakshmi Ganesan (current: IndiaBioscience, National Center for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India)
Dr. Xubo Lin (current: Associate Professor, Beihang University (BUAA), China)
Dr. Karolina Tulodziecka (current: Cellis / Medical University of Warsaw, Poland)
Dr. Kevin Spring (current: Instructor, Brazosport College)
Dr. Shuli Wang
PhD Students
Jessie Morrill (current: Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska)
Jessica Symons (current: scientist at Hummingbird Biosciences)
Ehsan Irajizad (current: postdoc at MD Anderson)
Barbara Diaz-Rohrer (current: postdoc at Broad Institute)
Masters Students
Eric Malmberg (current: MD Anderson)
Undergraduate Students
Allie Skinkle (Rice University undergrad ; current: PhD student at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Beatrice Herrmann (Rice University undergrad ; current: PhD student at University of Pennsylvania)
Emily Stockenbojer (Rice University undergrad)
Gia Longsworth (Rice University undergrad)
Visiting Scholars
Deepti Bharti (PhD student, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India)
Shawn Brisbay (Lab Manager Emeritus ; current: Research Lab Manager, Houston Methodist Research Institute)
Ashish Vasa (Research Assistant)