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Ilya Levental
Principle Investigator
Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
CPRIT Scholar for Cancer Research
Principle Investigator
Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
CPRIT Scholar for Cancer Research

Kandice Levental
co-Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of Research, Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
co-Principal Investigator
Associate Professor of Research, Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics
Former Lab Members:
Research Faculty
Dr. Fred Heberle (assistant professor ; current: Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Knoxville)
Postdocs
Dr. Joseph Lorent (postdoc ; current: Assistant Professor, Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Dr. Lakshmi Ganesan (postdoc ; current: IndiaBioscience, National Center for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India)
Dr. Xubo Lin (postdoc ; current: Associate Professor, Beihang University (BUAA), China)
Dr. Karolina Tulodziecka (postdoc ; current: Cellis / Medical University of Warsaw, Poland)
Dr. Kevin Spring (postdoc ; current: Instructor, Brazosport College)
Dr. Shuli Wang
PhD Students
Ehsan Irajizad (PhD graduate student ; current: postdoc at MD Anderson)
Barbara Diaz-Rohrer (PhD graduate student)
Masters Students
Eric Malmberg (MS graduate student; 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 ; current: PhD student at Columbia University)
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)
Dr. Fred Heberle (assistant professor ; current: Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Knoxville)
Postdocs
Dr. Joseph Lorent (postdoc ; current: Assistant Professor, Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Dr. Lakshmi Ganesan (postdoc ; current: IndiaBioscience, National Center for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India)
Dr. Xubo Lin (postdoc ; current: Associate Professor, Beihang University (BUAA), China)
Dr. Karolina Tulodziecka (postdoc ; current: Cellis / Medical University of Warsaw, Poland)
Dr. Kevin Spring (postdoc ; current: Instructor, Brazosport College)
Dr. Shuli Wang
PhD Students
Ehsan Irajizad (PhD graduate student ; current: postdoc at MD Anderson)
Barbara Diaz-Rohrer (PhD graduate student)
Masters Students
Eric Malmberg (MS graduate student; 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 ; current: PhD student at Columbia University)
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)