Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD
Associate Professor
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Co-leader, Immunology Program
Lineberger Cancer Center
UNC Chapel Hill
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Postdoctoral Fellow, NYU School of Medicine
Ph.D., Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences/Sloan-Kettering Division
B.S., B.A., SUNY at Stony Brook
email: yuliyap1@email.unc.edu
Current Lab Members
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Nancy Kren
Postdoctoral Research Associate
PhD, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
BS, Longwood University
email: nkren1@email.unc.edu
Colleen Sturdevant
Graduate Student
Microbiology and Immunology
BS, State University of New York at Geneseo
email: csteward@unc.edu
Whitney Bell
Graduate Student
Cell Biology and Physiology
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BS, Meredith College
email: wjbell@live.unc.edu
Delaney Sherwin
Postdoctoral Research Associate
PhD, Florida State University
BS, University of Central Florida
email: dsherwin@email.unc.edu
Hannah HallResearch Te
Graduate Student
Pathobiology & Translational Science
BS, Trinity University
email: hrhall@ad.unc
Harry SilvaResearch Te
Graduate Student
Microbiology and Immunology
BS, Boston College
email: hjsilva@email.unc.edu
Lab Alumni
Subhadip Pati
Postdoctoral Research Associate
PhD, Bose Institute, Kolkata India
MSc, Bose Institute, Kolkata India
BSc, Bankura Sammilani College
email: subhadip@email.unc.edu
Evan Gales
Lab Manager
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BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
email: evan_gales@med.unc.edu
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Marco Passalacqua
Undergraduate
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
email: marcop@ad.unc.edu
Jeffrey Song
Undergraduate
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Biochemistry
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Rahul Mirlekar
Postdoctoral Research Associate
PhD, National Center for Cell Science (NCCSC), India
email: rmirlekar@med.unc.edu
Dan Michaud
Graduate Student
Cell Biology and Physiology
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BS, Northeastern University
email: dmichaud@email.unc.edu
Yan (Annie) Wang
Postdoctoral Research Associate
PhD, East Tennessee State University College of Medicine
MD, Soochow University, China
MS, Soochow University, China
email: ywang102@email.unc.edu
Adrienne Franks
Lab Manager​
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BS, North Carolina A&T University
email: adrienne_franks@med.unc.edu
Lauren Rector
Undergraduate
Dental Student, UNC School of Dentistry
BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
email: laurali@live.unc.edu
Hiral Patel
Undergraduate
BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
email: hspatell@live.unc.edu
Shreya Prabhakar
Undergraduate
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
email: shreyapr@live.unc.edu
Ruotian (Hannah) Wu
Undergraduate
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
email: ruotian@live.unc.edu
Cameron M. Harris
Undergraduate/Lab Manager
MD Candidate, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
email: cmikeal@live.unc.edu
Parth Patel
Lab Manager
DMD candidate, New York University
BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jennifer Bahamonde
Undergraduate
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sukriti Bagchi
Undergraduate
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MD/PhD Candidate, University of Arizona
BS, University of North Carolina
Ryan Searcy
Lab Manager/ Technician
Resident, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
email: rsearcy@live.unc.edu
TJ Moore
Undergraduate
MD candidate, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
email: tjm0921@email.unc.edu
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Kelly C. Allen
Lab Manager
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Esmaeil Mortaz
Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Fellowship, Imperial London College
PhD, Utrecht University
BS, Urmia University
email: emortaz@email,unc.edu​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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