
Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD
Associate Professor
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 Steward
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
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



Esmaeil Mortaz
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Fellowship, Imperial London College
PhD, Utrecht University
BS, Urmia University
email: emortaz@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



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
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
Evan Gales
Lab Manager
BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
email: evan_gales@med.unc.edu

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Alexis Siegler
Undergraduate
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jeffrey Song
Undergraduate
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Biochemistry




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
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
email: shreyapr@live.unc.edu

Ruotian (Hannah) Wu
Undergraduate
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
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sukriti Bagchi
Undergraduate
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

Kelly C. Allen
Lab Manager
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill