People
@ The Galati Lab
Current
Nick Galati - Associate Professor
Undergraduate STudents and POSTBACS
Finn Jorgensen, BNS BS ’24, Centrosome and satellite dynamics
Charlotte Clark-Slakey, MCB, CRISPR genome engineering and centriole protein inheritance, REU University of Michigan 2023
Emily Grunert, General Bio, Cilia positioning and calcium dynamics, AMGEN Scholar UCLA 2024
Leyna Gunther, MCB, CRISPR genome engineering and cilia positioning
Zach Dalton, MCB, Ciliate motility
Kadalyna Franck-Tolentino, MCB, CRISPR genome engineering and calcium dynamics
Daniela Vazquez Hernandez, BNS, Tetrahymena mitochondria
Toren Lawley, BS ’24, Tetrahymena mitochondria
Adrian Ortiz-Hernandez, Business, SCOPE-First mentor
Graduate Students
Patrick Pando, BS Western Washington University, Computational image analysis of DNA damage in Tetrahymena (Patrick is co-mentored with Dr. Suzanne Lee in the Biology Department at WWU)
Teagan Ridgway, BS Western Washington University, Ciliary mechanisms of predator/prey interactions in the marine protist Strobilidium (Teagan is co-mentored with Dr. Brady Olson in the Biology Department at WWU)
SCOPE First High School Students
Avi Palomino, SCOPE-First, Mount Vernon High School
Diana Soriano, SCOPE-First, Mount Vernon High School
Diego Rodriguez-Jimenez, SCOPE-First, Mount Vernon High School
Grace Barkhurst, SCOPE-First, Mount Vernon High School
Hector Fernandez, SCOPE-First, Mount Vernon High School
Jacquelyn Cervantes, SCOPE-First, Mount Vernon High School
Jessica Jimenez, SCOPE-First, Mount Vernon High School
Kai Ibarra, SCOPE-First, Mount Vernon High School
Leydi Morales Ventura, SCOPE-First, Mount Vernon High School
Melanie Vazquez Ruiz, SCOPE-First, Mount Vernon High School
Sayra Hernandez-Quiroz, SCOPE-First, Mount Vernon High School
Sayuri Toro, SCOPE-First, Mount Vernon High School
Yoselynn Villafuerte Alfaro, SCOPE-First, Mount Vernon High School
Past
Graduate Students
Liz Cameron, MS 2023, Medical Scribe, Scribe America
Han Fisher, MS, 2022 – Associate Scientist Aplenc Lab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – FisherH3@outlook.com
Undergraduate STudents
Kaia Swanson, Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology Major, Cilia positioning in Tetrahymena, Plant geneticist at Sakata Seed
Katie Lane, Molecular and Cellular Biology/Math Double Major, Cilia calcium modeling, Research Tech Dr. Mia Yang’s Lab UW
Daniela Reyes, Political Science and Latin American Studies, SCOPE First Mentor, Student activities advisor at WWU
Alaska Luna, Human Services, SCOPE First Mentor
Ashley Rojas Verduzco, SCOPE First Mentor and Tetrahymena motility, Bilingual patient services Yakima Farmworkers Clinic
Aidan Pintuff, Molecular and Cellular Biology Major, Cilia positioning in Tetrahymena, NIH Postbac Dr. Paul Liu Lab
Rose Border, Molecular and Cellular Biology Major, Cilia calcium dynamics
Jonah Goodfried, Biochemistry Major, Centriolar satellite dynamics, Research Tech Dr. David Morgan’s Lab UCSF
Ekaterina Monakhova, Molecular and Cellular Biology Major, Cilia positioning in Tetrahymena, MS student Dr. Laura Pillay’s Lab WWU
Haven Johansen, Biology (BS) and Fairhaven Interdisciplinary (BA) Double Major, Cilia calcium dynamics, REU CSUMB 2021, Yale Epidemiology MPH program
Finn Barry, Molecular and Cellular Biology BS Cilia calcium dynamics
Carlo Melendez, Molecular and Cellular Biology/Math Double Major BS, Modeling, PhD Student Genome Sciences UW
Tulip O’Neill, Molecular and Cellular Biology BS, CRISPR-Cas to analyze centriolar satellites, Research Scientist Allen Institute
Emmanuel Sanchez, BS, 2022, Biological Microscopist Allen Institute for Cell Science, Research Scientist Allen Institute
Josh McNamara, BS, 2021, PhD Student at University of California – Santa Barbara
William Zwolinski, BS, 2021, Nursing assistant
Aliki Valdes, BS, 2020, PhD student at Northwestern University
Esmeralda Farias, BS, 2020, Wildlife Biologist at Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Bailey McCurdy, BS, 2019, PhD student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
Esmeralda Nolasco, Mt. Vernon High School
Biology 484 Students
SebastianYrarrazaval, MCB BS, Research Associate Allen Institute
Emmy Kroontje, MCB BS, Masters student in Lee Lab WWU
Steph Peterson, MCB BS, Applying to medical school
Toby Traudt, MCB BS, Research technician at Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center
Jade Stair, BS, Research technician at the University of Washington
Faith Verburg, BS, Medical school student
Laura Balbiani, BS, Research technician at Nortis
Zak Landers, BS, Medical school applicant
Brandy Schaeffer, BS, Veterinary school student
Alexis Suyama, BS, Research technician at the Oregon Health Science University
Nina-Tuyen Tran, BS, Research technician at Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center