Julia Simpson (she/her) is the Editor-in-Chief for LTS and a PhD Candidate in the Virology and Immunology track of the Biomedical Sciences Program. She works in the Norbury lab studying the viral and cellular factors involved in the assembly and cytoplasmic envelopment stages of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) replication.
Rachel Kang (they/them) is a senior editor and a PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences Program. They work in the lab of Dr. Elizabeth Proctor studying the relationship between lipid metabolism and Alzheimer’s Disease through a systems biology lens.
Paige (Elizabeth) Bond (she/her) is a senior editor for LTS and a PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences program. Her mentors Drs. Laura Carrel and Dajiang Liu focus on genetic basis of disease, specifically X-chromosome related diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Laura Odom (she/her) is a senior editor and a PhD candidate in the Anatomy Program. She works in Dr. McLaughlin’s lab studying the role of neuroinflammation in anxiety, depression, and fatigue in multiple sclerosis.
Natale Hall (she/her) is an associate editor for LTS and a PhD student in the Biomedical Sciences Program. She works in the lab of Dr. Zarnescu studying metabolic dysregulation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Sarah Latario (she/her) is an associate editor and a PhD candidate in the Cellular and Integrative Physiology track of the Biomedical Sciences program. She is in Dr. Stahley’s lab researching the role of cell-cell interactions in regulating skin and nervous system development.
Zoe Katz (she/her) is an associate editor of LTS and a PhD candidate in the biomedical science program. Under the advisory of Dr. Aron Lukacher, she studies the immune system and its response to polyomavirus infections.
Thank you to past editors of the LTS blog!
Olivia Marx, Senior Editor (2021-2024)
Jackson Radler, PhD, Senior Editor (2022-2024)
Savannah Marshall Moscon, PhD, Senior Editor (2023-2024)
Mariam Melkumyan, PhD, Editor in Chief (2020-2023)
Carli King, PhD, Senior Editor (2023-2023)
Stephanie Baringer, PhD, Senior Editor (2020-2023)
Victoria (Silvis) Pearce, PhD, Senior Editor (2021-2023)
Greg Kincheloe, PhD, Senior Editor (2022-2023)
Savanna Ledford, DrPH, Senior Editor (2021-2023)
Rebecca Fleeman, PhD, Editor in Chief (2019-2023)
Stephen Matthews, PhD, Associate Editor (2020-2021)
Sadie Dierschke, PhD, Editor in Chief (2019-2020)
Indira Purushothaman, PhD, Senior Editor (2019-2020)
Daniel Haas, PhD, Editor in Chief (2018-2019)
Jordan Gaines Lewis, PhD, Founder and Editor in Chief (2013-2018)
Thank you to past contributors to the LTS blog!
Afton Widdershins
Alexandra Evans
Amanda White, PhD
Angela Snyder, PhD
Bailey Keller, PhD
Brianna Evans
Caitlin Millett, PhD
Carson Purnell
Carli King, PhD
Chris Kendra, PhD
Cole Burgess
Coryn (Stump) Hoffman
Daniel Haas, PhD
Elizabeth Lesko
Emily Schleicher, PhD
Emily Tufano
Esma Yerlikaya
Gaelyn Lyons
Gail D’Souza, DrPH
Greg Kincheloe, PhD
Hannah Johnson
Ian Hayman, PhD
Indira Purushothaman, PhD
Jackson Radler
Jessica Heebner, PhD
Jessica Parascando
Jillian Carmichael, PhD
Jordan Gaines Lewis, PhD
Joseph Cirilo
Julia Simpson
Kaitlin Carson
Kalin Salinas
Kevin Fundora
Laura Budurlean
Laura Odom
Mariam Melkumyan, PhD
Mikayla McCord
Mike Sha
Nicole Lookfong
Olivia Marx
Rachel Kallus, PsyD
Rachel Kang
Radha Dhingra
Rahul Nachnani
Raquel Buj, PhD
Rebecca Fleeman, PhD
Ross Keller, PhD
Ryan Hylton, PhD
Sadie Dierschke, PhD
Sarah Latario
Savanna Ledford, DrPH
Savannah (Marshall) Moscon
Shivani Godbole
Sonam Lhamo
Stephanie Baringer, PhD
Stephen Matthews, PhD
Victoria (Silvis) Pearce, PhD
Victoria Vernail
Wenxue Lin, PhD
Xingran Weng, DrPH
Xinying Fang
Yash Kulkarni
Zhexi (Jersey) Lu
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