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.
Olivia Marx (she/her) is a senior editor and a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences Program. She works in the lab of Dr. Greg Yochum studying transcription in early-onset colorectal cancer.
Jackson Radler (he/him) is a senior editor and a PhD Candidate in the Anatomy Program. He is working in Dr. Holmes’ lab researching gastrointestinal epithelial pathophysiology following spinal cord injury.
Rachel Kang (they/them) is an associate 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 an associate 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 an associate 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.
Savannah Marshall Moscon (she/her) is an associate editor and a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Sciences program. She is researching iron regulation in neurodegenerative disease in Dr. Connor’s lab. Her hobbies include traveling, cooking, and woodworking!
Thank you to past editors of the LTS blog!
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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