We are a group of dedicated scientists from diverse backgrounds who work in a highly collaborative and team-oriented supportive environment. Together we tackle difficult questions related to innate and mucosal immunity in the lung to pulmonary BLS3 and BSL2 pathogens that affect millions of people world-wide.
Katrin D. Mayer-Barber, Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.) (She/Her/Hers)
Chief, Inflammation and Innate Immunity Unit
Education:
Ph.D., 2006, University of Würzburg, Germany
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Paul J. Baker, Ph.D. (He/Him/His)
Postdoctoral Fellow (visiting)
Education:
Ph.D. WEHI, University of Melbourne, Australia
BSc. Hons, University of Adelaide, Australia

Andrea Christine Bohrer, Ph.D. (She/Her/Hers)
Biologist/Immunologist
Senior Scientist of the lab and BSL3 manager
Education:
Ph.D., Immunology, University of Pennsylvania
B.A., Molecular Biology, Bryn Mawr College

Maryonne Anastatia-Chaztity Snow-Smith, M.S. (She/Her/Hers)
Pre-Doctoral IRTA (Graduate Student)
Education:
Ph.D., George Mason University - Biosciences (currently pending)
M.S., Biology, North Carolina Central University
B.S., Biology, North Carolina Central University
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Ehydel Castro Sotolongo (He/Him/His)
Biologist/Animal specialist
Education:
Master in Health Services Administration, Strayer University
Higher Institute of Medical Sciences of Havana Medical School (6 years), Cuba
Languages Spoken: Spanish

Flor, de Maria, Torres Juarez, Ph.D. (She/Her/Hers)
Post-doctoral fellow (Visiting)
Education:
Ph.D., Unidad de Investigacion Biomedica de Zacatecas, Mexico
Languages Spoken: Spanish

Former Research Group Members
2015-2017, Visiting Postdoctoral fellow, Bo Yan Ph.D.
2016-2018, Postbaccalaureate IRTA, Claire Tocheny
2018-2020, Visiting Postdoctoral fellow, Maike Assman Ph.D.
2020-2021, Postbaccalaureate IRTA, Cassandra Jordan