HoPE Lab Members
"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." ~Helen Keller
Dr. Emily Speranza

Principal Investigator
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B.A - Carroll College, Helena, MT in Biology and Mathematics
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PhD - Boston University, Boston, MA in Bioinformatics
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Post-Doc - Rock-Beth Post Doc Fellow of the NIH/NIAID at Rocky Mountain Labs, Hamilton, MT and Main Campus, Bethesda MD
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Favorite Food - Fish Tacos
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Favorite Activity outside of Lab - Movie marathons
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Favorite Book - Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Dr. Joydeep Nag
Post-Doctoral Fellow
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B.S. - Visvesvaraya Technological University, India in Biotechnology
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M.S. - University of Delhi, India in Biomedical Sciences
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PhD - Manipal Univeristy, India in Virology
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Favorite Food - Mutton Kosha
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Favorite Activity outside of Lab - Cycling
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Favorite Book - Atomic Habits by James Clear
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Leanne Arakkal
Post-Baccalaureate Fellow
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B.S - Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA in Biological Sciences
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Favorite Food - Mom's Biryani
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Favorite Activity outside of Lab - Hanging with out with friends, trying new activities or food spots
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Favorite Book - Divergent
Claire Poore Fonseka
Research Technician
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B.S - Brigham Young University, Provo, UT in Microbiology
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Favorite Food - Sushi
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Favorite Activity outside of Lab - Reading a book in a hammock
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Favorite Book - The Way of Kings
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