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HoPE Lab Members

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." ~Helen Keller

Dr. Emily Speranza

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

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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