HoPE Lab Members
"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." ~Helen Keller
Dr. Emily Speranza
Principal Investigator
B.A - Carroll College, Helena, MT in Biology and Mathematics
PhD - Boston University, Boston, MA in Bioinformatics
Post-Doc - Rock-Beth Post Doc Fellow of the NIH/NIAID at Rocky Mountain Labs, Hamilton, MT and Main Campus, Bethesda MD
Favorite Food - Fish Tacos
Favorite Activity outside of Lab - Movie marathons
Favorite Book - Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Dr. Joydeep Nag
Post-Doctoral Fellow
B.S. - Visvesvaraya Technological University, India in Biotechnology
M.S. - University of Delhi, India in Biomedical Sciences
PhD - Manipal Univeristy, India in Virology
Favorite Food - Mutton Kosha
Favorite Activity outside of Lab - Cycling
Favorite Book - Atomic Habits by James Clear
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Previous Lab Members
Leanne Arakkal - Post-Bac
Current: Graduate Student at University of Chicago Department of Immunology
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Claire Poore Fonseka - Research Technician
Current: Research Technologist at Cleveland Clinic
Natalia Bettis - Post-Bac
Current: Medical Student at Howard University School of Medicine