Directory - Department of Biochemistry | Emory School of Medicine

Faculty, scientific staff, postdocs, graduate students, laboratory staff, and administrative staff

Department Chair

Eric J. Sundberg, PhD
Professor and Chair
4001 Rollins Research Center
Atlanta, GA 30322

Contact Dr. Sundberg

Interim Department Administrator

Chris Perry
3001 Rollins Research Center
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-5950

Contact Chris

Sr. Administrative Assistant to Dr. Eric Sundberg

Ms. Yasmin Rice
4001 Rollins Research Center
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-2908

Contact Yasmin

Administrative Manager

Ms. Tammie Starks
4001 Rollins Research Center
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-5962

Contact Tammie

Adams, Trevor	Postdoctoral Fellow (Avci Lab)		Contact Dr. Adams	RRC 4120 Lab
Ali, Adeela	Graduate Student (Sundberg Lab)		Contact Adeela
Asafu-Adjaye, Don	Research Specialist (Ghalei Lab)	404-727-7144	Contact Don	RRC 4060
Avci, Fikri, PhD	Associate Professor		Contact Dr. Fikri	RRC 4113 Office RRC 4120 Lab
Ayamga, Enoch	Graduate Student (Conn Lab)	404-727-5711	Contact Enoch	RRC 4070
Azzam, Tala	Graduate Student (Sundberg Lab)	404-727-2615	Contact Tala	RRC 4100B1
Bagchi, Pritha, PhD	Associate Scientist (Seyfried Lab)	404-712-8589	Contact Dr. Bagchi	Whitehead Bldg 525
Barmada, Mohamed	Graduate Student (Conn Lab)	404-727-5711	Contact Mohamed	RRC 4070
Bhowmik, Debipreeta, PhD	Associate Scientist (Ortlund Lab)	404-727-9390	Contact Dr. Bhowmik	RRC 4100
Bogacz, Marek, PhD	Associate Scientist (Ortlund Lab)	404-727-2615	Contact Dr. Bogacz	RRC 4100
Bou-Nader, Charles, PhD	Assistant Professor	404-712-1756	Contact Dr. Bou-Nader	RRC 4027
Bowen, Christine	Graduate Student (Seyfried Lab)	404-712-8589	Contact Christine	Whitehead Bldg 525
Sada Boyd-Vorsah, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Conn Lab)		Contact Dr. Boyd-Vorsah	RRC 4070
Bressman, Zachary	Graduate Student (Ghalei Lab)		Contact Zachary	RRC 4th Floor, South Wing
Brown, Trenton	Senior Laboratory Assistant		Contact Trenton	RRC 4th floor
Burton, Landon	Research Specialist (Khoshnevis Lab)		Contact Landon	RRC 4th Floor, North Wing
Calvert, John W., PhD	Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, secondary faculty in Biochemistry		Contact Dr. Calvert	Biochem Connector
Cao, Dongdong, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Liang Lab)	404-727-8915	Contact Dr. Cao	BC G247
Carter, Kathleen, PhD	Associate Scientist, Bioinformatics (Seyfried Lab)	404-712-8589	Contact Kathleen	Whitehead Bldg 525
Chiou, Brandon	Graduate Student (Xhemalçe Lab)		Contact Brandon	RRC 4th floor, North Wing
Cinar, Sena	Research Specialist (Avci Lab)		Contact Sena	RRC 4120 Lab
Colucci, Jennifer, PhD	Scientist (Ortlund Lab)	404-727-9390	Contact Dr. Colucci	RRC 4100T1
Conn, Graeme, PhD	Professor	404-727-5965	Contact Dr. Conn	RRC 4031
Coyle, Ryan	Research Specialist (Roberts Lab)		Contact Ryan	BC G223
Cuevas, André	Graduate Student (Ortlund Lab)	404-727-9390	Contact André	RRC 4100Q3
Cureton, Lauryn	Graduate Student (Ghalei Lab)	404-727-7144	Contact Lauryn	RRC 4060
Demir, Elif Sena	Visiting Scholar (Avci Lab)		Contact Elif	RRC 4120
Demirturk, Mahmut, MD	Research Scholar (Avci Lab)		Contact Dr. Demirturk	RRC 4120
Demirturk, Mariye, MD	Research Scholar (Avci Lab)		Contact Dr. Demirturk	RRC 4120
Dey, Debayan, PhD	Assistant Professor	404-727-5711	Contact Dr. Debayan	RRC 4070
Draganova, Elizabeth (Lizzy), PhD	Assistant Professor		Contact Dr. Draganova	RRC 4th Floor
Duong, Duc	Associate Director, Research Projects (Seyfried Lab)	404-712-8589	Contact Duc	Whitehead Bldg 525
Dynan, William S., PhD	Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, secondary faculty in Biochemistry	404-727-4104	Contact Dr. Dynan	RRC 4013
Espinosa, Sara	Research Specialist, (Liang Lab)	404-727-8915	Contact Sara	BC G247
Fargason, Talia, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Liu Lab)		Contact Talia
Fox, Edward, PhD	Associate Director, Research Projects (Seyfried Lab)	404-712-8589	Contact Dr. Fox	Whitehead Bldg 525
Frederick, Abigael	Graduate Student (Avci Lab)		Contact Abigael	RRC 4120 Lab
Gadhavi, Joshna, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Seyfried Lab)	404-712-8589	Contact Dr. Gadhavi	Whitehead Bldg 525
Sara Andrea Espinosa Garcia	Research Specialist (Liang lab)	404-727-8915	Contact Sara	BC G247
Ghalei, Homa, PhD	Associate Professor	404-727-6800	Contact Dr. Ghalei	RRC 4025
Guo, Qi	Research Specialist (Seyfried Lab)	404-712-8589	Contact Qi	Whitehead Bldg 525
Hannon-Hatfield, Adam, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Draganova Lab)		Contact Dr. Hannon-Hatfield	RRC 4th floor, South Wing
Henes, Mina	Graduate Student (Conn Lab)		Contact Mina	RRC 4070
Hill, Rachel	Research Specialist I (Draganova Lab)		Contact Rachel	RRC 4th floor, South Wing
Holland, Annalise	Graduate Student (Bou-Nader Lab)		Contact Annalise	RRC 4070
Huličiak, Maroš, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Sundberg Lab)	404-727-2615	Contact Dr. Huličiak	RRC 4100
Hunn, Jeremy	Lead Research Specialist (Sundberg Lab)	404-727-2615	Contact Jeremy	RRC 4100E1
Huo, Raining	MD/PhD Student (Ortlund Lab)		Contact Raining	RRC 4100
Hunt, Julia	Research Specialist (Liang Lab)	404-727-8915	Contact Julia	BC G247
Hurst, Cheyenne	Graduate Student (Seyfried Lab)	404-712-8589	Contact Cheyenne	Whitehead Bldg 525
Jaafar, Lahcen, PhD	Research Associate (Dynan Lab)	404-727-7279	Contact Lahcen	RRC 4020
Jain, Ankit Prakashchandra, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Roberts Lab)		Contact Dr. Jain	BC 223
Jing, Liang, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow, (Ortlund Lab)	404-727-9390	Contact Dr. Jing	RRC 4100
Joseph, Joelle-Ann	Research Specialist (Bou-Nader Lab)		Contact Joelle-Ann	RRC 4070
Keelaghan, Aidan	Graduate Student (Avci Lab)		Contact Aidan	RRC 4120
Keen, Meredith	Research Specialist (Ortlund Lab)	404-727-9390	Contact Meredith	RRC 4100U1
Keith, Alasdair, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow, (Ortlund Lab)	404-727-9390	Contact Dr. Keith	RRC 4100
Khedri, Azam, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Khoshnevis Lab)		Contact Dr. Khedri	RRC 4th Floor, North Wing
Khouryawad, Nicole Wedad	Research Specialist	404-727-8915	Contact Nicole	BC G247
Khoshnevis, Sohail, PhD	Assistant Professor	404-727-7144	Contact Dr. Khoshnevis	RRC 4015
Kim, Ashley	Research Specialist (Liang Lab)	404-727-8915	Contact Ashley	BC G247
Lasanajak, Yi, MSPH	Director, Projects	404-727-6155	Contact Yi	RRC 4020F
Latifi, Tayebah, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Draganova Lab)		Contact Dr. Latifi	RRC 4th Floor, South Wing
Li, Yi-Ru	Graduate Student (Xhemalçe Lab)			RRC 4th floor, North Wing
Liang, Bo, PhD	Associate Professor	404-727-8287	Contact Bo	BC G247
Little, Molly	Graduate Student (Ortlund Lab)	404-727-9390	Contact Molly	RRC 4100R3
Liu, Xia	Research Technical Specialist (Bou-Nader Lab)		Contact Xia	RRC 4070
Liu, Xu, PhD	Assistant Professor (Ortlund Lab)	404-727-9390	Contact Dr. Liu	RRC 4131
Liu, Xueyun (Snow)	Research Specialist, Lead (Core Labs)		Contact Snow	RRC 4019
Lowery, Shea, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Draganova Lab)		Contact Dr. Lowery	RRC 4th floor, South Wing
Mallick, Rickta	Research Specialist (Ortlund Lab)	404-727-9390	Contact Rickta	RRC 4100
Maner-Smith, Kristal, PhD	Director/Scientist, Emory Integrated Metabolomics & Lipidomics Core (EIMLC)	404-727-9390	Contact Dr. Maner-Smith	RRC 4021
Manly, Lester	Graduate Student (Roberts Lab)		Contact Lester	BC 223
Maravillas, Kino	Research Specialist (Draganova Lab)		Contact Kino	RRC 4th floor, South Wing
Modeste, Erica	Graduate Student (Seyfried Lab)	404-712-8589	Contact Erica	Whitehead Bldg 525
Moore, Harriet, MS	Manager, Communications	404-727-2735	Contact Harriet	RRC 4009
Muhammad, Maria	Research Specialist I (Draganova Lab)		Contact Maria	RRC 4th floor, South Wing
Nandi, Suparno, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Conn Lab)	404-727-5711	Contact Dr. Nandi	RRC 4070
Nawaz, Zahra, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Avci Lab)		Contact Dr. Nawaz	RRC 4120 Lab
Nazaar, Shaima, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Roberts Lab)		Contact Dr. Nazaar	BC G223
Nguyen, Joshua	Research Specialist (Xhemalçe Lab)		Contact Joshua	RRC 4th floor, North Wing
Ngo, Vu	Research Specialist (Liang Lab)	404-727-8915	Contact Vu	BC G247
Niyas, Afaq M.M.	Research Specialist, Senior		Contact Afaq	RRC 4120
Ortlund, Eric, PhD	Professor and Department Vice Chair	404-727-5014	Contact Dr. Ortlund	RRC 4170
Oviedo, Alejandro	Graduate Student (Conn Lab)	404-727-5711	Contact Alejandro	RRC 4070
Pallas, David C., PhD	Associate Professor	404-727-5620	Contact Dr. Pallas	RRC 4017
Passauer, Billy	Computer Support Specialist	404-727-5622	Contact Billy	RRC 4033
Patel, Anamika, PhD	Assistant Professor	404-727-9390	Contact Dr. Patel	RRC 4129
Patel, Shakshi	Graduate Student (Ortlund Lab)	404-727-9390	Contact Shakshi	RRC 4170
Perry, Chris	Interim Department Administrator	404-727-5950	Contact Chris	RRC 3001
Platt, Madison Ellen	Research Specialist (Roberts Lab)		Contact Madison	BC 223
Proctor, Meredith	Research Specialist (Ortlund Lab)	404-727-9390	Contact Meredith	RRC 4170
Rahman Md Lutfur, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Ghalei Lab)		Contact Dr. Rahman	RRC 4060
Rice, Yasmin	Sr Administrative Assistant to Dr. Eric Sundberg	404-727-2908	Contact Yasmin	RRC 4001
Roberts, Anne	Laboratory Manager		Contact Anne	BC G223
Roberts, Blaine, PhD	Associate Professor		Contact Dr. Roberts	BC G223
Royal, Maurice T	Laboratory Assistant (Liang Lab)	404-727-8915	Contact Maurice	BC G247
Russell, Cameron	Graduate Student (Draganova Lab)		Contact Cameron	4th Floor RRC, South Wing
Sastre, Diego, PhD	Assistant Professor		Contact Dr. Sastre	4117 RRC
Schroeder, Philip	Research Specialist (Avci Lab)		Contact Philip	RRC 4120 Lab
Schuler, Will	Research Specialist (Ortlund Lab)		Contact Will	RRC 4170
Seyfried, Nicholas T., PhD	Professor	404-712-9783	Contact Dr. Seyfried	Whitehead 525
Shantaraman, Anantg	Bioinformatics Analyst (Seyfried Lab)	404-712-8589	Contact Ananth	Whitehead Bldg 525
Shekhar, Shashank, PhD	Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, secondary faculty in Biochemistry		Contact Dr. Shekhar	Mathematics and Science Center, N218
Shoemaker, Luke	Graduate Student (Draganova Lab)		Contact Luke	RRC 4th Floor, South Wing
Song, Xuezheng, PhD	Associate Professor	404-727-3664	Contact Song	RRC 4011
Starks, Tammie	Administrative Manager	404-727-5962	Contact Tammie	RRC 4001
Sundberg, Eric, PhD	School of Medicine Endowed Professor of Biochemistry and Chair		Contact Dr. Sundberg	RRC 4001
Sunna, Sydney Nicole	Graduate Student (Seyfried Lab)	404-712-8589	Contact Sydney	Whitehead Bldg 525
Warnock, Jennifer, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Ghalei Lab)		Contact Jenny	RRC 4060
Watson, Caroline, PhD	Associate Scientist (Seyfried Lab)	404-712-8589	Contact Dr. Watson	Whitehead Bldg 525
Webster, Sarah	Graduate student BCDB program (Ghalei Lab)	404-727-7144	Contact Sarah	RRC 4060
Wehmiller, Brandon	Graduate Student (Ghalei Lab)	404-727-7144	Contact Brandon	RRC 4060
White, Taylor	Graduate Student (Bou-Nader Lab)		Contact Taylor	RRC 4070
Wojtas, Aleksandra Maria, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Seyfried Lab)	404-712-8589	Contact Aleksandra	Whitehead Bldg 525
Xhemalçe, Blerta, PhD	Associate Professor		Contact Dr. Xhemalçe	RRC 4021
Xu, Ding, PhD	Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, secondary faculty in Biochemistry		Contact Dr. Xu	Exec Park MSK Inst 6th Fl
Yin, Luming, MS	Research Specialist, Senior (Seyfried Lab)	404-727-0412	Contact Luming	RRC 4133
Zelinskaya, Natalia, PhD	Associate Scientist (Conn Lab)	404-727-5711	Contact Natalia	RRC 4070
Zhang, Qing, PhD	Postdoctoral Fellow (Song Lab)		Contact Dr. Zhang	RRC 4102
Zhu, Jedidiah (Jed) Zhongyao	Research Technician (Pallas Lab)		Contact Jed	RRC, North Wing
NOTE: BC = Biochemistry Connector RRC = Rollins Research Center WMB = Whitehead Building

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