![Luisa Cervantes Barragan, PhD](_images/cervantes-barragan-luisa.jpg)
Luisa Cervantes-Barragan, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dr. Luisa Cervantes Barragan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Emory University School of Medicine.
![Charlotte Royer, MS](_images/royer-charlotte.jpg)
Charlotte Royer, M.S.
Lab Manager
Charlotte graduated from Ohio State University with a B.S. in Zoology and went on to obtain a M.S. in Marine Biology focused on microbiome. She is the lead specialist and manager of the Cervantes lab.
![Madelyn Yaceczko](_images/yaceczko-madelyn.jpg)
Madelyn Yaceczko, BS
Research Assistant
Madelyn graduated Georgia Gwinnett College in the summer of 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, and a certification in international studies. Madelyn joined the Cervantes-Barragan Lab in the Fall of 2019 as a research assistant.
![Dormarie E. Rivera Rodriguez](_images/rivera-rodriguez-dormarie.jpg)
Dormarie E. Rivera Rodriguez, B.S.
Graduate Student
Dormarie graduated from the University of Puerto Rico in Ponce (UPRP) in the summer of 2020 obtaining a B.S. degree in Biomedical Sciences. She is currently a graduate student in the Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis (IMP) program at Emory University and a IMSD Graduate Fellow.
![Naomi C. Rodriguez Merino, B.S.](_images/rodriguez-merino-naomi.jpg)
Naomi C. Rodriguez Merino, B.S.
Graduate Student
Naomi graduated from the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras in the summer of 2020 obtaining a B.S. degree in Cellular Molecular Biology. She is currently a graduate student in the Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Program and a Centennial Scholar fellow.