Lab Members

 
Christian Petersen, Ph.D. Professor of Molecular Biosciences
christian-p-petersen@northwestern.edu
 
Xavier Anderson
Xavier Anderson
Ph.D. Student
T32 CMBD Training grant awardee
NIH T31 fellow 
xavieranderson2025@u.northwestern.edu
Eleanor Clark
Eleanor Clark
Ph.D. Student
T32 Biotechnology Training grant awardee 
eleanorclark2025@u.northwestern.edu
Katherine Lo
Katherine Lo
Ph.D. Student
NSF-GRFP fellow
katherinelo2025@u.northwestern.edu
Chaeli Place
Undergraduate Student
chaeliplace2026@u.northwestern.edu
Brock Tweedy
Undergraduate Student
brocktweedy2025@u.northwestern.edu
Kyle Krueger
Ph.D. Student
T32 CMBD Training grant awardee
kylekrueger2026@u.northwestern.edu
Elias Guan
Ph.D. Student
qingxuguan2020@u.northwestern.edu
Riley Popp
Ph.D. Student
rileypopp2028@u.northwestern.edu
Brian Stevens
Ph.D. Student
brianstevens2028@u.northwestern.edu
 

Lab Alumni

Eric Hill
Eric Hill Ph.D. student 2011-2017
Currently Senior Scientist, MRI Global
  Rachel Lander
Rachel Lander, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow 2012-2017
Currently Principal Scientist, Abbott
  Cony Vazquez-Doorman
Constanza Vazquez-Doorman Ph.D. student 2013-2016
Currently Instructor, Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Santiago, Chile
  Nicolle Bonar
Nicolle Bonar Ph.D. student 2014-2019
Currently Associate Manager, Eversana 
Alex Karge
Alex Karge Ph.D. student, 2014-2020
Currently Life Sciences Consultant Simon-Kucker & Partners 
Chun-I Wu
Chun-I Wu, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow 2014-2016
Currently Senior Scientist, SQZ Biotechnologies
  Erik Schad
Erik Schad Ph.D. Student 2013-2020
Currently Molecular and Cell Biology Postdoctoral Fellow, Genective 
David Gittin
David Gittin PhD. Student
Currently Research Scientist, Embryotech Laboratories
Rebecca Levine
Rebecca Levine Undergraduate Student
Currently Research Technician, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern U.
  Julia Dierksheide
Julia Dierksheide Undergraduate Student 2018-2020
Currently Ph.D. Student, MIT Biology
  Feihong Xu
Feihong Xu QSB Master’s Student
Currently Ph.D. Student, Amaral Lab Northwestern U.
Heather Humbert
Heather Humbert Undergraduate Student
NSF-GRFP awardee
Currently PhD student, Brown University