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Kate Lewis portrait with mountains in the backgroundDr. Katharine (Kate) Lewis

Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence; Professor of Biology
Life Sciences Complex
Department Of Biology
Syracuse University
Phone: 315-443-5902
Lab: 315-443-7253
Email: kelewi02@syr.edu
Website: https://thecollege.syr.edu/people/faculty/lewis-katharine-kate/

Research Team

  • Ginny Grieb (technician and lab manager)
  • Nathan Ashby (undergraduate researcher)
  • Karim Wehbe (undergraduate researcher)

Zebrafish Husbandry Team of Undergraduate Workers

  • Camilla Belamarich
  • Marissa Brown
  • Wendy Chen
  • Dana Jung
  • Glenn Korec
  • Audrey Mellan
  • Gloria Nabbosa
  • Ari Polanco

Previous Postdocs, Graduate Students and Technicians

  • Sam England (Research assistant professor)
  • William Haws (PhD student). Graduated 2022. Next step: Postdoc at SU
  • Amber Woodard (MSc student). Next step: Industry.
  • Angelica Kowalchuk (technician). Next step: lab manager at SU.
  • Santanu Banerjee (Research assistant professor). Next step: Assistant Professor at SUNY Cortland.
  • José-Luis Juarez Morales (postdoc / research assistant professor). Next step: Full-time father. Now Investigador CONACyT, CIBNOR, Mexico.
  • Will Hilinski (PhD student). SUNY UMU. Graduated 2016. Next step: Industry.
  • Gustavo Cerda-Moya (PhD student). University of Cambridge. Graduated 2011. Next step: Postdoc at University of Cambridge.
  • Frida Weierud (PhD student). University of Cambridge. Graduated 2011. Next step: Industry.
  • Debbie Goode. Open University part-time PhD student co-supervised with Dr Greg Elgar. Graduated 2011. Next steps: Postdocs at University of Cambridge.
  • Claus Schulte (PhD student). University of Cambridge. Graduated 2010. Next step: Biotech company.
  • Manuel Batista (PhD student). University of Cambridge. Graduated 2009. Next Steps: Postdoc at Skirball Institute, NY then Industry.
  • Sarah de Jager (Part-time postdoc). Next step: postdoc at University of Cambridge.
  • Simon Durgan. Next step: High school teacher.
  • Murray Hargrave. Next step: Full-time father.

Previous Undergraduate Researchers

  • Hunter Mirer (undergraduate researcher 2019-2021). Currently a senior.
  • Sophie Hernandez (undergraduate researcher 2019-2021). Next step: Industry research position.
  • Ashley Andrews (undergraduate researcher 2019-2021). Next step: Working for SU admissions.
  • Yasmine Chahine (undergraduate researcher 2019-2021). Next step: Research Assistant at Boston Children’s Hospital.
  • Amra Mujcic (undergraduate researcher 2018-2020). Next step: Research Assistant at University of Rochester. Followed by MD/PhD program at University of Buffalo.
  • Taylor Sorice (undergraduate researcher 2018-2020). Next step: gap year while applying to medical school.
  • Gabriella Susana (undergraduate researcher 2017-2019). Next step: research assistant, Columbia University. Followed by New York Institute of Technology’s Physician Assistant Program.
  • Martina Morris (undergraduate researcher 2015-2019).  Next step: Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.
  • April Kessler (undergraduate researcher 2017-2019).  Next step: Post Bac Research. Followed by SUNY Downstate Medical School.
  • Alice Garrastegui (post-bac researcher 2018-2019).  Next step: University of Buffalo Medical School.
  • Katie Duggan (undergraduate researcher 2017-2018). Co-mentored with Prof. Bhatia in Civil Engineering. Next step: Industry. Followed by PhD program at Cornell.
  • Christiane Voufo (undergraduate researcher 2015 – 2017). Next step: UC Berkeley PhD program.
  • Richard Bates (undergraduate researcher 2015 – 2017). Next step: EMT, followed by Dr Kiran C Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine at NOVA Southeastern University.
  • José Marrero Rosado (undergraduate researcher 2014 – 2017). Next step: UC Berkeley PhD program.
  • Jason Zheng (undergraduate researcher 2014-2016). Next step: Medical scribing, followed by Dr Kiran C Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine at NOVA Southeastern University.
  • Victor Rivera (Summer SDB Choose Development REU student, 2014).
  • Paul Campbell (undergraduate researcher 2013-2015, lab technician 2015-2016). Next step: Brown University PhD program
  • Andrew Tynon (summer REU student 2015). Next step: Stonybrook medical school
  • Grace Vallejo (undergraduate researcher 2013 – 2015). Next step: Ross University medical school
  • Ria Foye-Edwards (undergraduate researcher 2013 – 2015). Next step: John Hopkin’s University MA in Science Writing Program
  • Nicole Santos (undergraduate researcher 2013 – 2015). Next step: Clinical Data Associate at ECOG-ACRIN
  • Will Fancher (undergraduate researcher 2014-2015). Next step: SUNY ESF MSc in Environmental Science Program
  • Alexa Machikas (undergraduate researcher 2012 – 2014). Next step: University of Maryland School of Medicine PhD program
  • Celia Demby (undergraduate researcher 2012 – 2014). Next step: John Hopkin’s University PhD program
  • Sofia Pezoa (undergraduate researcher 2011-2013). Next step: Post-baccalaureate Fellow, National Institutes of Health, Dr. Brant Weinstein’s Lab, 2013-2014. Current: Pre-doctoral Trainee, Dr. Lee Niswander’s Lab, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus.
  • Gisella Rodriguez (undergraduate researcher 2011-2013). Next step: Research Assistant, University of Texas, Dallas.
  • Geoffrey Henderson (post-bac intern 2011). Next step: UCLA Medical School
  • Samantha Balakirsky (undergraduate researcher 2010-2012). Next steps: 2012 – 2014 Research study assistant at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – coordinated clinical trials in prostate cancer.  – 2014- 2016 Physician’s Assistant Program at Weill Cornell Medicine. – 2016 – present Physician’s Assistant at New York Presbyterian – Cornell in Manhattan in the inpatient adult hematology/oncology department. Working mainly with acute leukemics.
  • Kadiah Kamara (undergraduate researcher 2010-2012). Next step: Teach America
  • Florence Giger (undergraduate researcher 2009-2010). Next step: PhD at INSERM, Paris.
  • Marion Baraban (undergraduate researcher 2007-2008). Next step: PhD at University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris.
  • Sophie Lutter (undergraduate researcher 2005-2006). Next step: PhD at Cancer Research UK.