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Mohamed S. Abou Donia
Principal Investigator
Research Interests: Small-molecule-mediated interactions in complex microbial communities
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Postdoctoral Fellows
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Amir Erez
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Jie Liu
Postdoctoral Fellow
Bio: I had my PhD in Microbiology at Rutgers University in studying the eco-physiology of organohalide respiring bacteria from marine environment. My broad research interests are the interaction of microorganisms with its environments/hosts. In Donia lab, I study the chemical sequestration and kleptoplasty in a complex tripartite marine symbiosis.
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Xiaojuan Wang
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Graduate Students
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Jared Balaich
Mol Bio Graduate Student
Bio: I grew up in Colorado and received a B.S. from Brigham Young University in microbial genetics in 2013. In 2015 I received my M.S. degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health after researching a natural product that inhibited the transmission and development of the malaria parasite. In the Donia lab I am interested in researching human microbiota derived small molecules that impact human health. My hobbies include backpacking in the mountains, photography, videogames, playing sports, cheering on the Denver Broncos and losing to my wife in fantasy football every year
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Shuo Wang
CBE Graduate Student
Bio: I received my B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 2016 from UC Berkeley, CA. I am interested in applying statistical models and machine learning methods to analyze biological data. In my free time, I enjoy exploring the cities, playing tennis, and playing video games.
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Bahar Javdan
Mol Bio Graduate Student
Bio: I received my BA in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and did research at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NYC for a year before matriculating into Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Princeton University’s joint MD-PhD program. In the Donia lab, I am investigating the impact of the gut microbiome on the metabolism of oral drugs, which I hope will pave the way for better individualized therapy. In my free time, I enjoy reading, road trips, and exploring new cuisines.
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Jaime Lopez
QCB Graduate Student
Bio: I received my BSE in chemical engineering from Arizona State University and was an undergraduate researcher at the Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology. I'm broadly interested in using mechanistic modeling to better understand the inner workings of microbial communities. Currently, my work focuses on the implications of trade-offs in microbial communities and the interplay between drugs and the human microbiome.
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Jeffrey Lee
Graduate Student
Bio: I was born in Holmdel, NJ and grew up in Plano Texas. I received my Bachelors at Washington University in St. Louis and enrolled in the MPH program specializing in Global Health where I studied undernutrition, helminthic diseases, and community participatory approaches in international settings. I later received an MEng in Energy, Environment, and Chemical Engineering from WashU and worked to develop probiotics that regulate neurotransmitters. In the Donia Lab, I plan to study the bacterial secretome. Outside of lab, I am the co-founder of the graduate think tank club Innovative Approaches in Science, play for the Princeton club field hockey team, enjoy long walks on the beach, and cooking.
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Undergraduate Students
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Janie Kim
Undergraduate
Bio: I am a native San Diegan and a member of the Class of 2021. In the Donia Lab, I am exploring the RNA-based regulation of a defensive lipopeptide secreted by an algae-symbiont bacterium. Outside of the lab, I can be found with CONTACT of Mercer County, writing/reading, sculpting, and running in Princeton's forests.
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Danielle Peters
Undergraduate
Bio: I was born in Burlington, VT and have lived in the next town over for my entire life. In the Donia lab, I am examining and characterizing the metabolism of the fludarabine chemotherapeutic in the gut microbiome. Outside of the lab, I play on the club rugby team, tutor/mentor local middle schoolers at the Carl A. Fields Center, and am an Outdoor Action leader.
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Staff
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Seema Chatterjee
Lab Manager
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Anna Schmedel
Faculty Assistant
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Alumni
| Name | Current |
| Francine Camacho (PhD Graduate Student) | Viome |
| Yuki Sugimoto | |
| Zhiyuan Li | Assistant Professor, Peking University |
| David Romero (Undergrad SURP Intern) | Undergrad, California State University, Northridge (CSUN) |
| Evan Zhao (Visiting Post-doc) | Post-doc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Lucy Williamson (Princeton Undergrad '19) | |
| Pranatchareeya Chankhamjon (Post-doc) | Scientist, VL55, Flagship Pioneering |
| Maria Diarey Tianero (Post-doc) | Senior Scientist (Program Lead), Lodo Therapeutics |
| Mohamed Farag (Visiting Associate Professor) | Associate Professor, Cairo University |
| Allison Chang (Princeton Undergrad '18) | Masters Student, Computer Science, Princeton University |
| Diana Chin (Princeton Undergrad '18) | Post-bac, Yu lab, Boston Children's Hospital |
| Anna Posfai (Post-doc) | Post-Doc, Kinney lab, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
| Tanya Tafolla (Summer Undergrad Intern) | Grad Student, University of California, Merced |
| Jindong Zan (Post-doc) | Staff Scientist, Becton Dickinson |
| Arman Odabas (Princeton Undergrad '17) | Med Student, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Audrey Abend (Princeton Undergrad '17) | Clinical Research Associate II, OpenBiome |
| Raphaella Hull (Oxford-Princeton Exchange Student) | Grad Student, University of Cambridge |
| Phoebe Huang (Princeton Undergrad '16) | Med Student, University of Rochester |
| Christian Shema Mugisha (Summer Undergrad Intern) | Grad Student, Washington University in St. Louis |