Nicholas Conrad, Ph.D., the principal investigator, is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
The students in the lab are affiliated with the UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
We are always looking for new students and postdocs to join the team! UT Southwestern students interested in a lab rotation and postdoc candidates should email Dr. Conrad.
Meet the Principal Investigator
Nicholas K. Conrad, Ph.D.
Professor
- B.S., Biochemistry, Penn State University
- Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University (Mentor: Jeffry Corden, Ph.D.)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University (Mentor: Joan Steitz, Ph.D.)
- Outside of lab: Nick is interested in blues harmonica; see his Microbiology Faculty Spotlight
Current Lab Members
Amitabh Ranjan, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Amitabh works on a variety of projects and manages the lab.
- M.S., Biotechnology, Goa University
- Ph.D., Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (Mentor: Ranjan Sen, Ph.D.)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Plank Institute (Mentors: Wolfgang Wintermeyer, Ph.D., and Marina Rodnina, Ph.D.)
- Visiting Fellow, NIH National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development NIH (Mentor: Richard Maraia)
- Outside of the lab: Amitabh enjoys spending time outdoors, exploring new places, and experimenting with cooking.
Juliana Flaherty
Graduate Student
Juliana works on the mechanisms regulating SAM homeostasis in human cells.
- B.S., Biochemistry and Genetics, Texas A&M University
- Outside of lab: Juliana enjoys cooking, dancing, and taking walks outside with her husband.
Ashwin Govindan, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Ashwin is determining the mechanisms that regulate intron retention of the O-GlcNAc transferase OGT.
- B.Sc., Biotechnology, Amrita School of Biotechnology
- M.S. and Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science (Mentor: Umesh Varshney, Ph.D.)
- Outside of lab: Ashwin loves aquaculture and keeps a variety of African cichlids.
Kyah Featherston
Research Assistant
Kyah works on a several projects and assists in lab management.
- B.S., Entomology, Oklahoma State University
- M.S., Entomology, Kansas State University
- Outside of the lab: Kyah enjoys reading, playing games, and spending time with her variety of pets.
Sung-Kyun (Sean) Park, Ph.D.
Visiting Scientist
Sean is determining which KSHV genes are regulated by PNUTS and ORF57.
- B.S., Genetic Engineering, Kyung Hee University
- M.S. and Ph.D., Immunology, Kyung Hee University (Mentor: Chang-Joong Kang, Ph.D.)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, UT Southwestern (Mentor: William Garrard, Ph.D.)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, UT Southwestern (Mentor: Nicholas Conrad, Ph.D.)
- Senior Researcher, Infectious Disease Research Center at Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)
- Associate Professor, Department of Functional Genomics at University of Science & Technology(UST)
- Outside of the lab: Sean enjoys watching and playing soccer
Lab Alumni
Brooke B. Sahin, Technician 2007-2009
Denish Patel, Technician 2008-2009
Xiangmei Xi, Postdoc 2008-2009
Sarah Stubbs, Ph.D. Student 2009-2013
Emi Sei, Ph.D. Student 2009-2014
Maria Ilcheva, SURF 2009
Stefan Bresson, Ph.D. Student 2010-2014
Aaron Key, STARS 2010
Blake Richardson, SURF and UTD Green Fellow 2011-2012
Patrick Hunt, SURF 2012
Allyson Hunter, Technician 2012-2013
Kathryn Pendleton, Ph.D. Student 2013-2017
Sung-Kyun (Sean) Park, Postdoc 2014-2016
Bryan Cobo Torres, SURF 2016; Technician 2018
Aparna Anantharaman, Postdoc 2016-2018
Gabriela Rosado-González, SURF 2019
Anna Scarborough, Ph.D. Student 2017-2021
Julio Ruiz, Postdoc and Research Scientist 2014-2022
Anne Devlin, Ph.D. Student 2018-2023
John Yin, SURF 2023
Minseon Kim, Postdoc 2021-2024
Olga Hunter, Research Associate 2009-2024