People

Beatriz M.A. Fontoura, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Professor, Ruth S. Harrell Professor in Medical Research
Department of Cell Biology
Email
beatriz.fontoura@utsouthwestern.edu

Education / Professional Experience
Meet the PI

 

Beatriz M.A. Fontoura, Ph.D.

Shengyan Gao, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Email

Shengyan Gao

Matthew Esparza, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher

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Matthew Esparza, Ph.D.

Dongqi Xie, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher

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Dongqi Xie, Ph.D.

Serena Cornelius, BA

Graduate Student

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Serena Cornelius, BA

Ashley Vazhavilla, BS

Lab Technician

 

Ashley Vazhavilla, BS

Fontoura Lab Alumni 

  • Jost Enninga – Graduate Student (Current: PI at Institut Pasteur in France)
  • Paula Faria Waziry – Graduate Student (Current: Scientific Advisor at Myofrastand, Inc)
  • Papia Chakraborty – Graduate Student (Current: Senior Scientist and Head of Immuno-oncology at Medgenome in California)
  • Neal Satterly – Graduate Student (Current:  Biologist V (Chief Bio-scientist) at Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems, Inc., North Carolina)
  • Pei-Ling Tsai – Graduate Student (Current: Senior Scientist at Merck)
  • Miguel Mata – Graduate Student (Current: Senior Scientist at Translational IHC, Bristol Myers Squibb, NY)
  • Liang Zhang - Post-doctoral Fellow (Current: Professor at Xiamen University, China)
  • Melanie Yarbrough - Post-doctoral Fellow (Current: Associate Professor at Washington University).
  • Sharon Kuss Duerkop – Post-doctoral Fellow (Senior Scientist at Strategic Innovation at Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory (ADx) group, National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado)
  • Amir Mor – Post-doctoral Fellow (Current: CSO RNAble, Israel)
  • Ke Zhang – Post-doctoral Fellow (Current: Assistant Professor at the Institute of Immunity and Infection, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
  • Yanling Miao – Post-doctoral Fellow
  • Semrah Kati – Exchange student from Germany