Blum Lab Members

Staff
Current: Laurie Voelker (coordinator, Program of Excellence in Microbiology), Kristina Tiebel (coordinator, Microbiology Teaching Program).

Visiting Scientists
Past: Dr. Benjaminas Thanomsub, Dr. Sakunee Bovonsombut, Dr. James Partridge (sabbatical).

Postdoctoral Researchers
Current: Xiuyun Zhao, Christina Baker.
Past: Patrick Miller , Penny Worthington (Faculty, Lincoln Memorial, TN), Viet Hoang (deceased), Vidula Dixit (U. North Carolina), Gominthayagam Ponniah (Merck), Han Chen (UNL, staff), Francisco Perez-Pomares (Univ. Alicante, Spain), K. Huess-LaRossa (Lincoln, NE).

Graduate Students, Ph.D
Current: Yukari Maezato, Sreedevi Madhusoodhanan, Derrick White, Raghuveer Singh, Rahul Tevatia (joint with ChemE)
Past: James Schelert (Scientist, Abengoa Inc, St. Louis MO), Penny Worthington (South East Community College, NE), Jessica Simbahan (Staff Scientist, Biotech, Laguna, Phillipines), Elisabetta Bini (Asst. Professor, Rutgers Univ.); Raphael Montalvo‑Rodriguez (Asst. Professor, Univ. Puerto Rico‑Mayaguez), Cynthia Haseltine (Asst. Professor, Washington State U. Pullman WA); Mike Rolfsmeier (Scientist Washington State U.); David Rockabrand (Director Enteric Disease Unit, U.S. Navy, Bethesda).

Graduate Students, M.S.
Current:
Past: Amanda Dougherty (technical), Edith Soo (technical, Amgen), Ellie Kurthe (technical, Oregon State), Kevin Livers (Lincoln Public Schools, Science Ed), Judy King (Lincoln Public Schools, Science Ed.).

Technical
Current: Karl Dana, Katie Starostka
Past: Ellie Redfield, John Frerich, Allison Witte, Gerald Korinek, Judy King, Julie Krska, Cindy Wolverton

Undergraduates
Current: Jim Trexel, Mary Walter, Anna Mace
Past: Jacob Francis, Paige Miller, Thao Le, Ignacio Jimenez, Jessica Bangert, Katie Starostka, Allie Brugler, Lynn Oh, Elizabeth Finke, Zach Payne, Adam Macdissi , Jeremia Ory, Terry Arthur, Tom Spady, Katie Hanson, Jennifer Bauernfiend, Leann Smith, Clyde Darrah, Robyn Kaiser, Theresa Austin, Amy Clark, Audrey Carl, Jen Austin, Jimmy Soto, John Frerichs, Allison Witte, Tiffany Hill, Jenni Sheldon, Kristi Dirksen, Melissa Drozda, Ronda Michielutti, Nancy Solanen, Travis Bourret, Jose Baez, Eric Cruz, Candy (Hoek) Lu, Andrew Huber, Emily Osberg, Karl Dana, Amanda Dillman, Janki Trivedi, Miranda Swanson, Jenni Sheldon, Stacey Adams, Shelly Ann, Shannon Jaeger, Brenda Andreasen, David Patera, Jose Baez, Amber Wiekamp, Eric Cruz.

Total Personnel: Two (2) staff, three (3) visiting scientists; ten (10) postdoctorals, thirteen (13) doctoral students, five (5) masters students, nine (9) technical, fifty four (54) undergraduates.