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    • Research
      • Overview
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      • Mitochondrial Regulation
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  • Research
    • Overview
    • Systems Biochemistry
    • CoQ Biosynthesis
    • Mitochondrial Regulation
  • Publications
    • Featured
    • All by year
  • Team
  • News
  • Contact

The Pagliarini Lab consists of a diverse group of scientists with backgrounds including organic chemistry, mechanistic biochemistry, cell & molecular biology, genetics, neuroscience, medicine & physiology, mass spectrometry, and computational biology. 

**We are currently accepting DBBS rotation students — Join the team**

Staff

Dave Pagliarini

Chelsea Hackbart

Chelsea Hackbart

Principal Investigator

pagliarini [at] wustl [dot] edu

Chelsea Hackbart

Chelsea Hackbart

Chelsea Hackbart

Lab Manager 

MS, 2016, Loyola University, Chicago

 crwhite [at] wustl [dot] edu 

Rachel Guerra

Chelsea Hackbart

Rachel Guerra

Scientist

PhD Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, 2018, Harvard University  guerra [at] wustl [dot] edu

Postdoctoral Fellows

Zak Baker

Caroline Fecher

Andrew Smith

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD Biochemistry, 2018, University of Saskatchewan

 bakerz [at] wustl [dot] edu

Andrew Smith

Caroline Fecher

Andrew Smith

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD Biomolecular & Biomedical Science, 2019, University College Dublin

 smith.andrew [at] wustl [dot] edu

Caroline Fecher

Caroline Fecher

Caroline Fecher

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD Systemic Neuroscience, 2020, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich & Technical University of Munich

fecher [at] wustl [dot] edu

Sanchari Datta

Sanchari Datta

Caroline Fecher

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD Cell and Molecular Biology, 2020, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

sanchari.datta [at] wustl [dot] edu

Sean Rogers

Sanchari Datta

Patrick Forny

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD Cell and Molecular Biology, 2021, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

resin [at] wustl [dot] edu


Patrick Forny

Sanchari Datta

Patrick Forny

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD Pediatric Metabolic Medicine, 2016, University Children’s Hospital Zurich

MD Cancer Biology, 2012, University of Zurich
forny [at] wustl [dot] edu


Edress Rashan

Vaibhav Deshmukh

Vaibhav Deshmukh

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD Biochemistry, 2022, 

University of Wisconsin–Madison

 erashan [at] wisc [dot] edu


Vaibhav Deshmukh

Vaibhav Deshmukh

Vaibhav Deshmukh

Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD Molecular Physiology and biophysics, 2022, Baylor College of Medicine


Graduate Students

Abigail Bartlett

Laura Steenberge

Abigail Bartlett

Graduate Student

BS Biochemistry, BS Cellular and Molecular Biology, 2017, Auburn University

 akbartlett [at] wisc [dot] edu

Jon Schmitz

Laura Steenberge

Abigail Bartlett

Graduate Student

BS Biology, 2014, James Madison University

 jschmitz8 [at] wisc [dot] edu

Laura Steenberge

Laura Steenberge

Laura Steenberge

Graduate Student (MSTP)

BS Chemistry, 2015, Illinois Wesleyan University

 steenberge [at] wisc [dot] edu

Andrew Sung

Jonathan Tai

Laura Steenberge

Graduate Student (MSTP)

BS Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, 2015, Yale University

 andrew.sung [at] wisc [dot] edu

Jonathan Tai

Jonathan Tai

Jonathan Tai

Graduate Student (MSTP)

BS Biochemistry, 2014, UI Urbana-Champaign

 jtai4 [at] wisc [dot] edu

Eric Lu

Jonathan Tai

Jonathan Tai

Graduate Student (MSTP)

BS Biochemistry, MCB, 2021, 

University of Arizona

 Eric [dot] lu [at] wustl [dot] edu

UNDERGraduate Students

Cormac Nolan

Cormac Nolan

Cormac Nolan

Undergraduate Student

 c.h.nolan [at] wustl [dot] edu

Chad Chen

Cormac Nolan

Cormac Nolan

Undergraduate Student

c.chad [at] wustl [dot] edu

Galen Hicks

Cormac Nolan

Galen Hicks

Creative Design Student

galenhicks [at] wustl [dot] edu

Join the team

Alumni

Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Paul Grimsrud
    Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010 – 2014
    Currently: Assistant Professor and Proteomics Section Leader,
    Duke University School of Medicine (Durham, NC)
  • Natalie Niemi
    Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Scientist, 2012-2020
    Currently: Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, MO)
  • Dan Pensinger
    Postdoctoral Fellow, 2020
    Currently: Assistant Researcher, Drew Hryckowian lab, University of Wisconsin–Madison (Madison, WI)
  • Mateusz Manicki
    Postdoctoral Fellow and Staff Scientist, 2016-2022
    Currently: Medical Science Liaison in Rare Diseases, AstraZeneca (Poland)


Graduate Students

  • Joshua Carson
    Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2010 – 2015
    Currently: Licensing Associate, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI)
  • Brendan Floyd
    Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2010 – 2015
    Currently: Resident Physician, Stanford Children’s Health I Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford (Palo Alto, CA)
  • Xiao Guo
    Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2012 – 2017
    Currently: Scientist, Charles River Laboratories (Wilmington, Massachusetts)
  • Danielle Lohman
    Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2012-2017
    Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017-2018
    Currently: Foreign Affairs / Science Officer,  Biological Policy Staff | Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation
    U.S. Department of State(Washington, D.C.)
  • Molly McDevitt
    Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2011 – 2019
    Currently: Creighton University
  • Andrew Reidenbach
    Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2011 – 2017
    Currently: Principal Scientist, Magnet Biomedicine (Cambridge, MA)
  • Jarred Rensvold
    Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2009 – 2015
    Currently: On the hunt in Seattle, WA
  • Jonathan Stefely
    Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2011 – 2015
    Postdoctoral Fellow, 2015 – 2017
    Currently: Clinical Fellow in Pathology,
    Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Amelia (Still) Nestler
    Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2010 – 2015
    Currently: Senior Research Scientist, Northwest Green Chemistry (Olympia, WA)
  • Michael Veling
    Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2013-2018
    Currently: Merck, (Boston, MA)
  • Kelly (Werner) Eckart
    Graduate Student (M.S.), 2011 – 2014
    Currently: Science Teacher, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School (Boonton, NJ)
  • Zack Kemmerer (Ph.D.)
    Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2014 – 2021
    Currently: Patent Agent, Morrison & Foerster (San Diego, CA)
  • Kyle Robinson (Ph.D.)
    Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2015 – 2021
    Currently: Study Director, Covance (Madison, WI)
  • Nate Murray (Ph.D.)
    Graduate Student (Ph.D.), 2016 – 2022
    Currently: Research Scientist, Promega (Madison, WI)



Undergraduate Students

  • Temi Ayodele
    Undergraduate, 2013 – 2014
  • Grant Barber
    Undergraduate, 2009 – 2012
    Currently: Resident Physician, Stanford University Hospital (Palo Alto, CA)
  • Sarah Bohl
    Undergraduate, 2013 – 2016
    Currently: Analytical Chemist, Covance
    (Madison, WI)
  • Brendan Dolan
    Undergraduate, 2013 – 2014
    Currently: Senior Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton (Rockville, MD)
  • Michael Drahnak
    Undergraduate, 2014- 2016
    Temporary Research Assistant, 2016 – 2017
    Currently: Pursing a Medical Degree (Twin Cities, MN)
  • Drew Gunderson
    Undergraduate, 2013 – 2014
    Currently: MD Candidate at Rosalind Franklin University (Chicago, IL)
  • Athavi Jeevananthan
    Undergraduate, 2012 – 2014
    Currently: Medical Student at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Madison, WI)
  • Isabel Johnson
    Undergraduate, 2013 – 2015
    Currently: Scientist at Inflammatix (San Francisco, CA)
  • Sheila Johnson
    Undergraduate, 2017 – 2019
    Currently: PhD Candidate at Harvard University in the Chemical Biology Program (Cambridge, MA)
  • Amy Lin
    Undergraduate, 2017 – 2019
    Currently: PhD Candidate at Harvard University in the Chemical Biology Program (Cambridge, MA)
  • Jacob Sokol
    Undergraduate Student, 2015-2017
    Currently: Teaching English as a second language in Spain
  • Matthew Stefely
    Undergraduate, 2013 – 2016
    Currently: Graphic Designer, Morgridge Institute for Research (Madison, WI)
  • Kate (Stone) Reed
    Undergraduate, 2009 – 2014
    Currently: Physician Assistant Student, Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
  • Lainy Von Bank
    Undergraduate, 2016 – 2018
    Temporary Research Assistant, 2018 – 2019
    Currently: PhD Candidate at UW-Madison in the Cellular and Molecular Biology Program (Madison, WI)


Staff

  • AJ Bureta
    Graphic Designer, 2010 – 2013
  • Jenelle Gierhart-Sutter
    Assistant Director of Metabolism Operations, 2016-2020
    Currently: Assistant Director of Metabolism Operations, Morgridge Institute for Research (Madison, WI)
  • Adam Jochem
    Senior Research Specialist, 2010-2020
    Currently: Senior Research Specialist, Audrey Gasch Lab, University of Wisconsin–Madison (Madison, WI)
  • Jaclyn Mabry
    Research Specialist, 2017 – 2019
    Currently: Research and Development Scientist at Semba Biosciences (Madison, WI)
  • Nicholas Ryan
    Assistant Research Specialist, 2009 – 2010
    Currently: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at CentraCare Clinic – Health (St. Cloud, MN)
  • Zixiang Fang
    Research Specialist, 2021 – 2022
    Currently: Scientist
    Genentech, San Francisco 

2022 Pagliarini Lab

Last updated May 2022