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Current Lab Members

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Craig B. Wilen

MD, PhD

Craig B. Wilen, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and of Immunobiology

Dr. Wilen received his A.B in Biology and Economics at Washington University in St. Louis, his MD and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. His residency training was in clinical pathology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. His postdoctoral studies were conducted in the laboratory of Herbert "Skip" Virgin in the Department of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine where he studied the pathogenesis of norovirus, the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis globally. Specifically, he discovered CD300lf as the first receptor for a norovirus and identified intestinal tuft cells as the physiologic target cell for mouse norovirus infection. Dr. Wilen is currently an Associate Professor in Laboratory Medicine and Immunobiology.

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Renata Filler, M.Sc

Lab manager
Madison Strine

Madison Strine

PhD student
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Bridget Menasche, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate
Kerri St Denis

Kerri St Denis

Rotating PhD student
Mara Kushelman

Mara Kushelman

Rotating PhD student
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Mario Peña-Hernandez

PhD student
Mia Madel Alfajero

Mia Madel Alfajaro, DVM, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate
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Madeleine Mankowski

PhD student
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Arya Ökten

PhD student
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Jin Wei, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate
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Joan Goldstein

Senior administrative assistant
Laura Hoyt

Laura Hoyt

MD, PhD Student
Zara Ranglin

Zara Ranglin

Yale undergraduate
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Zhe Zhao

Postdoctoral associate