The Team

Bryan Mounce

Assistant Professor

Hometown: Downing, Wisconsin

BS: Genetics, Mathematics, UW-Madison

PhD: Medical College of Wisconsin

Postdoc: Institut Pasteur

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Knitting extraordinaire. Loves viruses, polyamines, bright colors, and pop music.

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Vince Mastrodomenico

Research Assistant

Hometown: Bloomingdale, Illinois

BS: Biology, St. Norbert College

MS: Loyola University Chicago

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Recently purchased a mini house trampoline and switched to Diet Snapple.

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Bridie Hulsebosch

Master's Degree Student (InDIRI)

Hometown: Palatine, Illinois

BS: Environmental Science, Loyola University Chicago

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Visited the Sistine Chapel and thought it was just okay.

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Oreoluwa Omoba

Master's Degree Student (InDIRI)

Hometown: Marshfield, Wisconsin

BS: Neuroscience, UW-Madison

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Literally touched Nick Jonas' hand.

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Mason Firpo

IPBS PhD Student

Hometown: The woods of California

BS: Biology, Cal Polytechnic

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Would make the perfect American president based upon his skill set, dance ability, and blood lust.

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Natalie LoMascolo

Master's Degree Student (InDIRI)

Hometown: River Grove, Illinois

BS: Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago

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Adds pumpkin spice to her fettucine.

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Patrick Tate

Research Assistant

2017-2019

Currently PhD Student NYU

Hometown: Manalapan, New Jersey

BS: Biochemistry, Providence College

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Unsuccessfully auditioned for MTV's True Life and took this job instead.

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Tom Kicmal

Master's Degree Student (InDiRI)

2017-2019

Currently PhD Student LUC

Hometown: Park Ridge, Illinois

BS: Biology, Carthage College

MS: Loyola University Chicago

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Lives by the three T's of life: tennis, tea, and amateur sand castle building

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Courtney Dial

Master's Degree Student (InDiRI)

2017-2019

Currently PhD Student LUC

Hometown: Yorkville, Illinois

BS: Biochemistry, Lewis University

MS: Loyola University Chicago

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Requires that you use the formal usted if you speak to her in Spanish.

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Zach Sandler

Master's Degree Student (InDiRI)
2018-2019

Hometown: Northbrook, Illinois

BS: Integrative Biology, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign

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Mastered playing the recorder to cope with the cancellation of Orange is the New Black.

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Stephanie Beaucourt

Visiting Research Engineer

2019

Currently Non-Visiting Research Engineer

Hometown: Paris, France

BS: Biomedical Research at Sorbonne University

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Was an extra in the Flo Rida music video for "Low."

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Marion Graham

Master's Degree Student (MIIM)

2018-2020

Currently PhD Student Rush University

Hometown: Durand, Michigan

BS: Biology, Eastern University

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Elected mayor of her hometown when she was 7.

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Jeremy Esin

Master's Degree Student (InDiRI)

2018-2020

Currently PhD Student LUC

Hometown: Elgin, Illinois

BS: Genetics & Microbiology, Iowa State University

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Recreated the movie Titanic in his neighbor's hot tub.

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Charlie Yarwood

Master's Degree Student (MIIM)
2019-2020

Hometown: Hinesburg, Vermont

BS: Neuroscience, Drew University

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Is on an all-carb diet.

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