People – Therapeutic Microbiology Laboratory
- Principal Investigator

James Versalovic, MD, PhD - Lab Director

Susan Venable - Senior Administrative Coordinator

Tiffany Morgan
Junior Faculty
Postdocs
Fellows
Students
Research Staff

Sabeen Raza, MS
Angela Major
Michelle Rubio-Gonzales
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Previous Lab Members, Trainees, and Students
Current Lab Members
Ph.D. Postdoctoral Associates
Jennifer Spinler, Ph.D.
Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine
Delphine Saulnier, Ph.D.
Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine
María Alejandra Diaz, Ph.D.
Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine
Vittal Prakash Ponraj, Ph.D.
Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine
Sara Elizabeth Jones, Ph.D.
Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine
Fan Zhang, Ph.D.
Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine
M.D./Ph.D. Candidates
Geoffrey Preidis, A.B.
Interdepartmental Program in Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine, Medical Scientist Training Program, Baylor College of Medicine
"Mechanisms of Immunomodulation by Probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri in Acute Rotaviral Gastroenteritis"
Carissa Thomas, B.A.
Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Medical Scientist Training Program, Baylor College of Medicine
"Differential Immunomodulation of Myeloid Cells by Immunostimulatory and Anti-Inflammatory Probiotics"
Ph.D. Candidates
Peera Hemarajata, M.D.
Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine
"Lactobacillus reuteri-mediated Regulation of Peptidoglycan Recognition Protein (PGYLRP) : Upregulation of Host Antimicrobial Proteins"
Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellows