Our Team
Marta M Lipinski, PhD
Associate Professor
BA: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
PhD: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Postdoc: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Office: MSTF 6-34E
410-706-5187
Outside the lab Marta enjoys traveling, hiking, skiing and pretty much any other outdoor activity with her husband and daughter.
Chinmoy Sarkar, PhD
Assistant Professor
PhD: Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Postdoc: NIH, Bethesda, MD
Postdoc: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Chinmoy enjoys listening to classical, classic rock and Indian music and playing chess and soccer with his son.
Amir Mehrabani
Graduate Student
PhD Program in Molecular Medicine
MS: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Sage Thapa
Graduate Student
PhD Program in Molecular Medicine
Dexter Nguyen
Graduate Student
PhD Program in Neuroscience
Liv Pettyjohn-Robin
Lab Assistant
BS: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Former Lab Members
Postdoctoral Fellows
Harry MC Choi, PhD
2017-2022
Current position:
Postdoctoral Fellow, Japan
Shuo (Shawn) Liu, MD-PhD
2012-2017
Current position:
Resident in Pathology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Chinmoy Sarkar, PhD
2012-2017
Current position:
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
PhD Students
Niv Hegdekar, PhD
2015-2022
MS Cellular & Molecular Biomedical Sciences
MS Patent Law
PhD Program in Biochemistry
Current position:
Strategy Consultant, IQVIA, Boston, MA
Julia Thayer, PhD
2015-2020
PhD Program in Toxicology
Current position:
Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH, Bethesda, MD
MS Students & Other Lab Members
Sabrina Bustos
Research Assistant
2020-2022
Current position:
Student, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
Denisha Odie
MS Student
2021
Current position:
Applying to Law school
Josh Ostovitz
MS Student
2018-2019
Current position:
Research Technician, Center for Translational Research in Imaging, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Rob Brown
Research Assistant
2017-2018
Current position:
Student, PhD Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Deepika Philkana
MS Student
2015-2016
Current position:
Research Associate-II, Sera Care Lifesciences, Gaithesburg, MD
Prarthana Ravishankar
MS Student
2014-2015
Current position:
Special Project Associate, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Summer Students
Summer 2023
From left: Sage Thapa, Sophie Gandsas, Sarah Griffith, Rachel Katz and Amir Mehrabani
Summer 2019
From top left: Chinmoy Sarkar, Nick Leahy, Harry Choi, Niv Hegdekar, Marta Lipinski and Julia Thayer
Summer 2016
From top left: Shuo Liu, Harshal Shah, Henok Tesfay, Chinmoy Sarkar, Cameran Burt, Niv Hegdekar, Julia Thayer and Annika Shaefer
2024
Maryam Khan, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA
Maya Bhattiprolu, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Lea Mattar, Bryn Mawr High School, Baltimore, MD
2023
Rachel Katz, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Sarah Griffith, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Sophie Gandsas, Bryn Mawr High School, Baltimore, MD
Current Position: Student, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
2022
Brandon Kim, Poolesville High School, Poolesville, MD
Current Position: Student, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
2021
Anna Chen, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD
Current Position: Student, UCSD, San Diego, CA
2019
Nick Leahy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Current Position: Student, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
2018
Delwin Suraj, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Current position: Clinical Research Coordinator, StopCOVID Study, University of Maryland, Parkville, MD
Tanya Sabirzhanov, Towson High School, Towson, MD
Current position: Student, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
2017
Martin Ejeh, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Serena Debesai, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Current position: Student, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
2016
Henok Tesfay, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Current Position: Student, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC
Cameran Burt, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Current Position: Student, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Annika Schaefer, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Harshal Shah, Poolesville High School, Poolesville, MD
Current position: Student, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
2015
Malik Richberg, Green Street Academy, Baltimore, MD
Current position: Student, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN
2014
Steven Kurapaty, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Current position: Student, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Julie Etheridge, University of Maryland, College Park, MD