Lab Members
Rohit K Jangra, PhD
Assistant Professor (09/2021 - )
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Experience
Research Assistant Professor - June 2017 - August 2021. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
Postdoctoral Fellow - June 2012 - May 2017. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
Postdoctoral Fellow - February 2010 - May 2012. Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
Education
PhD - Microbiology and Immunology, 2010, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston TX, USA
MVSc - Veterinary Virology, 2004, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, UP, India
BVSc & AH (≍DVM) - Veterinary Medicine, 2002, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India
Ramandeep Kaur, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow (09/2022 - )
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Experience
HDR Scholar - December 2016 - July 2021. Monash Univeristy, Malaysia.
Senior Research Fellow - October 2014 - August 2016. Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani, India.
Junior Research Fellow - January 2013 - September 2014. Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani, India.
Education
PhD - Molecular Virology, 2021, Monash University, Malaysia.
M Tech - Biotechnology, 2012, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India.
M Tech - Biotechnology, 2010, Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, India.
Upendra Lambe, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow (09/2022 - )
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow - October 2019 - September 2022. Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV), Mumbai, India.
Education
PhD - Animal Biotechnology, 2019, Lala Lajpatrai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, India.
MVSc - Animal Biotechnology, 2016, Lala Lajpatrai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, India.
BVSc & AH (≍DVM) - Veterinary Medicine, 2014, Bombay Veterinary College, Bombay, India.
Nahomi Guerra Pilaquinga, BSc
Graduate Student (12/2021 - )
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Experience
Intern - investigated the role of SIK-2 in renal fibrosis and its implications in cardiovascular disease at The British heart Foundation Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.
Education
BSc (Hons.) - Immunology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Cierra Word, BS
Graduate Student (12/2021 - )
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Experience
Registered Pharmacy Technician - February 2021 - July 2021.
Education
BS - Biomedical Sciences. University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida (2021).
Ridwan Arinola, BS
Graduate Student (02/2024 - )
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Education
BSc - Microbiology, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Shaghayegh Akbari, BS
PhD Rotation Student (10/2024 -11/2024)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Education
BS - Microbiology, 2024, Islamic Azad University, ARAK branch, Iran.
Past Lab Members:
Vikas Yadav, MVSc
PhD Rotation Student (09/2024 -10/2024)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Education
MVSc - Veterinary Immunology, 2016, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana, India.
BVSc & AH (≍DVM) - Veterinary Medicine, 2014, Tamil Nadu University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
Romaisa Aslam, DDS
Phd Rotation Student (09/2024 -10/2024)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Education
DDS - Dentistry, 2023, Women Medical and Dental College, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
BSc - Pre-medical, 2018, Army Burn Hall College, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Jaylen Pruiett
Summer undergraduate research student (06/2024 - 07/2024)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Education
BS - Psychology Pre-Med, Class of 2027, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Lacie Johnson
Summer undergraduate research student (06/2024 - 07/2024)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Education
BS - Biochemistry, Class of 2026, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Gurpreet Kaur, PhD
Visiting Scientist (10/2023 - 12/2023)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Experience
Professor - September 2023 onwards. Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, GADVASU, Ludhiana, India
Associate Professor - December 2019 - August 2023. Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, GADVASU, Ludhiana, India
Assistant Professor - December 2006 - December 2019. Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, GADVASU, Ludhiana, India
Education
PhD - Veterinary Microbiology (Virology), 2015, GADVASU, Ludhiana, India
MVSc - Veterinary Microbiology (Virology), 2001, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
BVSc & AH (≍DVM) - Veterinary Medicine, 1999, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
Zachariah D Martin, BS
PhD Rotation Student (08/2023 - 09/2023)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Education
BS - Biomedical Sciences. Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi (2022).
Joel Goldberg, BS
PhD Rotation Student (09/2023 - 10/2023)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Education
BS -
Jamal Inusah, BS
PhD Rotation Student (09/2023 - 10/2023)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Education
BSc - Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Lohit Khera, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow (09/2021 - 09/23)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow - November 2017 - March 2021. Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Senior Research Fellow - October 2014 - May 2017. University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Junior Research Fellow - October 2011 - September 2014. University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Education
PhD - Viral Oncology/Molecular Virology, 2017, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
B Tech - Biotechnology, 2011, Amity University, Noida, India.
Nylah Tolliver
Summer Undergraduate Research Student (06/2023 - 08/2023)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Education
BS - Medical Laboratory Science Major, Class of 2025. Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
Aashni Shah
JSEP High School Student (06/2023 - 08/2023)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Education
High School Student, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Shreveport, LA
Annushka Noor
Summer Undergraduate Research Student (06/2022 - 08/2022)
Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
LSU Health Shreveport, LA
Education
BS - Biology for Pre-Health, Class of 2025. Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
