Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Arijit Mukherjee, Ph.D.
Current Graduate Students
Dylan Neuhaus (Fall 2023 - present)
Matthew Calhoun (Fall 2024 - present)
Current Undergraduate Students
Hannah-Grace Fritz (Spring 2022 - present)
Stephanie Long (Fall 2023- present)
Avery Gilkey (Fall 2023- present)
Madalyn Matchett (Spring 2024- present)
Zongca Moua (Fall 2024- present)
Karis Turner (Fall 2024- present)
Naia Efird (Fall 2024- present)
Past Graduate Students
Samuel Hoggard (Spring 2022 - Spring 2024)
Post UCA: Lecturer, Biology, UCA, Conway, AR
Seth Dixon (Fall 2021 - Summer 2023)
Post UCA: Research Associate, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Zach Degon (Fall 2020 - Summer 2022)
Post UCA: Research Associate, RayBiotech, Atlanta, GA
John Cook (Spring 2019 - Summer 2021)
Post UCA: Research Associate, USDA, Oxford, MS
Grant Wiggins (Fall 2018 -Summer 2020)
Post UCA: Research Associate, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA
Jackie Thomas (Fall 2015 - Fall 2017) Post UCA: Graduate Research Assistant (PhD-track), Department of Genetics & Biochemistry, Clemson University, SC
Ryan Hiltenbrand, M.S. (Fall 2013- Summer 2015)
Post UCA: Senior Research Associate, University of Tennessee-Memphis, TN
Past Undergraduate Students
Anna Bommes (Spring 2022 - Spring 2024)
Post UCA: Graduate School, UCA
Matthew Calhoun (Spring 2022 - Spring 2024)
Post UCA: Graduate School, UCA
Carlie Wattigney (Fall 2022 - Spring 2024)
Post UCA: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Hunter Price (Spring 2022 - Fall 2023)
Post UCA: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Ashton Webber (Spring 2022 - Spring 2024)
Andrew Strickland (Spring 2022 - Spring 2024)
Mary Galloway (Fall 2021 - Spring 2023)
Post UCA: Law school student, Vanderbilt University, TN
Sophia Gulutzo (Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)
Post UCA: Graduate student, Colorado State University, CO
Jayden Carter (Spring 2021 - Spring 2022)
Post UCA: Lab Technician, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Savannah Long (Fall 2021 - Spring 2022)
John Pope (Spring 2020 - Spring 2022)
Post UCA: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Natalie Burklow (Fall 2019 - Spring 2021)
Devyn Ruiz (Spring 2020 - Spring 2021)
Post UCA: Medical School, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA
Randall Rainwater (Fall 2017 - Spring 2020)
Post UCA: MD/Ph.D. program, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Matthew Ohler (Spring 2019 - Spring 2020)
Chloe Chapman (Spring 2020)
Allee Haynes (Spring 2018 - Fall 2019)
Post UCA: Optometry School, Memphis, TN
Connor Deen (Fall 2018 - Fall 2019)
Post UCA: Optometry School, Memphis, TN
Qinqing Yang (Spring 2017 - Spring 2019)
Post UCA: Graduate School (Physical Therapy PhD program), UCA
Charlie Wilson (Fall 2017 - Spring 2019)
Ha Ram Kim (Fall 2015 - Spring 2018)
Post UCA: Research Technician, Baylor College of Medicine, TX
Grant Wiggins (Spring 2017 - Summer 2018)
Post UCA: Graduate School, UCA
Raj Singh (Spring 2016 - Spring 2017)
Post UCA: Research Technician, UAMS, Little Rock, AR
Andres Vega (Fall 2015 - Spring 2017)
Post UCA: College of Osteopathic Medicine, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Hamilton Newhart (Spring 2015 - Fall 2016)
Post UCA: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Natasha Ledger (Summer 2016)
Ashley Faidley (Spurr) (Summer 2013 - Spring 2016)
Post UCA: Research Technician, TestAmerica Laboratories Inc., TN
David Zimulinda (Spring 2014 - Spring 2016)
Alexander Howell (Spring 2015- Fall 2015)
Post UCA: College of Osteopathic Medicine, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Jackie Thomas (Spring 2014 - Summer 2015)
Post UCA: Graduate Student, Biology, University of Central Arkansas, AR
Hannah Posey (McCarthy) (Spring 2013 - Spring 2015)
Post UCA: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Austin Rockenhaus (Fall 2014)
Post UCA: Nursing School, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Kasi Weathers (Spring 2014)
Aakash Rana (Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014)
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Jonathan Pennington (Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014)
Post UCA: College of Osteopathic Medicine, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Shane Radford (Fall 2013 and Spring 2014)
Post UCA: Nova Southeastern University, College of Dental Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Fall 2023 Lab Members: Back (L-R): Drew Strickland, Hunter Price, Ashton Webber, Samuel Hoggard, Matthew Calhoun, Dylan Neuhaus. Front (L-R): Hannah-Grace Fritz, Avery Gilkey, Stephanie Long, Carlie Wattigney, Anna Bommes.
Fall 2021 Lab Members (L-R): Zach Degon, Jayden Carter, Spencer Pope, Mary Galloway, Sophia Gulutzo, Hypatia Barry, Seth Dixon, Savannah Long
Spring 2018 Lab members (L-R) : Kim, Randy, Grant, Chris, Charlie, Allee, Qinqing
Spring 2014 Lab members (L-R) : David, Jackie, Aakash, Ryan, Ashley, Hannah, Jonathan.