Dr. Seokju Seo
Postdoctoral research associate
Email: ss210@rice.edu
Seokju Seo is a postdoctoral research associate in the Shamoo lab. He holds his Ph.D. from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. His current research is the development of a novel microfluidic platform for biomarker discovery. Changes in pathogen genetic variation will be identified through the adaptation/selection of multidrug-resistant pathogens encapsulated in microemulsions. His Ph.D. researches include microbubbles and droplets-based microfluidics approach to studies of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Gas-water-oil interactions between the interfaces under CCS and EOR reservoirs-specific conditions were studied using bubbles/droplets dynamics in the microchannel. Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8uAsBC8AAAAJ&hl=en
Dr. Shivendra Pratap
Postdoctoral research associate
Email: sp106@rice.edu
Shivendra joined the Shamoo lab as a postdoctoral research associate in 2021. Prior to beginning his scientific journey here at Rice, he worked as younginvestigator in the lab of Dr. Vengadesan Krishnan at Regional Center for Biotechnology, India, where he studied the structural basis of bacterial virulence. He earned his Ph.D. in structural biology from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, under the supervision of Prof. Pravindra Kumar. His current research interests at Shamoo Lab lies in the understanding of the structural mechanisms of Daptomycin resistance in Enterococcaceae.
Dr. Karukriti Ghosh
Postdoctoral research associate
Email: kg56@rice.edu
Karukriti is a postdoctoral research associate in the Shamoo lab. She received her Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology from the Indian Institute of Technology. Her past research focused on identifying and characterizing several outer membrane proteins differentially expressed due to host factors. She has also worked on vaccine development, pathogenesis of leptospirosis and the naturally acquired immunity against leptospiral infection. Her present research focuses on the serum adaptation of Enterococci to Daptomycin. She is also working on generating clean mutations in Pseudomonas to enable the lab to compare the outcomes of microfluidics and flasks/bioreactors. She loves collecting postage stamps from different parts of the world in her leisure time.
Xinhao Song
Graduate student
Email: xinhao.SONG@rice.edu
Xinhao is a Ph.D. student in the Shamoo lab. He obtained his BSc degree from Nankai University in China and joined the Shamoo group in 2017. He is interested in topics related to human health, especially the development of novel drugs and therapies. His current project focuses on the experimental evolution of social interactions among genus Streptomyces and the identification of the secondary metabolite molecules mediating such interactions.
Adeline Supandy
Graduate student
Email: Adeline.Supandy@rice.edu
Adeline is a Ph.D. student in the Shamoo lab. She obtained her BSA degree in Biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin. Her current project focuses on exploring experimental evolution to investigate antibiotic resistance and antimicrobial discovery. She is currently working on identifying mechanisms of Daptomycin-Fosfomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium. Additionally, she is working on investigating the usage of activated charcoal as an adsorbent for small molecules.
Saoirse Disney-McKeethen
Undergraduate student
Email: hsd2@rice.edu
Saoirse is a freshman at Baker College, studying Biochemistry and Cell Biology. She is originally from Fayetteville, AR, and in her free time she enjoys knitting, crocheting, and beadwork.
Aubrey Cui
Undergraduate student
Email: aubrey.y.cui@rice.edu
Aubrey is a freshman at Duncan majoring in the biosciences (biochemistry). In his free time, he enjoys running, swimming and playing the violin.
Gaby Perez
Undergraduate student
Email: gbp2@rice.edu
Gaby is a junior at Wiess studying Biosciences concentrating in Cell Biology and Genetics. She is originally from Miami, Fl and in her free time she likes to skateboard, dance, and listen to music.
Vivian Zheng
Undergraduate student
Email: qz35@rice.edu
Vivian is a sophomore at Duncan College majoring in Bioengineering. She is originally from Beijing, China, but considers herself almost-New-Jerseyan. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, baking, and occasionally running.
Lily Remington
Undergraduate student
Email: ler12@rice.edu
Lily is a sophomore from Hanszen College, originating from Las Vegas, Nevada. She is currently double majoring in Cellular Biology and Genetics, as well as Transnational Asian Studies. In her free time, she enjoys cycling for her Hanszen and Rice's bike teams, painting, and learning foreign languages.
Eddie Kim
Undergraduate student
Email: hmk3@rice.edu
Eddie is a sophomore at Brown majoring in Biosciences and Computer Science. In his free time, he enjoys skiing and playing golf.
Michelle Fox
Undergraduate student
Email: mcf6@rice.edu
Michelle is a sophomore at Hanszen College majoring in Biosciences with a major concentration in Biochemistry. Her hometown is Chicago, Illinois and she has two younger siblings. She loves to play volleyball, ice skate, and dance.