Grabowicz Lab Who we are

Marcin Grabowicz, PhD



Associate Professor

Marcin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology with a joint appointment in the Division of Infectious Disease at Emory University School of Medicine. Marcin completed postdoctoral training in the lab of Tom Silhavy at Princeton University, applying bacterial genetics to understand outer membrane biogenesis in Escherichia coli. Previously, Marcin received a PhD from The University of Adelaide (Australia), focusing on bacterial pathogenesis, bacterial cell biology, and vaccine development. Bio…

Kerrie May, PhD



Instructor (Research Faculty)


Kerrie is working to understand how Gram-negative bacteria maintain their outer membrane barrier, sensing and responding to disruptions in membrane integrity. Bio…


Christina Bae

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Undergraduate Researcher


Christina joins us from GA Tech and uses bacterial genetics to unravel stress response signaling and outer membrane biogenesis. Bio…


Paola Torres


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Undergraduate Researcher


Paola is an Emory undergraduate working in the Grabowicz lab. Bio…


Alan Zhao


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Undergraduate Researcher


Alan is an Emory undergraduate researching Acinetobacter baumannii biology and antibiotic resistance. Bio…



Lab Alumni


Ethan Rundell, PhD (Emory FIRST Fellow 2020-2024)
Current position: Teaching faculty, Biology, Spelman College. Bio…
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Julianna Marotta, PhD (MMG, 2019-2024)
Current position: ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow in Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch, CDC. Bio…
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Hannah Smith, PhD (MMG 2018-2023)
Current position: Teaching faculty, School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology. Bio…
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Kelly Lehman, PhD (MMG 2017-2022)
Current position: Senior Science Writer, Amy Stone Scientific and Medical Communications, Inc. Bio…
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Undergraduate Students

Bella Grace Parker (Stetson University, Emory INSPIRE student, 2024)

Vedika Kanakia (Emory BIO499R undergraduate, 2021-2023)

Current position: MS Student, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Jonna Austin (Emory undergraduate, 2021-2023)
Current position: Duke Pathologists' Assistant Program

Shelby Wilder (Emory undergraduate, 2022-2023)

Krishna Kothari (Emory BIO499R undergraduate, 2019-2020)
Current position: Bioinformatics Analyst, Emory University School of Medicine

Jessica Chang (Emory undergraduate, 2019-2020)

Brice Ona (Emory BIO499R undergraduate, 2018-2019)
Current position: Medical student, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Jacob Estrada (Emory undergraduate, 2018)