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…

Taryn Trigler

BCDB Graduate Student
Taryn is using biochemical methods to study outer membrane lipoprotein trafficking. Bio…

Sanjeev Meyyappan Muthuraman

Research Specialist
Sanjeev is studying how outer membrane homeostasis and its role in antibiotic resistance. Bio…

Ananya Kidambi

Undergraduate Researcher
Ananya is GA Tech undergraduate working in our lab to probe the diversity of outer membrane assembly systems. Bio…

Regan Elliott

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Anj Radhay

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Angie Siaca

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Lab Alumni

Ethan Rundell, PhD (Emory FIRST Fellow 2020-2024)
Current position: Teaching faculty, Biology, Spelman College. Bio…



Julianna Marotta, PhD (MMG, 2019-2024)
Current position: Microbiologist III, Coronavirus and Respiratory Viruses Laboratory Branch, CDC. Bio…



Hannah Smith, PhD (MMG 2018-2023)
Current position: Teaching faculty, School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology. Bio…



Kelly Lehman, PhD (MMG 2017-2022)
Current position: Senior Science Writer, Amy Stone Scientific and Medical Communications, Inc. Bio…



Undergraduate Alumni

Jareth Navas (University of Rochester, Emory INSPIRE student, 2025)

Alan Zhao (Emory undergraduate, 2022-2024)
Next position: undergraduate researcher, Patel Lab, Emory Orthopedics

Paola Torres (Emory undergraduate, 2022-2024)
Next position: Integrative Medicine and Health Science Master's Student at Georgetown University

Christina Bae (GA Tech undergradaute 2021-2024)

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

Vedika Kanakia (Emory BIO499R undergraduate, 2021-2023)
Next position: MS Student, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

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

Shelby Wilder (Emory undergraduate, 2022-2023)

Krishna Kothari (Emory BIO499R undergraduate, 2019-2020)
Current position: IMP graduate student, Emory University

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)