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This page is currently under construction as we continue to gather information about lab alumni. To provide you with the best understanding of potential connections and careers possible, we are currently gathering data regarding the positions held by former lab members. Thank you for your patience as we continue to update this page!
If you have worked in the Talaat Lab and would like to be represented on this page, please contact mariah.riel@wisc.edu or submit this Google Form!
Graduate Students
Shaswath Sekar Chandrasekar: PhD
Graduate Student (2017 – 2022)
Current Position:
Akanksha Thukral
Graduate Student (-)
Current Position:
Hazem Abdelaal, PhD, MVSc
Graduate Student (2014 – 2020)
Current Position: Post-doctoral Fellow at Seattle Children’s Research Institute – Center for Global Infectious Diseases
Research Scientists
Chia-wei Wu, PhD
Senior Scientist (-Fall 2022); Graduate Student ()
Current Position:
Amanda Venturino
Senior Scientist (-)
Current Position:
Visiting Scholars
Sherein Abdelgayed, PhD, MSc
Visiting Fulbright Scholar (2021-2022)
Current Position: Professor of Veterinary Pathology at Cairo University
Zeinab Ibrahim Ali, PhD
Visiting Scholar (2016-2018)
Current Position: Assistant Professor in Food Hygiene at Cairo University
Undergraduate & High School Students
Osama Fattouh
Undergraduate Researcher (Spring 2020-Spring 2022)
Current Position: Graduate of UW-Madison
Krithi Gopinath
High School Research Intern (Summer 2021)
Current Position: High School Student at Germantown High School
“My experience in the Talaat lab sparked my interest in biology and allowed me to explore a career in research, which was something I was not previously considering. It also provided me with an opportunity to study in a lab setting, which is an experience that is usually not available to high school students. Dr. Talaat and the students were also incredibly welcoming and supportive of my future studies.”
Tarek Fattouh
Undergraduate Researcher (Fall 2021 – Spring 2022)
Current Position: Undergraduate Student at UW-Madison
“My experience in the Talaat lab gave me tremendous exposure to research work as well as hands on experience working in a lab setting. I was able to grow my lab skills and learn about various techniques that aren’t normally seen in a typical classroom setting.”
Zakaria
High School Research Intern (May-June 2021)
Current Position: