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Graduate Students
Graduate Student, CBMS (2017-2022)Hazem Abdelaal, PhD, MVSc
Graduate Student, CBMS (2014 – 2020)
Current Position: Post-doctoral Fellow at Seattle Children’s Research Institute – Center for Global Infectious Diseases
Shaswath Sekar Chandrasekar, PhD
Graduate Student, CBMS (2017 – 2022)
Current Position: Consultant at ClearView Healthcare Partners
Akanksha Thukral
Graduate Student (-)
Current Position:
Sarah Ward
Graduate Student (-)
Current Position:
Research Scientists
Hassanein Abozeid, PhD, MVSc
Post-doctoral Research Associate (Sept 2021- Jan 2023)
Current Position: Post-doctoral Research Associate with the Kawoaka Lab
Chia-wei Wu, PhD
Assistant Researcher (2015 – 2022); Postdoctoral Associate (2010 – 2011); Graduate Student (CBMS)
Current Position:
Amanda Venturino, MSc
Research Assistant (2016 – 2018)
Current Position: Animal Research Safety Specialist at University of Wisconsin – Madison
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
Sara Yavas
Undergraduate Researcher
(Summer 2022)
Institution at Time of Internship:
UC Berkeley
Future Plans:
Sara plans to pursue a career in research after graduating with the potential to go to graduate school.
“My summer at Talaat lab gave me great hands-on biology experience. I got to see the sort of research done in a real biology lab, learned about virology and bacteriology, and learned many new lab techniques and skills by engaging in experiments. The lab team was very welcoming and I enjoyed working with and learning from them.”
Osama Fattouh
Undergraduate Researcher (Spring 2020-Spring 2022)
Institution at Time of Internship: UW-Madison
Tarek Fattouh
Undergraduate Researcher (Fall 2021 – Spring 2022)
Institution at Time of Internship: 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.”
Krithi Gopinath
High School Research Intern (Summer 2021)
Institution at Time of Internship: Germantown High School
Future Plans: Krithi is interested in the field of neurology/neurobiology.