CONTACT US
5200, MSRB3
3 Genome Court
Duke University
Durham, NC 27710
USA
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Phone: 919-613-6693
Email: aravind.asokan@duke.edu
Web: www.asokanlab.org
Principal Investigator
Aravind Asokan, PhD
Professor & Biotech Founder (Stride Bio, Torque Bio, Lucidigm Therapeutics)
Department of Surgery,
Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology,
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
Current Lab Members
 Roopali ShrivastavaResearch Laboratory Manager |  Zac ElmorePostdoc, Vanderbilt University (PhD) Biggest Star Wars Nerd |  Joshua HullPostdoc, University of Florida (PhD) Biggest Ed Shereen Fan Most Likely To Pipette, Cry & Repeat |
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 Delaney FisherPostdoc, University of Virginia (PhD) |  David FiflisPostdoc, Duke University (PhD) Resident Athlete |  Tim SmithPostdoc, Duke University (PhD) Dogs and Bourbon |
 Abigail BenkertResearch Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident (Duke University Hospital) Tufts University (MD) |  Roza OgurluPh.D. Candidate, Duke Biomedical Engineering Tufts University (BS) Most Likely to Play Afrobeats Reggaeton Playlist #2 in TC |  Robert FuscoPh.D. Candidate, Duke Biomedical Engineering McGill University (BS) Highest "Bop It!" Score |
 Ezra LoebPh.D. Student, Duke Biomedical Engineering Duke University (BS) Biggest Hummus Fan |  Harshitha Venugopal LavanyaPh.D. Student, Duke Biomedical Engineering SASTRA Deemed University (BS) |  Vivian YudistyraPh.D. Student, Duke Biomedical Engineering University of Kansas (BS) |
 Xinlong (Rita) WanPh.D. Student, Duke Biomedical Engineering University of California San Diego (BS) |  Jeannine TongMasters Student, Duke Biomedical Engineering Boston University (BS) |  Aaron HallResearch Technician Appalachian State University (BS) Most Likely to be in Charlotte |
 Garth DevlinResearch Technician Lock Haven Univ (BS) Vector Production Manager |  Mourya Durgam JayaramResearch Technician JSS University (MS in Pharmacology) JSS College of Pharmacy - India (BS) |  Alejandra VargasResearch Technician Meredith College (BS) |
 Sophia FergioneResearch Technician University of College London (MS) North Carolina State University (BS) |  Beatrice SewellNorth Carolina State University (BS) |
Graduate Alumni
Alan Rosales
Former: PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University (2024)
Scientist I, Sarepta Therapeutics
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Tim Smith
Former: PhD Student, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University (2024)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke
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David Fiflis
Former: PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University (2024)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke
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Trevor J. Gonzalez
Former: PhD Student, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University (2023)
Scientist, Torque Bio
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Rebecca Gibson
Former: PhD Student, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University (2023)
MD/PhD, Duke University School of Medicine
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Jonathan Ark
Former: PhD Student, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University (2022)
Venture Capital Associate, Agent Capital
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Patrick Havlik
Former: PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2021)
Scientist, Atsena Therapeutics
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Rita Meganck
Former: PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2020)
Postdoctoral Fellow, UNC Chapel Hill, Ralph Baric Lab
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Victoria Madigan
Former: PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2019)
Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT, Feng Zhang Lab
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Blake Albright
Former: PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2018)
Scientist, Rocket Pharma
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Giri Murlidharan
Former: PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2016)
Program & Preclinical Platform Lead, Voyager Therapeutics
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Garrett Berry
Former: PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2016)
Senior Business Dev Manager, StrideBio
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Erin Borchardt
Former: PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2016)
Postdoc Yale; Scientist, StrideBio
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Shen Shen
Former: PhD Student, Genetics and Molecular Biology, UNC Chapel Hill (2013)
Postdoc Salk; Scientist Editas; Principal Scientist, Biogen
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Postdoc Alumni
Aaron Mitchell-Dick (2024)
PhD, Duke University
Scientist II, 4D Molecular Therapeuticis
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Katie Clements (2024)
PhD, East Carolina University
QIAGEN​
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David Wolfson (2024)
PhD, Georgia Tech and Emory University
Scientist, Solid Biosciences​
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Eric Walton (2022)
PhD, Duke University
Sarepta Therapeutics
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Anshuman Das (2022)
PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Senior R&D Scientist-I - Miltenyi Biotec
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Heather Vincent (2022)
PhD, UNC Chapel Hill
TorqueBio
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Victor Tse (2018)
PhD, Cornell University
Research Associate, Ralph Baric Lab, UNC Chapel Hill
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Ruth Castellanos (2017)
PhD, University of Virginia
Associate Director, StrideBio
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Sven Moller-Tank (2017)
PhD, University of Iowa
Scientist, Regeneron
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Miranda Scalabrino (2017)
PhD, University of Florida
Postdoc, Duke University
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Nagesh Pulicherla (2012)
PhD, Virginia Commonwealth
R&D Manager, Indian Immunologicals
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Eric Horowitz (2012)
PhD, Georgia Tech
Senior Director, Akuous
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Research Tech & Undergraduate Alumni
MD: Julia Conway, Sarah Brown, Kelli Bryant, Travis Corriher, Becca Reardon, Tyne Tyson, Marco Fanous, Minakshi Pillai
DVM: Kate Simon
DDS: Andrew Troupes, Julianne Yuziuk
Grad School: Lavanya Rao, Claire Storey, Coco Liu, Michael Zhang, Austin Sun, DaSean Nardone-White, Leo Blondel, Sylvanie Clouden, Sam Votzke, Kennedy Cleage, Ben Perry
Others: Grace Stafford, Shardae Oliver, Laura Castillo, Nicolas Rey, Emily Kang, Sydney Milo, Jeffery Tan
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+ Many More!
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