Lab Members Collaborators
Former Postdocs, Fellows, and Scientists
Sebastian Arriola Apelo, Ph.D.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Dairy Science, UW-Madison Lab Website
Lamming Lab Position: American Diabetes Association Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD, Virginia Tech; BS, University of the Republic, Montevideo Uruguay
Sabrina Dumas, Ph.D.
Current Position: Clinical Science Liason, Imbed Biosciences
Lamming Lab Postion: Postdoctoral Associate
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison; BS, Dietetics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Brittany Galusha, M.D.
Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Postion: Internal Medicine Resident
MD, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV
Rowan Karaman, M.D.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Postion: Advanced Fellow in Women’s Health, WSM VA Hospital and Endocrinology Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospitals and Clinics
Endocrinology Fellowship, UW-Madison; Internal Medicine Internship/Residency, University of Chicago; Doctor of Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine; BA, Political Science, and BS, Psychology, OSU
Evgeniy Potapenko, M.D., Ph.D.
Current Position: Assistant Scientist, Merrins Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lamming Lab Postion: Assistant Scientist (joint w/Merrins Laboratory)
MD, National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine; PhD, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kyiv, Ukraine
Former Graduate Students
Deyang (Charles) Yu, Ph.D.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Puigserver Laboratory, Harvard Medical School
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Lamming Lab, Molecular and Environmental Toxicology); 2017-2018 American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellow; Bachelor of Medicine, Wuhan University, China
Nicole Richardson (née Cummings), Ph.D.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Schwartz Laboratory, University of Washington
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Lamming Lab, Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology), 2016-2019 Biology of Aging T32 Training Grant Predoctoral Trainee; BS, Colorado State University
Heidi Pak, Ph.D.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Takahashi Laboratory, UT Southwestern
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Lamming Lab, Nutritional Sciences), 2019-2022 National Institute on Aging F31 Predoctoral Fellow; BS, University of Nevada, Reno
Victoria Flores, Ph.D.
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Lamming Lab, Nutritional Sciences); BS, Nutrition & Dietetics, Northern Illinois University
Former Medical Students
Rachel Anderson
Current Position: Medical Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Shapiro Summer Research Program Student, UW-Madison
BS, Neurobiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Claudia Dantoin
Current Position: Medical Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Shapiro Summer Research Program Student, UW-Madison
BA, Duke University
Eunhae Cheng (née Park)
Current Position: Medical Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Shapiro Summer Research Program Student, UW-Madison
MS, Boston University
AB, Princeton University
Meredith Gallagher
Current Position: Medical Student, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Lamming Lab Position: Shapiro Summer Research Program Student, UW-Madison
BS, Biology & Spanish, Butler University
Briannae Theodore
Medical Student, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Current Position: Medical Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Shapiro Summer Research Program Student, UW-Madison, working with Michaela Murphy
BS, Biology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Elizabeth Williams (née Hebda), M.D.
Current Position: Internal Medicine Pediatrics Resident, Medical College of Wisconsin
Lamming Lab Position: Shapiro Summer Research Program Student, UW-Madison
BS, St. Olaf College
Former Master’s Students
Mohammed Alotaibi, M.S.
Current Position: Saudia Arabia
Lamming Lab Position: Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Masters Program, UW-Madison
MS, UW-Madison; Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Taif University, Saudi Arabia
Faizan Syed, M.S.
Current Position: Senior Process Facilitator, AstraZeneca, Mason, OH
Lamming Lab Position: Masters in Biotechnology Student, UW-Madison
MS, UW-Madison; MS, BE Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India
Former Postbaccalaureate Members
Emma Baar, B.S.
Current Position: Graduate Student, Northwestern University
Lamming Lab Position: Associate Research Specialist
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jacqueline Brinkman, B.S.
Current Position: Graduate Student, Biological & Biomedical Sciences Program, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Lamming Lab Position: Research Intern
BS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alice Callahan (née Shin), M.S., M.P.H, PharmD
Current Position: Pharmacy Resident, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN
Lamming Lab Position: Research Intern (VA Volunteer)
BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kathryn Carbajal, B.S.
Current Position: Associate Research Specialist, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Positions: Undergraduate Researcher and Research Intern
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sarah Newman
Current Position: Group Leader, Labcorp Drug Development
Lamming Lab Position: Senior Research Specialist
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS, Biological Anthropology and Zoology, University of Michigan
Dawn Sherman, M.D.
Current Position: Psychiatry Resident, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Lamming Lab Position: Research Intern
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jay Tomasiewicz, B.S.
Current Position: Assistant Swim Coach, Badger Aquatics Club, Madison, WI
Lamming Lab Position: Research Intern (VA Volunteer)
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Shany Yang, B.S.
Current Position: Technician, Rothenfluh Laboratory, University of Utah
Lamming Lab Positions: Undergraduate Researcher and Research Intern
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Former Undergraduate Students
Lovina Abdi, B.S.
Current Position: Masters Student, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Program, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Soha Ahmad
Current Position: Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison, Neurobiology and Spanish
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, working with Nicole Richardson
Sareyah Ahmed, B.S.
Current Position: Medical Assistant, Muslim Community and Health Center, Milwaukee, WI
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, working with Nicole Richardson
Macy Barnes, B.S.
Current Position: Business Development Lead, Techstars UnitedHealthcare, Minneapolis, MN
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Alyssa Bhoopat
Current Position: UW-Madison Student, Genetics
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, working with Mariah Calubag
Anneliese Bleicher
Current Position: Cytotechnology Program, Mayo Clinic
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, UW-Madison, working with Dr. Cara Green
BS, Genetics and German, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Colin Boyle, B.S.
Current Position: Medical Student (Class of 2023), UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Lindsey Bray
Current Position: Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, Genetics and Genomics
Emma Chromy
Current Position:
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher in Biology and Spanish, working with Dr. Cara Green
Sara Cottrell, B.S.
Current Position: Medical Student, Medical College of Wisconsin – Central Wisconsin
Lamming Lab Position: UW Madison Rural and Urban Scholars in Community Health (RUSCH) Program Student, working with Nicole Richardson
BS, UW-Platteville
Katherine Cusack
Current Position: Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison, Biology
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher
Jesse Wei Fan
Current Position: Product Quality Engineer, Resolution Medical
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher in Biomedical Engineering, working with Dr. Cara Green
Megan Finke, B.S.
Current Position: Emergency Medicine Scribe, Hennepin County Medical Center and Applying to Medical School
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, working with Nicole Richardson
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Gabriella Geiger
Current position: Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher
Lexington Haider
Current position:
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sydney Hansen
Current position:
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher, Neurobiology and French, working with Heidi Pak
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ryan Hubbell
Current position: Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher, Biology
Juan Juarez
Current position: Neurodiagnostic Technologist I, Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher, working with Dr. Cara Green
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Monica (Julie) Kapp, B.S.
Current Position: College Coach, College Possible
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mikaela Koller, B.S.
Current Position: Communicable Disease Investigator Team Lead, Eau Claire City-County Health Department, Eau Claire, WI
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher, working with Heidi Pak
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Elizabeth Konon, B.S.
Current Position: Medical Student (Class of 2023), University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher, working with Nicole Richardson
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jaycie Korth
Current Position: UW-Madison, Conservation Biology
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher
Katherine Kredell
Current position:
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Amy Lin, B.S.
Current Position: Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award Fellow, NIH/NHLBI
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher, working with Dr. Sebastian Arriola Apelo
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Laney Markman, B.S.
Current Position: Project Manager, Epic
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher, Biochemistry
Carolyn McCarthy
Current Position: Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher, Genetics
Emma Meyer, B.S.
Current Position: Graduate Student, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher, working with Dr. Sebastian Arriola Apelo
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Blake Miller, B.S.
Current Position: Emergency Room Technician, Sauk Prairie Healthcare
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Alexis Mitchell
Current Position: Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher
Mark Morrison, B.S.
Current Position: Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award Fellow, NIH/NINDS
Lamming Lab position: Undergraduate Researcher
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jessica Norrlinger
Current Position: Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, UW-Madison
Grace Novak
Current Position: Undergraduate student, Genetics and Spanish, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, working with Dr. Cara Green
Cassidy Pumper, B.S.
Current Position: LCMS Research and Development Manager at MedTest Dx, Canton, MI
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, working with Dr. Sebastian Arriola Apelo
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Xin (Crystal) Qing
Current Position:Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, Biochemistry and Nutritional Sciences, working with Mariah Calubag
Abigail Rudd
Current Position: Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, UW-Madison
Rachel Sanderfoot
Current Position: Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, Neurobiology, working with Heidi Pak
Haley Schuster, B.S.
Current Position: Medical Student, A.T. Still University, Kirksville, MO
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, Nutritional Sciences
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Grace Sheridan
Current Position: Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, Neurobiology, Working with Victoria Flores
Matthew Wakai, B.S.
Current Position: Research And Development Associate, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kevin Walczak
Current Position: Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, Biology
Madalyn Walter
Current Position: Undergraduate Student, UW-Madison
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, Human Development and Family Studies
Jessica Wu, B.S.
Current Position: Graduate Student, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Lamming Lab Position: Undergraduate Researcher, UW-Madison, working with Dr. Sebastian Arriola Apelo
BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison