principle investigator
ElizaBeth Duncan, PH.D.
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Laboratory manager
Ashleigh Walton
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graduate students
Prince Verma - Ph.D. Student
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Saima Rahman - Ph.D. student
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Mariya Kibtiya - PH.D. Student
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PoSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE
John (Jack) Allen, Ph.D.
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Computational Biologist
Shishir Biswas, Ph.D.
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Student Researchers
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Ethan tillerEthan is from Grayson, Kentucky, and is majoring in chemistry - with a focus on biochemistry - at Transylvania University. After graduation in 2025, Ethan hopes to attend medical school and pursue an MD/PhD. Prior to researching Procotyla Fluviatilis EED and Schmidtea Mediterranea DPY-30-1/2 in The Duncan Lab, Ethan researched breast cancer metabolism with Dr. Ren Xu as a part of the Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) program.
In Ethan’s free time, he plays Division III baseball for the Transylvania Pioneers and spends time among family and friends. |
Laci baldwin
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sydney vorrierSydney is from Valparaiso, Indiana and is an undergraduate student at the University of Kentucky studying biology with minors in Spanish and pharmacology. She plans on attending medical school and would love to one day work in pediatrics or emergency medicine.
Outside of research, Sydney spends her time volunteering with Campus Kitchen, coordinates medical service trips abroad with UK Global Brigades, and is a proud member of Phi Mu. She also works at Kentucky Children’s Hospital as a nursing care tech and has previously worked as a calculus tutor. In her free time, Sydney loves hiking, camping, and spending time outdoors. Her life goal is to see all the National Parks! |
griffin jamesGriffin is a rising senior at East Carter High School in Grayson, Kentucky. As a member of the Appalachian Career Training in Oncology(ACTION) program, he has been granted the opportunity to join the Duncan Lab for the second summer in a row now. Griffin is excited to continue working with and learning from all the amazing people in the Duncan lab, who have inspired him to pursue a degree in Biology at the University of Kentucky.
Outside of the lab, Griffin can be found walking, or running, around campus, listening to music, drawing, enjoying a variety of “granny” hobbies like knitting, and generally loving life. |
Tessa GobleTessa is an incoming freshman at the University of Kentucky where she will be majoring in Neuroscience. She recently graduated with Honors from East Carter High School in Grayson, Kentucky. She is a member of the Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program and is joining the Duncan lab for the second summer in a row. She is excited to build on the research experience she gained last summer while continuing to work with an excellent team of researchers.
Outside of the lab, Tessa is normally found reading, watching Bridgerton for the 20th time, or hanging out with her friends and family. |
Lab Alumni
Graduate Students:
Pallob Barai, M.S. (Ph.D. candidate in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
High School Students:
Irving Morris (MSTC student at Paul Dunbar High School; matriculating at Yale University in Fall 2022)
Staff:
Katya Lundberg (pursuing an MS in Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Kentucky)
Makayla Dean (pursuing an MS of Museum Sciences at the University of Kansas)
Court Waterbury, M.S. (matriculating at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Fall 2022)
Aaron Devine, M.S. (pursing a Ph.D. at the University of Houston)
Undergraduate Researchers:
Whitney Combs
Zach Baker
Cody Roberts
Andrea Frickman
Cameron McHargue
Julia D'Orazio (Vassar College summer student)
Zachary Farrell (KY-INBRE student)
Jadah Taylor
Emily Deubel (ACTION student, Markey Cancer Center)
Hannah Spray
Landon Howell
Ashley Konen
Nicole Marker
Nathan Maggard
Pallob Barai, M.S. (Ph.D. candidate in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
High School Students:
Irving Morris (MSTC student at Paul Dunbar High School; matriculating at Yale University in Fall 2022)
Staff:
Katya Lundberg (pursuing an MS in Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Kentucky)
Makayla Dean (pursuing an MS of Museum Sciences at the University of Kansas)
Court Waterbury, M.S. (matriculating at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Fall 2022)
Aaron Devine, M.S. (pursing a Ph.D. at the University of Houston)
Undergraduate Researchers:
Whitney Combs
Zach Baker
Cody Roberts
Andrea Frickman
Cameron McHargue
Julia D'Orazio (Vassar College summer student)
Zachary Farrell (KY-INBRE student)
Jadah Taylor
Emily Deubel (ACTION student, Markey Cancer Center)
Hannah Spray
Landon Howell
Ashley Konen
Nicole Marker
Nathan Maggard