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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Natural Science
Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology

People

Lab personnel

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Shannon Manning
MSU Foundation Professor
517-884-2033
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Graduate students

 
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Danielle Gregory
Doctoral student
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Kyleen Hall
Doctoral student
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Jade Le Bris
Doctoral student
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Recent alumni (since 2016)

Manning trainees, June 2025

Graduate student supervision (Michigan State University):

  • Macy Pell, D., Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology, 2019-2023
  • Karla Vasco, D., Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology (co-mentor Lixin Zhang), 2019-2022
  • Zoe Hansen, D., Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology/EEB, 2018-2022
  • Cole McCutcheon, D., Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology (co-mentor Margaret Petroff), 2017-2022
  • Jose Rodrigues, D.O./Ph.D., Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology, 2015-2021
  • Heather Blankenship, D., Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology, 2016-2019
  • Megan Shiroda, D., Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology/Teaching certificate, 2015- 2019.
  • Brian Nohomovich, D.O./Ph.D., Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology, 2013-2019
  • Sanjana Mukherjee, D., Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology, 2015-2018
  • Michelle Korir, D., Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology/Teaching certificate. 2013- 2016.
  • Robert Parker, D., Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology, 2012-2016
  • Wonhee Cha, D., CMIB, 2013-2015
  • Lisette Delgado, S., Fisheries and Wildlife (co-mentor Kim Scribner), 2013-2015
  • Cristina Venegas, D., Large Animal Clinical Sciences (co-mentor Dan Grooms), 2011- 2015
  • Yi-An Yang, S., CMIB, 2013-2014
  • Cody Springman, Ph.D., CMIB, 2005-2012
  • Scott Henderson, S., Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology, 2010-2011

Postgraduate trainees (Michigan State University):

Postdoctoral researchers

  • Karla Vasco, D., 2023; MDHHS Bioinformatician
  • Rebecca Flaherty, D., 2017-2019; Asst. Professor, Aquinas College
  • Wonhee Cha, D., 2015-2018; Epidemiologist, Upsala Sweden.
  • Pallavi Singh, D., 2011-2017; Asst. Professor, Northern Illinois University
  • Aditi Gupta, D., 2015; Postdoctoral researcher, New Jersey Medical School
  • Joshua Herr, D., 2013-2014; Asst. Professor, University of Nebraska
  • Qiong Sha, D., 2012-2014; Postdoctoral researcher, University of Southern California
  • Rim Al-Safadi, D., 2011-2013; Faculty, Lebanese University, Lebanon
  • Maria Tikhonenko, D., 2012-2013; Research Scientist, Essen BioSci., Ann Arbor, MI
  • Galeb Abu-Ali, D., D.V.M., 2009-2010; Postdoctoral researcher, Harvard/industry (The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson)

Masters level researchers:

  • Samantha Wengert Carbonell, S., 2016-2020, 2022-2024
  • Rebekah Sloup, P.H., 2011-2020
  • Lindsey Ouellette, P.H., 2008-2014; Clinical studies researcher, MSU (Grand Rapids)
  • Akanksha Khare, S., 2011-2012; Researcher, industry

Undergraduate/post bacc supervision (Michigan State University):

  • Veona Cutinho, Honors College (2022-2023)
  • Bailey Bowcutt, Lyman Briggs, Honors College (2019-2023)
  • Jillian Mossburg, Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology (2022)
  • Carmen Maria Garcia, V.M. BRUSH NIH-funded summer research intern (2019)
  • Elena Borges, Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology/Honors College (2017-2019)
  • Sergio Hernandez-Ortiz, NIH postbaccalaureate PREP program (2018-2019)
  • Chase Anderson, Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology/Lyman Briggs (2016-2019)
  • Yamini Vepa, Human Biology (2018)
  • Lauren Eldred, Lyman Briggs (2018)
  • Maja Magel, International foreign exchange student program with Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Germany, Genetics (2018)
  • Joe Bednarcyzk, Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology/Lyman Briggs (2015-2018)
  • Brian Snyder, Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology (2016-2017)
  • Bridget Walker, Honors College/Clinical Laboratory Sciences (2015-2017)
  • Matthew Peters, Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology / Honors College (2015-2017); enrolled in 2017 MPH program at the University of Michigan.
  • Jessica Plemmons, Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology (2014-2016); enrolled in 2016 MPH program at the University of Michigan, CDC fellowship, NY.
  • Moriah Moore, Honors College, Human Biology (2014-2016); MSU DO program
  • David Knupp, Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology (2013-2016); enrolled in 2016 PhD program at University of Nevada
  • Clare Laut, Lyman Briggs / Honors College (2012-2016); enrolled in 2016 PhD program at Vanderbilt University
  • Jonathan Lenhert, Medical Technology (2012-2014); Earned MPH from Emory, 2016
  • Kai Hussnaetter, Bachelor Plus/International foreign exchange student program with Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Germany (2014)
  • Aaron Balogh, Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology (2012-2013); earned S. from the University of Kansas, 2016
  • Davis Thomas, Lyman Briggs (2012-2013); enrolled in medical school in 2013
  • Cassandra Martin, Lyman Briggs (2011-2012); S. in journalism
  • Samantha Wengert, Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology (2011-2012); S. in Plant and Soil Sciences at MSU.
  • Paul Belsito, of Physiology (2011)
  • Emily Waymire, Zoology (2008-2010)
  • Scott Henderson, Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology (2008-2010)