
Meet our Team


Postdoctoral Research Associate
Annita Achilleos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Basic and Clinical Sciences at the University of Nicosia Medical School in Nicosia, Cyprus.https://www.med.unic.ac.cy/staff-members/annita-achilleos/American Association for Anatomy Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Senior Research Associate
Kazushi Aoto is an Associate Professor at the Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, in Hamamatsu, Japan.

Associate Scientist
Amanda Barlow is an Associate Scientist in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, in Madison, Wisconsin.

Senior Research Associate
Shachi Bhatt is an Executive Editor with the Journal of Experimental Medicine and Life Sciences Alliance with Rockefeller University Press in New York City.

Research Technician I
George Bugarinovic is currently an Orthopaedic Surgery Resident at Stanford University.

Research Technician II
Melissa Childers is continuing her work at the Stowers Institute supporting various groups and core facilities as an administrative assistant.

Ph.D. Student
Zach Conley is currently a dentist in Sarasota Springs, New York.

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Soma Dash is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University at Albany in New York.https://www.albany.edu/biology/faculty/soma-dashAmerican Association for Anatomy Postdoctoral Fellowship.NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99).

Ph.D. Student
Jennifer Dennis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anatomy, the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, in Joplin, Missouri.https://www.kansascity.edu/directory/000970/jennifer-dennis

Ph.D. Student
Raul Diaz is an Assistant Professor in the Biological Sciences Department at California State University in Los Angeles.https://reptile-embryos.com/East Texas Herpetological Society Fellowship.

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Donato is currently exploring his home country, Brazil.

Predoctoral Researcher
B.S., Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia

Postgraduate Researcher
Aude Frisdal is a software engineer with Capgemini in Paris, France.

Senior Research Associate
Kimberly Inman is an Associate Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Natural Sciences at Shawnee State University, in Portsmouth, OH.https://www.shawnee.edu/areas-study/college-arts-sciences/natural-sciences/faculty/kimberly-inman-phdPostdoctoral National Service Research Award (F32).

Senior Research Associate
Angelo Iulianella is a Professor in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Canada.https://blogs.dal.ca/iulianella/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellowship.

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Natalie Jones is a University Research Quality Manager at Queensland University of Technology.

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Hiroshi Kurosaka is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, at the Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, in Osaka, Japan.https://researchmap.jp/kurosakahiroshi

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Maureen Lamb is the Co-Director of the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center in Bloomington, Indiana.

Research Technician
Liang Liang is currently a Basic Life Research Scientist in the Department of Genetics at Stanford University, in California.

Research Technician III
Megan Lynn is the District 49 Kansas State Legislative Representative.

Mentored Clinician
Kristin Melton is the Director of the Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program Division of Neonatology, Associate Director of Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Division of Neonatology, and professor of UC Department of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/bio/m/kristin-meltonChildren's Mercy Hospital Clinical Scholar Award.Mentored Clinician Award (K08).

Postdoctoral Research Associate
William Munoz is the Assistant Director of Operations at BioKansas.American Association for Anatomy Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Lab Manager

Senior Research Associate
Daisuke Sakai is an Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Brain Science, at Doshisha University, in Kyoto, Japan.https://researchmap.jp/dtsakai

Senior Research Associate
Lisa Sandell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky.https://louisville.edu/dentistry/departments/oralhealth/faculty/lisa-l-sandell-phd

Postgraduate Researcher
Stephen is currently a Site Management Associate at ICON.Madison and Lila Self, Graduate Fellow.

Postgraduate Researcher
Karla Terrazas-Falcon is the Project Manager with the Stowers Institute Graduate School Program.Predoctoral National Service Research Award (F31).

MD/Ph.D. Student
Naomi Tjaden is a pediatric gastroenterologist/fellow at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA.https://www.chop.edu/doctors/butler-tjaden-naomi-ePredoctoral National Service Research Award (F30).

Macie Walker is a Research Associate in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Colorado, in Denver, Colorado.Postdoctoral National Service Research Award (F32).

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Kristin Watt is an Assistant Professor in the Craniofacial Biology Department at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine in Aurora, CO.Postdoctoral National Service Research Award (F31).NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99).

Postgraduate Researcher