The Daniel Team

Inside the Lab

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Alumni

Professor Susan Daniel

Principle Investigator
sd386@cornell.edu

Fun Fact

Seven languages are spoken in the Daniel Team!

Fun Fact

Daniel Team members come from Bangladesh, China, Columbia, India, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, Taiwan, and the United States.

Fun Fact

Five of our team members are married – we are a family-friendly team!

Fun Fact

Our team values diversity of all kinds and invites you to bring your unique perspectives to our team!

Postdoctoral Researchers & Technical Staff

Miriam Huerta, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

gh437@cornell.edu

I am developing a plant membrane sensor to study metal and hormone transporters in plants.

Mary Machado, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

mcm389@cornell.edu

I study host-pathogen interactions, in particular the interaction with the host membrane and the entry processes that precede infection.

Zhongmou Chao, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

zc83@cornell.edu

I will join the lab soon in May!

Graduate Student Researchers

Barituziga Banuna

PhD Candidate

bb675@cornell.edu

I am studying the ability of bacteria to metabolize waste and create electrons. I am interested in how bacterial form biofilms.

Miya Bidon

PhD Candidate

mrb346@cornell.edu

I focus on the biophysics of virus infection, virus-host interactions, and the coronavirus.

Yu-an Chien

PhD Candidate

yc2499@cornell.edu

I am studying virus infection and how receptor glycosylation and ionic environment influence it.

Samavi Farnush Bint E Naser

PhD Candidate

sb2535@cornell.edu

I study bacteria fuel cells, biofilm development, and multi-species networks.

Jordan Fitzgerald

PhD Candidate

jpf259@cornell.edu

I study bacteria membranes and antibiotics that kill them!

Zachary Manzer

PhD Candidate

zam42@cornell.edu

My research interests include cell-free protein synthesis, glycosylation on a chip, and microfluidic devices and transport.

Zeinab Mohamed

PhD Candidate

zjm24@cornell.edu

I study the pathogenesis of bacteria outer membrane vesicles, gram negative bacteria membrane models, and antibiotic activity and transport.

Alexis Ostwalt

PhD Candidate

ao429@cornell.edu

I am interested in the “rules of life” and how organelles in the cell work together to carry out specific biochemical processes that give rise to life.

Ambika Pachaury

Ph.D. Candidate

Biomedical Engineering

ap2387@cornell.edu

My research interests include studying the biophysics of viral infections, coronaviruses and virus-host interactions.

Ferra Pinnock

PhD Candidate

fkp22@cornell.edu

My research interests include cell-free production of gangliosides, development of a Golgi-on-a-chip, and therapeutic development.

Johana Uribe

PhD Candidate

ju65@cornell.edu

My research interests include oncogenic extracellular vesicle characterization, the biological impact of EVs, and metastasis.

Undergraduate Student Researchers