Vidali Lab's Members
Luis Vidali
Associate Professor of Biology and Biotechnology
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program
BBT Graduate Coordinator
Principal Investigator - Research in plant cell polarized growth and signaling during plant-fungal interactions.
Rholee Xu
1st year PhD student
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program
Jointly advised by Professor Vidali and Professor Min Wu on a project involving mathematical modeling of moss cell growth
Aaron M. Pilarick
2nd year graduate student
Applied Physics with a Concentration in Biophysics and Soft Tissue
I am researching the Biological Effects of Non-Ionizing Radiation
Fritz Gregory Cadet
1st year MS
Biology and Biotechnology
Danielle C. Costello
1st year MS
Biology and Biotechnology
Edward J. Chocano-Coralla
1st year PhD student
Biology and Biotechnology
Research in signaling during plant-bacterial interactions
Rachel L. Maurice
Undergraduate - Senior
Biochemistry and Professional Writing
Researching in the exocytotic machinery during polarized plant cell growth
Samantha L. Marcil
Undergraduate - Senior
Biology and Biotechnology
Using microfluidics for research in signaling during plant-fungal interactions
Kailana Wang
Undergraduate - Senior
Biology and Biotechnology major with a minor in Bioinformatics
Using microfluidics for research in signaling during plant-fungal interactions
Eric J. Bormann
Undergraduate - Senior
Double majoring in Biology and Biotechnology and Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Studying intracellular signaling during endocytosis and exocytosis
Julia R. Tatone
Undergraduate - Senior
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology major with a Data Science minor.
Investigating protein-protein interactions during exocytosis in polarized plant cell growth
Samantha A. Mora
Undergraduate - Senior
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Investigating protein-protein interactions during exocytosis in polarized plant cell growth
Emily H. Musser
Undergraduate - Senior
Double majoring in Biology and Biotechnology and Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Investigating protein-protein interactions during exocytosis in polarized plant cell growth
Amanda Holbrook
Undergraduate - Junior
Biochemistry major
Researching in the exocytotic machinery during polarized plant cell growth
Kya R. Garcia
Undergraduate - Sophomore
Biology and Biotechnology major
Lab assistant via work study student
Grace McCarthy
Undergraduate - Sophomore
Biology and Biotechnology major
Lab assistant via work study student
Sandra Phan
Undergraduate - Sophomore
Data Science major
Working with Professor Vidali on cytoskeleton and exocytosis simulations
Past and Present Collaborators
Min Wu - Assistant Professor - Mathematics - WPI
Mary Munson - Professor - University of Massachusetts - Medical School, MA
Dirk Albrecht - Associate Professor - BME - WPI
Sebastian Bednarek - Professor - UW- Madison
Erkan Tuzel - Associate Professor of Physics - Temple University, PA.
Manuel Gonzalez-Guerrero- GBGP - Madrid, Spain
Kaye Peterman - Professor - Wellesley College
David Domozych - Professor - Skidmore College
Lawrence Griffing - Professor - Texas A&M
Miguel Angel Villalobos - Investigador - IPN, Mexico
Magdalena Bezanilla - Dartmouth College, NH.
Previous Members
Boyuan Liu - M.S. - Biotechnology (2021)
Vivian Nguyen - Undergraduate Student - Biology and Biotechnology (2021)
George Horta - Undergraduate Student - Chemistry (2021)
Gabriella Davis - Undergraduate Student - Biology and Biotechnology (2021)
Giulia Galotto - Ph.D. - Biology and Biotechnology (2020)
Robert Orr - Ph.D. - Biology and Biotechnology (2020)
Catherine (Cat) Sherman - M.Q.P. Biology and Biotechnology and Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (2020)
Parker Simpson - Undergraduate Student - Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (2020)
Stephen Foley - M.Q.P. Biochemistry Major (2019)
Jeffrey Bibeau - Ph.D. in Biology and Biotechnology (2018)
Allison Butt - M.Q.P. Biology & Biotechnology and Biochemistry Double Major (2017)
Sakshi Khurana - M.Q.P. Biology & Biotechnology Major (2016)
Daniel MacVeigh-Fierro - M.Q.P. Biology & Biotechnology Major (2016)
Fabienne Furt - Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-2015)
Hao Sun - MS in Biology and Biotechnology (2015)
Ellen Pierce - M.Q.P. Biology & Biotechnology Major (2015)
Leah Pervere - M.Q.P. Biochemistry and Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Double Major (2015)
Jennifer Garbarino - M.Q.P. Biology & Biotechnology and Biochemistry Double Major (2015)
Sarah Kaptur - M.Q.P. Biology & Biotechnology and Biochemistry Double Major (2015)
Luisanna Paulino - Biology & Biotechnology Major (2015)
Xinxin Ding - M.Q.P. Biology & Biotechnology and Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Double Major (2014)
Currently: Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Botany
Kelsi Callahan - M.Q.P. Biology & Biotechnology Major (2014)
Chris Savoia - Biomedical Engineering Major (2014)
Zhiyuan Shen - MS. Biology & Biotechnology (2014)
Currently: R&D at Phosphorex, MA.
Erin Agar - M.Q.P. Biology & Biotechnology Major (2013)
A. Rob Collatos - MS. Biology & Biotechnology (2012)
Currently: Manufacturing Associate at Biogen, MA
Erin Armstrong - M.Q.P. Biology & Biotechnology Major (2012)
Dr. Yen-Chen Liu - Postdoctoral Fellow (2010-2012)
Currently: Research Scientist at Shuang Hor Group, Taiwan.
Supriya Agrawal - M.Q.P. Biochemistry Major (2011)