Karen Corleto: PhD Student, Dept of Nutrition
Karen earned a Bachelors of Science from the University of Houston in Human Nutrition and Foods with a minor in Kinesiology and her master’s degree in Nutrition from Texas A&M University. She joined the Giles lab in May of 2018 to pursue a PhD. Her research interests are on plant bioactive compounds and their effects on the development of chronic disease such as cancer
Tara Mahmood: PhD Student, Dept of Nutrition
Tara completed both her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Human Nutrition at Arizona State University. She joined the Giles Lab and Department of Nutrition at Texas A&M in Fall of 2019.
Danilo Landrock: Technician
Danilo was trained as a Laboratory Animal Technologist in Germany prior to coming to Texas where he earned a Masters in Biomedical Science at Texas A&M. He worked in the Department of Pathobiology at Texas A&M until joining the Giles lab in 2018. Danilo is the rat whisperer in the lab, and keeps all of our animal studies under control.
Current Undergraduate Student Researchers
Jenna Strandmo: Spring 2020 – present
Anuyha Kotta: Spring 2020, Fall 2020
Abigail Kelling: Spring 2020 – present
Eliza Nelson: Spring 2020 – present
Abigail Drago: Fall 2020 – present
Natalia Maldonado: Fall 2020 – present
Alex Bogdan: Fall 2020 – present
Former Members of the Giles Lab
Paityn Glaze: Spring 2020, Fall 2020
Kylen Kuslak: Spring 2020
Ariela Moreno: Undergraduate Student Researcher
Bachelor of Science: Genetics
Current position: Research Assistant at SGS Stephens (Dallas, TX)
Rupak Uyyalada
Catherine Kent: Spring 2020
Sarina Obeid: MS, Biomedical Science
Sarina graduated with a BS in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M, and recently graduated with a non-thesis Master’s degree in Biomedical Science. She is hoping to eventually become a physician’s assistant. Sarina started in the Giles lab as an undergraduate student worker in September, 2016 and was our resident “lab organizer.”
Cherie Rosenauer: Undergraduate Student Researcher
Bachelor of Science: Genetics
Nicholas Singleton: Undergraduate Student Researcher
Bachelor of Science: Nutrition
Current position: Masters of Science in Nutrition program – Texas A&M
Kristen Sedillo: Undergraduate Student Researcher (2016-2018)
Bachelor of Science: Nutrition
Current position: Medical School – McGovern Medical School
Abby Holloway: Undergraduate Student Researcher (2016 – 2017)
Bachelor of Science: Nutrition
Current position: Medical School – McGovern Medical School
Abbie Joy (Summer 2015)
Student Researcher – University of Colorado Cancer Summer Research Internship
Bachelor of Science: Biology/Pre-MedBowling Green State University