Clark Lab

Marcus Clark

Principal Investigator

Margaret Veselits

Margaret Veselits

Lab Manager

Margaret has been involved in studying the signaling and trafficking of the B cell receptor.  She is currently working on identifying the different populations of immune cells present in biopsies of kidneys from Lupus Nephritis patients.  Outside of the lab, she enjoys spending time with family & friends, trying her hand at new recipes, traveling and doing agility with her dog.

Malay Mandal

Malay Mandal

Research Professor

Malay has a number of scientific interests, including understanding the mechanism of Immunoglobulin gene reaarngement, how bone marrow extracellular cues coordinate with intracellular signaling during early B lymphopoiesis, and how molecular effectors in shaping B cell mediated humoral immune response. Additionally, Malay is interested in understanding the molecular pathways of CD4 vs CD8 lineage commitment during T lymphopoiesis.

Junting (Lily) Ai

Junting (Lily) Ai

Technologist

Ph.D.- University of Kentucky
B.S.- Southern Medical University, China

Lily is interested in studying the in situ inflammation of various tissue in inflammatory diseases by immunostaining and imaging, especially interested in immune cell interaction in situ. Outside of the lab, she enjoys cooking, yoga and playing piano.

Greer Gurewitz

Greer Gurewitz

Graduate Student - Genetics, Genomics and System Biology

B.A. – Washington University in St. Louis, 2019

Greer is interested in the intersection of genetics and immunology, specifically in understanding the epigenetics that underlie healthy progression through the DP stage of thymocyte development. In her free time, she enjoys tutoring students in writing, cooking, and biking along the lakeshore.

Thao Cao

Graduate Student - Molecular Engineering

Sarah Kim

Sarah Kim

Research Technician

B.A. – University of Chicago, 2023

Sarah is currently researching protein interaction and complex formation in tonsillar immune cells, in support of a collaborative spatial transcriptomics research effort between the labs of Dr. Marcus Clark and Dr. Savas Tay. She is also pursuing her master’s degree in Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. In her free time, she enjoys writing, playing chess, and knitting and crocheting.

Bayard Walsh

Bayard Walsh

Data Science Analyst

B.A. – University of Chicago, 2024
 
Bayard is interested in building large scale Computer Vision models for unsupervised classification and segmentation, particularly for high-dimensional kidney microscopy samples. Outside of the lab, he enjoys live music, cooking, backpacking, and reading.
Shelley Fernando

Shelley Fernando

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Class of 2027

Shelley is interested broadly in the molecular mechanisms of dynamic genome regulation. She is also interested in how these mechanisms direct B cell development. Outside of the lab, she likes to knit and explore used bookstores.

Previous Lab Members
Name: Current Position:
Nathaniel Wright, BS MD/PhD Student (M2) – Immunology
Gabriel Casella, BS MD/PhD Student (M2)- Genetics, Genomics, and Systems Biology
Rajkrishna Mondal, PhD Assistant Professor at Nagaland University
Young Yoon, PhD Senior Consultant at Oliver Wyman
Michael Okoreeh, MD/PhD General Surgery Resident at Duke University Hospital
Kaitlin McLean, MD/PhD Internal Medicine Resident (PGY2) at UChicago Medicine
Yuta Asano, PhD Scientist II at Poseida Therapeutics, Inc.
Domenick Kennedy, PhD Principal Research Scientist at AbbVie
Andrew Kinloch, PhD Associate Director at Ampersand Biomedicines
Jenna Guthmiller, PhD Assistant Professor at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus