Clark Lab

Marcus Clark

Principle 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 and 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.

Deepjyoti Ghosh

Deepjyoti Ghosh

Postdoctoral Fellow

Deepjyoti has a doctoral degree in mathematics with research interests in interdisciplinary sciences. He is currently exploring the organization of immune cells in human tissue including biopsies from patients with lupus nephritis and renal allograft rejection. Using his computational and analytical training, Deep is trying to develop automated platforms to segment complex immune cell populations and perform spatial analyses. He wants to use both data-driven and model-based research for his future research career. He is strongly interested in teaching and enjoys cooking in his free time.

Nathaniel Wright

Nathaniel Wright

MD/PhD Student - Immunology

B.S. – Wheaton College, 2017

Nathaniel is interested in the humoral immune response, specifically the molecular regulation of germinal centers, T-B cell interactions, and vaccine responses. Outside of lab, he enjoys soccer, singing, and hiking.

ORCID

Gabriel Casella

Gabriel Casella

MD/PhD Student - Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology

B.S. – Johns Hopkins University, 2017

Gabriel is interested in leveraging machine learning and data science to understand how the spatial organization of immune cells in tissue affects disease, particularly in lupus nephritis. Outside of the lab, he enjoys biking, cooking, gardening, and playing with his cat.

 

Young Yoon

Young Yoon

Graduate Student - Immunology

B.S. – University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2014

Young is passionate about advancing human immunology. She is conducting cellular phenotype and antigen discovery studies to understand adaptive immune responses in fibrotic lung diseases. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and outdoor activities.

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