Our Team

Current Members

Lina Ni, PhD
Assistant Professor & Primary Investigator linani@vt.edu
Ainul Huda
Lab Manager & Ph.D. Student
anulhda@vt.edu
Thomas Vaden
Lab Technician
tjvaden@vt.edu
Hua Bai
Research Scientist
hbai@vt.edu

Past Members

Allison Castaneda
Ph.D. Student
allis96@vt.edu

Alisa Omelchenko
Lab Manager
aomelchenko@vt.edu

Jackson Wilbourne
Lab Technician
jacktw4@vt.edu

Iona Whitaker
Lab Technician
ionaw@vt.edu

Jordan Tyrrell
Lab Manager
tyrrellj@vt.edu

Emma Spina
Undergraduate Researcher
spinae@vt.edu

Jin Yoon
Undergraduate Researcher
jiny98@vt.edu

Julianne Reilly
Undergraduate Researcher
jereilly@vt.edu

Grace Shelby
Undergraduate Researcher
graces22@vt.edu

Isiah Boyd
Undergraduate Researcher
isiahb7@vt.edu

Victor Tran
Undergraduate Researcher
vlt6699@vt.edu

Rakin Amed
Undergraduate Researcher
rakinahmed95@vt.edu

Sameera Sunkara
Undergraduate Researcher
sameeras@vt.edu

Tarina Ayazi
Undergraduate Researcher
tarinaa@vt.edu

Anna Gotera
Undergraduate Researcher
anna18@vt.edu

Rithvik Nalla
Undergraduate Researcher
rithviknalla17@vt.edu

Dami Adeshina
Undergraduate Researcher
adami5@vt.edu

Sydnee Harrison
Undergraduate Researcher
sydneecharrison@vt.edu