Team
Sid Venkatesh
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Washington
PhD, Virology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA (2014)
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA (2008)
BTech, Chemical Engineering, University of Madras, Madras, India (2003)
Yoonjung Lee
Research Scientist
PhD, Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea (2021)
BM, Cello Performance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA (2014)
Research Interests: Molecular biology, LC-MS/MS-based proteomics and metabolomics, and X-ray crystallography.
Hobbies: Cooking, Pilates, and reading books.
Nathaniel Ritz
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD, Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (2023)
MSc, Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA (2014)
BS, Biology (Minor in Chemistry), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA (2012)
Research Interests: The microbiota–gut–brain axis, social anxiety disorder, virome therapeutics, gut hydrogenotrophs
Hobbies: Dog life, rock climbing, bouldering development, sci-fi, skiing
Yewon Kang
Undergraduate Intern
BA Candidate, Biology and minor in Sociology, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
{Expected Graduation Date: 2026}
Research Interests: Molecular biology, microbiome metabolites, virome therapeutics.
Hobbies: Watching movies, gaming, crocheting
Anne Tinker
Undergraduate Intern
BS Candidate, Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
{Expected Graduation Date: 2026}
Research interests: Medical Bacteriology, Gut Immunity, Microbial Metabolites
Hobbies: Hiking, Running, Skiing, Trying new recipes
Sanjeev Sivaraman
High School Intern
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
{Expected Graduation Date: 2026}
Research interests: Computational Protein Design
Hobbies: Basketball, Skiing, Running, Reading
Sanjeev.Sivaraman@isbscience.org
Alis Mallah
Undergraduate Intern
BS Candidate, Microbiology (Minor in Chemistry), University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
{Expected Graduation Date: 2025}
Research interests: Virology, Gut bacteria-phage interactions
Hobbies: Reading, Wired beading, Weightlifting
Jeremy Johnson
Senior Executive Assistant, ISB
Hobbies: Music, writing, cooking, baseball