Lab Members

  • Tyler Starr, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor

    B.A. in Biology, Biochemistry, Willamette University

    Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Chicago

    Postdoc in Virus Evolution, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

    Originally from Hopkins, Minnesota

  • Ashley Taylor

    Ashley Taylor

    Laboratory Manager

    B.S. in Forensic Science, University of New Haven

    M.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of New Haven

    Originally from Monmouth, Maine

  • Nisha Bhandari, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellow

    B. Tech in Biotechnology, Kathmandu University, Nepal

    M.Sc in Biotechnology Guindy Campus, University of Madras, India

    Ph.D in Immunogen Design, Virology Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, India

    Originally from Kathmandu, Nepal

  • M Jeremiah Matson, MD, PhD

    M Jeremiah Matson, MD, PhD

    Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases
    Physician Scientist Training Program

    Starr and Elde Labs

    BS Biology, Marshall University

    MD, PhD (Virology), Marshall University

    Originally from Charleston, WV

  • Jamin Willoughby

    Jamin Willoughby

    Graduate Student

    B.S. in Biochemistry, Western Michigan University

    Originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan

  • Will Foreman

    Will Foreman

    Graduate Student

    B.S. in Chemistry, University of Denver

    Originally from Houston, Texas

  • Caroline Craig

    Graduate Student

    B.S. in Biology, Creighton University

    Originally from Topeka, Kansas

  • Annabel Anyang

    Graduate Student

    DVM in Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja

    Originally from Abuja, Nigeria

  • David Tafoya

    Graduate Student

    B.S. in Microbiology, University of Arizona

    Originally from Flagstaff, Arizona

  • Bishop Joseph Langston-Starr

    Bishop Joseph Langston-Starr

    Lab Mascot