
Buddha
Lab Mascot
Not particularly good at pipetting, spreadsheets, patience, and staying awake. But mostly a very good doggo. Dislikes: squirrels, cats, other dogs, mornings, summer heat, garbage trucks, iguanas
Likes: center of attention

George P. Munson
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Rollins College, BA 1988
Argonne National Laboratory, post-bac
Loyola University, post-bac research tech
Northwestern University, PhD 1997
McMurdo Research Station Antarctica, 1995
Emory University, post-doc 2001
ORCID
Graduate Trainees
Kacey M. Talbot
Jacksonville University, BSc
Zachary P. Rivas Ph.D. 2022
University of Central Florida, BSc
currently postdoc GDIT
Leidy C. Merselis Ph.D. 2021
Florida International University BSc 2015
currently staff scientist at HebeCell Corp
M. Carolina Pilonieta PhD 2008
New College of Florida, BA
currently Instructor at Front Range Community College
Other Trainees
Former post-docs
Fangfang Bai, 2015-2018
currently staff scientist at Merck, Genome Science and Neuroimmunology Division
Shirley Espert
Georgeta N. Basturea
Undergraduate Researchers
Current Students
Luke Baily
Former Students
Griffin Carter, class of 2022
graduate student Duke University
Kyle Rowley, class of 2022
medical student
Zoe Thomas, class of 2022
Daniel Vernik, class of 2019
medical student Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Matt Bond, class of 2018
graduate student Dartmouth University
Natalia Pluta
medical student Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Nkosi Adejola, class of 2008
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine MD, PhD 2019
Nathalie Guilaume
Jay Tourigny
Frank Lopez