Christian Carrasco
Christian graduated from Hunter College in 2024 with a major in Biology. He is part of the NY RaMP program and joined the lab in the summer of 2024. He's currently using histological techniques to identify the morphological architecture of the posterior salivary gland (the venom gland) in the squid Euprymna berryi. His future goal is to pursue a PhD in Immunology.
Jessy Ramirez, Masters Student
Jessy received a BS in Biology from St. Thomas Aquinas College in 2015. He entered the Bioinformatics Master Degree Program at New York University in Spring 2020, and joined the Holford Lab in Summer 2021. After graduation, he hopes to pursue his career in Bioinformatics via a PhD degree.
Mariam Gelashvili, Research Technician
Mariam is a Hunter College graduate who majored in Bioinformatics and minoring in Mathematics at the Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College. She joined the Holford Lab in Summer 2021. Her future aspiration is to pursue a career in medicine via an MD or MD/PhD.
Melvin Williams, Research Technician
Melvin is a recent graduate of California State University, Fullerton where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Cell and Developmental biology. At Cal State Fullerton Melvin studied the role of ion channel physiology in the lifecycle of the parasites Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruzi the causative agents of two problematic vector born diseases. He then did a summer program at Columbia University researching cuttlefish camouflaging behavior where he found a new love for cephalopods. As a research technician in the Holford lab, he studies venom expression, development, and control in cephalopods and is hoping to soon matriculate into a graduate program to pursue a PhD.