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Members of the Charest lab

Principal Investigator

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Pascale G. Charest, Ph.D.

Research Staff

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AFM Tariqul (Tariq) Islam, Ph.D.

Graduate Student Researchers

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​Stephen Smith
Biological Chemistry Graduate Program, Biochemistry track

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​Genesis Cahigas
Biological Chemistry Graduate Program, Biochemistry track
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Agata Orlinski
Biological Chemistry Graduate Program, Biochemistry track

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Mollie Wiegand
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, MCB track
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Alyssa Werner
Biological Chemistry Graduate Program, Biochemistry track

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Helena Woroniecka
Biological Chemistry Graduate program, Biochemistry track

Undergraduate Student Researchers

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Isabella Feldmann
​Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology

Working with Genesis Cahigas on the role of Rap1 in regulating mTORC2 and cell migration.
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Nitant Soni
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology

Working with Tariq Islam on the dynamics and mechanisms of GPCR chemoattractant signal transduction.


Douglas Swango
Major: Biochemistry

Working with Mollie Wiegand on the role of Ras-regulated mTORC2 in breast cancer.

Raymundo Buelna
Major: Physiology and Medical Sciences

Working with Tariq Islam on the dynamics and mechanisms of GPCR chemoattractant signal transduction


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Elizabeth Harper
Major: Biochemistry
Minor: Molecular and Cellular Biology

Working with Helena Woroniecka on identifying new effectors of chemotaxis.
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Natalya Stanisic
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Minors: Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Spanish.

Working with Genesis Cahigas on the role of Rap1 in regulating mTORC2 in cell migration.

Alumni

Graduate students

Shannon Collins, M.D./Ph.D., Biochemistry, 2016-2020
Maggie Scavello, Ph.D. Biochemistry, 2013-2018

Dustin Daniel, M.Sc. Applied Biosciences, 2014-2016
Amanda Hanson, M.Sc. Biochemistry, 2013-2016
Alexandra Petlick, M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry, 2012-2014
Nieves Montano, M.Sc. Biochemistry, 2012-2014


Undergraduate student researchers (years worked in lab)


Isa Mundo (2020-2022)
Stephen Dilley (2019-2022)
Shon Alimukhamedov
(2019-2022)
Avani Kumar (2018-2022)
Ethan Weiss, B.Sc. Biochemistry (2017-2021)
Jamison Takashima, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B.Sc Chemistry (2018-2021)
Hannah Johnson, Biology (2020)
Isabella Brown, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B.Sc. 
Molecular and Cellular Biology (2017-2020)
McKenna Schultz, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology (2016-2019)
Ramya Ramesh, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology (2014-2018)
Pearce Haldeman, B.Sc. Biochemistry (2015-2017)
Matthew O'Mara, B.Sc. Biochemistry (2014-2017)
Joseph Cada, B.Sc.
Molecular and Cellular Biology (2013-2015)
Branden Stepanski, B.Sc. Biochemistry, B.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology (2012-2014)

High school interns (year of the internship)

Makaela Valencia, Sahuarita High School, Sahuarita AZ (2021)
Prithvi Yuvaraj, BASIS Ahwatukee, Phoenix AZ (2021)
Saathvik Chandupatla, BASIS Ahwatukee, Phoenix AZ (2021)
Saathvika Vegasina, Paradise Valley High School, Phoenix AZ (2021)
Grace Harrington, Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek AZ (2020)
Nik Mathur, University High School, Tucson AZ (2020)
Douglas Swango, BASIS Tucson North, Tucson AZ (2020, 2021)
Natalia Bojorquez, Nogales High School, Nogales AZ (2020)
Zoe Benson, Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson AZ (2018)

Jordan Pilch, Cienega High School, Vail AZ (2017)
Ethan Weiss, Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson AZ (2016)

Postdoc

Anita Chavan, 2015-2017
AFM Tariqul Islam, 2013-2016

Research staff

Pouya Lotfi, technicien, 2012-2016
Valery Thompson, lab manager, 2012-2014

    The Charest Lab, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ 85721
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