Oregon State University
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Nathan T. Mortimer Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics Faculty Affiliate, Linus Pauling Institute Orchid ID: 0000-0003-3787-9445 |
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Carrie L. Marean-Reardon
Manager of Research Operations, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics Most vital and essential individual to our functioning lab and Department Projects: |
Graduate Students
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Nicholas Bretz PhD Student, Biochemistry & Biophysics Member, Linus Pauling Institute Project: Transport and packaging of parasitoid venom proteins Awards: Harvey and Donna Research Fellowship Orichd ID: 0000-0003-4481-7381 |
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Kristen Snitchler
PhD Student, Biochemistry & Biophysics Project: Using Drosophila to evaluate Amyloid beta’s role in Alzheimer’s disease pathology About Me: I grew up in Virginia, where I got my A.S. at Laurel Ridge community college (formerly Lord Fairfax community college) in 2017. I then moved to Owings Mills, MD to get my B.S. in Biochemistry at Stevenson University in 2019. I completed a 2 year post-bacc program with Andy Byrd in the Center for Structural Biology (CSB) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Frederick, Maryland, before coming to OSU to begin the BB program in 2022. In my research I am exploring the structure-toxicity relationship of amyloid beta oligomers in Drosophila by combining biophysical techniques with cellular toxicity assays. |
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Abraham Kprikai
PhD Student, Biochemistry & Biophysics Project: About Me: |
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Elli Vickers
PhD Student, Biochemistry & Biophysics Project: About Me: |
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Kassia Wallner
Masters Student, Biochemistry and Biophysics 2025 CURE Award Recipient Research: Investigating Neprilysin in Wasp Venom and how specialized function can be applied to disease treatment |
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Zach Ottman
Masters Student, Biochemistry and Biophysics 2024 CURE Award Recipient Project: Exploring Clavesin in Wasp Venom, and its role in disrupting Drosophila immune function About Me: I grew up in the desert SW in Durango, Colorado. I came to OSU in 2023 to get my Bachelor's in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I joined Dr. Mortimers Lab in Summer 2024 for undergraduate research. I decided to stay here at OSU to work towards my Masters starting in Fall 2026. |
Undergraduate Students
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Sidrah Schramm
Undergraduate Student, Biochemistry and Biophysics Research: |
Congratulations to our Graduates:
Spring 2026
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Hayden Gosnell
Graduated with Honors in Microbiology What's Next? |
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Estifanos Berhe
Graduated with Honors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology What's Next? I will be taking a gap year at OHSU working on melanoma and nano body research. I will then be moving on to Medical School |
Illinois State University
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Ashley Waring PhD Candidate, School of Biological Sciences Project: Investigating the evolutionary genomics between parasitoid wasp venom and Drosophila melanogaster |
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Dakota Fuss MS Student, School of Biological Sciences Project: Parasitoid wasp venom plasticity |
