Alumni

Some of the best students and trainees have been in this lab!

Kanayo Ikeh

Kanayo completed his Ph.D. dissertation research in 2024! Dr. Ikeh joined the Botten lab at UVM to study viruses. Kanayo won UVM Cancer Center grants, junior graduate student award and was the Juckett's fellow!

Hannah Koval

Hannah graduated in 2024 as an excellent undergrad researcher in the lab. She is currently interviewing for Medical Schools and was the recipient of the Woodworth fellowship and the Academic excellence award!

Erica Lamkin

Erica was one of the best students in the lab. She pursued both her undergrad and accelerated master's degrees in 2023. She is pursuing an MD/Ph.D. at Miami State and received the DUSRA fellowship and the 'MMG best outgoing student' award.

Andrew Crompton

Andrew was another star student in the lab who pursued his distinguished undergraduate research in 2023. He is pursuing his Ph.D. at Harvard, was the recipient of several fellowships, and was UVM's Goldwater Scholar!

Lindsay Allen

Lindsay was the most versatile student in the lab. She completed her distinguished undergraduate research in 2022 and is pursuing her Ph.D. at Utah State University!

Anthony March

Anthony was an excellent undergraduate researcher with a multitude of technical skills. He was the lab's research technician and now works at the hospital.

Josh Victor

Josh defended his thesis in April of 2026!

Ava Siegal

Ava is a 4th-year medical student actively studying several aspects of neurodegenerative disorders, from basic biology to host-pathogen interactions. Besides medical school and research, Ava loves writing, beaches, and spending time with family!