The Brodsky Lab

Beatrice Herrmann, Ph.D.

Beatrice is a postdoctoral researcher. She received her Ph.D. training at the University of Pennsylvania in the Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology program within Cell and Molecular Biology. She obtained her Bachelor's in biochemistry at Rice University and then performed her Master’s studies on HIV resistance at ENS Paris-Saclay in France. In the Brodsky lab she is researching immune and nervous responses to Salmonella and other intestinal infections.

Maxime Zamba-Campero

Maxime is a graduate student in the Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology program within the Cell and Molecular Biology graduate group. She obtained her B.S. from St. Mary’s College of Maryland in 2019. In the Brodsky lab, she is excited to study the immune response to Salmonella infection.

Winslow Yost

Winslow is from Baltimore, Maryland. She obtained her Bachelor’s in Biology from the University of Delaware, and developed an interest in immunology after working for the Center for Immunization Research at John’s Hopkins University. In the Brodsky Lab she is interested in cell death signaling and it’s influence on the outcome of infection, all while ensuring the lab runs smoothly.

Nicolai Apenes

Nicolai is a graduate student in the Immunology program. He obtained his B.S. from the University of Portland in 2020. He is interested in the host-derived immune response to Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection.

Gina Kovalik

Gina is an MD-PhD student in the Immunology program. She obtained her B.S from Duke University in 2020. In the Brodsky lab, she is interested in intestinal epithelial cell responses to Yersinia infections.

Reyna García Sillas

Reyna is a graduate student in the Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology program within Cell and Molecular Biology graduate group. She received her bachelor in Microbiology from Arizona State University. She’s first generation Mexican-American and first in her family pursue a graduate degree. In the Brodsky lab, she is interested in understanding cell death signaling pathways and proinflammatory signaling in human cells during bacterial infection.

Luying Liu, Ph.D.

Luying is a postdoctoral researcher. She received her doctorate with Dr. Craig Roy at Yale University. In the Brodsky lab, she is interested in studying the crosstalk between metabolic pathways, metabolites, and the innate immune system during bacterial infection.

Matthew Sherman, Ph.D.

Matt obtained his doctorate at the University of Maryland-Baltimore, under the mentorship of Dr. Robert Ernst. His doctorate work focused on improving a Shigella vaccine. He hopes to further his research in the Brodsky lab studying intracellular pathogenesis.

Suhas Bobba, Ph.D.

Suhas obtained his doctorate at Washington University in St. Louis under the mentorship of Dr. Shabaana Khader. His doctorate work focused on understanding the impacts of drug resistance-conferring mutations on the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the lungs. He hopes to further his research in the Brodsky Lab and study mucosal immunity to other bacterial pathogens.

Kassidy Cantwell

Kassidy is a graduate student in the Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology program within Cell and Molecular Biology. She obtained her B.S. from the University of Central Florida in 2021. In the Brodsky lab, she aims to study pathogens and their effectors in the context of host immunity. 

Alexa Mihaita

Alexa is a graduate student in the Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology program within the Cell and Molecular Biology graduate group. She obtained her B.S. from Saint Joseph's University in 2024. In the Brodsky lab, she is excited to study the mechanisms by which innate immune cells detect and respond to Salmonella infection.