People

Sarah E. Fritz, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Gettysburg College, 2010

Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2015

Postdoctoral in RNA-protein biochemistry, The National Institutes of Health, 2016-2023

Halle Roberts

Undergraduate Student Researcher

B.S. in Biology, Class of 2026

Regan Skudlarek

Master’s Thesis Researcher

Boffi Lin

Undergraduate Student Researcher

B.S in Biology, Pre-Dental, Class of 2028

Emma Thomas

Undergraduate Thesis Researcher; 2025 VURF awardee

B.S. in Biology, Class of 2026

Edvin Qinami

Undergraduate Student Researcher

B.S. in Biology, Class of 2027

Katie O’Neill

Undergraduate Student Researcher

B.S. in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, Class of 2026

Jon Sabani

Undergraduate Student Researcher

B.S. in Biology, Class of 2027

Lab alumni

Undergraduate students

  • Michael Blake (’25), Undergraduate researcher (2023-2025), 2024 BIO-SUGR awardee, Currently a master’s student in Theology at Villanova
  • Lillian Holzinger (’25), 2024 BIO-SUGR awardee, Undergraduate researcher (2023-2025), Currently a trainee in the Billiken Teacher Corps Program
  • Sophia Gunderson (’25), Undergraduate researcher (2024-2025), Currently an ENT clinical assistant
  • Colby Luiz (’24), Undergraduate researcher (2023-2024), Currently a postbaccalaureate researcher at the National Institutes of Health
  • Daniella Palladino (’23), Undergraduate researcher (2023-2024), Currently a medical technician intern

Master’s students

  • Jessica Rieser, M.S. (’25), Master’s thesis researcher (2024-2025)