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
Boffi Lin
Undergraduate Student Researcher
B.S. in Biology, Pre-Dental, Class of 2028
Regan Skudlarek
Master’s Thesis Researcher
Edvin Qinami
Undergraduate Thesis Researcher; 2026 VURF awardee
B.S. in Biology, Class of 2027
Jon Sabani
Undergraduate Thesis Researcher
B.S. in Biology, Class of 2027
Katie O’Neill
Master’s Thesis Researcher
Lab alumni
Undergraduate students
- Emma Thomas (’26), Undergraduate researcher (2024-2026), 2025 VURF awardee, Currently a medical student at St. Louis University
- Katie O’Neill (’26), Undergraduate researcher (2025-2026), Currently a master’s thesis researcher in the Fritz Lab
- Halle Roberts (’26), Undergraduate researcher (2025-2026), Currently a lab technician at Analog Devices
- Michael Blake (’25), Undergraduate researcher (2023-2025), 2024 BIO-SUGR awardee, Currently a PhD student in Bioethics at St. Louis University
- 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 a medical student at Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
- 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 student at Cooper Med at Rowan University
Master’s students
- Jessica Rieser, M.S. (’25), Master’s thesis researcher (2024-2025), Currently a phlebotomist for the Red Cross