The Rossi Lab

Associate Professor (tenure track)

Email: slrossi@utmb.edu 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannanrossi/
Education:

BS, Cornell University
MBA, Rice University
PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch (Department of Pathology)
FASTMH- Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Hometown: Pearl River, New York 
Hobbies: Playing retro video games, baking, traveling
Superpowers: Herding cats… the rest is classified.

Postdoctoral Fellow IV 

Email: rkkroonc@utmb.edu 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-kroon-campos-896b02255/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RafaelKCampos 

Education:

BS/BEd in Biology, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais 
MS in Microbiology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 
PhD in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University 

Hometown: Belo Horizonte, Brazil 
Hobbies: Tennis, soccer, hiking, gaming, cooking, snowboarding, gardening. 
Superpowers: Mosquito surgeon, centrifuge balancing maestro, molecule manipulator, superhuman blueberry devourer (only suitable when not in the lab) 

Postdoctoral Fellow III 

Email: vinevesc@utmb.edu 

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/vidyleison/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/vidyleison 

Education:

BS in Biochemistry at Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei 
MS in Health Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei 
PhD in Microbiology, Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) 

Hometown: Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil 
Hobbies: Dog father, soccer, powerbuilding, gaming, photography 
Superpowers: Rodent whisperer, titration plate acrobat, immunology power level is over 9000, befriending any dog, puns and dad jokes, baking Pão de Queijo 

Research Associate

Email: Judly@utmb.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lyjudy

Education:

BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Houston

Hometown: Houston, Texas
Hobbies: Outdoors activities-biking/hiking, corgi/cat server, plant hoarder
Superpowers: Not knowing that I have tons of immense superpowers

Graduate Student 

Email: eehager@utmb.edu  
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hagersoto 

Education:

BS Microbiology, Virginia Tech 

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA 
Hobbies: Hiking, knife throwing, reading 80s sci-fi 
Superpowers: Finding the silverware drawer first try in strangers' homes, parallel parking, getting ripest watermelon at HEB 

Visiting Scientist - PhD student in Health Sciences, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

Education:

BS in Biomedicine, Universidade Federal de Goiás

MS in Sciences applied to Health, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Hometown: Jataí, Brazil
Hobbies: relaxing beach time, hiking, dancing without reason or motor coordination, try to do bodybuilding (unsuccessful most of the time).
Superpowers: super friendly, partner for everything (even when it doesn't seem like a good idea), dog lover, easily hypnotized by fish in aquariums, compulsive cherry tomato eater