Ruddie Buddies/ Rudd Rats/ Ruddites

Brian D. Rudd, Ph.D., MPH

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Principal Investigator

Specializes in dad jokes, writing grants, and sending the lab emails at 5 am.

Norah L. Smith, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate

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CD8+ T cell developmental origin and response to infection

Neva B. Watson, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Associate

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Bystander activation of CD8+ T cells

Zachary Hilt, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Associate

CD8+ T cell response to congenital CMV infection

Janelle Veazey, Ph.D.

Post-doctral Associate

The effects of maternal nutrition on their offspring's CD8+ T cell compartment

Kristel J. Yee Mon

Graduate Student

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Developmentally regulated miRNA in the formation of CD8+ T cell populations

Cybelle Tabilas

Graduate Student

CD8+ T cell survival and ontogeny

Scarlett Lee, DVM

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Graduate Student

Host response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Viviana Maymi

Dual degree Ph.D.-DVM student

micro-RNAs and post-thymic maturation of CD8 T cells

Sam Wesnak

Lab Technician

General lab maintenance and colony genotyping