Principal Investigator
Jeff graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in Biotechnology and performed his graduate work with Tim Bestor receiving his Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology from Harvard University's graduate program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences. He then did a post-doc with Gary Litman at the University of South Florida. Jeff joined the faculty at NCSU in 2004.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Iván started his Biology career at the Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas in Vigo, a large fishing village in northern Spain with the best beach in the world. He completied his PhD in the lab of Antonio Fiqueros and currently has a scholarship to complete research in the Yoder Lab at NCSU. He hopes to make the most of this experience in work and personally.
Graduate Student
Hayley Dirscherl graduated from Columbia University in May 2009 with a BS in Biomedical Engineering. In Fall 2009 she joined the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC and NCSU as a Royster Fellow. She is working toward her PhD in the Yoder Lab at NC State. After growing up on the Gulf Coast of Florida, she joined the lab to stay close to her fishy roots.
Graduate Student
Jessica Romanet graduated from Rutgers University and worked for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals for five years, which sparked her passion for veterinary medicine and biomedical research. Now, she is excited to have completed two years of the DVM curriculum at NCSU CVM and is lucky enough to be a DVM/PhD candidate working towards her PhD portion in the Yoder lab. Although born and raised in Southern New Jersey and a die hard Philadelphia sports fan, she is happy to call North Carolina her home.
Graduate Student
Debra Tokarz got her BS in cell and molecular biology at the University of Michigan, where she worked as a research assistant for several years. She received her DVM in 2008 from Michigan State University, where she developed interest in pathology and infectious disease. After her residency in anatomic pathology at University of California-Davis, she decided to turn back to her research roots and make yet another college town her home. She is now working towards her PhD in the Yoder lab.
Undergraduate Student
