People

Lab Director
John R. Ohlfest, Ph.D.

Departments of Pediatrics and Neurosurgery 

Ohlfe001@umn.edu

Research Associate (Gene Therapy and Immunotherapy)
Zhengming Xiong, M.D., Ph.D
Department of Pediatrics

Postdoctoral Associate (Immunotherapy)
Flavia Popescu, Ph.D.
Department of Pediatrics

Postdoctoral Associate (Immunotherapy)
Mike Olin, PhD.
Department of Pediatrics

M.D., Ph.D. Graduate Student (Gene Therapy and Immunotherapy)
Brian Andersen, B.A.
Department of Neuroscience

Ph.D. Graduate Student (Basic Biology / Target Discovery)
Stacy Decker, B.A.
Department of Neuroscience

Assistant Scientist (Small Molecule Drug Therapy and Drug Delivery)
Jose Gallardo, M.S.
Department of Pediatrics

Junior Scientist (Immunotherapy and Small Molecule Drug Therapy)
David Zellmer, B.S.
Department of Pediatrics

Assistant Scientist (Immunotherapy)
Randy Donelson, B.S.
Department of Pediatrics

Assistant Scientist (Immunotherapy)
Dan Sloper, M.S. 
Department of Pediatrics

 Ph.D. Graduate Student (Immunotherapy and Drug Delivery)
 Adam Litterman, B.S.
 Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology Program

 Ph.D. Graduate Student (Immunotherapy and Immunology)
 Derek Dziobek, B.S.
 Neuroscience Program

Ph.D. Graduate Student (Immunotherapy)
Katie Murphy, B.S.
Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics Program

Assistant Scientist (Immunotherapy and Basic Biology)
Charlie Seiler, B.S.
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Ph.D. Graduate Student (Immunotherapy)
Michelle Goulhart, B.S.
Veterinary Clinical Sciences Program


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