Investigative Team


Susan Hafenstein

Susan Hafenstein, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Structural Biology, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
hafenstein@psu.edu

Carol Bator

Carol Bator, B.S., Electron Microscopist
czb221@psu.edu

Mike Carnegie

Mike Carnegie, B.S., Systems Administrator

Andrew Charnesky

Andrew Charnesky, B.S., Graduate Student
ajc780@psu.edu

Joseph Cho

Sung Hyun (Joseph) Cho, Ph.D., Electron Microscopist
sxc73@psu.edu

Sayan Das

Sayan Das, MSc., Graduate Student
spd5557@psu.edu

Julia Faust

Julia Faust, Undergraduate Student
jef5543@psu.edu

Sam Hartmann

Sam Hartmann, B.S., Graduate Student
sxh739@psu.edu

Caroline Langley

Caroline Langley, B.S., Graduate Student
chl5163@psu.edu

Hyunwook Lee

Hyunwook Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor
hyl5126@psu.edu

Eric Lundberg

Eric Lundberg, Undergraduate Student
eql5276@psu.edu

Kyle Messina

Kyle Messina, Ph.D., Post Doctorate Scholar
kjm387@psu.edu

Ibrahim Moustafa

Ibrahim Moustafa, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor
ria2@psu.edu

Vaskar Thapa

Vaskar Thapa, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor / Lab Manager
vut2@psu.edu

Past Lab Members


Josh Graff

Josh Graff, Undergraduate Student

Alexis Baxter

Alexis Baxter, Ph.D., Post Doctorate Scholar

Megan Gragg

Megan Gragg, Ph.D., Post Doctorate Scholar

Dan Goetschius

Dan Goetschius, Ph.D.

Emily Carnegie

Emily Carnegie, B.A., Lab Manager

Suriya Subramanian

Suriya Subramanian, Ph.D.

Tanumoy Mondol

Tanumoy Mondol, Ph.D., Post Doctorate Scholar

Lindsey Organtini

Lindsey Organtini, Ph.D., Post Doctorate Scholar

Nicole Hackenbrack

Nicole Hackenbrack, M.S., Graduate Student

Mandi Feinberg

Mandi Feinberg, M.S., Graduate Student

Jian Guan

Jian Guan, Ph.D., Post Doctorate Scholar

Bob Ashley

Bob Ashley, A.A.S., Electron Microscopist

Kristin Shingler

Kristin Shingler, Ph.D., Post Doctorate Scholar

Jennifer Yoder

Jennifer Yoder, B.S., Lab Manager

Josh Yoder

Josh Yoder, Ph.D., Post Doctorate Scholar

Javier Cifuente

Javier Cifuente, Ph.D., Post Doctorate Scholar

SURIP Students


Antonio Marrero

Antonio Marrero, Summer Undergraduate Research Intern, 2012
Penn State SURIP program

Matt Makowski

Matt Makowski, Summer Undergraduate Research Intern, 2011
Penn State SURIP program

Andrea Heisey

Andrea Heisey, Summer Undergraduate Research Intern, 2010
Penn State SURIP program