Team
Principal Investigator
Ana obtained her Diploma in Chemistry and Master's degree in Biochemistry from the National University of Colombia. She moved to Frankfurt, where she completed her PhD in Biology at Goethe University. Following that, she joined the group of Kaspar Locher at ETH-Zurich where she investigated the structure and mechanism of glycosyltransferases involved in protein N-glycosylation.
Since August 1, 2024, she has been part of the CCRC as an assistant professor.
Graduate Students
Mahboobeh Faraminlashkarian
Mahboobeh earned her B.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the Gonbad Kavous University and her M.Sc. in Genetics from the Islamic Azad University. She joined the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology PhD program as a graduate research assistant in our lab in January 2025.
David O. Harris
David earned his B.S. in Biochemistry with a Minor in Chemistry and his M.Sc. in Biochemistry from Virginia Tech. He joined the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology PhD program as a graduate research assistant in our lab in January 2026.
Lab Technician
Nathan Ballard
Nathan earned his B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Georgia. He did his undergraduate research in our lab and came back as a Lab technician in August 2026.
Undergraduate Students
Pari Sharma
Pari is a third-year student majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with minors in Biology, Biotechnology, and Biomedical Physiology at the University of Georgia. She joined the lab in August 2024.
Kailey Maine
Kailey is a second-year pre-medical student majoring in Biology and Psychology at the University of Georgia. She joined the lab in January 2026.
Isabella Watkins
Isabella is a second-year pre-medical student majoring in Biochemistry with a Minor in Spanish. She joined the lab in January 2026.
Santiago Rodríguez
Santiago is a second-year pre-medical student majoring in Biology and Biomedical Physiology at the University of Georgia. He joined the lab in January 2026
Previous Students
Nathan Ballard, B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Georgia Class 2024
Kristy Zhou, REU - Undergraduate Student, Georgia Gwinnet College
Laasya Koganty, Undergraduate Student, University of Georgia
Reece Creighton, Undergraduate Student, University of Georgia
Pranav Menon, Undergraduate Student, University of Georgia
Vylynh Jensen, Undergraduate Student, University of Georgia
Aleira Taylor, REU - Undergraduate Student, Clark Atlanta University