Meet Our Lab Team

Our laboratory hails from across the globe, including members from Russia, China, India, Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand, Taiwan, Japan, South Africa and the United States, and it keeps changing. The diversity of ethnic, cultural and educational backgrounds as well as our mutual respect for each other is what makes our lab productive and the environment comfortable to work in. We enjoy hanging out together both in the lab and outside of work.

Check out our lab photos to see what we’ve been up to.

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Kirill Martemyanov, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair
Likes: running, biking, brewing,
cooking, and hiking.
Contact: kmartemyanov@ufl.edu
Yan Cao, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
Likes: calligraphy.
Contact: yancao@ufl.edu
Jacob B. Rowe, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Likes:
fishing, walking his dog,
automotive maintenance/repair,
and any outdoor activities
Contact:
rowejacob@ufl.edu
Colten Lankford, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Likes:
music, video games, going to the beach, and playing with his cat & dog.
Contact:
lankfordcolten@ufl.edu
Xiaona Li, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Likes: music, hiking, and playing
with her cat.
Contact: xiaona.li@ufl.edu

William “Grant” Ludlam, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Likes: music, cooking, and jiujitsu.
Contact: wludlam@ufl.edu
Shubhi Pandey, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Likes: music, watching movies,
travelling, and gardening.
Contact: shubhipandey@ufl.edu

Nathan Winters, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Likes: hiking, camping, fishing, music, and hanging out with his dog
Contact: nathan.winters@ufl.edu
Gloria Brunori, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Likes:
cooking, music, travelling and spending time with family.
Contact:
gbrunori@ufl.edu
Stefano Zucca, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
Likes: cooking, both watching and playing soccer, reading, going to the
beach, and camping.
Contact: szucca@ufl.edu
Chu-Ting Chang, B.S., M.S.
Doctoral Student
Likes: basketball and playing with her cat.
Contact: chang.chuting@ufl.edu
Chuanping Zhao, B.S.
Doctoral Student
Likes: cooking, walking, and
watching movies.
Contact: ch.zhao@ufl.edu
Kevin Knight, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Likes: playing beach volleyball, barbecuing smoked meats for my friends, and traveling as much as I can
Contact: kevinknight@ufl.edu
Nina Alekseeva, B.S.
Laboratory Technician II
Likes:
baking, cooking, gardening, organizing, and practicing yoga.
Contact:
nalekseeva@ufl.edu

Natalia Martemyanova, B.S.
Research Assistant II
Likes:
painting, drawing, traveling, hunting, Latin dancing, and training her dog.
Contact:
nmartemyanova@ufl.edu
Yiming Chen, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Likes: Detective stories, movies, food, hiking, swimming, spending time with my cat.
Contact: yiming.chen@ufl.edu
Hayley Green, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Likes: music, cooking, going to the
beach, and playing squash!
Contact: hayley.green@ufl.edu
Mariko Hattori, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Likes: Shigin, walking, exploring something new, spending time with my family.
Contact: mhattori@ufl.edu
Trish McDonald, B.A. Ed.
Lab Administrative Coordinator II
Likes: walking, yoga, snorkeling, MTB, and any activities with my family.
Contact: pmcdonald2@ufl.edu