Copik Lab Members

Alicja J. Copik, PhD 
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor Medicine

Jeremiah L. Oyer
Senior Research Program Coordinator

Erandeni “Eran” Ponce De Leon
Core Laboratory Coordinator
Copik Laboratory Manager

Javier Rivera Huertas, M.S. – Lead Laboratory Technician

Stephanie Lang – PhD Candidate

Ryan Wetterman – Undergraduate Researcher/Lab Technician

Davi Praia – Undergraduate Researcher

Taylor Croom-Perez, PhD
Post Doctoral Scholar

Current & Past Members (Left – Right):

Ryan Wetterman – Current Undergraduate Researcher
Jeremiah L. Oyer – Current Senior Research Program Coordinator
Chris Ruiz – Former Undergraduate Researcher
Taylor Croom-Perez, PhD – Current Post Doctoral Scholar
Javier Rivera-Huertas, M.S. – Current Lead Laboratory Technician
Sanjana Kumar – Former Undergraduate Researcher (Current M.D. student at University of Central Florida)
MD Faqrul Hasan, PhD – Former Graduate Student & Post-Doc

Past Members:

MD Faqrul Hasan, PhD
Graduate Student & Post-Doc
Currently working for MD Anderson Cancer Center

Liza Robles-Carrillo
Laboratory Manager

Thomas Dieffenthaller
Research Technician

Jonathan Eloriaga
Research Technician

Sara Khaderzedeh (2015-2016)
Undergraduate Researcher,
Honors in the Major Senior Thesis,
RAMP Program Awardee,
NSF REU Scholar,
Medical Student at UCF COM

Kari Shaver (2016-2018)
Undergraduate Researcher,
Honors in the Major Senior Thesis,
OUR Student Research Grant Recipient,
Honors in Major Scholarship Recipient,
Admitted to UCF COM

Michelle Prophete (2016-2017)
Undergraduate Researcher,
Order of Pegasus Inductee,
RAMP Program Awardee,
NSF REU Scholar,
Wodzinski Award for Excellence in Research Recipient

• Elizabeth Williamson – Undergraduate Researcher
• Arshia Pessaran – Undergraduate Researcher, Honors in the Major Senior Thesis, RAMP program awardee
• Ryan Lindstrom – Undergraduate Research, Honors in the Major Senior Thesis, Rollins College
• Alexander Kulikowski – Graduate student
• Dominic A. Colosimo – Undergraduate Researcher (Ph.D. student at University of Texas Southwestern)
• Kinga Kuchcińska, M.S. – Summer Undergraduate Intern
• Paulina Kolodziej, M.S. – Summer Undergraduate Intern
• Bruno deMaria – Undergraduate Researcher
• Dennis Moya – Undergraduate Researcher
• Karel Alcedo – Undergraduate Researcher, (M.S. student at University of Central Florida)

Future Members:

Please contact Dr. Copik for available positions.