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
Taylor Croom-Perez, PhD
Post Doctoral Scholar
Ryan Wetterman – Lab Technician
Davi Praia – Undergraduate Researcher
Gianna Johnson – Undergraduate Researcher
Logan Craig – Undergraduate Researcher
Current & Past Members (Left – Right):
Ryan Wetterman – Current Lab Tech, former 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 KuchciÅ„ska, 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.