People

PI: Dr. Lindsey Crawford

PhD Microbiology and Immunology;

 SUNY Upstate Medical University


BS Microbiology; 

Oregon State University


BS Biochemistry and Biophysics; 

Oregon State University

Current Members

Kamryn Pfenning

Research Technologist II

BS Biochemistry and BA Spanish

Nebraska Wesleyan University


coming soon!!



Lucia Martinez-Cuesta, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

PhD; University of Buenos Aires

Undergraduate Students

Amara Bryant, BS Biological Sciences, 2025

Chloe Deabler, BS Biological Systems Engineering, 2025 (UCARE 2023-2024)

Lexi Hauxwell, BS Biochemistry, 2025 (UCARE 2023-2024)

Emily Hogg, BS Biochemistry, 2024 (UCARE 2022, 2023), CASNR and Honors College thesis project

Kate Thorstenson, BS Biological Sciences, 2024 (UCARE 2023-2024)

Kai Waddell, BS Microbiology, 2025 (INBRE scholar 2023-2025)


Spring 2023 Undergraduate Interns

(Back, left to right)

Kai Waddell, BS Microbiology, 2025 

Kate Thorstenson, BS Biological Sciences, 2024

Chloe Deabler, BS Biological Systems Engineering, 2025

Lexi Hauxwell, BS Biochemistry, 2025

Amara Bryant, BS Biological Sciences, 2025

(Front, left to right)

Shorooq Al Hikamani, BS Microbiology, 2023, MBIO498

(Kamryn Pfenning, BS, Research Technologist)

Laura Lienemann, BA Music, Biochem minor, 2024

If you are interested  in joining the group, please see here

Alumni

UNL Undergraduates

Sam Konwinski; intern 2022; BS Biological Sciences, 2023; currently undergraduate student

Shorooq Al Hikamani, MBIO498 2023; BS Microbiology, 2023; currently undergraduate student

Laura Lienemann, intern 2023; BA Music, Biochem minor, 2024; current undergraduate student


Summer REU Students

Mary Helms; USREV 2022; BS Biology, 2024, Wayne State College; currently undergraduate student



Visiting Students

Kamryn Pfenning, 2022; BS Biochemistry, 2022, Nebraska Wesleyan University; currently research technician