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"Everything is awesome, everything is cool when you're part of a team."
-Tegan and Sara feat. The Lonely Island

Dr. Caitlin Pepperell
Caitlin Pepperell
Principal Investigator
@Pepperell_Lab
John Kernien
John Kernien
Postdoctoral Fellow

Jessica Magri
Jessica Magri
Graduate Student

Madeline Topf
Madeline Topf
Graduate Student
Maddie Imhoff
Maddie Imhoff
Post-bac Researcher
Mohamed Mohamed
Mohamed Mohamed
Post-bac Researcher
Sydney Fry
Sydney Fry
Post-bac Researcher
Alyssa Mussar
Alyssa Mussar
Systems Administrator
Holly Murray
Holly Murray
Undergraduate Researcher
Seanna Curran
Seanna Curran
Undergraduate Researcher


Annie Browning
Annie Browning
Systems Administrator
Lilia Smyth
Lilia Smyth
Undergraduate Researcher
Annika Mechelke
Annika Mechelke
Undergraduate Researcher


Rufus
Rufus
PepLab Pet
Rufus studies predator-prey dynamics,
with a focus on squirrels and rabbits.
He is pursuing a concurrent minor
in napping on soft surfaces.
Banks and Pippin
Banks and Pippin
PepLab Pets
Banks and Pippin are a dynamic
team who do all their experiments
together - Banks holds the pipette while
Pippin pushes the plunger.
Mia
Mia
PepLab Pet
Mia investigates the ground in order
to discover novel treats. Her thorough
methods have unearthed hundreds of
formerly undetected food bits.


Cleo
Cleo
PepLab Pet
Cleo is fascinated by the study of
feet. As an expert podiatrist, she
performs groundbreaking research by
nibbling the toes of her patients.
Luna
Luna
PepLab Pet
Luna is an expert in the field of string
theory. She is constantly examining
strings of all sorts, including yarn,
charging cords, and shoelaces.
Annie
Annie
PepLab Pet
Annie is a diabetic kitty researching an alternative
to her daily insulin shots. She has yet to find
a cure but is an expert at managing her condition
with stolen snacks from the kitchen counter.

Lab Alumni

Postdocs
Jesse Dabney
Mike Khan

Graduate Alumni
Tatum Mortimer
Mary O'Neill
Abigail Shockey
Erin Zwick
Lindsey Bohr
Research Staff
Tracy Smith
Donny Xiong
Linda Xiong

Undergraduates

Alexandra Weber
Alexis Wery
Alex Zarley
Anjali Begur
Anna Bottum
Chase Fredrick
Daniel Seaton
Eli Schlossberg
Elizabeth Zingsheim
Emily Lakeman
Garritt Moede
Grace Quirk
Hailey
Jeff Tsai
Jenna Ridler

Joe Gorka
Kristin Cox
Leah Alexander
Manuel Calzada Ollarzabal
Marisol Wolf
Max Albers
Mitch Fossen
Natalie Binversie
Nathan Kolbow
Sam Larson
Shuangyan Li
Spencer Buyansky
TongZhen Xie
Trent Prall
Yudong Sun