The Sorg Lab Alumni

  • Michael Francis, Ph.D.

    Michael was a Ph.D. student in The Sorg Lab and graduated in 2017. Michael is now a Manufacturing & Development Manager at PranaX.

  • Ritu Shrestha, Ph.D.

    Ritu was a Ph.D. student in The Sorg Lab and graduated in 2019. Ritu is now a Field Specialist for Refeyn.

  • Kathleen McAllister, Ph.D.

    Kathleen was a Ph.D. student in The Sorg Lab and graduated in 2019. Kathleen is now a Scientist at Omniose.

  • Disha Bhattacharjee, Ph.D.

    Disha was a Ph.D. student in The Sorg Lab and graduated in 2019. She is now a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Anna Seekatz’s lab.

  • Marko Baloh, Ph.D.

    Marko was a Ph.D. student in The Sorg Lab and graduated in 2022. Marko is now a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Tom Clavel’s lab.

  • Andrea Martinez Aguirre, Ph.D.

    Andrea was a Ph.D. student in The Sorg Lab and graduated in 2022. Andrea is now a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Tom Clavel’s lab.

  • Hailee Nerber, Ph.D.

    Hailee was a Ph.D. stduent in The Sorg Lab and graduated in 2023. Hailee is now a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Jon Skare's lab.

  • Morgan Osborne, Ph.D.

    Morgan was a Ph.D. student in The Sorg Lab and graduated in 2025. She is now a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Robbie Watson’s lab.

  • Charlotte Allen

    Charlotte was a Research Associate in The Sorg lab. She is now QA Specialist at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies

  • Alice Cochran

    Alice was a Research Associate in The Sorg Lab.

  • Natalie Rudolph

    Natalie was a Research Assistant in The Sorg Lab. She is now a Research Scientist at Advanta Seeds.