Lab Members
Wozniak Lab Members:
Dr. Karen Wozniak:
Associate Professor
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Oklahoma State University
405 Life Sciences East
Stillwater, OK 74078
405-744-7914
Karen.Wozniak@okstate.edu
Education/Training:
BS in Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 1994-1998
MS and PhD in Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center New Orleans, lab of Paul L. Fidel, Jr, PhD, 1998-2004
Post-doctoral research, lab of Stuart M. Levitz, MD, Boston Medical Center (2004-2006) and University of Massachusetts Medical School (2006-2008), 2004-2008
Professional Experience:
Research Assistant Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2008-2017
Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, 2017-2023
Associate Professor, Oklahoma State University, 2023-current
Graduate Students:
Ayesha Nair
Third-year PhD student
Savannah Beakley
Third-year MS student
Brittney Conn
Third-year MS student
Undergraduate Students:
Jacob Lieberman
Senior
Microbiology & Molecular Genetics/Physiology double-major
Megan Roach
Junior
Microbiology & Molecular Genetics major
Elyse Cronic (not pictured)
Junior
Chemistry major
Mia Crouch
Freshman
Chemistry major
Abigail Grant (not pictured)
Freshman
Microbiology & Molecular Genetics major
Group lab photos - through the years:
2020-2021
2018-2020
Former Graduate students:
Ashlee Hawkins
Master's student, graduated May 2021
Ben Nelson
PhD student, graduated May 2023
Former Undergraduate Students:
Priscilla Chatman
Graduated May 2023
Kaitlyn Cotton
Graduated May 2023
Brenden Determann
Graduated May 2021
Sierra Posey
Graduated May 2021
Cheyenne Daugherty
Graduated May 2021
Emma Maritz
Graduated May 2020
Brinley Cannon
Graduated May 2020