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
Fifth-year PhD student
Dikshanta Luitel 
Second-year PhD student
Anna Manes
Third-year veterinary student
Undergraduate Students:
Abigail Grant
Senior, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics major
Mia Crouch
Senior, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics major
Molly McGaughy
Senior, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics major
Isaiah Burns
Sophomore, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics major
Group lab photos - through the years:
2023-2024
2020-2021
2018-2020
Former Graduate students:
Charlie Kaufman, MS
MS student, graduated Aug 2025
Brittney Conn, MS
MS student, graduated May 2024
Savannah Beakley, MS
MS student, graduated Dec 2023
Ben Nelson, PhD
PhD student, graduated May 2023
Ashlee Hawkins, MS
Master's student, graduated May 2021
Former Undergraduate Students:
Megan Roach
Graduated May 2025
Elyse Cronic
Graduated May 2025
Jacob Lieberman
Graduated May 2024
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
Former Lab Technicians:
Megan Pickering
