The K-Labs

Lab Members

Our Team

Youssef Kousa

Youssef A. Kousa, MS, DO, PhD

  • Founder and Director, Zika Genetics Consortium
  • Neonatal Neurologist
Clara Abdelmalek

Clara Abdelmalek

  • Research Assistant
Shawky Aldesoky

Shawky Aldesoky, MD

  • Research Technician
Aubrey Alexander

Aubrey Alexander

  • Research Assistant
Natthawan Chaimongkol

Natthawan Chaimongkol, PhD, MS

  • Staff Scientist
Martin Gerlein

Martin Gerlein

  • Research Assistant
Zoe Kang

Zoe Kang

  • Research Technician I
Erin Li

Erin Li

  • Research Assistant
Eunbin Park

Eunbin Park, MS

  • Research Technician II
Rozel Razal

Rozel Razal

  • Research Assistant
Chunbo Shao

Chunbo Shao, MD, PhD

  • Staff Scientist II
Lani Tran

Lani Tran

  • Research Technician II

Research Trainees

  • Ademide T. Adeyemo, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Martin Gerlein, Villanova University
  • Caroline Hobson, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Sadhana Matheswaran, George Washington University
  • Arnav H. Patel, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Nandi G. Patel, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Janet E. Ruan, University of Maryland, College Park

Alumni

  • Gabrielle (Gabby) Dickerson, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Blain Fasil, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Allison Horvath, University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Shriya Singh, Georgetown University School of Medicine