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    • H5N1 and highly pathogenic avian influenza
    • Swine influenza
    • Human influenza
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    • SARS-CoV-2 in non-human reservoirs
    • SARS-CoV-2 in humans
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    The lab is led by Martha Nelson and brings together postdoctoral and postbaccalaureate fellows working on pathogen genomics and phylodynamics.

    Current members

    No photograph available for Martha I. Nelson, Ph.D.

    Martha I. Nelson, Ph.D.

    Principal investigator

    Pathogen evolution, phylodynamics and the human-animal interface.

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    Alvin Crespo-Bellido, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral fellow

    Evolution, transmission and pandemic potential of H5N1 avian influenza.

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    Jennifer Havens, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral fellow

    Bayesian phylogeography and the phylodynamics of zoonotic viruses.

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    Andrew R. LaPointe

    Postbaccalaureate fellow

    Pipelines and tooling for influenza sequence data.

    Former members

    Martha Nelson Lab alumni, listed alphabetically by surname.

    • Portrait of Caitlin Bowers

      Caitlin Bowers

      Summer intern

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    • Portrait of Adaeze Ezeofor, M.D.

      Adaeze Ezeofor, M.D.

      Summer intern

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    • Portrait of Eleanor Israel

      Eleanor Israel

      Undergraduate student

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      Anvith Kakkera

      Summer intern

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      Vasudha Kannan

      Summer intern

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      Garret Kern

      Summer intern

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      Lily Kreps

      Medical student

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      Alexander Maksiaev

      Postbaccalaureate fellow

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    • Portrait of James Otieno, Ph.D.

      James Otieno, Ph.D.

      Postdoctoral researcher

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    • Portrait of Tara Pillai

      Tara Pillai

      Summer intern

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    • Portrait of Tanushri Sundar

      Tanushri Sundar

      Summer intern

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    • Portrait of Nidia Trovão, Ph.D.

      Nidia Trovão, Ph.D.

      Postdoctoral researcher

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    • Portrait of Miles Whiteford

      Miles Whiteford

      Summer intern

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