Monthly Archives: September 2025

Jackson Kohls

Hi, I’m Jackson, a senior undergraduate student majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology. My research in the Anakk Lab focuses on the interplay between bile acid homeostasis and liver cancer. Outside of the lab I enjoy sports, travel, and spending

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Jackson Kohls

Hi, I’m Jackson, a senior undergraduate student majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology. My research in the Anakk Lab focuses on the interplay between bile acid homeostasis and liver cancer. Outside of the lab I enjoy sports, travel, and spending

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Kayall Manivasagam

Hi everyone, my name is Kayall Manivasagam, and I am a sophomore majoring in Molecular Cellular Biology with a minor in business and chemistry. I work with steven on a protein scaffold, IQGAP1. In my free time I like to

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Laura Hovenga

I graduated from Wartburg College (Waverly, IA) in 2024 with a B.A. in Biochemistry and joined the Anakk lab as a PhD student in December 2024. My research focuses on the interactions between the gut microbiota, estrogen, Small Heterodimer Partner

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Ximena Yrigoyen

My name is Diana Ximena Yrigoyen Rosas, I earned a degree in Food Chemical Engineering from the Autonomous University of Queretaro. I am a doctoral student in the Anakk Lab and a CONAHCYT fellowship recipient. My research focuses on adipose

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Jessie Barron

My name is Jessie Barron, and I am a sophomore at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a James Scholar in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. I am majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology and minoring in chemistry.

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Julia Bielecki

I’m Julia and I’m an undergraduate student at the Anakk lab. I am an out of state student from the Northern Virginia area majoring in biochemistry. I’m currently working alongside my mentor to analyze liver metabolism and adipose tissues using

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Elesa McDonald

I am Elesa McDonald, I received my BS in Biology from Indiana State University and worked for Dr. Hani Zaher post bachelor for 2 years at WashU. In December of 2024 I joined the Anakk. My broad research interests lie

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