Primary Lab Staff
Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr, Ph.D.
Primary email: antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu
Secondary email: antentor.hinton@mmc.edu
Vanderbilt Title:
Ernest E. Just Early Career Investigator
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Leadership Investigator
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center
Fellow of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation
Principal Investigator
Meharry Title:
Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Meharry Medical College
Andrea G. Marshall, Ph.D.
Email: andrea.g.marshall@Vanderbilt.Edu
Vanderbilt Title:
Staff Scientist
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences
Meharry Title:
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Meharry Medical College
Estevão Scudese, Ph.D.
Primary email: estevao.scudese@aerobica.com.br
Secondary Email:
scudese.dessimoni.pinto.estevao@Vanderbilt.Edu
Visiting Postdoc Scholar
Graduate Students
Amber Crabtree, BS, MS
Email: amber.l.crabtree.1@Vanderbilt.Edu
Senior Graduate Student
Undergraduate Students
Mena Helmy
Email: mena.g.helmy@Vanderbilt.Edu
Vanderbilt University, 3rd Year
Eunho Jung
Email: eunho.jung@Vanderbilt.Edu
Vanderbilt University, 3rd Year
Calixto Hernandez
Email: calixto.p.hernandez.perez@Vanderbilt.Edu
Vanderbilt University, 3rd Year
Aidan Ye
Email: aidan.z.ye@Vanderbilt.Edu
Vanderbilt University, 3rd Year
Campbell Blake
Email: campbell.a.blake@Vanderbilt.Edu
Vanderbilt University, 2nd Year
Dea Pulatani
Email: dea.pulatani@Vanderbilt.Edu
Vanderbilt University, 2nd Year
Lucas Schaefer
Email: lucas.r.schaeffer@Vanderbilt.Edu
Vanderbilt University, 2nd Year
Joseph Sorrentino
Email: joseph.j.sorrentino@Vanderbilt.Edu
Vanderbilt University, 2nd Year
Sunjay Wyckoff
Email: sunjay.m.wyckoff@vanderbilt.edu
Vanderbilt University, 2nd Year
Co-Mentored
Graduate Students
Claude Albritton, BA
Primary Email: claude.f.albritton@Vanderbilt.Edu
Secondary Email: calbritton23@mmc.edu
Primary Mentor: Annet Kirabo, D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D. F.A.H.A.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Chancellor Faculty Fellow Director, Vanderbilt Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies Center of Excellence
Vanderbilt Health
Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology
annet.kirabo@vumc
Co-Mentor: Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr, PhD.
Ernest E. Just Early Career Investigator
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Leadership Investigator
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center
Fellow of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation
antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu
Sydney Jamison, BS
Primary Email: sydney.jamison@Vanderbilt.Edu
Secondary Email: sjamison23@mmc.edu
Primary Mentor: Annet Kirabo, D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D. F.A.H.A.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Chancellor Faculty Fellow Director, Vanderbilt Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies Center of Excellence
Vanderbilt Health
Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology
annet.kirabo@vumc
Co-Mentor: Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr, Ph.D.
Ernest E. Just Early Career Investigator
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Leadership Investigator
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center
Fellow of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation
antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu
Postdoctoral Fellows
Jeremiah Afolabi, DVM Ph.D.
Email: jm.afolabi@vumc.org
Primary Mentor: Annet Kirabo, D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D. F.A.H.A.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Chancellor Faculty Fellow Director, Vanderbilt Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies Center of Excellence
Vanderbilt Health
Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology
annet.kirabo@vumc.org
Co- Mentor: Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr, Ph.D.
Ernest E. Just Early Career Investigator
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Leadership Investigator
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center
Fellow of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation
antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu
Mohd Khan (Maddy), Ph.D
Email: mohd.m.khan@vumc.org
Primary Mentor: Annet Kirabo, D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D. F.A.H.A.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Chancellor Faculty Fellow Director, Vanderbilt Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies Center of Excellence
Vanderbilt Health
Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology
annet.kirabo@vumc.org
Co- Mentor: Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr, Ph.D.
Ernest E. Just Early Career Investigator
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Leadership Investigator
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center
Fellow of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation
antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu
Sepiso K. Masenga BSc., MSc., PhD., ISHF., PGDip
Email: sepisomasenga@lcpts.org
Primary Mentor: Annet Kirabo, D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D. F.A.H.A.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Chancellor Faculty Fellow Director, Vanderbilt Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies Center of Excellence
Vanderbilt Health
Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology
annet.kirabo@vumc.org
Co- Mentor: Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr, Ph.D.
Ernest E. Just Early Career Investigator
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Leadership Investigator
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center
Fellow of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation
antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu
Ronald McMillian, Ph.D
Email: ronald.mcmillan@vumc.org
Primary Mentor: Celestine N. Wanjalla MD. Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
celestine.wanjalla@vumc.org
Co- Mentor: Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr, Ph.D.
Ernest E. Just Early Career Investigator
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Leadership Investigator
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center
Fellow of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation
antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu
Victoria Stephens, PhD.
Email: victoria.r.stephens@vanderbilt.edu
Primary Mentor: Celestine N. Wanjalla MD. Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Co- Mentor: Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr, Ph.D.
Ernest E. Just Early Career Investigator
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Leadership Investigator
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center
Fellow of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation
antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu
Berwin Singh Swami Vetha, Ph.D.
Email: swamivethab20@ecu.edu
External, East Carolina Visiting Postdoc
Meharry Hinton Lab
Primary Mentor: Azeez Aileru, PhD, FAHA
Professor, Neuroscience
Division Director, Basic Sciences
Department of Foundational Sciences
School of Dental Medicine, East Carolina University
ailerua19@ecu.edu
Co-Mentor: Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr, Ph.D.
Ernest E. Just Early Career Investigator
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Leadership Investigator
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center
Fellow of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation
antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu
Prasanna Katti, Ph.D.
Visiting Faculty Member
Email: prasannakatti@iisertirupati.ac.in
Primary Mentor: Chandravanu “CV” Dash, PhD, MSc
Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology (MIP), Executive Director, Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research (CAHDR), School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College
cdash@mmc.edu
Co-Mentor: Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr, Ph.D.
Ernest E. Just Early Career Investigator
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Leadership Investigator
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center
Fellow of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation
antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu
Prasanna Venkhatesh, Ph.D.
Email: prasannakatti@labs.iisertirupati.ac.in
Visting postdoc
Primary Mentor: Chandravanu “CV” Dash, PhD, MSc
Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology (MIP) Executive Director, Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research (CAHDR), School of Medicine Meharry Medical College
cdash@mmc.edu
Co-Mentor: Dr. Antentor Hinton, Jr, Ph.D.
Ernest E. Just Early Career Investigator
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Leadership Investigator
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences
The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center
Fellow of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation
Email: antentor.o.hinton.jr@Vanderbilt.Edu
The Antentor Hinton Lab 