Haselton Laboratory Personnel

Research Staff

Megan Pask

Chief Technologist/Laboratory Manager

EdD in Higher Education Leadership and Policy
Peabody College, Vanderbilt University

MS in Microbiology & Immunology
Vanderbilt University

BS in Chemical Engineering
Kansas State University

megan.pask [at] vanderbilt.edu

Megan Pask, also serves as the Haselton Laboratory point of contact. Please contact her if you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment with Dr. Haselton.

Research Faculty

Nick Adams

Research Assistant Professor

PhD in Chemical & Physical Biology
Vanderbilt University

BS in Biology
Dixie State College

n.adams [at] vanderbilt.edu

 

Tricia Russ

Research Assistant Professor

PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Vanderbilt University

BS in Chemical Engineering
University of Mississippi

tricia.russ [at] vanderbilt.edu

 

 

Tom Scherr

Research Assistant Professor

PhD in Chemical Engineering
Louisiana State University

BS in Chemical Engineering
University of Delaware

thomas.f.scherr [at] vanderbilt.edu

 

 

Graduate Students

David Evans

Doctoral Student

BS in Bioengineering
Clemson University

david.t.evans [at] vanderbilt.edu

 

 

 

 

Nicole Malofsky

Doctoral Student

BS and MS in Bioengineering
Lehigh University

nicole.a.malofsky [at] vanderbilt.edu

 

 

 

 

 

Dalton Nelson

Doctoral Student

BA in Mathematics & Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry
William Jewell College

BE in Biomedical Engineering
Vanderbilt University

dalton.j.nelson [at] vanderbilt.edu

 

 

 

Nicholas Spurlock

Doctoral Student

BA in Engineering
Maryville College

BE in Biomedical Engineering
Vanderbilt University

nicholas.a.spurlock [at] vanderbilt.edu

 

Undergraduate Students

 

 

 

 

Rosana Alfaro

Senior Biomedical Engineering Student
rosana.a.alfaro [at] vanderbilt.edu

 

 

 

Kunal Chugh

Junior Biomedical Engineering Student
kunal.chugh [at] vanderbilt.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alex Howard

Freshman Chemistry Student
alexandrea.a.howard [at] vanderbilt.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swesh Dhungel

Junior Biological Sciences and Art History Student
swesh.dhungel [at] vanderbilt.edu

 

 

 

Recent Graduates/Escapees

Mark Baglia graduated with his masters in biomedical engineering and MBA in May 2016 and is now working at Amazon in the Nashville, Tennessee.

Alex Boyd graduated with his bachelors in biomedical engineering in May 2021 and is now pursuing a doctoral degree at Boston University.

Amy Creecy graduated with her doctorate in June 2018 and is now a postdoctoral fellow at Indiana University.

Nicholas Diehl graduated with his bachelors in biomedical engineering in May 2018 and is pursuing a career in biotechnology in New York, New York.

Andrew Doyle, a former Haselton laboratory technician, received his masters from Northeastern University is now pursuing biomedical research at Prime Medicine.

Hali Egnatchik graduated with her doctorate in May 2014 and is now working as an Engineering Supervisor in Informatics Division at Abbott in Dallas, Texas.

Erin Euliano graduated with her bachelors and masters in biomedical engineering in May 2018 and is pursuing her doctorate at Rice University.

Joe Evans graduated with his masters in May 2014 and is now working in intellectual property law.

Sparsh Gupta graduated with his bachelors in biomedical engineering in May 2018, after receiving his MD he is pursuing his residency in New York.

Austin Hardcastle graduated with his bachelors in biomedical engineering in May 2018 and is working in global health in Nashville, Tennessee.

Michael Kammer graduated with his doctorate in May 2017, following his postdoctoral fellowship, he is now a Research Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Aditya Karhade graduated with his bachelors in biomedical engineering in May 2015 and is pursing a dual degree in medicine and masters in business administration from Harvard University followed by a doctoral degree from Leiden University. He is now working in the healthcare industry in the Boston area.

Emily Kight graduated with her doctorate in May 2023 and is now working in the biotechnology industry in Huntsville, Alabama.

Mindy Leelawong, a former Research Assistant Professor finished her Public Health Laboratory Fellowship and is now the Chief of HIV Phylogenetics at the New York City Public Health Laboratory.

Kelly McGee graduated with his bachelors in biomedical engineering in May 2018.

Stephanie Pearlman graduated with her doctorate in May 2022 and is a R&D engineer at Sherlock Biosciences in Boston, MA.

Athran Abdul Rahman graduated with his bachelors in chemical engineering in May 2015 and is pursuing an advanced degree in engineering from the University of Sydney.

Cameron Ridgewell graduated with his bachelors in mechanical engineering and computer science in May 2015 and now a robotics engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Hayley Ryskoski graduated with her bachelors in biomedical engineering in May 2016, then worked for the Environmental Protection Agency before returning to graduate school. She received her masters in 2021 and is pursuing a doctoral degree from the University of Washington.

Francesca Solinas, a former technician in the Haselton laboratory is now pursuing biomedical research at the Cologne Center for Genomics in Cologne, Germany.

Adithya Sivakumar graduated with his bachelors in biomedical engineering in May 2018 and his MD in 2023 and is pursuing his pediatric residency in New York.

Hannah Stepp graduated with her bachelors in biomedical engineering in May 2023 and is pursing an internship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Josh Trantum graduated with his doctorate in May 2014 and continues to consult on commercial aspects of biotechnology in the Nashville, Tennessee area.

Christia Victoriano graduated with her bachelors in biomedical engineering in May 2021 and is pursuing a doctoral degree at Columbia University in New York City.

Cassandra Wessely graduated with her bachelors in biomedical engineering in May 2017 and is pursuing a career in the healthcare industry.

Emma Wheat graduated with her bachelors in biomedical engineering in May 2023 and is pursuing a masters degree at Boston University.

Anna Wolfe graduated with her bachelors in biomedical engineering in May 2019 and masters in 2021 from University of California, Berkeley and is pursuing a career in biomechanics research.

Zackary Zimmers graduated with his doctorate in August 2021 and is an R&D engineer in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina.