Emmy Dove

Emmy Dove

Lab Manager
Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Emmy handles managerial responsibilities for the lab. These include ordering supplies, managing safety trainings, maintaining equipment, and shipping materials to collaborators.

Kristi Guinn

Kristi Guinn

Project Manager

Kristi (not a slave to fashion) Guinn has been keenly interested in TB since 2000.  She did her Master’s work studying genetic determinants of pathogenicity, and migrated away from the bench shortly thereafter to try her hand at project management.  She has happily remained in this capacity, joining the Rubin Lab in 2011.

Jackson Marakalala

Jackson Marakalala

Visiting Scientist
Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Mohlopheni (Jackson) is interested in host factors that drive lung granuloma progression in TB patients. He is also interested in genes utilized by M. tuberculosis to subvert macrophage killing effects. Office: University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Jessica T. Pinkham Schweber

Jessica T. Pinkham Schweber

Senior Research Assistant
Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Jess joined the Rubin Lab in 2009 and has been involved with multiple projects since then, but has mainly contributed to work investigating genes that are essential for growth in M. tuberculosis, with a special focus on potential drug targets.

Harim I. Won

Harim Won

Graduate Student
Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Harry is studying targeted protein degradation as a Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibiotic development strategy.

Junhao Zhu

Junhao Zhu

Research Scientist
Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Junhao targets specific, high throughput anti-TB small molecule screening using a DNA encoded drug library and synthetic mitochondria.