Lab Manager
Maddie Kadrmas
Maddie is a laboratory technician from Salt Lake City, Utah. She earned her bachelor’s degree in physics from Montana State University and is interested in single molecule microscopy particularly with applications in biochemistry and biophysics. In her free time, she enjoys taking her dog on adventures, crocheting, and playing Dungeons and Dragons.
Graduate Students and Postdocs
Satya Yadav
Satya P Yadav is a postdoctoral research scholar from India. Before joining us, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State University (PSU), PA. He earned his PhD in Biophysics from AIIMS New Delhi, India. After graduating from DDU Gorakhpur University, he earned his master’s degree from IIT Kharagpur, India. He’s passionate about single molecule biophysics, biochemistry, and molecular biology. He enjoys making astrology predictions, reading astrology books, watching cricket and football, and enjoying nature, especially coasts and mountains.
Kalika Pai
Kalika is a sixth-year graduate student from New Mexico. She is interested in physical chemistry, particularly spectroscopy, and biochemistry. In her free time, she is likely to be keeping her dog entertained, or taking care of her small jungle of houseplants.
Taylor Coulson
Taylor is a fourth-year graduate student from Arkansas, where she attended the University of Central Arkansas. She has a passion for biochemistry and mathematics, which blend together perfectly in her work in biophysical chemistry. In her spare time, Taylor enjoys any and all Star Wars properties, reads constantly and will always update you on her current book, and will jump at any chance to enjoy the outdoors, particularly the coast.
Ben Stone
Ben is a second-year graduate student from Houston, and he completed his undergraduate degree at McGill University in Montreal. Since middle school he has had a growing fascination with the macromolecules of living cells, their shapes, and their interactions, and this prompted him to study biochemistry. Outside of his studies, he can be found enjoying morning runs along city streets, hiking in the woods especially near waterfalls, lakes, and up tall mountains, and otherwise seeking adventure out in nature.