Current Personnel
Christina Collins, BS
Research Specialist
Christina Collins joined the Hunstad lab as lead technician and laboratory manager in April 2017.
Teri Hreha, PhD
Staff Scientist
Teri Hreha joined the Hunstad lab in August 2016, having completed her thesis work in the laboratory of Blanca Barquera, PhD, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. She is investigating cellular and molecular determinants of renal abscess formation and fibrosis.
Rachel Jin
Research Technician II
Rachel completed her undergraduate degree in Biology (Computational and Genomics Track) at Wash U in 2024 and is working on several projects in the Hunstad lab, with the goal of entering medical school in 2025.
Hunter Kuhn, BS
Graduate Student, Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Hunter Kuhn earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Central Florida. He is working on the activity of UPEC alpha-hemolysin in the kidney during pyelonephritis.
Rebekkah Smither, BS
Senior Research Technician
Rebekkah joined the Hunstad lab in 2023. She has a BS in Biochemistry from UC-Santa Barbara and worked previously at Elemental Enzymes and St. Louis University.
Elisa Vesely, PhD
Staff Scientist
Elisa Vesely completed her PhD in microbiology and molecular genetics with Michael Lorenz, PhD at UT-Houston and a postdoctoral fellowship at Dartmouth with Robb Cramer, PhD before joining the Hunstad lab in 2024.