Lab members

Traven lab members

Professor Ana Traven

Head, Laboratory for fungal pathogenesis

Telephone: +61 3 9902 9219

Dr Jiyoti Verma

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dr Claudia Simm

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dr Madhu Shankar

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Tricia Lo

Senior Research Assistant

Sharon Yau

PhD Student

Francios (Frank) Olivier

PhD Student

Dr. Harshini Weerasinghe

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Chris McCrory

PhD Student

Vidhi Kesarwani (PhD student; 2016-2020) Current position: postdoc with Simon Corrie, Monash Engineering
Bella (Qi) Wang (PhD student; 2016-2020)
Tim Tucey (postdoc; 2014-2019)
Barbara Koch (postdoc, 2015-2018). Current position: Research scientist at Callaghan Innovation, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Nikolina Vidan (visiting PhD student; 6 months research visit in 2016-2017). Current position: PhD student, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
Nathalie Uwamahoro (PhD student; 2009-2014). Current position: postdoc with Constantin Urban, Umea University, Sweden
Yue Qu (postdoc; 2012-2015). Current position: postdoc with Anton Peleg, Alfred Hospital and Department of Microbiology, Monash.
Michael Dagley (postdoc; 2009-2010). Current position: University of Melbourne
Branka Jelicic (postdoc; 2011-2012; Australian Group of Eight Fellowship). Current position: Application Specialist at Biosistemi, Zagreb Croatia.
Tara Quenault (PhD student; 2010-2013). Current position: Science teacher at MacRobertson Girls' High School in Melbourne.
Miguel Shingu-Vazquez (postdoc, 2013). Current position: postdoc with Jamie Rossjohn, Monash University.
Nisha Duggan (BCH3990 student, 2015)
June Deng (BCH3990 student and casual RA, 2015).
Julie Nguyen (PhD student, 2013-2015).
Joshua Nickson (Honours student 2016). Current position: Research Assistant with Irene Caminschi, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University