People
People who think they're in charge
Robert J. Tomko Jr., PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences
Office: Medical Research Building, Suite 2300-C
Phone: 850-645-1482
robert.tomko@med.fsu.edu
Senior Scientists
Antonia A. Nemec, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences
Office: Medical Research Building, Suite 2350-M
Phone: 850-644-0498
antonia.nemec@med.fsu.edu
Post Doctoral Scholars
Swarnab Sengupta, PhD
Post Doctoral Scholar, Biomedical Sciences
swarnab.sengupta@med.fsu.edu
Graduate Students
Daniel Betancourt, PhD Candidate
Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences
daniel.betancourt@med.fsu.edu
Alana Chang, PhD Candidate
Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences
alana.chang@med.fsu.edu
Leanne Duke, PhD Candidate
Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences
leanne.duke@med.fsu.edu
Tomiwa Lawal, PhD Candidate
Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences
tomiwa.lawal@med.fsu.edu
Quill Thomas, PhD Candidate
Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences
quill.thomas@med.fsu.edu
Laboratory Researchers and technicians
Researcher, Biomedical Sciences
madison.sterling@med.fsu.edu
Technician, Biomedical Sciences
lauren.carnley@med.fsu.edu
Undergraduate Researchers
Robert Kirk
DIS Student
Kaylyn Meyers
UROP Student
Lab Alumni
Former Graduate Students
Lauren A. Howell, Ph.D.
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student (2013-2019)
After Tomko Lab: Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Writer, Burdock Group
Randi G. Reed, Ph.D.
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student (2016-2022)
After Tomko Lab: Curation Scientist, Caris Life Sciences
Jennifer L. Warnock, Ph.D.
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student (2017-2023)
After Tomko Lab: Postdoctoral Fellow, Homa Ghalei Lab, Emory University
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student (2018-2023)
After Tomko Lab: Medical Science Liaison, CSL
Former Technicians
Anna Peterson
Laboratory Researcher (2015 - 2017)
After Tomko Lab: UCONN Health Sciences Center Ph.D. Program
Technician, Biomedical Science
After Tomko Lab: James Cook University (MS program)
Former Medical Student Researchers
Taylor Blount (Class of 2025)
Sophia Mourad (Class of 2024)
Former Undergraduate and High School Researchers
Nehry Celoge
FSU Student (2022-2023)
After Tomko Lab: Gap year before medical school
Nicholas Pazos
DIS Student (2020-2022)
After Tomko Lab: Biochemistry Ph.D. student, Florida State University Chemistry and Biochemistry Program
Sandhya Kumar
High School Researcher (2021-2022)
After Tomko Lab: Bachelors Studies, Harvard University
David DeCoeur
DIS Student (2020-2022)
After Tomko Lab: Molecular and Cellular Biology Ph.D. student, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Matthew Utset
UROP Student (2018-2022)
After Tomko Lab: Gap year before medical school
Gabriel Jobin
DIS Student (2018-2022)
After Tomko Lab: Gap year before medical school
Jessica Jarnagin
UROP and Honors Thesis Student (2017-2021)
After Tomko Lab: MD/PhD program, University of Texas, San Antonio
Tessa Lochetto
UROP and DIS Student (2018-2020)
After Tomko Lab: Washington University in St. Louis Molecular Cell Biology Ph.D. Program
Matthew Murray
UROP and Honors Thesis Student (2016 - 2018)
After Tomko Lab: Yale Pharmacology Ph.D. Program
Marya Ali
UROP Student (2017)
After Tomko Lab: Post-baccalaureate studies before med school
Chris Howe
DIS Student (2015 - 2016)
After Tomko Lab: Chemist, AmbioPharm
Joseph Pelt
UROP Student (2016)
After Tomko Lab: Frost Scholar (M.Sc., Neuroscience), University of Oxford
Cami Young
High School Researcher (2015)
After Tomko Lab: B.Sc. (Hons), Molecular Biology, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
We are always looking for motivated people
to join our group! If you're interested,
Email Robb to discuss joining the lab.