People

TomkoLabSummer2024

 

People who think they're in charge

  Robert J. Tomko Jr.PhDRobb
  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  Swarnab Sengupta, PhD
  Post Doctoral Scholar, Biomedical Sciences 
  swarnab.sengupta@med.fsu.edu 

 

 

 

Graduate Students

Daniel

  Daniel Betancourt, PhD Candidate
  Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences
  daniel.betancourt@med.fsu.edu

 

 

 

Photo of Alana  Alana Chang, PhD Candidate
  Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences  
  alana.chang@med.fsu.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 Photo of Jenny Warnock Leanne Duke, PhD Candidate
  Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences
  leanne.duke@med.fsu.edu

 

 

 

 

 

Tomiwa  Tomiwa Lawal, PhD Candidate
  Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences
  tomiwa.lawal@med.fsu.edu

 

 

 

Quill  Quill Thomas, PhD Candidate
  Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences
  quill.thomas@med.fsu.edu

 

 

 

 

Laboratory Researchers and technicians

 Photo of Jenny Warnock Madison Sterling
  Researcher, Biomedical Sciences 
  madison.sterling@med.fsu.edu

 

 

 

 

 Photo of Jenny Warnock Lauren Carnley, MPH
  Technician, Biomedical Sciences
  lauren.carnley@med.fsu.edu

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate Researchers

26S proteasome conveyor  Robert Kirk
  DIS Student

 

 

 

 

 

 CP  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

 

 

 

 Photo of Jenny Warnock Jennifer L. Warnock, Ph.D.
  Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student (2017-2023)
  After Tomko Lab:  Postdoctoral Fellow, Homa Ghalei Lab, Emory University

 

 

 

 Photo of Monica Abou HarbMonica Abou Harb, Ph.D.
  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

 

 

 Photo of Jenny Warnock Sean Asgari
  Technician, Biomedical Science
  After Tomko Lab: James Cook University (MS program)

 

 

 

 

Former Medical Student Researchers

 Taylor  

  Taylor Blount (Class of 2025)

   

 

 

 

 

Sophia Mourad

 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.