Jon Allen
Assistant Professor
Hometown: South Haven, Michigan
BS: Biology – Western Michigan University
MS: Biology – Western Michigan University
PhD: Microbiology – Wayne State University School of Medicine
Postdoc: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Dad first, big kid that plays with bacteria second. Would not survive without my morning coffee. Die Hard is a Christmas movie.
Email: jallen19@luc.edu
Abigail Banas
IPBS PhD Student
Hometown: Lombard, Illinois
BS: Biology – Elmhurst University
Enjoys bacteria, but can only truly be happy with endless furry pups and true crime podcasts.
Email: abanas2@luc.edu
Faieq Imam
Research Assistant
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
BS: Rochester Institute of Technology.
MS: Loyola University Chicago.
Email: simam@luc.edu
Adam Bronson
Stritch MD/PhD Student
Hometown: Richardson, Texas
BS: Microbiology/Cell and Molecular Biology – Oklahoma State University
Plans his experiment schedule in painstaking detail. Tries to get Natasha Peterson to do the same.
Email: abronson@luc.edu
Natasha Peterson
IPBS PhD Student
Hometown: Capron, Illinois
BS: Biology – University of Illinois Chicago
MS: Microbiology – Loyola University Chicago
Ignores Adam’s attempts to get her to plan and starts a transformation at 5pm everyday. Does her best to distract him from his own plans to keep yapping during her transformation.
Email: npeterson4@luc.edu
Brandi Cobe
Postdoctoral Researcher
Hometown: Kenosha, Wisconsin
BS: Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
PhD: Microbiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Email: bcobe@luc.edu
Former Lab Members
Hannah Guilani, IPBS
Ellen Yang, MS (2022)
The Allen Lab 