Prajwal Gurung
Prajwal Gurung, PHD
Associate Professor
Email: prajwal-gurung@uiowa.edu
Background: I was born and raised in Nepal and came to the United States in 2001 to pursue higher education. I received my PhD in 2011 from the University of Iowa under the mentorship of Dr. Thomas S. Griffith. Following my PhD, I did my postdoctoral fellowship at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with Dr. Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti. I joined University of Iowa as an Assistant Professor in 2017. Apart from research, I love spending time with my family and train jiujitsu.
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Lalita Mazgaeen, MS
Graduate Student
Email: lalita-mazgaeen@uiowa.edu
Background: I am from the Himalayan country Nepal. I came to United States in 2014 after earning my B.S. in Biotechnology from SANN International College (Purbanchal University, Nepal). I received my M.S. in Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. I joined the Human Toxicology Doctoral program at University of Iowa in Fall 2017. I joined the Gurung Lab in June 2018.
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Saurabh Saini, PhD
Research Associate
Email: saurabh-saini@uiowa.edu
Background:
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Summer 2021
Front row - LtoR, Claire Udoye and Saurabh Saini. Back row - LtoR, Julia Duvall, Lalita Mazgaeen and Matt Yorek.