Chi-Min Ho Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology Columbia University Medical Center Email: ch3516@cumc.columbia.edu Faculty profile
Mimi joined Columbia University in 2020 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology. She earned her PhD under the mentorship of Dr. Hong Zhou at UCLA, where she used cryoEM to determine atomic resolution structures of the malaria parasite translocon PTEX after purifying the complex from endogenous Plasmodium falciparum parasite lysates. When she’s not in the lab, she enjoys exploring new places with her dog, Mighty.
Learn more about Mimi here!
Carolyn Lee
LAB MANAGER Email: cl39@cumc.columbia.edu
Carolyn is a seasoned lab veteran and our go-to fixer! When she isn’t in the lab, she enjoys reading, sleeping, and all things arts and crafty. (She also makes amazing home-made ice cream!)
Pushkar Shinde
ROTATION STUDENT Email: ps3334@cumc.columbia.edu
Pushkar is an MD-PhD student in the MSTP program.
Meseret Haile
GRADUATE STUDENT Email: mth2149@cumc.columbia.edu
Messi is a graduate student in the Microbiology and Immunology program broadly interested in parasites and infectious diseases. When she’s not in lab, Messi enjoys long naps, tennis, playing with her dog and all things post colonial theory.
Becca Lees
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR Email:
Becca has just finished her PhD in the labs of Helen Saibil and Michael Blackman at the Birkbeck University of London and the Francis Crick Institute, and will be joining us as a postdoctoral scholar in May!
Hanyu Wang
RESEARCH TECHNICIAN Email: hw2916@columbia.edu
Hanyu recently completed her Masters in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia.
Xiyan Zhu
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT Email: xz3088@columbia.edu
Xiyan is an undergraduate student in the School of Engineering majoring in Electrical Engineering but intrigued by biology. Outside of the lab, she enjoys exploring the city, trying new recipes, and practicing martial arts
Mighty
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PAWFFICER Email: mighty.mouse@columbia.edu
Mighty is a 13 year old Chiweenie. When he’s not in the lab, he enjoys exploring New York City and taking long naps in the sun.
We’re looking for talented scientists to join our team! Please contact Mimi if you’re interested!
Alumni Current position
Christina Lee (Undergraduate Research Assistant) Ph.D. student, Stanford University
Katelyn Radford (Technician) Ph.D. student, Caltech
Brian Yang (Undergraduate Research Assistant) Software engineer, Google
Justin Ghaeli (Undergraduate Research Assistant) Investment banking analyst, Goldman Sachs
Panagiotis Tsimpos (Undergraduate Research Assistant) Columbia Oxbridge Scholar, Oxford University
Anjali Nair (Undergraduate Research Assistant) Undergraduate student, Columbia University
Tina Liu (Undergraduate Research Assistant) Undergraduate student, Columbia University
David Cobb (Postdoctoral Scholar) ORISE Fellow, Center for Disease Control
Leonie Anton (Postdoctoral Fellow) Independent Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Bern
From left to right:
Top row - Messi (Meseret) Haile, David Cobb, Leonie Anton, Carolyn Lee, Panos Timpos
Bottom row - Emerson Li, Elise Han, Xiyan Zhu, Mimi (Chi-Min) Ho, Elynn Chang, Jing Cheng