Lab Members

Susana T. Valente

Professor and Chair
Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, Jupiter, Florida

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Sarae Copeland

Financial Manager
Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, Jupiter, Florida

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Patricia (Trish) McDonald

Lab Admin Coordinator III
Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, Jupiter, Florida

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Joseph A. Jablonski II

Research Assistant IV / Lab Manager
Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, Jupiter, Florida

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Sonia Jablonski (Mediouni)

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, Jupiter, Florida

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Chuan Li

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, Jupiter, Florida

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Qifan Wang

Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, Jupiter, Florida

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Huiming Yang

Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, Jupiter, Florida

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Anqi Cheng

Graduate Student
Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Jupiter, Florida

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Yi Wang

Graduate Student
Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Jupiter, Florida

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Andrew McAuley

Graduate Student
Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Jupiter, Florida

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Yuan (Maureen) Ma

Research Assistant I
Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, Jupiter, Florida

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Lyan A. Darboys Guerrero

FAU- Student Intern
The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Jupiter, Florida

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Nirek Gada

FAU- Student Intern-2026
The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Jupiter, Florida