People

The Ralston Lab

Current Lab Members

Amy Ralston, Ph.D

James K. Billman, Jr., M.D. Endowed Professor 
and Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Tristan Frum

Postdoctoral Fellow, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MSU

Midwest Society for Developmental Biology Travel Award, 2018
Best Oral Presentation, MSU RDSP Annual Meeting (2018)
Best Postdoc Oral Presentation, Midwest SDB Meeting (2016)
Poster Prize, Midwest SDB Meeting (2015)
CIRM Predoctoral Scholar (2013-2014)
ASCB Travel Award Recipient (2013)
NIH Graduate Trainee (2010-12)
Poster Prize, West Coast SDB Meeting (2011)
Email: tfrum@msu.edu
Phone: 517-353-9585

Michael Halbisen

Research Associate, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MSU

Jenn Watts

Graduate Student, Physiology, MSU

Alex Moauro

DO/PhD Student, Physiology, MSU

Tayler Murphy

Graduate Student, Genetics, MSU

Robin Seay

Graduate Student, Cell and Molecular Biology, MSU

Dan O'Hagan

Technician, Biochemistry, MSU

Matthew Walny

Undergraduate Researcher, Nursing, MSU

Anahga Kramadhati

Undergraduate Researcher, Lyman Briggs College, Predental, Human Biology, MSU

Lab Alumni

• Madison Noom (Undergraduate Researcher, 2017 - 2018)
• Kayla Matheny (Undergraduate Researcher, 2017 - 2018)
• Taylor Arnason (Undergraduate Researcher, 2017 - 2018)
• Allie Rochon (Undergraduate Researcher, 2017 - 2018)
• Eli Falk¹² (Undergraduate Researcher, 2016-2018)
• Hannah Guider¹² (Undergraduate Researcher, 2016-2018)
  • MSU College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids and East Lansing, MI
• Allyson Lokken^8,10,11 (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014 - 2017)
• Miranda Rogers (Research Specialist, 2016 - 2017)
• Allie Mohr (Undergraduate Researcher, 2016 - 2017)
• Mary Alsheikh (Undergraduate Researcher, 2016 - 2017)
• Sreya Modepalli (Undergraduate Researcher, 2016 - 2017)
• Feng Xie (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2016 - 2017)
• Anthony Parenti^6,7,8,9 (Doctoral Student, 2010 - 2016)
  • UC Davis School of Law, Davis , CA
• Jamie Maurice⁵ (Undergraduate Researcher, 2014-2016)
  • Wayne State University Pathologists Assistant Program, Detroit, MI
• Will Garcia (Undergraduate Researcher, 2015-2016)
  • University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, Detroit, MI
• Blake Geraltowski (Undergraduate Researcher, 2015-2016)
• Patty Glover (Undergraduate Researcher, 2015-2016)
• Heidi Molga (Honor's Thesis, 2013-2014)
• Roberto Lopez-Cervera⁴ (Undergraduate Researcher, 2013 - 2014)
  • Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education Post Baccalaureate Research Education Program, Minneapolis, MN
• Amit Weiss (Undergraduate Researcher and Research Specialist, 2012 - 2014)
  • UC Berkeley Graduate Program in Molecular and Cell Biology, Berkeley, CA
• Leesa Hogan Hatfield² (Undergraduate Summer Researcher, 2013)
  • Gavilan College, Gilroy, CA
• Margaret Donovan³ (Undergraduate Researcher, 2012 - 2013)
  • Illumina, Inc., San Diego, CA
• Eryn Wicklow (Undergraduate Researcher and Research Specialist, 2011 - 2013)
  • UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
• Neeloufar Tabatabai-Yazdi (Undergraduate Researcher, 2011 - 2013)
• Andrea Quinones-Rivera (Undergraduate Researcher, 2011-2012)
  • UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
• Sophia Petraki² (Undergraduate Researcher, 2011-2012)
• Tiffani Medina (Research Specialist, 2010 - 2011)
• Andrew Forster (Undergraduate Researcher, 2010)
• Stephanie Blij¹ (Doctoral Student, 2009 - 2014)
  • UC Hastings College of Law, San Francisco , CA
• Lane Sharon (Research Specialist, 2009 - 2010)
• Aliye Sarmasik (Research Specialist, 2009 - 2010)