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

Michael Halbisen

Research Associate, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MSU

Jenn Watts

Graduate Student, Physiology, MSU

BMB Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2020)
Poster Prize, BioMolecular Sciences Graduate Program Retreat, 1st Prize (2018)
NIH Graduate Trainee, Reproductive and Developmental Sciences Program (2017-2019)
Graduate Facilitator, Summer Research Opportunities Program (2016-present)
National Member, Graduate Women in Science (2016-present)
Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate (2016-present)
Email: wattsje3@msu.edu
Phone: 517-353-9585

Jenn's Homepage

Alex Moauro

DO/PhD Student, Physiology, MSU

Tayler Murphy

Graduate Student, Genetics, MSU

Robin Seay

Graduate Student, Cell and Molecular Biology, MSU

NIH Graduate Trainee, Reproductive and Developmental Sciences Program (2019-2021)
CMB Research Prize (2020)

Robert Fidis

Graduate Student, Biochemsitry and Molecular Biology, MSU

Dan O'Hagan

Technician, Biochemistry, MSU

Carlos Ferran-Heredia

Undergraduate Researcher,Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MSU

Lab Alumni

• Anahga Kramadhati¹² (Undergraduate Researcher, 2018 - 2019)
• 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
• Matthew Walny (Undergraduate Researcher, 2015 - 2018)
• 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)
• 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)
• Jamie Maurice⁵ (Undergraduate Researcher, 2014-2016)
  • Wayne State University Pathologists Assistant Program, Detroit, MI
• Allyson Lokken^8,10,11 (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014- 2017)
• 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)
• Anthony Parenti^6,7,8,9 (Doctoral Student, 2010 - 2016)
  • UC Davis School of Law, Davis , CA
• Tiffani Medina (Research Specialist, 2010 - 2011)
• Andrew Forster (Undergraduate Researcher, 2010)
• Tristan Frum^1,6,8,10,13 (Doctoral Student, 2019 - 2014; Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014-2019)
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• 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)