Current Members

Hachung Chung, PhD

Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Columbia University Medical Center
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Email: hc3070@cumc.columbia.edu
Degrees: PhD Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (Harvard University); BS Biochemistry (Stony Brook University)

Hachung, a native of South Korea, received her B.S. in Biochemistry from Stony Brook University and her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Harvard University. She conducted her post-doctoral studies at The Rockefeller University. In 2019, she joined the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University as an Assistant Professor. Hachung is a recipient of the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (2014 ~2017) and a Searle Scholar Award (2020). Outside of the lab, Hachung enjoys exploring NYC with her husband and two kids!

Heegwon Shin, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: hs3270@cumc.columbia.edu
Degrees: PhD Chemistry (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Tyler Dorrity

Graduate Student
Email: tjd2144@cumc.columbia.edu
Degrees: BA Biochemistry, BA Molecular Biology (Drew College)

Kenenni Wiegand

Laboratory Technician
Email: kaw2223@cumc.columbia.edu
Degree(s): BA Biology (Cornell University)

Emily Y.J. Jung

Undergraduate Intern
Email: emilyjung.yj72@gmail.com
Degree(s): BS Biology (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Jake Gertie

MD-PhD Student
Email: jag2392@cumc.columbia.edu
Degrees: BS Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology (Yale University)

Past Alumni

Justin Aruda, former Columbia University undergraduate researcher and research technician, Fall 2019-August 2021, now Ph.D. student at Harvard University

Rachel Polfer, former research technician, June 2019-August 2021, now Ph.D. student at The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory School of Biological Sciences

Rotation Students and Interns

Amanda Grace Leone, undergraduate summer intern, Summer 2021

Ava Rotondo, undergraduate summer intern, Summer 2021

Jake A. Gertie, M.D/Ph.D rotation student, Summer 2021

Carly Lam, M&I Ph.D rotation student, Spring 2021

Noah Chen, M.D/Ph.D rotation student, Spring 2021

Bruce Culbertson, M.D/Ph.D rotation student, Summer 2020

Max Lauring, M.D/Ph.D rotation student, Summer 2020

Peter Wang, M&I Ph.D rotation student, Spring 2020

Sam Zverev, intern, Summer 2019