People
Current Lab Members
Isabelle Coppens, Principal Investigator, Professor
PhD, University of Louvain (Belgium) 1988
Master in Drug Design, University of Lille (France) 1993
icoppen1@jhu.edu
Julia Romano, Research Associate
BSc Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY 1992
PhD, Johns Hopkins University 2000
jromano2@jhu.edu
Tejram Sahu, Research Associate
BSc Botany, Sambalpur University (India) 1999
MSc Life Sciences and Biochemistry, Sambalpur University (India) 2002
PhD, Jawaharlal Nehru University (India) 2008
tsahu1@jhu.edu
Karen Ehrenman, Senior postdoctoral fellow/Lab Coordinator
BSc Biology, St. Lawrence University (NY) 1976
MT (ASCP), St. Peters Medical Center (NJ) 1979
MSc Bacteriology, Wagner College (NY) 1982
PhD, Albany Medical College (NY) 1989
kehrenm1@jhu.edu
Eric Hartman, PhD student, CMM program
BSc Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2011
ehartman@jhmi.edu
Beejan Asady, MMI PhD student
BS Biology, University of Georgia, 2014
basady1@jhmi.edu
Lab Alumni
Past Postdoctoral Fellows / Research Associates:
Nazeen Bano
Current Position: Research Scientist, University of Washington Medical Center
Bao Lige
Current position: Senior Scientific Writer, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dominique Promeneur
Current position: Independent Contractor, ProPharma Group (Frederick, MD)
Medhi Labaied
Current position: Research Scientist, University of California, Berkeley
Vera Sampels
Current position: Technology Licensing Associate, Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (Baltimore, MD)
Claudia Dick
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Rio, Brazil
Christiane Voss
Current position: Clinical Research Specialist & Medical Writer, Technical Resources International, Inc. (Bethesda, MD)
Past PhD Students
Bamini Jayabalasingham
Current position: Senior Analytical Product Manager, Elsevier, (New York, NY)
Sabrina Nolan
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Johns Hopkins University
Past Master Students
Jeffrey Danielson
Current position: Research Technologist, NIAID (Bethesda, MD)
Luqiong Wang
Current position: Research Specialist II, Princeton University (NJ)
Ella Gehrke
Current position: Medical Student at Iowa State University (IA)
Past Undergraduate Researchers
Maria Elisa Smith
Current position: Medical student, University of Pennsylvania
Postdoctoral Positions
Postdoctoral positions are available for passionate researchers in the field of 1) host cell-parasite interactions, with focus on nutrient salvage by apicomplexan parasites, or 2) malaria parasite development in liver cells, with special interest in sporozoite metamorphosis. Individuals are also encouraged to propose other projects that complement efforts currently underway in the Coppens Lab. If you would like to apply, please email your resume and names of three references at icoppen1@jhu.edu and explain why you think you would be a good fit for my lab.
Coppens Lab Contact Information
Professor Isabelle Coppens, PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Malaria Research Institute
615 N. Wolfe Street
E5648 (office) E2209 (lab)
Baltimore, MD 21224
443-287-1589 (office)
443-287-1588 (lab)
icoppen1@jhu.edu