Maginnis Lab

Primary Investigator: Melissa Maginnis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Microbiology

Ph.D. (2007) Vanderbilt University, Microbiology and Immunology
Research: Identification and Characterization of Cellular Determinants of Reovirus Internalization
Advisor: Terry Dermody, M.D.
Dermody Lab

Postdoctoral Training: Brown University
Research: Molecular Mechanisms of JC Polyomavirus Attachment and Entry
Advisor: Walter Atwood, Ph.D.
Atwood Lab

Graduate Students:

Lucas Bennett; Ph.D. in Biochemistry Program 

Sophie Craig; Ph.D. GSBSE Program

James Feduccia; Ph.D. GSBSE Program

Kristina Kelly; M.S. in Microbiology Program

Undergraduate Students:

Sydney Brown; University of Maine 2025

Gabriella Giftos; University of Maine 2026

Jasper Makowski; University of Maine 2026

Anna Molloy; University of Maine 2028

Luise Reinwald; University of Maine 2027

Myla Schneider; University of Maine 2025

Research Assistant:

Orianna Goldberg

Rotation Students:

The Maginnis laboratory is open for rotations for 2025 for admitted students in GSBSE Programs.

Alumni Ph.D. Students:

Avery Bond; Ph.D. in Microbiology, Current position: R&D Scientist, MMQCI

Jeanne DuShane Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Current position: Senior Scientist, Bristol Myers Squibb

Kashif Mehmood; Fulbright Scholar, Ph.D. in Microbiology, Current position: Postdoctoral Associate, DiMaio Lab, Yale University

Colleen Mayberry; Ph.D. in Microbiology, Current position: Postdoctoral Associate, The Jackson Laboratory

Michael Wilczek; Ph.D. in Microbiology, Current position: Assistant Teaching Professor, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, The Roux Institute at Northeastern University

Alumni M.S. Students:

Mason Crocker; M.S. in Microbiology, Current position: Tufts University School of Medicine

Amanda Sandberg; M.S. in Microbiology, Current position: MD/PhD Program, Virginia Commonwealth University

Alumni Undergraduate Students:

Kristina Kelly, University of Maine 2024, Current position: Master’s in Microbiology Program, University of Maine

Lara Kirkby, University of Maine 2024, Current position: Professional Soccer Player, Adelaide United Football Club, Australia

Abby Kraemer, University of Maine 2024, Current position: Professional Soccer Player, Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia, Portugal

Becca Takagaki, University of Maine 2024, Current position: US Navy

Aiden Pike, University of Maine 2023, Current position: 4+1 Program in Bioinformatics, The Roux Institute at Northeastern

Stephen Rezack, University of Maine 2023, Current position: Northern Light Medical Center 

Nate Jordan, University of Maine 2023, Current position: MS Program in Microbiology, University of Maine 

Olivia Brunetti, University of Maine 2023, Current position: Histotechnician/ Clinical Assistant Scribe at Massachusetts Dermatology Associates

Lauren Cusson, University of Maine 2023, Current position: PA School, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Remi Geohegan, University of Maine 2022, Current position: GSBSE PhD Program, University of Maine

Amanda Sandberg; M.S., University of Maine 2022, 2024, Current position: MD/PhD Program VCU

Paige Giffault, University of Maine 2021, Current position: UNE College of Medicine 2022

Nick Leclerc, University of Maine 2021, Current position: PhD Program in Microbiology, University of Maine

Francois Levasseur, University of Maine 2020, Current position: Strand Therapeutics

Sarah Nichols, University of Maine, 2020, Current position: Wake Forest University PhD Program

Tristan Fong, University of Maine, 2020, Current position: Tufts University School of Medicine

Francesca Armstrong, University of Maine, 2020, Current position: Nursing School

Tyler Lang, University of Maine, 2018 (volunteer), Tufts University School of Medicine (M.D., 2022), Current position: Medical Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center

Trevor Lyford, Brown University, 2018, Current position: Eastern Virginia Medical School