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; PhD. in Biochemistry Program 

Avery Bond; Ph.D. in Microbiology Program

Sophie Craig; Ph.D. GSBSE Program

Amanda Sandberg; M.S. in Microbiology Program

Undergraduate students:

Sydney Brown; University of Maine 2025

Olivia Brunetti; University of Maine 2023

Lauren Cusson; University of Maine 2023

Gabriella Giftos; University of Maine 2026

Nate Jordan; University of Maine 2023

Kristina Kelly; University of Maine 2024

Abby Kraemer; University of Maine 2025

Jasper Makowski; University of Maine 2026

Aiden Pike; University of Maine 2023

Stephen Rezack; University of Maine 2023

Rotation students:

The Maginnis laboratory is open for rotations for AY 2023-2024.

Lab Alumni:

Graduate Students:

Ph.D. Students:

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

Kashif Mehmood; Fulbright Scholar, Ph.D. Program in Microbiology, Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Integrative Biosciences, CECOS University Peshawar, Pakistan

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

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

M.S. Students:

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

Undergraduate Students:

Francesca Armstrong; University of Maine, 2020, (Capstone student), Current position: medical field

Tristan Fong, University of Maine, 2020, (Capstone student), Current position: Tufts University School of Medicine

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

Remi Geohegan; University of Maine 2022 (Capstone student), Current position: GSBSE Graduate Program, University of Maine

Laura Horowitz; University of Maine, 2017 (Capstone student), Current position: UNE College of Medicine 2019

Conner Lajoie; University of Maine, 2017 (Honors College), Previous position: Broad Institute, Current position: UNE College of Medicine 2020

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

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

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

Sarah Nichols; University of Maine, 2020, (Capstone student), Current position: Wake Forest University PhD Program

Amanda Sandberg; University of Maine 2022, Current position: M.S. in Microbiology Program, University of Maine

Adam Simard, B.S., University of Maine, 2015 (Capstone student), Current position: PhD program, Dartmouth College

Ashley Soucy; University of Maine, 2018 (Honors College), Current position: GSBSE Graduate Program, University of Maine