Meet the Lab

Lab Alumni

Below are the former members of the Waggoner Lab and the positions they accepted upon leaving the lab: 

Graduate Students

  • Dr. Carolyn Rydyznski Moderbacher, PhD, 2018
    Position acquired upon leaving: La Jolla Institute
  • Dr. Seth Reighard, PhD, 2019, MD, 2021
    Position acquired upon leaving: University of Cincinnati
  • Dr. Ivayla Gyurova, PhD, 2020
    Position acquired upon leaving: Sano Biotech
  • Dr. Ayad Ali, PhD, 2021, MD, 2023
    Position acquired upon leaving: University of Cincinnati

Masters Students

  • Dr. Michael Sirignano, MD
    Position acquired upon leaving: University of Louisville
  • Dr. Michael Moran, MD
    Position acquired upon leaving: Riverside Methodist Hospital
  • Fazeela Yaqoob
    Position acquired upon leaving: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Kelly Rangel
    Position acquired upon leaving: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
  • Amos Kotey
    Position acquired upon leaving: Mercy Health

Post Docs

  • Dr. Jonathan McNally, PhD
    Position acquired upon leaving: Salubris Bio
  • Dr. Stacey Cranert, PhD
    Position acquired upon leaving: Poseida Therapeutics
  • Dr. David Ohayon, PhD,
    Position acquired upon leaving: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Residents

  • Dr. Natalia Chaimowitz, MD/PhD
    Position acquired upon leaving: Cook Childrens
  • Dr. Lorena Botero Calderon, MD
    Position acquired upon leaving: Children’s National

Staff

  • Dr. Erik Karmele, PhD
    Position acquired upon leaving: AstraZeneca
  • Dr. Taylor Brooks, MD
    Position acquired upon leaving: Wake Forest University
  • Sarah Mathews
    Position acquired upon leaving: Kroger
  • Jasmine Tuazon
    Position acquired upon leaving: Ohio State College of Medicine

Undergraduates

  • Karin Oh
    Position acquired upon leaving: Vanderbilt University, Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Sierra Bennet
    Position acquired upon leaving: Ohio State University
  • Allison Yan
    Position acquired upon leaving: Harvard University, Ohio State College of Medicine
  • Dr. Megan Wilson, MD
    Position acquired upon leaving: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  • Cassia Busch
    Position acquired upon leaving: West Virginia University
  • Margaret Engelman
    Position acquired upon leaving: Duquesne University
  • Hannah Than Win
    Position acquired upon leaving: University of Cincinnati
  • Urjasvi Patel
    Position acquired upon leaving: University of Cincinnati
  • Jack Mauter
    Position acquired upon leaving: Ohio Wesleyan University
  • Krista English
    Position acquired upon leaving: The College of Wooster
  • Kamila Andino
    Position acquired upon leaving: Ana G. Méndez University, Puerto Rico
  • Isabella Gangadin
    Position acquired upon leaving: Ohio State University

Contact Us

Stephen Waggoner, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Center for Autoimmune Genomics and Etiology (CAGE) , Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Mailing Address:
3333 Burnet Avenue
MLC 15012
Cincinnati, OH 45229

Email: stephen.waggoner@cchmc.org
Office: 513-803-4607
Fax: 513-636-3068

Open Lab Positions

The Waggoner Lab is currently seeking talented, motivated individuals at all levels (undergraduate, graduate, medical, resident, and postdoctoral fellows). Applicants would be well-served by a background in immunology or microbiology. Interested parties are invited to submit their CV or resume to Stephen via email.