Members

Peter Hollenbeck

Peter Hollenbeck, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Department Head
Lilly Hall 2-237
phollenb@purdue.edu
tel: 765-496-3378

Peter received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, then worked as a Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellow with Dennis Bray at the MRC Cell Biophysicis Unit in London, England.  He took his first faculty position in 1988 at Harvard Medical School in Anatomy and Cellular Biology, and then in Neurobiology. He moved to Biological Sciences at Purdue University in 1997.

Liz Garland-Kuntz

Elisabeth Garland-Kuntz, M.S.
Research Assistant
Lilly Hall 2-311

Liz received her B.A. in Biological Sciences at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN, and went on earn an M.S. at Purdue. She has worked with Dr. Daniel Suter in Biological Sciences and Dr. Val Watts in MCMP.  She joined the Hollenbeck Lab in 2011.

Doris Kemler

Doris Kemler
Research Assistant
Lilly Hall 2-311

Doris is from Switzerland and worked as a research assistant in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Zurich prior to coming the U.S.  She also worked as a research assistant at Yale University in the Department of Cell Biology. She has been with the Hollenbeck Lab since 2007.

 Swathi Devireddy

Swathi Devireddy, M.S.
Ph.D. Student
Lilly Hall 2-238

Swathi is from south India and received her B.Sc in Biochemistry, Microbiology & Chemistry (S.V University) and Master’s degree in Biotechnology (SPMVV), and then joined Dr. Sandhya Koushika’s lab at NCBS, as a junior research fellow.  She joined the Hollenbeck Lab in June, 2010. 

Hyun Sung

Hyun Sung, M.S.
Ph.D. Student
Lilly Hall 2-238

Hyun is from Seoul, South Korea.  He received his B.S. and M.S. in the Department of Life Sciences at Hanyang University in Seoul, where he worked in the lab of Dr. Ahnn.  He joined the Hollenbeck Lab in August 2010.
Pin-Chao Liao

Pin-Chao Liao, M.S.   Ph.D. Student
Lilly Hall 2-238

Pin-Chao is from Taiwan and received his B.S. in 2006 and his M.S. in 2008 from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.  He joined the Hollenbeck Lab in June 2012.

Katherine Dalzotto

Katherine Dalzotto Undergraduate Student
Lilly Hall 2-206

Katherine is from Valparaiso, IN and is pursuing her B.S. in Biology at Purdue. She joined the Hollenbeck Lab in 2012. 

In 2013, Katherine won the College of Science Outstanding Sophomore award for "outstanding academic achievement and outstanding co-curricular involvement such as leadership, community service, & undergraduate research."  Congratulations, Katherine!!!

Alex Liu

         Alex Liu           Undergraduate              Student             Lilly Hall 2-206

Alex is from Arcadia, CA and is pursuing a B.S. in Biochemistry at Purdue. He joined the Hollenbeck Lab in August, 2013.

Maaz Arif

Maaz Arif    Undergraduate Student
Lilly Hall 2-206

Maaz is from Granger, IN and is pursuing his B.S. in Biological Sciences at Purdue. He joined the Hollenbeck Lab in 2014.

Lauren Tandarich

Lauren Tandarich Undergraduate Student Lilly Hall   2-206

Lauren is from Kennett Square, PA.  She is pursuing her B.S. in Biological Sciences, with a focus on Neurobiology & Physiology.  She joined the lab in 2014.