Team

Our Team

Vishnu Cuddapah, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator

Haein Kim, PhD

Staff Scientist

Chitrakshi Pant, PhD

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Kat Bochtler, PhD

Research Associate

Bhargavi Gundamalla, MS

Bioinformatics Analyst

Harita Mani

Graduate Student

Sydney Davis

Graduate Student

Christine Esparza

Medical Student

Alexa Ramirez

Medical Student

Ashlee Prejean

Master's Student

Alexander Ritsch

Research Technician

Fernanda Valle Sirias

Research Technician

Ryan Ji

Research Intern

William Liu

Undergrad Rockstar

Shivani Patel

Undergrad Rockstar

Nakula Prabakaran

Undergrad Rockstar

Christina Wang

Undergrad Rockstar

Angella Zhao

Undergrad Rockstar

Cuddapah lab - 2026

New Year? More cake! Happy birthday, Matt!
New Year? More cake! Happy birthday, Matt!
Happy birthday, Kat!
Happy birthday, Kat!
Max capacity: 13
Max capacity: 13
Velvet Tacos
Velvet Tacos
Angella @ Brown
Angella @ Brown
Shivani @ Brown
Shivani @ Brown
Happy birthday, Syd!!
Happy birthday, Syd!!
FIFA 2026 is here!
FIFA 2026 is here!
FIFA x Cuddapah Lab
FIFA x Cuddapah Lab
Elise+Haein celebration
Elise+Haein celebration
Big boy alert
Big boy alert
Yummmmmmmmm
Yummmmmmmmm
Lab get together 2026
Lab get together 2026
Codenames!
Codenames!
Awwwwwww
Awwwwwww
Happy birthday Shivani = red velvet #3
Happy birthday Shivani = red velvet #3
Farewell Fernanda
Farewell Fernanda
All the Chuy's
All the Chuy's
BOOM BOOM
BOOM BOOM
Farewell Fernanda
Farewell Fernanda
Fernanda will be missed!
Fernanda will be missed!
Fernanda will be missed!
Fernanda will be missed!

Cuddapah lab - 2025

The first lab members! Brave souls.
The first lab members! Brave souls.
When elephants visited the NRI...
When elephants visited the NRI...
CSI Houston, ft Drosophila melanogaster
CSI Houston, ft Drosophila melanogaster
We love science!
We love science!
Fly Pushing
Fly Pushing
Science is mysterious
Science is mysterious
Science is fun
Science is fun
Yes, Haein can make ANYTHING
Yes, Haein can make ANYTHING
The loud table at Torchy's
The loud table at Torchy's
ALL the tacos
ALL the tacos
...and all the paletas
...and all the paletas
Cuddapah Lab in an anime multiverse dimension
Cuddapah Lab in an anime multiverse dimension
Happy birthday, Angella!
Happy birthday, Angella!
Lab meeting fun
Lab meeting fun
Happy birthday, Shivani!
Happy birthday, Shivani!
The lab is growing!
The lab is growing!
up to no good...
up to no good...
Genuine Cup for Neurodiverse Players
Genuine Cup for Neurodiverse Players
Genuine Cup for Neurodiverse Players
Genuine Cup for Neurodiverse Players
Future Gen Alpha Cuddapah Lab members
Future Gen Alpha Cuddapah Lab members
Abstract expressionist cake cutting, by Chitrakshi Pant. Happy birthday!
Abstract expressionist cake cutting, by Chitrakshi Pant. Happy birthday!
Lab dinner!
Lab dinner!
?plonkas?
?plonkas?
Lab dinner!
Lab dinner!
extended lab fam
extended lab fam
do your best fly impression
do your best fly impression
Happy birthday, Haein! Bye bye, cake
Happy birthday, Haein! Bye bye, cake
Happy birthday, Will!
Happy birthday, Will!
White coat ceremony!
White coat ceremony!
Chitrakshi's presenting? Lab turns up!
Chitrakshi's presenting? Lab turns up!
Epilepsy Youth Forum, ft Shivani
Epilepsy Youth Forum, ft Shivani
Happy birthday, Nakula!
Happy birthday, Nakula!
Hoorrray! Harita rocked her quals!
Hoorrray! Harita rocked her quals!
trickortreat
trickortreat
Happy birthday, Harita!!
Happy birthday, Harita!!
Birthday celly! You guys are the best
Birthday celly! You guys are the best
Happy birthday, Fernanda!! Paris Baguette=yum
Happy birthday, Fernanda!! Paris Baguette=yum