People
Lab members
Isabelle Coppens
PhD, University of Louvain (Belgium), 1988
Master in Drug Design, University of Lille (France), 1993
icoppen1@jhu.edu
Julia Romano
BSc Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (New York), 1992
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 2000
jromano2@jhu.edu
Maryam Saffarian
ScM Shadid Chanran University (Iran), 2007
PhD, Clemson University, 2018
msaffar1@jhmi.edu
Shahbaz Khan
Master of Veterinary Science, West Bengal University (India), 2009
PhD, University of Illinois, 2023
skhan174@jh.edu
Krishna Sathya
Bachelor of Technology, IIT Madras (India), 2021
ScM, Johns Hopkins University, 2023
amanugu1@jhmi.edu
Ruth Buh
BSc Biochemistry, Montclair State University 2017
Lab Alumni
Past Postdoctoral Fellows / Research Associates:
Nazeen Bano
Current Position: Research Scientist, University of Washington Medical Center
Bao Lige
Current position: Senior Scientific Writer, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dominique Promeneur
Current position: Independent Contractor, ProPharma Group (Frederick, MD)
Tejram Sahu
Current position: Staff Fellow, FDA
Medhi Labaied
Current position: Research Scientist, University of California, Berkeley
Vera Sampels
Current position: Technology Licensing Associate, Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (Baltimore, MD)
Claudia Dick
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Rio, Brazil
Christiane Voss
Current position: Clinical Research Specialist & Medical Writer, Technical Resources International, Inc. (Bethesda, MD)
Past PhD Students
Bamini Jayabalasingham
Current position: Senior Analytical Product Manager, Elsevier, (New York, NY)
Sabrina Nolan
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Johns Hopkins University
Beejan Asady
Current position: Staff Scientist, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP (Boston, MA)
Eric Hartman
Applying for a Pharma/biotech position
Past Master Students
Jeffrey Danielson
Current position: Research Technologist, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID/Bethesda, MD)
Luqiong Wang
Current position: Research Specialist II, Princeton University
Ella Gehrke
Current position: Medical Student at Iowa State University
Dawlyn Garcia
Current Position: Senior Research Associate R&D, IDX20 (Newton, MA)
Past Undergraduate Researchers
Maria Elisa Smith
Current position: Medical student, University of Pennsylvania
Past Faculty
Karen Ehrenman, former Postdoctoral Fellow and Lab Coordinator
Retired after working in the Coppens Lab for 18 years
Postdoctoral Positions
Postdoctoral positions are available for passionate researchers in the field of 1) host cell-parasite interactions, with focus on nutrient salvage by apicomplexan parasites, or 2) malaria parasite development in liver cells, with special interest in sporozoite metamorphosis. Individuals are also encouraged to propose other projects that complement efforts currently underway in the Coppens Lab. If you would like to apply, please email your resume and names of three references at icoppen1@jhu.edu and explain why you think you would be a good fit for my lab.
Coppens Lab Contact Information
Professor Isabelle Coppens, PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Malaria Research Institute
615 N. Wolfe Street
E5648 (office) E2209 (lab)
Baltimore, MD 21224
443-287-1589 (office)
443-287-1588 (lab)
icoppen1@jhu.edu