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Coppens Lab

People

Our People

Lab members

Isabelle Coppens

Principal Investigator, Professor

PhD, University of Louvain (Belgium), 1988

Master in Drug Design, University of Lille (France), 1993

icoppen1@jhu.edu

Julia Romano

Assistant Scientist

BSc Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (New York), 1992

PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 2000

jromano2@jhu.edu

 

Maryam Saffarian

Postdoctoral Fellow

ScM Shadid Chanran University (Iran), 2007

PhD, Clemson University, 2018

msaffar1@jhmi.edu

Shahbaz Khan

Postdoctoral Fellow

Master of Veterinary Science, West Bengal University (India), 2009

PhD, University of Illinois, 2023

skhan174@jh.edu

Krishna Sathya

Research Technologist

Bachelor of Technology, IIT Madras (India), 2021

ScM, Johns Hopkins University, 2023

amanugu1@jhmi.edu

Ruth Buh

Master in Science student

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