Principle Investigator
Dr. Monica Chander (she/her)
Associate Professor of Biology
Education
B.A., (Biochemistry) Mount Holyoke College, 1993
Ph.D., (Biomedical Sciences) University of Connecticut Health Center, 2000
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard School of Public Health
Research Associate, Mount Holyoke College
Contact Information
Park Science Building, 113 (Lab 122)
Phone: 610-526-5096
Email: mchander@brynmawr.edu
Current Research Students
Lana Hwang (class of 2023; she/her)
Lana is a junior from South Korea and is majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. When Lana is not in class or lab, she loves going on picnics with coffee and a book!
Anna Miller (class of 2023; she/her)
Anna is a junior Biology major and Philosophy minor. Anna is from Bellingham, Washington and hopes to attend medical school after graduating from Bryn Mawr. Anna is in Scotland this semester for JYA.
Tillie Ripin (class of 2023; she/her)
Tillie is a junior Biology major. Tillie is from Old Saybrook, Connecticut and hopes to pursue a PhD researching the gut microbiome after graduating from Bryn Mawr.
Former Research Students
Kaeun Bae, class of 2015
Alice Bell, class of 2016
Ketki Chinoy, class of 2018
Rica Dela Cruz, class of 2010
Jillian Galloway, class of 2013
Fiona Gambanga, class of 2015
Yang Gao, class of 2010
Mariam Haider, class of 2018
Anran Huang, class of 2019
Natalie Mackow, class of 2012
Shayoni Nag, class of 2016
Nawar Naseer, class of 2014
Emma Nikols, class of 2021
Mercette Ohlwiler, HC class of 2019
Sahitya Penumetcha, class of 2010
Genesis Perez-Melara, class of 2019
Malini Sharma, class of 2018
Rebecca Sheplock, class of 2012
Wenzhi Song, class of 2017
Holly Stewart, class of 2008
Hope Walsh, class of 2017
Han Wang, class of 2015
Jessica Watkins, class of 2013
Katherine Weng, class of 2009
Emma Yoder, class of 2021
Nicki Zelenski, class of 2008