Our Group – Karra Research Group

The Karra Research Group

Current Members:

Ravi Karra, MD MHS
Associate Professor, Medicine
Associate Professor, Pathology
ravi.karra@duke.edu

Michael C. Thomas
Research Technician

Anneka Beard, MS
Research Technician

Lauren Parker
Graduate Student

Ashley Williams
Graduate Student

Elena Brandy
Undergraduate Student

Jake Fernandez
Undergraduate Student

Abhay Cheruku
Undergraduate Student

Mya Booth
Undergraduate Student

Alumni:

Paige DeBenedittis, PhD
Research Associate
Now Review Analyst @ GeneDx

Christine Belliveau
Research Technician
Now Pathology Assistant

Diiana Chong, PhD
Post-doc
Now Scientist @ Novartis

Agoston Walter
Undergraduate Assistant
Teaching Assistant, Bogota

Aman Sakhuja
Master's Student (Karolinska)
Now @ VWR

Jack Chang
Undergraduate Student
Now MD Candidate @ Baylor

Melanie Backovic
Undergraduate Student
Now MD Candidate @ GW

Vincent D’Anniballe
Duke Masters Student
Now MD/PhD Candidate @ Duke

Helen Williams
Undergraduate Student
Now MD candidate @ Duke

Kyla Brezitski
Undergraduate/Medical Student
Now Medical Resident @Duke

Alexander Goff
Undergraduate Student
Now MD Candidate @ UTSW

Anish Karpurapu
Undergraduate/Medical Student
Goldwater Scholar
Now MD/PhD Candidate @ Duke

Consecreta Rosario
High School Student
Now Undergraduate @ MIT

Christopher Glonz
High School Student
Undergraduate @ UNC

CAigin Heydari, MD Post-doc Medical Resident @ Rosalind Franklin

Caroline Baker
Undergraduate Student
Now MD Candidate @ Einstein

Anil Prasad
Undergraduate Student
Now MD Candidate @ Duke

Abigail Smith
High School Student
Now Undergraduate @ VA Tech

Rachel Weirnick
Undergraduate Student, Technician
Now Graduate Student @ Rutgers

Claudia Barreto
Undergraduate Student

Mohamed El-Ganainy, MD
Post-doc
Now Medical Resident @ ECU