Research Team

Sean Singh, Ph.D.

Assistant Research Scientist

Sean received his Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from Hunter College. His background is in intracellular signaling and regulation of the actin cytoskeleton, during chemotaxis in Dictyostelium discoideum. He is looking forward to applying these skills to understanding the complex interactions between the microbiome and innate immune system.

Scott Thomas, Ph.D.

Assistant Research Scientist
Dr. Thomas received his Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he studied the effects of temperature on microbial diversity and ecosystem function in geothermal springs. He is excited to apply his ecology skills toward a greater understanding of how the human microbiome influences host health

Fangxi Xu, MS

Junior Research Scientist & Clinical Research Coordinator

Fangxi is a clinical research coordinator in Dr. Saxena’s lab maintaining study databases and the progress of each clinical research projects, handling clinical sample collection and storage, and regular lab maintenance. Shis is also responsible for microbiome analysis for 16s rRNA sequencing data and develop bioinformatics pipeline for the lab.

Emilie