
{"id":813,"date":"2019-02-22T05:19:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T05:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/?page_id=813"},"modified":"2024-10-02T20:37:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T20:37:11","slug":"lab-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/?page_id=813","title":{"rendered":"Lab Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Current members<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"1123\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/?attachment_id=1123\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8791-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1695988278&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8791\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8791-scaled.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8791-scaled.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"1123\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8791-768x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8791-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8791-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8791-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8791-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8791-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"1124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/?attachment_id=1124\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8790-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1695988241&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8790\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8790-scaled.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8790-scaled.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"1124\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8790-768x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8790-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8790-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8790-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8790-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8790-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"1114\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/?attachment_id=1114\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8781-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1695988077&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00097087378640777&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8781\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8781-scaled.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8781-scaled.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"1114\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8781-768x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8781-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8781-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8781-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8781-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8781-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Dr. Venkatesh Ranjan, post-doctoral researcher<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Kimia Kaffashi, graduate student<br \/>Biological Sciences PhD program<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Md Sharif Reza, graduate student,<br \/>Biological Sciences PhD program<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"1117\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/?attachment_id=1117\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2023\/10\/IMG_8778-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"581\" data-attachment-id=\"1241\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/?attachment_id=1241\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/04\/URC2024_4small-6.png?fit=448%2C581&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"448,581\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"URC2024_4small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/04\/URC2024_4small-6.png?fit=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/04\/URC2024_4small-6.png?fit=448%2C581&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"1241\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/04\/URC2024_4small-6.png?resize=448%2C581\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/04\/URC2024_4small-6.png?w=448&amp;ssl=1 448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/04\/URC2024_4small-6.png?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"472\" data-attachment-id=\"1246\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/?attachment_id=1246\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/04\/URC2024_6small2.png?fit=380%2C472&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"380,472\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"URC2024_6small2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/04\/URC2024_6small2.png?fit=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/04\/URC2024_6small2.png?fit=380%2C472&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"1246\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/04\/URC2024_6small2.png?resize=380%2C472\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/04\/URC2024_6small2.png?w=380&amp;ssl=1 380w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pages.charlotte.edu\/nesmelova-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/04\/URC2024_6small2.png?resize=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Patrick Van Ravesteyn, OUR scholar, graduate student, Chemistry MS program<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><\/strong><strong>Matthew Goldstein, undergraduate student, Biology<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><\/strong><strong>Zoe Vette, undergraduate student, Biology<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" 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Waterloo, Canada<\/em>)<br \/>Ken Moore (<em>undergraduate student, Public Health, UNCC<\/em>)<br \/>Kyle Anderson (<em>undergraduate student, Physics, UNCC<\/em>)<br \/>Emily Nguyen (<em>MS in Medical Physics, Duke University<\/em>)<br \/>Sam Schmid (<em>dental school<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>K12 summer students<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samagra Bhattarai 11\u2019th grade, UNC-CH<br \/>Brandon Brooks 11\u2019th grade, NC-MSEN Pre-College program<br \/>Gabrielle Worthy 12\u2019th grade, NC-MSEN Pre-College program<br \/>Sophia Hurr 10\u2019th grade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current members Dr. Venkatesh Ranjan, post-doctoral researcher Kimia Kaffashi, graduate studentBiological Sciences PhD program Md Sharif Reza, graduate student,Biological Sciences PhD program Patrick Van Ravesteyn, OUR scholar, graduate student, Chemistry MS program Matthew Goldstein, undergraduate student, Biology Zoe Vette, undergraduate student, Biology Ragul Ramesh, undergraduate 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