Past Lab Members
We are grateful to the many scientists and students who have contributed to the Sikora Lab
Research Assistant Professor
Ryszard A. Zielke, PhD — 2011–2021
Faculty Research Assistants
Lixin Li — 2020–2026
Yujuan Song — 2022–2024
Josephine Bonventre, PhD — 2015
Research Associate
Kartikeya Vijayasimha, PhD — September 2025–January 2026
Postdoctoral Scholars
Ravi Kant, PhD — Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar, 2024
Benjamin I. Baarda, PhD — 2018–2020
Fadi El-Rami, PhD — 2017–2019
Igor H. Wierzbicki, PhD — 2016–2017
Graduate Students (Doctoral)
Natalie Wolske, PhD — Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021–2024
Fabian G. Martinez, PhD — Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018–2023
Benjamin I. Baarda, PhD — Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015–2018
Igor H. Wierzbicki, PhD — Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2013–2016
Rotation Students (Graduate)
Bianca Flores — Spring 2023
Natalie Wolske — Pharmaceutical Sciences, Winter 2020
Fabian Martinez — Medicinal Chemistry, Fall 2018
Norah Abukhalid — Integrative Health, Winter 2018
Marco Herrera — Medicinal Chemistry, Fall 2017
Inés Paraiso — Medicinal Chemistry, Fall 2016
Jessie Eiting — Medicinal Chemistry, Fall 2015
Richard Tehan — Medicinal Chemistry, Winter 2015
Andrew Osborn — Medicinal Chemistry, Winter 2015
Benjamin Baarda — Molecular and Cellular Biology, Winter 2015
Paul Cocco — Medicinal Chemistry, Fall 2014
Bailey Dickey — Medicinal Chemistry, Winter 2014
Igor Wierzbicki — Medicinal Chemistry, Winter 2013
Ryan Simmons — Microbiology, Winter 2013
Mariko Nonogaki — Medicinal Chemistry, Winter 2012
Undergraduate Students
Hailey Harris — 2025
Aaryan Indra — University of California San Diego, Summer 2024
Avery Nahorniak — Pharmaceutical Sciences, Summer 2024
Avari Alcaire — SURE Program, 2024
Alicia Cheng — College of Pharmacy, 2023–2024
Caroline Conolly — Montana State University, Summer 2023
Cara Baboyan — College of Pharmacy, 2023–2024
Zamel Alzamel — College of Engineering, 2022
Amber Robell — Honors College, 2021–2024
Daisy Chen — Biochemistry (Honors College), 2020–2022
Grayson Wong — Bioengineering, 2020–2021; DDS, Oregon Health & Science University
Alaina Holm — Biology, 2019–2021; MD, Oregon Health & Science University
Bailey Reynolds — Honors College, 2019–2020; MD
Alexi Ismail — Biology, 2017–2018; PharmD, Oregon State University
Lauren Young — Pre-Pharmacy, 2017–2018; PharmD, Oregon State University
Christopher Acosta — Microbiology, 2017–2018
Zbigniew Sikora — Microbiology, 2016–2017; MD, Oregon Health & Science University
Khiem Lam — Microbiology, 2015–2016
Duncan Ellinwood — Microbiology, 2015–2017
Rachael Ryner — Microbiology, 2015–2017; PhD, Boston University
Alyssa Becker — Microbiology, 2015; MD, University of Hawaii
Thomas Myers — Microbiology / Pre-Pharmacy, 2014; PharmD, Oregon State University
Robert Mills — Microbiology, 2013–2017; PhD, University of California San Diego
Andrew Romaine — Pre-Med, 2013–2014
Jacob Weber — Public Health and Human Sciences, 2012–2014; MD, Oregon Health & Science University
Bo Park — Microbiology (Honors College), 2012–2014; PharmD, Oregon State University
Erin Vallee — 2012–2013; Nursing
Emily Gray — Pre-Pharmacy, 2011–2012; PharmD, Oregon State University
Nini Tran — Pre-Pharmacy, 2011–2013; PharmD, Oregon State University