Department of Biochemistry

Researchers

Raymond Dai

Research Specialist
Washington Univ. in St. Louis
Joined Calvert Lab - Aug 2024

Hobbies: Art, video games, Chinese yo-yo.

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Crystal Naudin, PhD

Senior Scientist
University of Newcastle, PhD
Joined Calvert Lab April 2024

Hobbies: Hiking, kickboxing, board games.

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Holly Ortlund

Research Specialist
Brown University, MS, BA
Joined Calvert Lab Sept 2023

Hobbies: Being in nature, cooking, tinkering.

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Rohini Polavarapu

Research Specialist Senior
Joined Calvert Lab Jan 2016

Hobbies: exercise, discovering TV shows.

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Rita Swinger

Research Specialist
University of Washington
Joined Calvert Lab Aug 2023

Hobbies: Junk journaling, trying new restaurants/cafes.

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Graduate Students

John Attelah

Medical Student, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Morehouse School of Medicine
Georgia Southern University, BS/MS

Hobbies: Soccer, hiking, cooking, sky diving.

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Maegan Brockman

Graduate Student, GDBBS - MSP
Duke University
Joined Calvert Lab - Aug 2020

Hobbies: Baking, spending time with her dogs.

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Coco Zhang

Graduate Student, GDBBS - MSP
Emory University
Joined Calvert Lab - May 2025

Hobbies: Sleeping, eating, video games.

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Undergraduate Students

Saketh Amaravai

Undergraduate Student, Class of 2027, QSS and Bio
Pre-Medical, Emory University

Hobbies: Music, soccer, pickleball.

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Maya Aylward

Undergraduate Student, Class of 2028 Applied Mathematics
Pre-Health, Emory University

Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee, music.

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Pranav Patel

Undergraduate Student, Class of 2025, Chem and Bio
Pre-Medical, Emory University

Hobbies: Tennis, video games, reading.

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