About Stacey Schultz-Cherry

Dr. Stacey Schultz-Cherry earned her BS from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and PhD from the University of Alabama-Birmingham before returning to Wisconsin to complete her postdoctoral training in influenza virology. After spending 5 years as a lead scientist at the USA, she was a tenured associate professor at the University of Wisconsin.  She brought her pioneering research program on viruses to St. Jude in 2009. An internationally renowned investigator, Dr. Schultz-Cherry serves as the deputy director of the World Health Organization Influenza Collaborating Center and co-director for the NIAID-funded Center for Excellence in Influenza Research and Response and NIAID-Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovation Center.

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Meet the team

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    Pam Brigleb, PhD

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

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    Letitia Chen, PhD

    Scientist

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    Sean Cherry

    Senior Researcher

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    Blake Croker, PhD

    PhD Student

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    Armando Flores-Torres, PhD

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

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    Lauren Lazure

    Lead Researcher

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    Brandi Livingston

    Lead Researcher

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    Victoria Meliopoulos, PhD

    Sr Scientist-Managing

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    Dorothea (Thea) Morris, PhD, MPH, MS

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

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    Shelby Patrick

    Researcher

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    Sarah Ragsdale

    PhD Student

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    Tyler Ripperger, PhD

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

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    Lauren Rowland

    PhD Student

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    Bridgett Sharp

    Lab Operations Manager

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    Shaoyuan Tan, PhD

    Sr Bioinformatics Research Scientist

Lab Alumni

Pedro Jimenez Bluhm, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Tenure: 2016-2017
  • Post-lab experience: Tenure-track Asst Professor, Pontifico University, Chile

Theresa Bub

  • Role: Graduate Student
  • Tenure: 2021-2023
  • Post-lab experience: Medical Science Liaison for Sanofi

Troy Cline, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Post-lab experience: Professor, California State University Chico

Valerie Cortez, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, UCSC

Amy Davis, PhD

  • Role: Graduate Student
  • Tenure: 2024
  • Post-lab experience: Associate Medical Communications, IMPRINT Publications

Leonardo Estrada, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Tenure: 2017-2020
  • Post-lab experience: Chemistry Teacher, Memphis RISE Academy
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Virginia Hargest, PhD

  • Role: Graduate Student
  • Tenure: 2015-2020
  • Post-lab experience: Technical Advisor, Ice Miller Intellectual Property Group
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Shauna Kaplan, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Tenure: 2013-2016
  • Post-lab experience: Associate Professor, Drake University
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Erik Karlsson, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Tenure: 2010-2016
  • Post-lab experience: Virology Unit Deputy Head, Institut Pasteur de Cambodge
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Ericka Kirkpatrick Roubidoux, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Tenure: 2020-2024
  • Post-lab experience: Senior Scientist in Viral Vaccines at Pfizer

Maria Smith, PhD

  • Role: Graduate Student
  • Tenure: 2020-2023
  • Post-lab experience: Patient Engagement, Pfizer

Ana Vazquez-Pagan, PhD

  • Role: Graduate Student
  • Tenure: July 2018-February 2023
  • Post-lab experience: Associate Director-Medical Science Liaison, Eli Lillly

Kendall Whitt, PhD

  • Role: PhD Student
  • Tenure: 2021-2026
  • Post-lab experience: Medical Student, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center

Kristin Wiggins, PhD

  • Role: PhD Student
  • Tenure: 2019-2024

Nicholas Wohlgemuth, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Tenure: 2017-2021
  • Post-lab experience: Assistant Professor, Nebraska Wesleyan University
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