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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    Sean Cherry

    Senior Researcher

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    Armando Flores-Torres, PhD

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

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    Lauren Lazure

    Researcher

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    Brandi Livingston

    Senior Researcher

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    Victoria Meliopoulos, PhD

    Scientist

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    Dorothea (Thea) Morris, PhD, MPH, MS

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

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    Tyler Ripperger, PhD

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

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    Lauren Rowland

    PhD Student

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    Bridgett Sharp

    Senior Researcher

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    Shaoyuan Tan, PhD

    Sr Bioinformatics Research Scientist

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    Kendall Whitt

    MD/PhD Student

Lab Alumni

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: Associate Professor, California State University Chico

Valerie Cortez, PhD

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

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: Lead Researcher, St. Jude
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Shauna Kaplan, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Tenure: 2013-2016
  • Post-lab experience: Assistant 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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Victoria Meliopoulos, PhD

  • Role: Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Tenure: 2012-2017
  • Post-lab experience: Staff Scientist, St. Jude
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Adriana Ramirez Negron

  • Role: PhD Student

Ana Vazquez-Pagan, PhD

  • Role: Graduate Student
  • Post-lab experience: UJMT Fogarty Global Health Post-Doctoral Fellow at Weill Cornell Medical and Noguchi Medical Research Institute (NMRI)

Kristin Wiggins, PhD

  • Role: PhD Student