Lab Alumni and Former Lab Members

  • D. Brenda Salantes

    Fomer Position: PhD Student

    Current Position: Senior Scientist, Translational Development at Century Therapeutics, LLC

  • Felicity Mampe

    Former Position: Research Scientist

  • Anya Bauer

    Former Position: Ph.D. Student

    Current Position: Regulatory Scientist at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson

  • Maria Alexandra Monroy

    Former Position: Senior Research Investigator

    Current Position: Inside Sales and Technical Specialist at Diagenode

  • Benjamin Scheinfeld

    Former Position: Research Specialist

  • Tuhina Srivastava

    Former Position: Research Specialist

    Current Position: Doctoral Student in Epidemiology

  • Makenzi Cole

    Research Intern - Summer 2022

  • Samuel Washington II

    Summer Intern 2022

  • Emily Lindemuth (She/Her)

    Emily was the first lab member, and after more than 6 years working with Dr.Bar, she strated a program at UPenn to become a nurse in August 2022.

  • Jaimy Joy, Ph.D.

    Jaimy worked in the Bar Lab on projects focused on investigating the effectiveness of the combination of bnAbs and IFN-alpha in suppressing HIV replication. Jaimy left the lab in 2022 when she started a position as assistant professor at La Salle University in Pennsylvania.

  • Gregory Whitehill, M.D.

    Greg spent one year in the Bar Lab. After his research experience, Greg returned to his medical profession as an internal medicine resident. Greg’s work in the Bar Lab covered HIV-1 neutralizing antibody responses after acute and early ART initiation.

  • Erin Reagan, Ph.D.

    Erin undertook her Ph.D. in the Weissman’s Lab at UPenn and was co-supervised by Dr. Bar. Erin now works as a science advisor to New Jersey's Assembly Democratic Office. Specifically, she supports the members of the legislature on issues relating to science, technology, and innovation.

  • David Adam Kato

    David spent one year in the Bar Lab as an undergraduate researcher. David worked on characterizing the autologous neutralizing antibodies response in individuals under ATI.

    Dave graduated at UPenn in May 2024.