Tiffany studied Biology at Brown University, before attending the University of California San Francisco for her graduate work. While at UCSF in Dr. Richard Locksley's lab she studied how chitin promotes inflammation. For her postdoctoral fellowship she was in Herbert “Skip” Virgin’s lab at Washington University, where she identified a role for parasite co-infection in herpesvirus reactivation and latency. In April of 2015 Tiffany joined the Departments of Immunology and Microbiology as an Endowed Scholar at UTSW. She was named a Pew Scholar in 2018. Tiffany is the proud mom of 2 boys. In her free time she loves to garden, exercise and read.

Anuja received her bachelor’s degree from the University of New Orleans and then joined University of Kansas for her graduate studies in the lab of Dr. Stephen H. Benedict. Her graduate work focused on studying earliest signaling differences between different costimulatory molecules in T cells. After her graduation, she joined Clinical Reference Laboratory in Kansas and worked on developing PCR based COVID-19 diagnostic assay. She then moved to Dallas and joined Dr. Matthais Wolf’s lab in UTSW where she studied mouse physiology to elucidate the role of different proteins in renal ion channel regulation and metabolism. In Reese lab, she will be working on helminth and herpesvirus coinfection. She is a passionate advocate for science education and outreach. Outside the lab, Anuja likes to watch movies, go for long walks in nature and try different cuisines from different countries. She has completed tandem skydive jump from Skydive Monterey Bay, CA (15,000 feet). She has two beautiful daughters and a dog named "Audio".

Magdalena Chlebicz earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Biotechnology from Lodz University of Technology in Poland. She completed her master's thesis research at Ghent University in Belgium during Erasmus student exchange. In 2020, Magda was accepted into the Fulbright BioLab program and joined Dr. Susan Kovats's lab at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. There, she worked on a collaborative project investigating the impact of influenza virus infection on the murine demyelinating disease model, as well as a project exploring the innate immune system of nursing home residents. In 2023, Magda joined the graduate program at UT Southwestern and became a member of the Reese lab. In her free time, Magda enjoys reading, traveling, and assembling Lego sets balancing serious research with serious fun.

Born and raised in Dallas, Phillip studied both biology and and English literature at Truman State University in Missouri. After graduating in 2018, he worked first as a lab assistant for eFFECTOR Therapeutics in San Diego and then as a freelance editor and technical writer. Phillip joined the Reese lab as our lab manager in June 2020. We are pretty sure he smiles, but we can’t be positive since we are all wearing masks all the time! Outside of work, he enjoys birdwatching, running, and writing.

Irene the research technician in the Reese Lab. She received her B.S. in Biology from the University of Texas at Dallas and hopes to eventually pursue a PhD. She is interested in host pathogen interactions and is gaining experience in microbiology and immunology through studying host immune response to viral and parasitic infections. Her project involves investigating mutations within Norovirus NS3 in regards to viral egress. When not in the lab, she enjoys painting, sleeping, and drinking copious amounts of coffee, but not all at once though.

Maham is the first graduate student from Pakistan to be admitted to UT Southwestern Medical Center. She completed her Bachelor’s in Biotechnology and M.Phil in Molecular Biology from Pakistan and was a medalist in both degrees. She completed her M.Phil thesis at the Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, Lahore, Pakistan. Her thesis project focused on studying viral oncogenesis caused by Human Papillomaviruses. Eager to continue her research in the field of virology, she joined Reese Lab in April 2023. Outside of the lab, she is an avid reader, a pasta-lover, and a self-taught makeup enthusiast.

Adriano is an Assistant Instructor in the Reese lab and his research focuses on determining the helminth-driven long-lasting functional changes in large peritoneal macrophages. Adriano was born in Salvador, Brazil where he received his Ph.D. in Immunology. As a researcher in Brazil, he investigated mycobacterial lipid-induced host cell responses and sought to identify new cell and molecular markers for diagnosis and prognosis of tuberculosis. Adriano enjoys doing outdoor activities as hiking and biking.

Vibha Singh received her Ph.D. degree in the area of chemokines & toll like receptor gene variants in bladder cancer from King George’s Medical University, India. Her previous postdoc work was on TLK-NEK1 kinase signaling, and application of small molecule inhibitors in prostate cancer. Currently, her research in Reese’s lab focuses on understanding the mechanism of p62 mediated viral autophagy. In her free time, Vibha enjoys watching movies, traveling, blogging, and random photography.

Guoxun received his Ph.D. from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, where his research focused on the mechanism of plant NLRs recognition bacterial effectors. His research in the Reese Lab focuses on dissecting how the host microbiome regulation virus infection and pathogenesis. Outside of the lab, Guoxun enjoys reading and watching movies.

Tyron Chang started graduate school at UTSW in September 2017 after 2 years in the Reese lab as a technician. (pictured in the group photo)

Alex Lowe was our lab manager for 5 years and is now in graduate school at UTSW (August 2020). (pictured in the group photo)

Lili Tao M.D., Ph.D. joined the Medical Microbiology fellowship program at Vanderbilt in November 2020.

Madison Roberts, a technician in the Reese lab for 2 years, started graduate school at UTSW in August 2022.

Amritha Achuthkumar, Ph.D. started a new adventure in Pennsylvania after 2 years as a Postdoc in the Reese lab.

Josephine Thinwa, MD, PhD now has her own lab at UTSW in Infectious Diseases!

Zhongju Zou is a research scientist in Dr. Thinwa’s lab.

Christina Zarek, Ph.D. started a postdoctoral position at BioStone in Dallas after graduating from UTSW!