MATREYEK LAB - Key Persons


Anna Bruchez

Anna obtained her B.Sc. at MIT, and a PhD in Virology from Harvard. She is the resident Ebola virologist and expert on viral entry mechanisms.

John Snell

Job Titles:
  • Student
John obtained his B.Sc. from the University of Washington, and started at CWRU in the fall of 2022. Interests: To be filled out

Joshua Spector


Kenneth Matreyek

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Principal Investigator
Kenneth Matreyek, PhD Principal Investigator kenneth.matreyek[at]case.edu Kenny obtained his B.Sc. at UCLA, and a PhD in Virology from Harvard. He was an American Cancer Society postdoctoral fellow in the Genome Sciences Department at the University of Washington. Curriculum Vitae (dropbox link) Interests: Contemporary music. Soccer. Running. Hiking. Birding. Data analysis. Woodworking. Gardening (ie. cultivating his plant army). Favorite Bands: Jason Isbell, IDLES, Against Me!, Death Cab, Mitski, PUP, … Personal website: www.visualizedlife.com Twitter: @kmatreyek Mastodon: @kmatreyek@mstdn. August 2023: Matreyek and Bruchez lab picnic 2 (and right before we tie-dyed the labcoats)! From left to right: Grace*, Nisha, Brent, Steven, John, Alex, Kenny, Anna, Lane, Sarah, Olivia, Nidhi. [*rotation student]

Nidhi Shukla


Nisha Kamath

Job Titles:
  • Student
Nisha obtained her B.Sc. in Biotechnology from University at Buffalo, and started at CWRU in the fall of 2020. She is studying the STIM1-Orai1 pathway of store-operated Ca2+ entry. Interests: Dance, baking and miscellaneous arts and crafts.

Olivia DelSignore

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant
Olivia obtained her associates degree in biotechnology science from Lakeland Community College. Interests: Baking, clarinet.

Sarah Roelle

Job Titles:
  • Lab Manager
  • Research Assistant
Sarah obtained her B.Sc. at the University of Toledo, and has many years of bioengineering experience. Interests: Taekwondo (black belt), comedy, creative writing, and science communication & education