Current Staff

Jacqueline Payton, MD, PhD

Jacqueline Payton, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology & Immunology
Co-Director, Pathology Physician Scientist Training Program
Associate Director of the Molecular Diagnostics Lab
She/her

Hannah Dorando, BS

Hannah Dorando, BS

MD-PhD student, MSTP trainee
She/her

Oam Khatavkar

Oam Khatavkar

Student at St. Louis University
Master’s 2026
He/him

Ezri Payton Perrin

Ezri Payton Perrin

Undergraduate, Lab Assistant I
They/them

Ajay Guduputi

Ajay Guduputi

Undergraduate, Lab Assistant I
He/him


Alumni

Sarah Pyfrom, PhD

Sarah Pyfrom, PhD

Graduated from the Molecular Genetics and Genomics Program, May 2019
They/them

Nina Beri, BS, BA, PhD

Nina Beri, BS, BA, PhD

Graduate Student, Molecular Genetics and Genomics Program
She/her

Jared Andrews, BS, PhD

Jared Andrews, BS, PhD

Graduate Student, Molecular Genetics and Genomics Program
He/him.

Daria Black, BS

Daria Black, BS

Research Assistant
She/her

Himanth Bobba

Himanth Bobba

Student at Missouri University of Science & Technology
Bachelor’s 2025
He/him