Meet Our Team
Lay Soon, RDH, MS, MEd
Celine Atkinson, MS
Jeffrey Scott McLean, PhD, PI
Professor
Kristopher A. Kerns, PhD, MPH
Doctoral Candidate, Oral Health Sciences
Erik L. Hendrickson, PhD
Research Scientist
Allison Naumann
Tanvi Ranganathan
Tanvi is an undergraduate research assistant the the McLean lab. She is currently a junior working towards a BS in Biochemistry at the University of Washington. Tanvi hopes to pursue a career in dentistry in the future. Aside from school , Tanvi enjoys hiking and exploring the outdoors!
Amay Bansal
Elissa Elmorr
Elissa is an undergraduate research assistant at the McLean lab and carries out various experiments and protocols such as 16S metagenomic sequencing and DNA extractions. She is currently a senior at the University of Washington, graduating this Spring with a BS in Biochemistry. Elissa has always had an interest in research since the start of her undergraduate career, and will go on to continue Oral Health Research in dental school at the University of Washington School of Dentistry next Fall. Outside of school and the lab, Elissa greatly enjoys rock climbing and hiking.