Meet the Lab

Dr. Daisy Ahumada
Assistant Professor
Office: Varsity Research Building
Email: daisy_ahumada@ncsu.edu
Phone: 919-515-7020
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Marcela Vasquez Mayorga
Post-doctoral Scholar
mvasque2@ncsu.edu

Maria Fernanda Lainfiesta Palomo
Research Technician
mflainfi@ncsu.edu

Abigail Ndah
PhD Student
afndah@ncsu.edu

Monica Pandey
M.S. Student
mpandey3@ncsu.edu

Part-time Lab Members:

• Reece Neiderer, Research Technician, 2024 – Present
• Cameron Clowes, Research Technician, 2026 – Present
• Gwendolyn Spesock, Research Technician, 2026 – Present
• Sydney Ward, Research Technician, 2026 – Present
• Madison Bubniak, Research Technician, 2026 – Present

Previous Lab Members:

• Connor Lauchengco, Undergraduate Research Technician, 2025 – 2026
• Laura Niewoehner, Undergraduate Research Technician, 2025 – 2026
• Rose Riggs, Research Technician, Summer 2025
• Diana Galan Portillo, Kelman Scholar, Summer 2025
• Miriam Ridgell, Undergraduate Research Technician, Summer 2025
• Sawyer Exum, Altria Intern, Summer 2025
• Zeb Baukhagen, Research Technician, 2024 – 2025
• Sara Grace Dalton, Undergraduate Research Technician, 2023 – 2025
• Gus Jones, Altria Intern & ENT/PP 493 trainee, Summer 2024
• Austin Brown, Undergraduate Research Technician, 2024
• Sydney Seiter, Research Technician, 2023 – 2024
• Alex Tung, Research Technician, 2023 – 2024