Dr. Abigail Koppes,
Principal Investigator

Jessica Snyder Defends her Thesis

On July 31st, Jessica Snyder successfully defended her thesis “Bioengineering the intestinal niche on a chip: investigating signal transmission between the epithelium and enteric neurons”. This success has officially earned her the title of doctor.

Dr. Snyder has always been an impactful member in the Koppes labs, mentoring new graduate students and providing leadership. While group members are sad to see her go, they are content knowing Jess will improve the world wherever she goes.

Undergraduate Researchers Win Big with PEAK Awards

Undergraduate Researchers Win Big with PEAK Awards

The ABNEL lab could not be prouder of our outstanding group of undergraduate researchers! We have three PEAK award winners: Christina Aniolek (top left) won the Base Camp award, Iris Chang (bottom left) won the Ascent award, and Stephen Landry (right) also won the...

Jessica Woolston Joins the Fray!

Jessica Woolston Joins the Fray!

Scientist in the making and dog mother of two, Jessica Woolston joined ABNEL in the Fall semester of 2023. While living in Europe, Jess reached out to Dr. Abigail Koppes after reading her work. Showing both an interest in the gut-microbiome and the initiative to...