Griffin Gyurci was an undergraduate Biology major at the University of Minnesota. He transferred to Minnesota from Radford University, where he played Division I soccer. Now, Griffin is applying to medical schools and is working as a medical scribe. He completed his directed research project with the Camell lab throughout the summer of 2026.

Declan Smith is currently an undergraduate pursuing a degree in Biochemistry. In the lab, they serve as an undergraduate research assistant, studying CD8 T cell exhaustion within the context of aging and assists other lab members. Outside of the lab, Declan enjoys reading, hiking, and foraging for mushrooms.

Cole Keenan is a Laboratory Technician in Dr. Christina Camell's lab in the Masonic Institute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism. He is interested in the role that aging plays in individual susceptibility to novel pathogens and how to strengthen our innate immunity. Cole loves spending time outdoors where you can find him weekend backpacking with his fiancee and daughter, duck hunting, playing hockey, or floating down the St. Croix river in a kayak.

Katie Nguyen is currently an undergraduate student pursuing a major in Biology and a minor in Health Psychology. In the lab, she is an undergraduate research assistant that studies how aged B-cells affect metabolism in adipose tissue and assists the other lab members. Outside of the lab, Katie enjoys watching K-dramas, hanging out with friends, and journaling.

Ina Jang was a graduate student in the BMBB Ph.D. program who joined the Camell laboratory in February of 2022. She received her B.S. and M.S. from Korea University in Cell Biology. In the lab, she sought to understand the molecular basis of macrophage-mediated metabolism in adipose tissue. She defended her PhD thesis in July 2026. Now, Ina is going to WashU in St. Louis, where she will work as a post-doctoral researcher in Dr. Jonathan Brestoff's lab.

Anna Carey obtained her B.S. in Biochemistry at the University of Virginia in 2020 and joined the Camell lab in March 2021 for her Ph.D. studies in Pharmacology, which she successfully defended in December 2024. Dr. Carey is now a research scientist in the Camell lab investigating aging adipose tissue and immune-metabolic crosstalk using molecular biology and bioinformatic methods. In addition to her lab work, Anna loves hiking, playing cards and board games, and hanging out with her cat.