RIJAL LAB

Lab Members

Ramesh Rijal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Principal Investigator, Host–Pathogen Systems Research Lab
The University of Southern Mississippi
Anushka Tennakoon (PhD student, Fall 2025)
Studies host mechanisms in intracellular bacterial infection.
Simon Kumar Shrestha
(PhD student, Fall 2025)
Studies host mechanisms in intracellular bacterial infection.
Bradley Hopkins
(PhD student, Spring 2026)
Studies mycobacterial stress adaptation and antibiotic tolerance.
Abdelrahman Ayman Hasan Khader
(Student researcher; incoming PhD student, Fall 2026)
Studies host mechanisms in intracellular bacterial infection.
Ella King
(Undergraduate student, Fall 2024)
Studies host mechanisms in intracellular bacterial infection.
Jaelyn Davis
(Undergraduate student, Spring 2025)
Studies host mechanisms in intracellular bacterial infection.
Amara Loving
(Undergraduate student, Spring 2025)
Studies mycobacterial stress adaptation and antibiotic tolerance
Diwakar Giri
(Undergraduate student, Fall 2025)
Studies host mechanisms in intracellular bacterial infection.
Ansh Bhandari
(Undergraduate student, Fall 2025)
Studies host mechanisms in intracellular bacterial infection.
Myah Eaton
(High School Intern, Fall 2025)
Kendall Ellis
(High School Intern, Fall 2025)