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Richard O’Brien received his undergraduate degree from Bristol University, England in 1984 and his doctorate from Cambridge University, England in 1988. Dr. O’Brien then did his post-doctoral training in Dr. Daryl Granner’s laboratory at Vanderbilt University, initially as a Research Associate and then as a Research Instructor, before joining the faculty in the Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics in 1995 where he now holds the rank of professor.
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Ken Oeser has been Dr. O’Brien’s Research Technician since 1999! Prior to working with Richard, Ken worked with a Paint and Adhesive company.
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Emily Hawes (Overway) joined the lab in 2020 from Vanderbilt’s IGP program. Emily grew up in Indiana and received her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from Purdue University in 2019.