Our Team
Choe Laboratory Members




Hyeryun Choe, PhD
Professor
Cody B. Jackson, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Cody first joined Dr. Choe's lab as an MD-PhD student, focusing on engineering of AAV vectors. After earning his PhD, Cody is continuing his research as a postdoc before completing his MD.
Email: cjackson@scripps.edu
Lizhou Zhang, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Lizhou's research interest focuses on flavivirus biology and SARS-CoV-2. Prior to joining Dr. Choe's lab, he developed the DNA launched reverse genetics system for Zika virus.
Email: lizhouzhang@scripps.edu
Amrita Ojha, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Amrita brings experience in flavivirus host interaction and platelet biology from her doctoral studies. In Dr. Choe's lab, she studies both AAV and SARS-CoV-2.
Email: aojha@scripps.edu

April Tobey
Administrator
April is an administrator and in charge of personnel, grant, and other lab-associated matters. Email: atobey@scripps.edu

Choe Lab Alumni

Byoung-Shik Shim
Current Position
Research Scientist
International Vaccine Institute
SNU Research Park,
1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu,
Seoul 08826,
South Korea

Audrey Richard
Current Position
Scientific Project Manager
European Research Infrastructure on Highly Pathogenic Agents (ERINHA)
101 Rue de Tolbiac, 75013 Paris, France

Young-Chan Kwon
Current Position
Senior Research Scientist
Center for Convergent Research of Emerging Virus Infection
Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
Yuseong, Daejeon,
South Korea

Fatma Berri
Current Position
CardioVir EA4684
Faculty of medecine Reims
51, Rue Cognacq-Jay 51092 Reims, France

Kimberly Schmitt
Current Position
Staff Scientist
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO, USA

Min Zong
Current Position
Senior Scientist / Manager
Process Development
Sorrento Therapeutics
San Diego, CA, USA

Stephanie Schoch
(Stephanie Jemielity)
Current Position
Leader, diagnostic department
CSL Behring
Bern, Switzerland

Jonathan Abraham
Current Position
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA