News & Updates
We'll share our most recent student and lab achievements here!
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Erin received SDSU CORE Fellowship
Sept 2025
Erin received CORE Fellowship to complete her MSc work.
DBSUMI Conference
April 2025
Dr. Schrankel was invited and presented the Early Investigator Symposium Talk
Erin presented a concurrent session talk.
Welcome UGs from outside of Biology Department
Summer 2025
Makayla and Raena join the lab as non-Biology majors! Makayla is a business administration major in charge of purchasing and keeping inventory, as well as networking and negotiating with vendors. Raena is a multimedia major in charge of creating flyers, maintaining and updating the lab website, and assisting with all other graphic design needs in the lab.
Marine Science Day
April 2025
Schrankel Lab returns to the annual Marine Science Day held at SDSU's Coastal Marine Institute and Laboratory to highlight research and provide educational lessons.
S3 Poster Presentations + DEI Award
March - February 2025
Undergraduates Sam and Kae presented, Tim and Priscilla presented.
Tim + 3 UGs from CCR win DEI awards!
Dr. Schrankel at the Gordon Research Conference
February 2025
Dr. Schrankel was invited to give a talk at the Gordon Research Conference on antimicrobial peptides (AMPs).
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Characterization of cellular and molecular immune components of the painted white sea urchin Lytechinus pictus in response to bacterial infection
October 2024 - January 2025
The lab's first primary data paper is out!
Lauren MSc defense
October 2024
Lauren defended her MSc!
Goodbye to Jenna!
August 2024
Starting her 1st year PhD program at University of Hawaii Manoa!
Double defenses!
June - August 2024
Tim and Jenna defend their MSc theses.
CSUBIOTECH Faculty-Graduate Student Research Collaboration Award
June 2024 - June 2025
Congratulations to Tim for receiving funding for his research!
First Schrankel Lab Publication
May 6, 2024
The first ever Schrankel Lab paper is now published! Stoeltje et al 2024. The roles of ABCB1/P-gp drug transporters in regulating gut microbes and inflammation: Insights from animal models, old and new.
This is part of special issue of peer reviewed primary data papers and opinion pieces, guest edited by Dr. Schrankel.
Grad Slam!
March 2, 2024
MS students Jenna Luc and Tim Haddad participated in Grad Slam, a thesis competition showcasing their research. They were allowed 3 minutes and one PowerPoint slide to present their research.
S3 Student Symposium Award
March 2, 2024
Congratulations to MS student Jenna Luc for receiving the Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice award for her S3 poster presentation.
Tim's MS Thesis Proposal
Feb 21, 2024
Congrats to MS student Tim Haddad on proposing his graduate thesis project on ABC transporters and their potential roles in the human germ line.
Jenna's MS Thesis Proposal
Feb 9, 2024
Congrats to MS student Jenna Luc on proposing her graduate thesis project on identifying the microbial origins of black spot disease in the sea urchin L. pictus.
S3 SDSU Student Symposium
March 1, 2024
Three Schrankel Lab MS students presented their research at the S3 SDSU Student Symposium where they were able to showcase a poster and present their research to the SDSU community.
Lauren's MS Thesis Proposal
Dec 8, 2023
Congrats to MS student Lauren Stoeltje on proposing her graduate thesis project on exploring the gut microbiome of the sea urchin, L. pictus.
Schranks-giving
Nov 21, 2023
Schrankel Lab celebrating the holiday season with a Potluck!
Schrankel Lab attends DBSUM!
Oct 16-21 2023
Congrats to MS students Lauren and Jenna, who went to their first meeting as graduate students! They both received travel awards to present their work in posters at the DBSUM.
