Data received June 2026 • FT/PT status not provided. Hire dates are most recent hire date.

Full-time employees

58

Median pay

$48,122

Average pay

$79,865

Microbiology

Employees by pay range

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Employees

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Name

Position Gross pay Date hired
Apland, Brooke Marie Office Manager $46,762 Aug. 17, 2020
Aslan, Barbaros RES SCI $84,222 Aug. 1, 2022
Basu, Anubhav Grad Res Assistant $21,290 Aug. 16, 2021
Blanke, Steven Robert Prof $148,514 May 1, 2005
Brooke, Christopher Byron Assoc Prof $160,031 Sept. 16, 2015
Buechler, Andrew Postdoc Res Assoc $56,287 Aug. 16, 2023
Caballero Rothar, Nancy Res Spec $33,251 Dec. 8, 2025
Cronan, John E Prof $286,830 July 1, 1978
D'Alessio, Lorenzo Mario Academic Hourly $20,600 Sept. 2, 2016
Davis, Zachary Tyler Predoc Fellow $31,510 Aug. 16, 2023
Diao, Rucheng Postdoc Res Assoc $40,432 April 16, 2024
Dong, Huijuan Vst Res Sci $53,536 June 16, 2025
Donkor, Gracious Yoofi Boafo Predoc Fellow $33,445 Aug. 16, 2023
Farjo, Mireille Noor Grad Res Assistant $30,410 Aug. 16, 2020
Golubeva, Yekaterina RES SCI $62,057 Jan. 1, 2011
Grant, Nkrumah Alions Assistant Prof $119,476 Nov. 17, 2023
Gunasekera, Suvanthee Kushani Grad Res Assistant $27,803 Aug. 16, 2021
Hatoum, Asma Issam Assoc Prof $143,640 Aug. 16, 2020
Heimburger, Kyle Vincent Grad Res Assistant $32,758 Jan. 10, 2022
Hertig, Jessica Marie Grad Res Assistant $35,528 Aug. 16, 2021
Ho, Mengfei Sr Res Sci $92,092 June 22, 2000
Hossain, Motaher Grad Res Assistant $32,791 May 16, 2026
Hossain, Saika Grad Res Assistant $34,717 Aug. 16, 2019
Hou, Yutong Grad Res Assistant $21,822 Aug. 16, 2019
Imlay, James A Prof $267,349 Aug. 21, 1992
Imlay, Karin R C Res Spec in Life Sci $55,481 April 4, 2005
Iwadate, Yumi Postdoc Res Assoc $52,098 Oct. 16, 2018
Kieffer, Collin David Assistant Prof $124,452 Nov. 1, 2018
Korshunov, Sergey Sergeevich RES SCI $70,060 Dec. 7, 2007
Kouzminova, Elena A RES SCI $22,465 Oct. 3, 2005
Kuzminov, Andrei Prof $146,964 Aug. 21, 2000
Lee, Hye Lan Grad Res Assistant $34,417 Aug. 16, 2020
Letzkus, Morgan Lynn Predoc Fellow $33,880 Aug. 16, 2021
Martinez Vargas, Pamela Patricia Assistant Prof $139,978 Nov. 1, 2020
Menikpurage, Inoka Prasanganie Postdoc Res Assoc $20,120 March 1, 2021
Mera, Paola Emperatriz Assoc Prof $137,351 Aug. 16, 2020
Metcalf, Mary Elizabeth M RES SCI $61,250 June 16, 2014
Metcalf, William W Prof $269,069 Feb. 1, 1993
Nieto Gonzalez, Eric Undergrad Fellow $35,220 Aug. 23, 2023
Norcross, John Dilwyn Grad Res Assistant $32,758 May 16, 2022
Olsen, Gary J Prof $119,684 July 1, 1988
Qin, Wei Assistant Prof $45,952 Aug. 29, 2025
Ramalingam Balasubramanian, Aniritha Grad Res Assistant $33,578 Aug. 16, 2022
Ressing, Sara Marlene Vst Assistant Dir $69,169 Sept. 16, 2021
Rivera Cardona, Joel Grad Res Assistant $22,307 May 16, 2019
Rohaun, Sanjay Kumar RES SCI $68,767 Sept. 18, 2017
Rowland, Elizabeth F Postdoc Res Assoc $61,681 Nov. 16, 2025
Schoeller, Keegan Allen Grad Res Assistant $33,058 Aug. 16, 2022
Shipman, Gabriela Louise Grad Res Assistant $33,058 Aug. 16, 2023
Singh, Simrandeep Grad Res Assistant $33,885 Aug. 16, 2021

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