People

Matt Barber

Associate Professor of Biology
Member, Institute of Ecology and Evolution
he/him | mfbarber[at]uoregon.edu

Matt grew up in the United States and Japan before pursuing his undergraduate degree in molecular biology at Colgate University. He completed his Ph.D. in molecular biology in labs of Or Gozani and Katrin Chua at Stanford University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Nels Elde’s lab at the University of Utah studying the evolution of bacterial-host interactions. He opened his lab as an Assistant Professor at the University of Oregon in 2016. Outside of lab Matt enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and exploring the outdoors.

Killian Campbell

Ph.D. Student
Genetics Training Grant Fellow
he/him | ccampbe4[at]uoregon.edu

Killian is originally from Spokane, WA and obtained his undergraduate degree from Eastern Washington University, where he worked with Dr. Andrea Castillo. After that, Killian went on to work at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center as an NIH-PREP post-baccalaureate student in the lab of Harmit Malik. There he worked alongside Tera Levin studying host-pathogen interactions between Legionella and amoeba. Killian is currently a graduate student in the Institute of Ecology and Evolution, and is interested in the evolution of host-pathogen interactions. In his free time, Killian enjoys listening to rap music, running, and cooking. 

Titas Sil

Ph.D. Student
Molecular Biology and Biophysics Training Grant Fellow
she/her | tsil[at]uoregon.edu

Titas is from India, where she completed her Bachelor’s and Masters’s studies as the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal with a Biology major. Her Master’s project with Dr. Vineet K. Sharma focused on the interactions between skin microbes and metabolites. Currently as a Ph.D. student at the University of Oregon, she is exploring conflicts between hosts and microbes over nutrient metals. In her free time Titas likes to cook, watch/read thriller series, photographing nature, and plan for trips in upcoming vacations.

Kendal Tinney

Ph.D. Student
Genetics Training Grant Fellow
she/her, they/them | ktinney[at]uoregon.edu

Kendal grew up off of Lake Michigan in Holland, Michigan. She received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State University, where she worked in the lab of Dr. Kristin Parent. Here she used phage hunting to identify novel Shigella bacteriophages and investigated the molecular interactions of phage tail attachment to their host. Kendal is a graduate student in the Institute of Ecology and Evolution, and is interested in the evolution of microbe-parasite interactions. In her spare time, Kendal enjoys doing crafts, baking, and spending time outdoors either climbing or snowboarding.

Omoshola Aleru

Masters Student
she/her | oaleru[at]uoregon.edu