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Assistant Professor, UGA, 2026 - present
Distinguished Fellow, UTSW, 2022 - 2026
Postdoctoral Fellow with Rob Phillips, Caltech, 2020 - 2021
Graduate Student with Dianne Newman, Caltech, 2014 - 2020
B.S. Ecology / Biology, UGA, 2010-2014
In the lab, Scott enjoys counting colonies and plotting complex data. He gets excited talking about bacterial genetics and likes to dream about the microbiology of the future. Outside of the lab, Scott enjoys photography, hiking and being a dad.
The Saunders Lab is always open to hearing from qualified applicants at different levels.
Siri Kothapalli (Baylor University), Summer Intern 2023. Currently: Research associate UTSW, Forsberg Lab
Grace Little, Summer Intern 2025. Currently: Undergraduate, University of Virginia
Ayesha Ahmed, Lab Manager / Research Associate 2022 - 2026. Currently: Staff, UTSW, Toprak Lab
Sundar Pandey, Postdoctoral Fellow 2023 - 2026, Currently: Staff, UTSW