Benji Lamp

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Howdy, y’all! I’m Benji Lamp

Welcome to my website! Here you’ll find a snapshot of who I am, the research I’m working on, and any news worth sharing.

A quick back-story

I’m originally from Plano, Texas, but my passion for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology really took off in College Station while earning the Biomedical Research Certificate at Texas A&M. Through the Vet School, I dove into large transcriptomic datasets and haven’t looked back.

Oregon ties

These days I also spend time collaborating with the Karstens Lab in Oregon, improving our long-read 16S rRNA sequencing pipelines to better understand the female urinary microbiome.

What’s next

I’m now based in Houston and kicking off a Ph.D. in Dr. David Hala’s lab at Texas A&M Galveston, using a systems-toxicology lens to study PFAS (“forever chemicals”) in zebrafish models.

Thanks to a Hagler Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship, I’ll also be mentored by Dr. Robyn Tanguay of Oregon State University, one of the world’s leading zebrafish scientist.

If you ever need a hand with sequence-processing pipelines (or just want to chat all things -omics) feel free to reach out. I’m always looking to take on new skills and collaborations.

Education

Texas A&M University – Galveston, TX
Ph.D. in Marine Biology Fall 2025 – Present

Hagler Institute Graduate Research Fellowship

Texas A&M University – College Station, TX
B.S. in Biomedical Sciences Fall 2021 – Spring 2025

Minor in Bioinformatics
Certificate in Biomedical Reseacrh

Experience

Texas A&M University (Rijnkels Lab)
Research Assistant (Bioinformatics)
September 2023 – Present

Texas A&M University (Equine Infectious Disease Lab)
Research Assistant (Bioinformatics)
February 2025 – Present

Oregon Health & Science University
Research Assistant (Karstens Lab)
August 2024 – August 2025

Oregon Health & Science University
Summer Research Intern (NIH R25 Training Grant)
June 2024 – August 2024