Ryota Matsuoka, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator (PI)
B.S. (Pharmacology): Tohoku University, Japan
Ph.D. (Neuroscience): Johns Hopkins University
Postdoctoral: UCSF and Max Planck Institute
Email: matsuor@ccf.org
Yeaji Kim, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S. (Biochemistry): University of Leeds, UK
Ph.D. (Biochemistry): Yonsei University, South Korea
Postdoctoral: Yale University
This Lab: 05/2024 – Present
Email: kimy11@ccf.org
Fatma Zehra Bozdag, M.D.
Research Scholar
M.D. (Medicine): Istanbul University, Turkey
This Lab: 06/2024 – Present
Email: bozdagf@ccf.org
Michael Ajenikoko, M.S.
Ph.D. Graduate Student
B.Tech. (Anatomy): Ladoke Akintola Univ. of Technology, Nigeria
M.S. (Anatomy): University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Ph.D. candidate (Neuroscience): Kent State University
This Lab: 06/2024 – Present
Email: ajenikm@ccf.org
Nathanael Lee
Research Technician
B.S. (Biology): Case Western Reserve University
B.A. (Evolutionary Biology): Case Western Reserve University
This Lab: 09/2023 – Present
Email: leen10@ccf.org
Micah Lohr
Research Technician
B.A. (Biological Sciences): Mount Holyoke College
This Lab: 06/2024 – Present
Email: lohrm4@ccf.org
Xueer (Cher) Yuan
Ph.D. Graduate Student (Rotation)
B.S.E (Biomedical Engineering): Case Western Reserve Univ.
Ph.D. candidate (BSTP): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 07/2024 – Present
Email: yuanx3@ccf.org
Yeoung (Gloria) Kim, M.S.
Medical Student
B.S. (Computer Science): Rice University
M.S. (Clinical Informatics Management): Stanford University
This Lab: 07/2024 – Present
Email: kimy12@ccf.org
Alyssa Storm
Undergraduate Research Student
Expected B.S. (Neuroscience): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 08/2022 – Present
Email: storma3@ccf.org
Jun Xiong Leong
Undergraduate Research Student
Expected B.S. (Biology): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 08/2022 – Present
Email: leongj@ccf.org
Amanda (Mandy) Lam
Undergraduate Research Student
Expected B.S. (Biology): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 01/2023 – Present
Email: lama6@ccf.org
Vani Thakur
Undergraduate Research Student
Expected B.S. (Neuroscience): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 01/2023 – Present
Email: thakurv@ccf.org
Emily Hsu
Undergraduate Research Student
Expected B.S. (Biology): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 09/2023 – Present
Email: hsue@ccf.org
Andrew Zhang
Undergraduate Research Student
Expected B.S. (Biology): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 10/2023 – Present
Email: zhanga6@ccf.org
Yuvha Karthikeyan
High School Research Student
Education: Solon High School
This Lab: 02/2024 – Present
Email: karthiy@ccf.org
Aditya Nalla
High School Research Student
Education: University School – Hunting Valley
This Lab: 06/2024 – Present
Email: nallaa@ccf.org
Lab Alumni
Veer Davda
Undergraduate Research Student
Expected B.S. (Neuroscience): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 02/2024 – 07/2024
Onkaar Paul
Undergraduate Research Student
Expected B.S. (BME): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 09/2023 – 12/2023
Isha Goel, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S. (Biological Sciences): Birla Institute of Tech. and Science
M.S. (Medical Biotechnology): Indian Institute of Technology
Ph.D. (Bioengineering): The University of Tokyo, Japan
This Lab: 10/2022 – 09/2023
Olivia Card
Research Technician
B.S. (Biology): State University of New York at Geneseo
M.A. (Evolution and environmental biology): Columbia University
This Lab: 11/2021 – 06/2023
Olena Zyga
Research Technologist
B.A. (Psychology): Case Western Reserve University
Ph.D. (Psychology): Case Western Reserve University
This Lab: 04/2023 – 06/2023
Luke Buck
Research Technician
B.A. (Biochemistry): Oberlin College
This Lab: 06/2021 – 06/2023
Current: Medical student, Univ. of Cincinnati Medical School
Luyi (Amber) Wang
Undergraduate Research Student
Expected B.S. (Neuroscience): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 07/2022 – 08/2022
Current: Undergraduate student, Univ. of Southern California
Nihal Paidipelly
Undergraduate Research Student
B.A. (Chemistry): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 08/2021 – 05/2022
Rachael Quick
Research Technologist
B.A. (Biology): Ohio Wesleyan University
This Lab: 07/2018 – 01/2022
Current: Associate Scientist, STERIS
Sweta Parab, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S. (Microbiology): University of Mumbai, India
Ph.D. (Biochemistry): University of Mumbai, India
This Lab: 11/2018 – 10/2021
Current: Postdoctoral Fellow, Lerner Research Institute
William Horrigan
Ph.D. Graduate Student (Rotation)
B.S. (Human Biology): Michigan State University
This Lab: 08/2021 – 10/2021
Current: Ph.D. graduate student, Lerner Research Institute
Zane Tolbert
Research Technician
B.S. (Biochemistry): Walsh University
This Lab: 02/2021 – 04/2021
Current: Graduate student, Clemson University
Erin Sullivan
Medical Student
B.S. (Biology): University of Notre Dame
This Lab: 07/2020 – 09/2020
Current: Medical student, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of
Medicine, Case Western Reserve Univ.
Maeve Salm
Undergraduate Research Student
B.S. (Biochemistry): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 07/2019 – 07/2020
Current: Graduate student, Duke University
Keerti Vajrala
Undergraduate Research Student
B.S. (Bioengineering): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 02/2019 – 05/2020
Current: Medical student, Kansas City University
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