
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

Rachael Quick
Research Technologist
B.A. (Biology): Ohio Wesleyan University
This Lab: 07/2018 – Present
Email: quickr@ccf.org

Sweta Parab, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
B.S. (Microbiology): University of Mumbai, India
Ph.D. (Biochemistry): University of Mumbai, India
This Lab: 11/2018 – Present
Email: parabs@ccf.org

Luke Buck
Research Technician
B.A. (Biochemistry): Oberlin College
This Lab: 06/2021 – Present
Email: buckl3@ccf.org

William Horrigan
Ph.D. Graduate Student (Rotation)
B.S. (Human Biology): Michigan State University
This Lab: 08/2021 – Present
Email: horrigw2@ccf.org

Nihal Paidipelly
Undergraduate Research Student
Expected B.A. (Chemistry): Case Western Reserve University
This Lab: 08/2021 – Present
Email: paidipn@ccf.org
Lab Alumni

Zane Tolbert
Research Technician
B.S. (Biochemistry): Walsh University
This Lab: 02/2021 – 04/2021

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 Student
B.S. (Biochemistry): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 07/2019 – 07/2020
Current: Case Western Reserve Univ.

Keerti Vajrala
Undergraduate Student
B.S. (Bioengineering): Case Western Reserve Univ.
This Lab: 02/2019 – 05/2020
Current: Medical student, Kansas City University
School of Medicine