Ashish Jain, Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Chronic social stress and metabolic disorders.
Jennifer Asturias
Research Interest: Stress physiology, aging study
Bhavani Shankar Sahu, PhD, Post doctoral associate
Research Interests: Regulatory secretory pathway, Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases,Genetics of complex human diseases,Neuroendocrinology.
Expertise: Cell Molecular biology,Human Genetics,Gene Regulation,Proteomics.
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Cheryl Cero, IBP Graduate Student (2010-2015)
Thesis project: Mechanisms of VGF-derived peptide TLQP-21 induced prolipolytic effect.
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Brian Sweis (MD/PHD stud, rotation)
TLQP-21 modulation of HPA axis.
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Valentina Sanghez (PhD - April 2012)
Mechanism of social stress-induced obesity and T2D.
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Sarah Rassouli
Automatic assessment of adipocyte diameter, in vitro molecular techniques
Lauren Pelkey
Allison Gurney, Jun Scientist - Lab Manager
Expert in biochemical techniques. Lab manager, oversees all in vitro protocols.
Specific projects includes the optimization of experimental protocol, and the development of the Cellometer to measure adipocytes diameter.
Kewir Dufe, PhD (Postdoctoral Associate)
Research Interest: Social stress, nutrition energetic and lifespan.
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Jacob McCallum (Res Specialist)
Research Interest: In vivo procedures. Stress physiology, glucose tolerance, obesity, behavior.
Michelle Corkrum (MD/PHD stud, rotation)
Research Interest: Gene expression in adipose tissue of mice under stress.
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Olufemi Adams
Research Interest: Pro-lipolytic mechanism of TLQP-21 peptide, in vitro techniques
Zineb Alfath
Daniel Svedberg
Researches the role of stress in obesity and brown adipose tissue activation. Performs behavioral experiments on mice and molecular analysis
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Rana Mohammed (Undergraduate Student)
Cellular effect of TLQP-21 in cell culture.
Ivana Ninkovic (Res. Specialist)
Oversee in vitro procedures and lab managing. Develop Cellometer.
Carley Karsten (summer student)
TLQP-21 modulation of HPA axis in vitro, IHC, stress-clock gene/HPA.
Anu Menon (summer student)
To learn in vitro techniques.
Connor Erickson, Research Specialist
Research Interest: stress physiology, aging study, mouse behavior
Erik Finnesgard (Undergraduate Student)
Research Interest: TLQP-21 induced metabolic effects in peripheral tissues.
Nicholas Spielman, Research Specialist
Research Interest: stress physiology, aging study, mouse behavior
Ruijun Han, PhD, Research Associate
Researach Interest: Adipocyte biology, molecular biology, VGF-derived peptide TLQP-21, lypolisis
Jessica Patricelli, Lab Manager/Junior Scientist
Kohinoor Khan, Research Specialist
Researach Interest: VGF-derived peptide TLQP-21
Giada Caviola , Visiting Graduate Student
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