URMC / Cardiovascular Research Institute / Research / Small Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorEric M. Small, Ph.D.Phone: (585) 276-9795Email EricResearch Interest: To better understand the mechanisms that control cell identity and lineage commitment by studying the transcriptional regulation and function of cardiac tissue-restricted genesPostdoctoral ScholarsDaniel ZuppoPostdoctoral AssociateResearch StaffRonald DirkxTechnical AssociateGraduate StudentsKathryn BernierCMPP - Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramDaniel Han, BAMSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)MD - Medical Education (M.D.)Xiaoyi Liu, M.S.CMPP - Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: The role of small proline-rich protein 2b (Sprr2b) in the regulation of protein stability, fibroblast plasticity and cardiac fibrosis.