URMC / Cardiovascular Research Institute / People / Trainees Trainees ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZPost-Doctoral Fellows and StudentsKelly Anderson Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateAnderson LabEmail KellyAndersonSara Blick-NitkoGraduate StudentMorrell LabEmail SaraBlick-NitkoResearch Interest: Role of CD47 in macrophage clearance of pyrenocytesAlan Brooks M.D., Ph.DPostdoctoral AssociateSmall LabEmail AlanBrooksKimberly Burgos VillarGraduate StudentSmall LabEmail KimberlyBurgos VillarResearch Interest: Scar formation and inflammatory signaling after a myocardial infarctionSi Chen M.S.Graduate StudentYan LabEmail SiChenResearch Interest: Focuses on the role of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 10A (PDE10A) in regulating cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction.Kadiam Venkata Chinna Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateYao LabEmail Kadiam VenkataChinnaSayantani Chownhury Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateBerk LabEmail SayantaniChownhuryOmar HedayaGraduate StudentYao LabEmail OmarHedayaResearch Interest: The Role of DDX3X in the Translation of Cardiomyocyte Transcription FactorsZachary HiltGraduate StudentMorrell LabEmail ZacharyHiltResearch Interest: Studying the mechanism by which platelet derived beta-2 microglobulin is promoting inflammation in the context of HIV and malaria infections.Chia (George) Hsu Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateBerk LabEmail Chia (George)HsuFeng JiangGraduate StudentYao LabEmail FengJiangResearch Interest: Cracking the Function of PRRC2B in Translation InitiationSean LindleyGraduate StudentAnderson LabEmail SeanLindleyAlison LivadaGraduate StudentMorrell LabEmail AlisonLivadaLingfeng Luo M.S.Graduate StudentYan LabEmail LingfengLuoResearch Interest: Role of PDE10A in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Hyperplasia and Pathological Vascular RemodelingPreeti Maurya Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateMorrell LabEmail PreetiMauryaHimanshu Meghwani Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateBerk LabEmail HimanshuMeghwaniAdwiteeya "Aditi" MisraGraduate StudentSmall LabEmail Adwiteeya "Aditi"MisraResearch Interest: Influence of Cytokines on the Regenerative Potential of the Epicardium. Extracted and incubated hearts from embryos mice in cytokinesDaphne Pariser M.S.Graduate StudentMorrell LabEmail DaphnePariserPornthida Poosala Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateAnderson LabEmail PornthidaPoosalaDenisse Vega-OcasioGraduate StudentMorrell LabEmail DenisseVega-OcasioResearch Interest: Translating basic research evidence into practice, health policy and public health to contribute to the eradication and elimination of infectious diseases in a global health setting.Shumin Wang Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociatePang LabEmail ShuminWangJiangbin Wu Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateYao LabEmail JiangbinWuChao Xue M.S.Graduate StudentBerk LabEmail ChaoXueResearch Interest: Cardiovascular development, Notch signalling in AngiogenesisNanhui Yu Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateJin LabEmail NanhuiYuYishuai Zhang Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateYan LabEmail YishuaiZhangChongyang Zhang M.S.Graduate StudentYan LabEmail ChongyangZhangResearch Interest: Focuses on the role of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 1C in smooth muscle cell remodeling in human vessel diseases.