URMC / Cardiovascular Research Institute / People / Trainees Trainees ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZPost-Doctoral Fellows and StudentsSara Blick-Nitko M.S.Graduate StudentMorrell LabEmail SaraBlick-NitkoResearch Interest: The Multifactorial Roles of Platelets in Malaria InfectionKimberly Burgos Villar M.S.Graduate StudentSmall LabEmail KimberlyBurgos VillarResearch Interest: Scar formation and inflammatory signaling after a myocardial infarctionSi Chen Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateYan LabEmail SiChenResearch Interest: Focuses on the role of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 10A (PDE10A) in regulating cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction.Omar Hedaya MSGraduate StudentYao LabEmail OmarHedayaResearch Interest: Understanding the Role of RNA Structures in Regulating Upstream Open Reading FramesFeng Jiang MSGraduate StudentYao LabEmail FengJiangResearch Interest: Potential mRNA Translation-Related Function of RNA-Binding Protein PRRC2BEng Soon Khor Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateYao LabEmail Eng SoonKhorChen Li M.S.Graduate StudentMorrell LabEmail ChenLiResearch Interest: The role of platelets in immune systemSean LindleyGraduate StudentAnderson LabEmail SeanLindleyXiaoyi Liu M.S.Graduate StudentSmall LabEmail XiaoyiLiuResearch Interest: The role of small proline-rich protein 2b (Sprr2b) in the regulation of protein stability, fibroblast plasticity and cardiac fibrosis.Alison Livada M.S.Graduate StudentMorrell LabEmail AlisonLivadaResearch Interest: Megakaryocytes and platelets roles' in immunity and Origin of lung megakaryocytes and their roles in shaping immune responsesPreeti Maurya Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateMorrell LabEmail PreetiMauryaJessica PerciaccanteGraduate StudentAnderson LabEmail JessicaPerciaccanteResearch Interest: The function of lncRNAs in heart development; optimizing techniques to identify direct protein interactions with lncRNAs. Michal Shaposhnikov M.S.Graduate StudentBerk LabEmail MichalShaposhnikovResearch Interest: Signaling transduction mechanisms in the vascular systemTing ShuPostdoctoral AssociateYan LabEmail TingShuDaniel ZuppoPostdoctoral AssociateSmall LabEmail DanielZuppo