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.Sayantani Chowdhury Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateBerk LabEmail SayantaniChowdhuryOmar HedayaGraduate StudentYao LabEmail OmarHedayaResearch Interest: Understanding the Role of RNA Structures in Regulating Upstream Open Reading Frames Chia (George) Hsu Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateBerk LabEmail Chia (George)HsuFeng JiangGraduate 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 LiuGraduate 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 PreetiMauryaHimanshu Meghwani Ph.D.Postdoctoral AssociateBerk LabEmail HimanshuMeghwaniAdwiteeya "Aditi" Misra Ph.D.Graduate StudentSmall LabEmail Adwiteeya "Aditi"MisraResearch Interest: Influence of Cytokines on the Regenerative Potential of the Epicardium. Extracted and incubated hearts from embryos mice in cytokinesJessica PerciaccanteGraduate StudentAnderson LabEmail JessicaPerciaccanteResearch Interest: The function of lncRNAs in heart development; optimizing techniques to identify direct protein interactions with lncRNAs. Michal ShaposhnikovGraduate StudentBerk LabEmail MichalShaposhnikovResearch Interest: Signaling transduction mechanisms in the vascular system