URMC / Cardiovascular Research Institute / Research / Small Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorEric M. Small, Ph.D.Phone: (585) 276-9795Email EricResearch Interest: Transcriptional regulation of fibroblast plasticity and cardiac fibrosisFacultyRyan Burke, Ph.D.Research Assistant ProfessorEmail RyanResearch Interest: Pro-angiogenic signaling in breast tumor endothelial cellsPearl Quijada, Ph.D.Research Assistant ProfessorEmail PearlPostdoctoral ScholarsAlan Brooks, M.D., Ph.DPostdoctoral AssociateResearch StaffChristine ChristieMicrosurgery Core Technical AssociateRonald DirkxTechnical AssociateGraduate StudentsKimberly Burgos Villar, M.S.PWD PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of DiseaseResearch Interest: Scar formation and inflammatory signaling after a myocardial infarctionAdwiteeya "Aditi" MisraBME Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. ProgramMD Medical Education (M.D.)MSTP Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)Research Interest: Influence of Cytokines on the Regenerative Potential of the Epicardium. Extracted and incubated hearts from embryos mice in cytokines