URMC / Labs / Eliseev Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorRoman A. Eliseev, M.D., Ph.D.Phone: (585) 276-3396Email RomanResearch Interest: Role of Mitochondria in regulation of cell fate in normal stem cells and cancer cellsPostdoctoral ScholarsSarah Elizabeth Catheline, Ph.D.Postdoctoral FellowResearch Interest: Role of energy metabolism in mesenchymal stem cell maintenance and musculoskeletal aging.Graduate StudentsSandra H. Castillo AguirreBME - Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: The role of efferocytosis in mitochondrial dysfunction and mesenchymal stromal cells decline. Tissue engineering. Stem cell biology and regenerative potential.Renae DuncanPWD - PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of DiseaseResearch Interest: Mitochondrial genetics and function as determinants of mesenchymal stem cell fateBrooke WiseCMPP MS - Master's Degree in Pharmacology or PhysiologyResearch Interest: Stem cells. Aging of musculoskeletal tissues. Changes in energy metabolism and redox during agingChen YuPWD - PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of DiseaseResearch Interest: Role of energy metabolism in regulating mesenchymal stem cell fate. Mitochondrial function in adipogenic versus osteogenic lineages.