Lab Members
Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Research Interest:
Translational women’s health research; To identify previously unknown mechanisms of disease for disabling vulvar conditions, namely vulvodynia and lichens
Graduate Students

Katy Alden, B.S.
MD - Medical Education (M.D.)
MSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)
PWD - PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of Disease
MD - Medical Education (M.D.)
MSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)
PWD - PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of Disease
Research Interest:
Pain Signaling Pathways in Endometriosis Using Patient Tissue Samples

Shinelle "Elle" Black, B.A.
MSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)
MD - Medical Education (M.D.)
MSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)
MD - Medical Education (M.D.)
Research Interest:
Return on investment from co‐locating tax assistance for low‐income persons at clinical sites

Research Interest:
Intersection of inflammation, lipid dysregulation, and nociception in localized provoked vulvodynia









