URMC / Labs / Gail Johnson Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorGail V. W. Johnson, Ph.DMC 4-6314Phone: (585) 276-3740Email GailResearch Interest: Molecular mechanisms of NeurodegenerationPostdoctoral ScholarsSanjib Guha, Ph.D.Postdoctoral FellowResearch Interest: Molecular mechanisms by which pathological tau impairs neuron and mitochondrial function using novel single-copy transgenic worm (C. elegans) modelsHeng (Henry) Lin, D.D.S., Ph.D.Postdoctoral FellowResearch Interest: The molecular mechanisms of tau clearance by autophagy and endocytosis using mammalian model sytems (primary neurons and mice)Research StaffPeter GirardiLaboratory TechnicianGraduate StudentsCarol DeatonMSTP Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)MD Medical Education (M.D.)PWD Cell Biology of Disease Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Presenilin 1-dependent regulation of lysosome function and tau clearanceJarreau HarrisonCMPP Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: The role of HspB8 and BAG3 in mediating autophagy and tau clearanceJacob RudlongNSC Neuroscience Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: The role of astrocytic transglutaminase 2 in mediating survival and neuronal health following injuryResearch AssistantsHawraa AhmedUndergraduate StudentAlan AlvaradoUndergraduate StudentYunpo (Daniel) ChenUndergraduate StudentAnson ChengUndergraduate StudentGregor CvetojevicUndergraduate Student