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 StaffAnson ChengLaboratory TechnicianPeter GirardiLaboratory TechnicianGraduate StudentsCarol Deaton, M.S.PWD PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of DiseaseMD Medical Education (M.D.)MSTP Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)Research 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 clearanceResearch AssistantsHawraa AhmedUndergraduate StudentAlan AlvaradoUndergraduate StudentYunpo (Daniel) ChenUndergraduate StudentGregor CvetojevicUndergraduate Student