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Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Gail Johnson
Gail V. W. Johnson, Ph.D
MC
Phone: (585) 276-3740
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Research Interest:

Molecular mechanisms of Neurodegeneration

Faculty

Heng (Henry) Lin
Heng (Henry) Lin, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
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Research Interest:

The molecular mechanisms of tau clearance by autophagy and endocytosis using mammalian model sytems (primary neurons and mice)

Postdoctoral Scholars

Upasana Ganguly
Upasana Ganguly, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Interest:

Using pharmaco-genetics, fluorescent biosensor imaging, and proximity labeling to unravel the molecular mechanism through which pTau impairs mitophagy

Michael Isei
Michael Isei, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Interest:

The molecular mechanisms of pathological tau-induced mitochondrial dysfunction

Research Staff

Dylan Pfendler
Dylan Pfendler
Research Technician
Joel Rodwell-Bullock
Joel Rodwell-Bullock
Technical Associate

Graduate Students

Dominic Bunn
Research Interest:

The effects of pathological tau uptake by astrocytes on mitochondrial function and the impact on their ability to support neuron health

Trae Carroll
Research Interest:

Tau Post-Translational Modifications mediate cellular dysfunctions in Alzheimer’s Disease

Thomas Delgado
Research Interest:

The role of transglutaminase 2 in mediating the response of astrocytes to injury and their ability to support neuron survival and neurite outgrowth

Peter Girardi
Research Interest:

The effect of mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress on tau pathology.

Joseph Irvin
Research Interest:

The relationship between tau pathology and mitochondrial dysfunction as regulated by BAG3

Research Assistants

Emily Chen
Emily Chen
Undergraduate Student
Meredith Crockett
Meredith Crockett
Undergraduate Student
Matthew Hong
Matthew Hong
Undergraduate Student
Kevin Hu
Kevin Hu
Undergraduate Student
Sofia Kaplan
Sofia Kaplan
Undergraduate Student
Darron King
Darron King
Undergraduate Student
Sudarshan Ramanan
Sudarshan Ramanan
Undergraduate Student
Ryunosuke Wajima
Ryunosuke Wajima
Undergraduate Student