URMC / Labs / Hammes Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorStephen R. Hammes, M.D., Ph.D.Phone: (585) 275-2901Email StephenResearch Interest: Androgen Effects on Reproduction and CancerClinical Research FellowsOlga Astapova, MD, PhDClinical Fellow - EndocrinologyResearch Interest: Roles of nuclear hormone receptors in metabolism and reproduction, particularly metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovary syndromePostdoctoral ScholarsZhiguang Xiao, Ph.D.Postdoctoral FellowResearch StaffChristina Seger, M.S.Lab ManagerGraduate StudentsErin GibbonsIMV Immunology, Microbiology, and Virology Ph.D. ProgramBriaunna MinorMSTP Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)MD Medical Education (M.D.)IMV Immunology, Microbiology, and Virology Ph.D. Program T32 Predoctoral Training Program in ImmunologyResearch Interest: Tumor Immunology; Estrogen signaling in immune cell infiltrate of a mouse model for Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM).Manisha Taya, Ph.D.Research Interest: My research highlights the importance of infiltrating neutrophils and neutrophil elastase in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) progression, and identifies novel molecular mediators of LAM tumor growth and invasionResearch AssistantsAlessandra DimauroUndergraduate Student