Lab Alumni
John Daiss, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Theodore Blaine, M.D.
Resident, 1997 - 1999
Currently: Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Brown University, Providence, RI
Cristin Ferguson, M.D.
Resident, 2000 - 2004
Currently: Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Qun Cheng, M.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Robinder J. S. Dhillon, M.D., MRCS, MBA
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2009 - 2012
Currently: Internal Medicine Resident, Wayne State University/Crittenton Hospital, MI
Masahiro Ishikawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Hiromu Ito, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2001 - 2004
Currently: Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Hai Liu, M.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2017 - 2019
Currently: Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Masahiko Takahata, M.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2009 - 2011
Currently: Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Reconstructive Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Ryosuke Tsutsumi, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2005 - 2008
Currently: Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University, Osaka, Japan
Cemal Yazici, M.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2007 - 2009
Currently: Surgical Resident, St. Francis Hospital, Chicago, IL
Noriaki Yokogawa, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Longze Zhang, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Xinping Zhang, B.Med., Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1999 - 2001
Currently: Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Stephanie Hao
Laboratory Technician
Tochukwu Chuka Ikpeze, B.S., B.A.
Post-Baccalaureate Research Trainee, 2010 - 2012
Charles Lee
Laboratory Technician
Benjamin Smith
Laboratory Technician
Kofi Mensah, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduate Student, 2006 - 2009
Currently: Medical Student, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Michael-Ulrich Vinther, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduate Student, 2001 - 2003
Currently: Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, University of Arhus
Emily Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduate Student
Currently: Medical School, URMC
Stephen Bauer, Ph.D.
Graduate Student, 2002 - 2006
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Richard D. Bell, Ph.D.
Graduate Student, 2014 - 2019
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Ivashkiv Lab, David Z. Rosensweig Genomic Research Ct., Hospital for Special Surgery, NY, NY
Echoe Bouta
Graduate Student
Myra L. Coppage, Ph.D.
Graduate Student, 2002 - 2005
Currently: Research Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Lisa Childs Flick, Ph.D.
Graduate Student, 1998 - 2002
Currently: Associate Professor of Biology, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY
J. Jeffery Goater, MBA, M.S.
Graduate Student, 1997 - 2004
Currently: Vice President, Evercore Partners, New York, NY
Colleen Hock, M.S.
Graduate Student, 2004 - 2008
Currently: Veterinary Medical Student, Atlantic Veterinary College
Willis Huang
Graduate Student, 1999 - 2003
Currently: Radiology Resident, University of California Los Angeles
Yawen Ju, B.S.
Graduate Student
Howard "Mark" Kenney, Ph.D., M.S.
Graduate Student
Dan Li, Ph.D.
Graduate Student, 2004 - 2007
Currently: Manager of Technical & Laboratory Services, SDIX Inc., Windham, ME
Jie Li, Ph.D.
Graduate Student, 2008 - 2012
Currently: Scientist, Translational Medicine, AnaptysBio
Ping Li, Ph.D.
Graduate Student, 1998 - 2004
Currently: Sr. Scientist, Biologics R & D, Medtronic, Inc., Memphis, TN
Wenxuan Liu
Graduate Student
Mark Ninomiya, M.S.
Graduate Student
M. Owen Papuga, Ph.D.
Graduate Student, 2006 - 2010
Currently: Assistant Professor at the Chiropractic College of New York
Steven Proulx, Ph.D.
Graduate Student, 2004 - 2007
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow of Chemistry and Biosciences, Swiss Fed Inst of Tech (ETH), Zurich
David Reynolds, Ph.D.
Graduate Student, 2004 - 2008
Currently: Principal Engineer, Wright Medical,Inc., Rochester, New York Area
John J. Varrone, M.S.
Graduate Student
Zhijin (Jerry) Wu
Graduate Student