The University of Michigan Medical School
Human Genetics Department
Ann Arbor, MI, 48108
Email: siwase@umich.edu
Phone: +1-734-647-8832
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Iwase lab
Shigeki Iwase
Principal Investigator: Human Genetics, CV
Post-doc: Shi lab. Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard University.
Ph.D.: Baba lab. Tsukuba University.
E-mail: siwase_at_umich.edu
Bo Zhou
Post-doctoral Fellow
PhD: Chinese Academy of Science
Email: bzh_at_umich.edu
Jessica Fawcett-Patel
Post-doctoral Fellow
Cecilia Gavilan
Graduate Student:
Genetics & Genomics PhD Program
Email: mgavilan_at_umich.edu
Ilakkiya Venkatachalam
Graduate Student:
Genetics & Genomics PhD Program
Email: Ilakkiya_at_umich.edu
Maxwell Miyasato
Graduate Student:
Neuroscience PhD Program
Email: mmiyas_at_umich.edu
Satabdi Mohanty
Graduate Student:
Genetics & Genomics MS Program
Stephen Romer
Graduate Student:
Genetics & Genomics MS Program
Jackie Kim
Undergraduate Student in Neuroscience
Sehj Rai
Undergraduate Student in
Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology
Christina Vallianatos
Public Relations Manager
PhD: Iwase lab, University of Michigan
Email: cvallia_at_umich.edu
Aijia Wang
Undergraduate Student in Neuroscience
Anna Keyorkgy
Undergraduate Student
Praise Fujamade
Undergraduate Student
Alumni
Post-doctoral Fellows
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Masayoshi Nagai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at Osaka Metropolitan University, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Takao Tsukahara, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at Meikai University School of Dentistry, Division of Biochemistry, Department of Oral Biology and Tissue Engineering, Sakado, Japan
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Hajime Nagasu, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan. Nephrologist
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Saurabh Agarwal, Ph.D.
Bioinformatician at MedGenome
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Graduate Students
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Katie Bonefas, Ph.D.: Neuroscience
Post-doctoral fellow, Eirene Papadimitriou lab, Cornel
Hamza Islam, M.S.: Genetics & Genomics
MSTP Program, Louisiana State University
Bradley Cutler, M.S.: Genetics & Genomics
Predoctoral student, The Ohio State University
Patricia Garay, Ph.D.: Neuroscience
Post-doctoral fellow, Caroline Dean lab, John Innes Centre
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Robert Porter, M.D., Ph.D.: MSTP, Genetics & Genomics
Neurology Residency Program at Massachusetts General / Brigham & Women's Hospitals in Boston
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Christina Vallianatos, Ph.D.: Genetics & Genomics
Genomics Education & Outreach Program Manager at The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
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Lab Technicians
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Tomas Kasza, B.S.
Graduate Student, The Rutgers University
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Undergraduate/High School Students
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Yiannos Demetriou
Sophia Rightmer
Margarete Wallner
Medical Student, University of Chicago
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Jordan Rich
Medical Student, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Demetri Tsirukis
Clara Farrehi
Medical student, Thomas Jefferson Medical School
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Linh Vu
Medical Student, George Washington University
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Ali Nasir
Neuroscience and Arabic Major, University of Michigan
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Cody Carter
Neuroscience Major, University of Michigan, The National Champion in College Boat.
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Patrick Huguelet
Neuroscience Major, University of Michigan
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Lab Volunteers
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Nisha Sarna
Psychology Major
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Diana Wojtkiewicz
Veterinarian Assistant
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