Current Lab Members
Jason A. Mears, Ph.D.
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Maria Stoll
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she/her/hers
yuli.buckley@case.edu |
Yuli Buckley
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she/her/hers
axh839@case.edu |
Anelise Hutson
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she/her/hers
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Tasneema Sheik
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Lab Alumni
Research Staff
Adina Brett-Morris, Ph.D. - Research Associate (2018-2023)
Currently: Health Scientist, Cleveland Clinic, Akron, OH
Louie Zhou - Research Technician (2010-2013)
Latest: Anesthesiologist, Arkansas
Adina Brett-Morris, Ph.D. - Research Associate (2018-2023)
Currently: Health Scientist, Cleveland Clinic, Akron, OH
Louie Zhou - Research Technician (2010-2013)
Latest: Anesthesiologist, Arkansas
Postdoctoral Fellows
Frances JD Alvarez, Ph.D. (2011-2014)
Currently: Research Scientist, Pfizer, Inc.
Kyle Whiddon, Ph.D. (2018-2022)
Currently: Core Staff Scientist, Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology
Jeff MacCausland, Ph.D. (2018-2023)
Currently: Senior Scientist, Levine Lab at CWRU
Frances JD Alvarez, Ph.D. (2011-2014)
Currently: Research Scientist, Pfizer, Inc.
Kyle Whiddon, Ph.D. (2018-2022)
Currently: Core Staff Scientist, Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology
Jeff MacCausland, Ph.D. (2018-2023)
Currently: Senior Scientist, Levine Lab at CWRU
Graduate Students
Christopher A. Francy, Ph.D. (2012-2016)
Currently: Vice President/Scientific Director, AdMed Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Ryan W. Clinton, Ph.D. (2014-2018)
Currently: Senior Scientist, Translate Bio, Boston, MA
Elizabeth O. Akinbiyi, Ph.D. (2018-2021)
Currently: AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, Science Communications/Policy in the Office of the BRAIN Director at the NIH
Brianna Bauer, Ph.D. (2017-2023)
Currently: On the market
Kristy Rochon, Ph.D. (2017-2023)
Currently: Post-doctoral Fellow in the Metskas Lab at Purdue University
Christopher A. Francy, Ph.D. (2012-2016)
Currently: Vice President/Scientific Director, AdMed Inc., Philadelphia, PA
- Greenfield Travel Award for Best Journal Club Presentation, Pharmacology; 2013
- President, GSO, Pharmacology; 2013-2014
- The President’s Award, Biomedical Graduate Student Symposium; 2015
- Doctoral Excellence Award in Pharmacology; 2016
Ryan W. Clinton, Ph.D. (2014-2018)
Currently: Senior Scientist, Translate Bio, Boston, MA
- Charles L. Hoppel Trainee Award for Research Excellence in Mitochondrial Biology; 2017
Elizabeth O. Akinbiyi, Ph.D. (2018-2021)
Currently: AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, Science Communications/Policy in the Office of the BRAIN Director at the NIH
- Supported by the Immunology Training Program (ITP)
- MAC Travel Grant to attend ASCB|EMBO Meeting; 2019
Brianna Bauer, Ph.D. (2017-2023)
Currently: On the market
- Awarded the Paul Berg and Harland Wood Distinguished Graduate Fellowship (2017)
- Supported by the Molecular Therapeutics Training Program (MTTP) Training Grant (2018-2020)
- Awarded the Charles L. Hoppel Trainee Award for Research Excellence in Mitochondrial Biology (2021)
- GSO President, 2021-22
Kristy Rochon, Ph.D. (2017-2023)
Currently: Post-doctoral Fellow in the Metskas Lab at Purdue University
- Paul Berg and Harland Wood Distinguished Graduate Fellowship; 2017
- NIH Diversity Supplement
- Greenfield Travel Award for Best Journal Club Presentation, Pharmacology; 2019
- NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research, NIGMS; 2020
- Travel Award for the 67th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting; 2023
- Doctoral Excellence Award in Pharmacology; 2024
Post-baccalaureate Trainees
Cheyanne Shinn (2018-2019)
PREP Scholar
PREP Scholar of the Year; 2019
Currently: PhD student, Univ of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Anibal Tornes-Blanco (2019-2020)
PREP Scholar of the Year; 2020
Currently: PhD student, Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Paige Wilson (2019-2020)
Post-bac Research Assistant
Currently: Medical Student, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), Monroe, LA
Jasmine Liu (2020-2022)
PREP Scholar
Currently: PhD student, Univ of California, Berkeley, CA
Dayanlee de León Cordero (2023-2024)
PREP Scholar
Currently: PhD student, Case Western Reserve Univ, Cleveland, OH
Cheyanne Shinn (2018-2019)
PREP Scholar
PREP Scholar of the Year; 2019
Currently: PhD student, Univ of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Anibal Tornes-Blanco (2019-2020)
PREP Scholar of the Year; 2020
Currently: PhD student, Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Paige Wilson (2019-2020)
Post-bac Research Assistant
Currently: Medical Student, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), Monroe, LA
Jasmine Liu (2020-2022)
PREP Scholar
Currently: PhD student, Univ of California, Berkeley, CA
Dayanlee de León Cordero (2023-2024)
PREP Scholar
Currently: PhD student, Case Western Reserve Univ, Cleveland, OH
Undergraduate Students
Amanda Labuza - SURP Program (2011)
After: 2020 PhD in Neuroscience, U Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Latest: Post-doctoral fellow at Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY
Myles Frazier - SURP Program (2012)
After: 2019 PharmD graduate from Mercer Coll. of Pharmacy, Atlanta, GA
Evan Miller - SURP Program (2013)
After: 2019 MD Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU
Latest: Resident, Orthopedic Surgery, Wake Forest SOM, Winston-Salem, NC
Taylor Enrico - SURP Program (2016)
After: 2022 PhD in Pharmacology from UNC-Chapel Hill, NC
Latest: Consultant, Boston Consulting Group, Boston, MA
Serena Lee - SURP Program (2017)
After: 2019 graduate from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Abigail Turnwald - SURP Program (2018)
After: 2022 MS in Genetic Counseling, UC-Anschutz
Latest: Pediatric Genetic Counselor, Dayton Children’s Hospital, Dayton, OH
Reid Anderson - Volunteer (2019)
After: 2022 graduate from Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Latest: Research Intern, Comprehensive Headache Program at Wake Forest
Nate Roethler - SURP Program (2022)
After: 2023 graduate from Loras College, Dubuque, IA
Latest: Graduate Student, UC-San Diego, San Diego, CA
Vanessa Chu - Volunteer (2021-24)
After: 2024 graduate from CWRU, Cleveland, OH
Latest: Dental Student, Univ of California, Los Angeles
Siya Iyer - Volunteer (2023-24)
Latest: Undergraduate Student, CWRU, Cleveland, OH
Marianita Castro - Volunteer (2023-24)
After: 2024 graduate from CWRU, Cleveland, OH
Latest: Graduate Student, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Amanda Labuza - SURP Program (2011)
After: 2020 PhD in Neuroscience, U Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Latest: Post-doctoral fellow at Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY
Myles Frazier - SURP Program (2012)
After: 2019 PharmD graduate from Mercer Coll. of Pharmacy, Atlanta, GA
Evan Miller - SURP Program (2013)
After: 2019 MD Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU
Latest: Resident, Orthopedic Surgery, Wake Forest SOM, Winston-Salem, NC
Taylor Enrico - SURP Program (2016)
After: 2022 PhD in Pharmacology from UNC-Chapel Hill, NC
Latest: Consultant, Boston Consulting Group, Boston, MA
Serena Lee - SURP Program (2017)
After: 2019 graduate from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Abigail Turnwald - SURP Program (2018)
After: 2022 MS in Genetic Counseling, UC-Anschutz
Latest: Pediatric Genetic Counselor, Dayton Children’s Hospital, Dayton, OH
Reid Anderson - Volunteer (2019)
After: 2022 graduate from Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Latest: Research Intern, Comprehensive Headache Program at Wake Forest
Nate Roethler - SURP Program (2022)
After: 2023 graduate from Loras College, Dubuque, IA
Latest: Graduate Student, UC-San Diego, San Diego, CA
Vanessa Chu - Volunteer (2021-24)
After: 2024 graduate from CWRU, Cleveland, OH
Latest: Dental Student, Univ of California, Los Angeles
Siya Iyer - Volunteer (2023-24)
Latest: Undergraduate Student, CWRU, Cleveland, OH
Marianita Castro - Volunteer (2023-24)
After: 2024 graduate from CWRU, Cleveland, OH
Latest: Graduate Student, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
High School Students
Colleen Murphy - Volunteer (2013)
After HS: Undergrad student, Beloit College, Beloit, WI
Bobby Arnold - Volunteer (2015)
After HS: Undergrad student, John Carroll University
Colleen Murphy - Volunteer (2013)
After HS: Undergrad student, Beloit College, Beloit, WI
Bobby Arnold - Volunteer (2015)
After HS: Undergrad student, John Carroll University