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Learn more about our extended research trainees and program at the Pulmonary Center<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Trainees:<\/strong><\/h2>
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Andrea Alber, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Associate<\/p>\n

Education: PhD, Ecole polytechnique f\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Lausanne, Switzerland<\/p>\n

PI: Darrell Kotton, MD<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Olivia Dinwoodie, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctural Associate<\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

PI: Michael Herriges, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Aldana Gojanovich, PhD
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctural Associate<\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

PI: Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Vishal Gupta, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctural Fellow<\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

PI: Kostas Alysandratos, MD, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Bradley Hiller, PhD<\/a>
\n<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral\u00a0<\/span>Associate<\/span><\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

PI: Joseph Mizgerd, ScD<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Alexander Holtz, PhD
\n<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral\u00a0Associate<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/a>PI: Darrell Kotton, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

M\u00e9line Homps-Legrand, PhD<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Associate<\/span><\/p>\n

Education:\u00a0<\/span>Universit\u00e9 Paris Cit\u00e9<\/span><\/p>\n

PI: Andrew Wilson, MD<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Research Interests:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Signaling function of cell junctional proteins<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Archana Jayaraman, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Associate<\/p>\n

Education: PhD, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, India<\/p>\n

PI: Markus Bosmann, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Janardhan Karapurkar, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Associate<\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

PI: Giovanni Ligresti, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Charlie Kerr, PhD
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctural Associate<\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

PI: Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"headshot<\/td>\n\n

Shubham Kesarwani, PhD
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctural Associate<\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

PI: Andrew Wilson, MD<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Ian<\/td>\n\n

Ian Kinstlinger, PhD
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctural Associate<\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

PI: Darrell Kotton, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Hirofumi Kiyokawa, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Associate<\/p>\n

Education: MD, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan; PhD, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/a>PI: Darrell Kotton, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Kathleen Mills, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Associate<\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

PI: Kostas Alysandratos, MD, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Arun Narota, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Associate<\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

PI: Maria Trojanowska, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Ahmed A. Raslan, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Fellow<\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

PI: Giovanni Ligresti, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Julian Undeutsch, PhD
\n<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctural Associate<\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

PI: Darrell Kotton, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Sarah Walachowski, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Fellow<\/p>\n

Education:<\/p>\n

PI: Markus Bosmann, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PhD Students:<\/strong><\/h2>
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\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Julian Amirault<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Elise Armstrong<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student, Program in Virology, Immunology & Microbiology
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

PI: Joseph Mizgerd, ScD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Laura Ayers<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student, Program in Biomedical Sciences<\/p>\n

PI: Darrell Kotton, MD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Jillian Berko<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Darrell Kotton, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Lauren Castle<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

PI: Hadi Nia, PhD<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Kevin Chen<\/strong><\/p>\n

MD\/PhD Student, Program in Molecular and Translational Medicine<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/a>PI: Darrell Kotton, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Carina Cheng<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Xaralabos (Bob) Varelas, PhD<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Erin Cullinane<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Sarah Mazzilli, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Celeste Deng<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Hadi Nia, PhD<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Porter Dooley<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Konstantinos Alysandratos, MD, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Elizabeth Yvonnes Flores<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Brittny Garcia<\/strong><\/p>\n

MD\/PhD Student, Program in Virology, Immunology & Microbiology<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

PI: Joseph Mizgerd, ScD<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Lucien Garo
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PI: Markus Bosmann, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Isabella Garza<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student, Program in Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

PI: Matt Jones, PhD <\/a>\u00a0\/ Aline Fine, MD<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Myl\u00e8ne Gorzynski<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

MD\/PhD student<\/span><\/p>\n

PI: Finn Hawkins, MBBCh<\/b><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Rose Griffin<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Andrew Wilson, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Gabrielle Grifno
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student, Program in Biomedical Engineering
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

PI: Hadi Nia, PhD<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Erin Hennessey<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student, Program in Biomedical Sciences<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/a>PI: Darrell Kotton, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Md. Shafiqul Islam<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

PhD Student, Cell\u00a0and Molecular Biology<\/p>\n

PI: Michael Herrgies, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Naomi Klimek<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student, Program in Molecular & Translational Medicine<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

PI: Joseph Mizgerd, ScD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Konstantinos Kontodimas<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Xaralabos (Bob) Varelas, PhD<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\nJake Le Seur
\n<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student
\n<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

PI: Finn Hawkins, MBBCh<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\nRob LeBourdais<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student, Program in Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n

PI: Hadi Nia, PhD<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Ye Woo Lee
\n<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0PI: Katrina Traber, MD, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Timon Lwo<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Andrew Wilson, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Carly Merritt<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Andrew Wilson, MD<\/a><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Mel Perez
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PI: Matt Jones, PhD <\/a>\/ Alan Fine, MD<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Karin Plaza, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clinical Fellow<\/p>\n

PI: Michael Herriges, PhD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Kathryn Regan<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student, Program in Biomedical Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n

PI: Hadi Nia, PhD<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Nathan Sanders
\n<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

MD\/PhD Student, Program in Molecular & Translational Medicine<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PI: Joseph Mizgerd, ScD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"headshot<\/td>\n\n

Amulya Shastry<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Joshua Cambpell, PhD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Linzheng Shi<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

MD\/PhD Student, Program in Biomedical Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n

PI: Hadi Nia, PhD<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Henry Sun<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Finn Hawkins, MBBCh<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Whitney Souery
\n<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

MD\/PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Marc Lenburg, PhD<\/a> \/ Ehab Billatos, MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Hanna Soulati<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Joseph Mizgerd, ScD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Michael Vannini
\n<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

MD\/PhD Student, Program in Virology, Immunology & Microbiology<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

PI: Joseph Mizgerd, ScD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Ryan Vinh<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

MD\/PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Joseph Mizgerd, ScD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Jason Weis
\n<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student
\n<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

PI: Sara Mazzilli, PhD<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Crystal Zhu<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

PI: Xaralabos (Bob) Varelas, PhD<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Fellows:<\/strong><\/h2>
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Michele Beaudoin, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Allergy Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Jonathan Chang, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Lynda Chowdhury, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Aakash Deshpande, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Jacqueline Dinh, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Mariah Evarts, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Robert Fain, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Katherine Fair, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Adriana Flores, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Francisco Gallegos Koyner, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Hind Ghazalah, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Michelle Hall, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Thomas Meehan, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Hallie Norman, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Allergy Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Douglas O’Connell, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Alyse Reichheld, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Viviana Reyes-Pinzon, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Juan Rodriguez, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Esther Saul, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\n

Julian Shih, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Headshot<\/td>\n\n

Alexander Yeo, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fellow<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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