Lab Members
Michael Ostap, Ph.D.
Director, Pennsylvania Muscle Institute
Professor, Department of Physiology
ostap@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Office: (215) 573-9758 / Lab: (215) 898-3685
Henry Shuman, PhD
Research Associate Professor
shuman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Faviolla A. Baez-Cruz
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Student
favb@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Bob Cail, Ph.D.
Luther Pollard, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Researcher
luther.pollard@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Serapion Pyrpassopoulos, PhD
Senior Research Investigator
serappyr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Daniel Safer, Ph.D.
Senior Research Investigator
saferd@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Aaron Snoberger, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Aaron.Snoberger@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Lillianne Sutton
Undergraduate Student, Vagelos Molecular Life Sciences Program
lilianne@sas.upenn.edu
Cameron Thompson
Graduate Student
ThompCam@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Rick Wike
Research Specialist
rick.wike@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Mengqi Xu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Mengqi.Xu@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Former Lab Members
| Name | Position in Ostap Lab | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Nanyun Tang, PhD | Post-Doctoral Fellow | |
| Enrique De La Cruz, PhD | Post-Doctoral Fellow |
Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Head of Branford College, Yale University |
| Mohammed El-Mezgueldi, PhD | Post-Doctoral Fellow |
Lecturer in Protein Science, Department of Biochemistry University of Leicester, UK |
| David Hokanson, PhD | BMB Graduate Student | Principal Scientist, Pfizer |
| Slobodanka Manceva, PhD | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Senior Scientist, VPP/NIAID/NIH |
| Joseph M. Laakso, PhD | BMB Graduate Student | Director, Science Policy at Endocrine Society |
| Christina King-Smith, PhD | Visiting Scientist |
Professor and Chair, Department of Biology St. Joseph’s University |
| John H. Lewis, PhD | CAMB Graduate Student | Senior Research Investigator, University of Pennsylvania |
| Jennine McKenna, PhD | CAMB Graduate Student | Senior Research Investigator, University of Pennsylvania |
| Allison Zajac, PhD | CAMB Graduate Student | Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Chicago |
| Elizabeth A. Feeser, PhD | Post-Doctoral Fellow |
Senior Lecturer, Biological Sciences, University of Maryland (UMBC) |
| Abbey Weith, PhD | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Scientist, Janssen Inc |
| Tianming Lin, MS | Research Specialist |
Researcher, University of Florida |
| Adam Zwolak, PhD | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Senior Scientist, Janssen BioTherapeutics |
| Vu H. Le, PhD | Post-Doctoral Fellow | LE GIA Production and Trading Co. LTD, Vietnam |
| Michael J. Greenberg, PhD | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Associate Professor, Washington University, St. Louis |
| Betsy McIntosh, PhD | CAMB Graduate Student |
Associate Director of Learning Assistant Development at University of Colorado Boulder |
| Ahmet Mentes, PhD | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Computational Biophysicist, Black Diamond Therapeutics |
| Michael Woody, PhD | BMB Graduate Student | Consultant, EY-Parthenon, Life Sciences |
| Huanhong Ji, PhD | Post-Doctoral Fellow | Assistant Professor, Jining Medical University |
| Erin Masucci, PhD | BMB Graduate Student | Scientist, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies |