Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Susztak Lab

Lab Members


Postdoctoral Fellow

Hongbo Liu, Ph.D.

Hongbo Liu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
 Hongbo.Liu@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Epigenetic dynamics and regulatory mechanisms in kidney development and chronic kidney disease.


Dhanunjay.M Mukhi, PH.D.

Dhanunjay.M Mukhi, PH.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
 Dhanunjay.Mukhi@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Mechanistic studies of genes identified in the Genome-wide and transcriptome-wide association studies in chronic kidney disease.


Xiujie Liang, M.D., Ph.D.

Xiujie Liang, M.D., Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
 Xiujie.Liang@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying kidney development and kidney fibrosis.


DAIGORO HIROHAMA, M.D./PH.D.

DAIGORO HIROHAMA, M.D./PH.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
 Daigoro.Hirohama@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Multi-omics analysis of chronic kidney disease and diabetic kidney disease.


Shen Li, M.D./PH.D.

Shen Li, M.D./PH.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
 Shen.Li@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Understanding the role for causative genes in kidney disease. Elucidation of the metabolic dysfunction in chronic kidney disease.


Lakshmi Prasanna Kolligundla, PH.D.

Lakshmi Prasanna Kolligundla, PH.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
 LakshmiPrasanna.Kolligundla@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Unravelling the function of genes identified in genome-wide and epigenome-wide studies in kidney disease.


Eunji Ha, Ph.D.

Eunji Ha, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
 Eunji.Ha@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Investigating cellular dynamics and regulatory mechanisms in chronic kidney disease.


Minyan Zhu, M.D., PH.D.

Minyan Zhu, M.D., PH.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
 Minyan.Zhu@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Understanding the molecular and epigenetic mechanisms underlying the development of chronic kidney disease and potential therapeutic strategies.


Jun Jiang, PH.D.

Jun Jiang, PH.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
 Jun.Jiang@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Exploring and revealing key genes involved in kidney injury and fibrosis through single-cell and spatial transcriptomics.


Bernhard Dumoulin, M.D.

Bernhard Dumoulin, M.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow



Research Fellows

Samer Mohandes, M.D.

Samer Mohandes, M.D.
Research Fellow
 Samer.Mohandes@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Understanding the molecular mechanisms of chronic kidney disease and diabetic kidney disease


Jonathan Levinsohn, M.D., Ph.D.

Jonathan Levinsohn, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Fellow
 Jonathan.Levinsohn@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Understanding how the kidney changes early in life. 


Magaiver Andrade Silva, Ph.D.

Magaiver Andrade Silva, Ph.D.
Research Fellow
 Magaiver.Silva@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Understanding the role of nucleotide sensors and organelles dysfunction in chronic kidney disease development.


Yanjuan Hou, M.D., Ph.D.

Yanjuan Hou, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Fellow
 Yanjuan.Hou@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Exploring the pathomechanism of chronic kidney disease, kidney adaptive and maladaptive repair.


Fang Li, M.D., Ph.D.

Fang Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Fellow
 Fang.Li@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms of chronic kidney disease.



Research Specialist

Andi Bergeson, B.S.

Andi Bergeson, B.S.
Research Specialist
 Andi.Bergeson@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Research objective: Gathering spatial transcriptomic data alongside single-cell multiomic data to better understand kidney development & disease progression.