Lab Members
Postdoctoral Fellow
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Fellows
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.
Research Fellow
Jonathan.Levinsohn@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Research objective: Understanding how the kidney changes early in life.
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.
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.
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.
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.