
Members

Kaori Yamada Ph.D.
Associate Professor (PI)

Rinka Nakajima
Visiting Scholar
Sanjay Ganesh
Medical Student

Miyuki Yamamoto, Ph.D.
Research Specialist


Jia Yu Ning
Undergraduate Student
Kaylee (Heewon) Shin
Undergraduate Student

Emely Moreno
Undergraduate Student
Brian Wang
Undergraduate Student
Aarya Mishra
Medical Student
Ex-members

Hyun-dong Cho Ph.D.
September 2020 - January 2023
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Current position
Assistant Professor
Sunchon National University, Department of Food and Nutrition

Nguyá»…n Thị Thanh Nhàn Ph.D.
September 2021 - April 2024
Postdoctoral Fellow
​
Current position
Postdoctoral Fellow
NorthShore University

Yudai Kudo Ph.D.
April 2025 - March 2026
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Current position
Research Fellow
Nippon Shinyaku Drug Disrovery Research
Geyi Li
Research Specialist
May 2025 - March 2-26
Arthur Jin
Undergraduate Student
February 2024 - June 2024
Christopher Zhou
Medial Student
February 2020 - May 2025
Sarah Scoles
Research Specialist
November 2024 - July 2025
Ryungrae (Benedict) Kim​
Medical Student
​April 2022 - August 2024
Jahnavi Karat
Undergraduate Student
May 2024 - June 2024
Alexis Rivera
Research Specialist
April 2023 - January 2024
Reyalyn Villegas
GEMS rotating student
January 2022 - March 2022
Ha Nguyen
Undergraduate Student
October 2023 - February 2024
Leann Yibai Xu
Research Specialist
June 2022 - April 2023
Andrea Ochoa-Raya
GEMS rotating student
November 2020 - January 2021
Ji Soo Kim
Undergraduate Student
April 2022 - July 2023
Nicolene A. Sarich
Lab Manager, Research Specialist
February 2019 - February 2022
Joseph Domingez
GEMS rotating student
September 2020 - November 2020
Aadila Riaz Ahamadeen
Undergraduate Student
February 2023 - March 2023
Stephen B. Waters, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
2016-2018
Benjamin Park
Undergraduate Student
June 2021 - September 2021
Kayeman Tu
Medical Student
July 2020 - September 2021
Ethan Leyden
Undergraduate Student
December 2019 - August 2020