
Members

Kaori Yamada Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (PI)
TBN
Postdoctoral Fellow

Christopher Zhou
Medial Student

Sarah Scoles
Research Specialist

Sanjay Ganesh
Undergraduate Student
Jia Yu Ning
Undergraduate Student
Ryungrae (Benedict) Kim
Medical Student
Emely Moreno
Undergraduate 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

Nguen Thi Thanh Nhan
Ph.D.
September 2021- April 2024
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Current position
Postdoctoral Fellow
NorthShore University
Alexis Rivera
Research Specialist
April 2023 - January 2024
Reyalyn Villegas
GEMS rotating student
January 2022 - March 2022
Arthur Jin
Undergraduate Student
February 2024 - June 2024
Leann Yibai Xu
Research Specialist
June 2022 - April 2023
Andrea Ochoa-Raya
GEMS rotating student
November 2020 - January 2021
Jahnavi Karat
Undergraduate Student
May 2024 - June 2024
Nicolene A. Sarich
Lab Manager, Research Specialist
February 2019 - February 2022
Joseph Domingez
GEMS rotating student
September 2020 - November 2020
Ha Nguyen
Undergraduate Student
October 2023 - February 2024
Stephen B. Waters, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
2016-2018
Ji Soo Kim
Undergraduate Student
April 2022 - July 2023
Aadila Riaz Ahamadeen
Undergraduate Student
February 2023 - March 2023
Benjamin Park
Undergraduate Student
June 2021 - September 2021
Kayeman Tu
Medical Student
July 2020 - September 2021
Ethan Leyden
Undergraduate Student
December 2019 - August 2020