Lab Members

Current Lab Members

Department:

SR-CISSM-MAKINO LAB

Ayako Makino PhD

Associate Professor

Phone:

(561) 228-2442

Email:

ay.makino@ufl.edu

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SR-CISSM-MAKINO LAB

Francisco Ramirez

Scientific Laboratory Manager

Phone:

(561) 228-2735

Email:

f.ramirez1@ufl.edu

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SR-CISSM-MAKINO LAB

Vivek Kumar Sharma

POSTDOC ASO

Email:

sharma.v@ufl.edu

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Department:

SR-CISSM-MAKINO LAB

Melissa Rodriguez

Research Assistant

Email:

melissa.rodrigue@ufl.edu

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 Undergraduate Interns

Department:

SR-CISSM-MAKINO LAB

Ekansh Puri

OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical

Email:

ek.puri@ufl.edu

Alumni

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

• Lei Gao, M.D., Ph.D. (2020-2021)
• Atsumi Tsuji-Hosokawa, M.D., Ph.D. (2017-2019)
• Mathews Valuparampil Varghese, Ph.D. (2017-2018)
• Rui Si, M.D., Ph.D. (2015-2017)
• Rui Guo, Ph.D. (2015-2017)
• Weihua Wang, Ph.D. (2015)
• Saravanakumar Murugesan, Ph.D. (2014-2015)
• Ying Han, M.D., Ph.D. (2013-2014)
• Aninda Basu, Ph.D. (2012-2013)
• Jian Wu, M.D., Ph.D. (2012)
• Young-Eun Cho, Ph.D. (2011-2012)

Graduate Students

• Mingya Yang, B.S., M.S. (2022-2025, Mentor)     
• Baiyan Qi, Ph.D. (2023-2024, Committee Member)  
• Qiuyu Zheng, M.D., Ph.D. (2020-2021, Co-Mentor)
• Qian Zhang, M.D., M.S (2016-2019, Co-Mentor)          
• Nicole Lynne Jacobsen, Ph.D. (2015-2017, Committee Member)
• Sujana Vinjamuri, M.S. (2015-2016, Committee Member)
• Kei Yoshida, M.D. (2014-2015, Research Mentor)
• Ruby Fernandez, Ph.D. (2012-2014, Co-Mentor)      
• Michael Song, M.D., Ph.D. (2009-2011, Co-Mentor)
• Simon Xu, M.D. (2009, Research Mentor)

Undergraduate Students

• Jiayi Chen (2023-2024)
• Sarah Mirsaidi Madjdabadi (2022-2024)
• Yurika Tatebe (2018-2019)
• Gabrielle M Rowlison (2017-2019)
• Conor Willson (2016-2018)
• Michael Heldak (2012-2014)
• Richard Ariton (2012-2013)
• Patryk Debski (2012)
• Shayan Alamgir (2011-2012)
• Irene Estrada (2009-2010)
• Nicholas Nolta (2009-2010)
• Anthony Ngo (2009)
• Sarah Moodie (2009)

Visiting Scholars

• Ning Lai, M.D., Ph.D. (2019)
• Susumu Hosokawa, M.D., Ph.D. (2017-2019)
• Minglin Pan, M.D., Ph.D. (2013-2014)
• Ling Zhu, M.D. (2009)
• Christian Walnut-Schach, M.D. (2009)

Research Scientists

• Xinrui Li, B.S. (2022-2024)
• Jody Tori O Cabrera, B.S. (2019-2022)
• Makiko Watanabe, D.V.M., Ph.D. (2017-2019)
• Aaron H Truong, B.S. (2014-2016)
• Katia D Youssef, M.S. (2014-2015)
• Anzhi Dai, M.S. (2013-2014)
• Liliyas Sepassi, M.D. (2012-2013)
• Meenal Pangare, M.S. (2011-2012)
• Koh Sasaki, M.S. (2010-2011)
• Reshma Donthamsetty, B.S. (2010-2011)