Musculoskeletal Biology and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory

LAB ALUMNI

Staff

  • Ellen M. Leiferman,  DVM
    Lab manager, 2009-2024
  • Hongli Jiao,  PhD
    Assistant scientist, 2016-2023

Medical Students

  • Yeng Her, MD, PhD
    Rehabilitation Resident, 2018-2019
  • Michael Ziegele
    2013 Shapiro Summer Research Intern.
  • Anatoliy Nechyporenko
    2015 Shapiro Summer Research Intern
  • Lucas Zarling
    2017 Shapiro Summer Research Intern

Visiting scholars

  • Yong-chao (Jeremy) Jiang – Degree to pursue: Ph.D.
    (School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Zhengzhou University, China), 2015 – 2017
  • Huihua Yuan – Degree to pursue: Ph.D.
    (Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, China), 2014 – 2016
  • Chun-Yi Chiu – Degree to pursue: Ph.D.
    (Biomedical Engineering, Chung-Yuan University, Taiwan), 2011 – 2014

Postdoc

  • SunMi Palumbo, Ph.D, 2009 – 2013

Graduate students

  • Ming-Song (Terry) Lee, MS
    Degree to pursue: Ph.D, 2017 – 2022
  • Tsung-Lin Tsai
    Degree to pursue: Ph.D, 2009 – 2015
  • Patrick Lee
    Degree to pursue: Ph.D, 2009 – 2014
  • Andrew Handorf
    Degree to pursue: Ph.D, 2008 – 2014
  • To (Kevin) Wang
    Degree to pursue: M.S, 2016 – 2018
  • Yaxian Zhou
    Degree to pursue: M.S, 2014 – 2016
  • Jesse Wang
    Degree to pursue: M.S, 2014 – 2016
  • Elizabeth Jin
    Degree to pursue: M.S, 2012 – 2014
  • Sarah Czaplewski
    Degree to pursue: M.S, 2012 – 2013
  • John Barber
    Degree to pursue: M.S, 2010 – 2012
  • Brenton Nelson
    Degree to pursue: M.S, 2010 – 2011
  • Tyler Allee
    Degree to pursue: M.S, 2009 – 2010
  • Rich Bamberg
    Degree to pursue: M.S, 2009 – 2010

Undergraduate students

  • Athill Sivapatham
    Major and Year: Biochemistry, 2017-2021
  • Bobby Weishar
    Major and Year: Biomechanical, 2016 – 2018
  • Pei-Ning Hsu
    Major and Year: Molecular Biology, 2013 – 2015
  • Karina Herlambang
    Major and Year: Biochemistry, 2012 – 2014
  • Stephanie Hu
    Major and Year: Biochemistry, 2011 – 2012
  • Aileen Hsi
    Major and Year: Biochemistry and Neurobiology, 2009 – 2012
  • Samantha Paulson
    Major and Year: Biomedical Engineering, 2010 – 2012
  • Albert Wang
    Major and Year: Biomedical Engineering, 2009 – 2012
  • Allison Johnson
    Major and Year: Biomedical Engineering, 2010 – 2011
  • Brock Polnaszek
    Major and Year: Biochemistry, 2010 – 2011
  • Zach Pflum
    Major and Year: Biochemistry, 2009 – 2011
  • Chris Martin
    Major and Year: Biology, 2009 – 2011

Current Lab Members