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Hu Translational Lab Team

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  • Bingren Hu, PhD, MD

    Bingren Hu, PhD, MD

    Principal Investigator

    As the PI, I oversee multiple projects related to studying ischemic brain injury in the lab.
  • Alice Chen, MD

    Alice Chen, MD

    Physician Scientist
  • Chunli Liu, MD

    Chunli Liu, MD

    Project Scientist

    My research interests involve employing animal brain ischemia models for testing brain protective drugs and interventions.
  • Yingxin Chen, MD

    Yingxin Chen, MD

    Project Scientist

    My research interests involve employing animal brain ischemia models for testing brain protective drugs and interventions.
  • Yamileck Olivas-Garcia, MD

    Yamileck Olivas-Garcia, MD

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    My research interests are to develop novel natural behavioral outcome measures in animal brain ischemia models for testing brain protective interventions.
  • Emily Osterli, PharmD

    Emily Osterli, PharmD

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    My research interests include studying the role of organelle-and-cell-specific autophagy in ischemic brain injuries.
  • Yujung Park, MD

    Yujung Park, MD

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    My research interests include investigating the mechanisms of dysfunctional endolysosomal trafficking and white matter/axonal injury after brain ischemia.
  • Jose Villa, MD

    Jose Villa, MD

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    My research interests involve employing animal brain ischemia models for testing brain protective drugs and interventions.
  • David Berry, PhD

    David Berry, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    My expertise involves utilizing MRI evaluations of ischemic brain injury in animal models to test brain protective drugs and interventions.
  • Hanoaf Al Nasser

    Hanoaf Al Nasser

    Research Assistant

    As a student researcher, I work closely with Dr. Park on projects related to investigating the mechanisms of dysfunctional endolysosomal trafficking and white matter/axonal injury after brain ischemia.
  • Rachana Balakrishnan

    Rachana Balakrishnan

    Research Assistant

    As a student researcher, I work closely with Dr. Villa employing animal brain ischemia models for testing brain protective drugs and interventions.
  • Beverly Mei

    Beverly Mei

    Research Assistant

    As a student researcher, I work closely with Dr. Osterli on projects related to investigating the role of organelle-and-cell-specific autophagy in ischemic brain injury.
  • Madison Nguyen

    Madison Nguyen

    Research Assistant

    As a student researcher, I work closely with Dr. Osterli on projects related to investigating the role of organelle-and-cell-specific autophagy in ischemic brain injury.
  • Antonia Sajche, BS

    Antonia Sajche, BS

    Research Assistant

    As a post-baccalaureate researcher, I work closely with Dr. Park and Dr. Villa to test brain protective drugs and interventions in animal stroke models.
  • Kaley Sauer

    Kaley Sauer

    Research Assistant

    As a student researcher, I work closely with Dr. Olivas-Garcia to develop novel behavioral outcome measures in animal brain ischemia models for testing brain protective interventions.
  • Jaehyun Yoon

    Jaehyun Yoon

    Research Assistant

    As a student researcher, I work closely with Dr. Park on projects related to investigating the mechanisms of dysfunctional endolysosomal trafficking and white matter/axonal injury after brain ischemia.