Lab Memebers
Ming Xu
Assistant Professor (tenure track)
Education:
2000-2004 B.S., Fudan University,
2006-2011 Ph.D., University of Kansas Medical Center,
2011-2018 Postdoc, Mayo Clinic
​Research interest:
Cellular Senescence and all age-related diseases
Hobby:
Inter Milan, Candy Crush
Binsheng Wang
Post-Doc Fellow
Education:
2004-2008 B.S., Anhui Medical University,
2008-2011 M.S.,Anhui Medical University,
2011-2015 M.D., Zhejiang University,
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Research interest:
Cellular Senescence, Aging, Frailty, Lifespan, Stem Cells
Hobby:
Watching movie, Travelling, Listening to music
Lichao Wang
Post-Doc Fellow
Education:
2008 – 2012, B.S., China Pharmaceutical University;
2012 – 2015, M.S., China Pharmaceutical University;
2015 – 2018, Ph.D.China Pharmaceutical University;
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Research interests:
Cellular senescence in metabolism dysfunction and aging; Senolytics screening and related mechanisms investigation;
Hobbies:
Zumba, hiking, swimming, classical Chinese poetry, cooking;
Nathan Gasek
MD & PHD student
Education:
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B.S., the University of Vermont- Biological Sciences ;
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MD/PhD student beginning his 4th year with UConn Health;
Research interests:
Nathan is currently investigating how senescent cells drive age related morbidity with an emphasis on age related cognitive decline and dementia. He is aiming to develop new therapeutic targets and nutritional interventions that can preserve independence and quality of life with aging and chronic diseases.
Hobbies:
Hiking, mountain biking, paddle-boarding, writing, playing music, woodworking, and playing with his dog and rabbit.
Taewan Kim
PHD student
Education:
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2010-2017 B.S.;Yonsei University- Seoul, South Korea
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2017-2019 M.S.;State University of New York at Buffalo
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2020-present Ph. D candidate in Biomedical Science program; University of Connecticut - Farmington, CT
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Research Interest:
Cellular senescence and microbiome
Hobby:
Watch youtube and play games
Rachel Cohn
MD & PHD student
Education:
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B.A from Wesleyan University in 2013, Major: Mathematics and Neuroscience & Behavior
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M.S from University of Connecticut in 2016, Major: Applied Genomics
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MD/PhD student finishing up my first year in the PhD
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Research Interest:
My research interests are pretty broad but I’m mainly interested in different types of single cell sequencing as well as other sequencing methods such as bulk RNA sequencing and ATAC-seq. I also have experience working with human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), and tissue engineering. I’m hoping to combine both my computational and wet lab skills for my thesis project.
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Hobby:
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I was on the swim team in college and still enjoy swimming now
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I also love playing with my new Portuguese water dog puppy Polly!
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Lab Alumni
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Dr. Yueying Zhou (2019-2021) postdoc
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Zukai Liu (Spring, 19) PhD rotation
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Rama Ramasamy (Spring, 19) PhD rotation
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Dominique Martin (Fall, 20) PhD rotation
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Mian Horvath (Summer, 21) MD/PhD rotation
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Chris Pathoulas (Summer, 21) MD/PhD rotation
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Billy Joe Huggins (Fall, 21) PhD rotation
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Lauren Barber (Summer, 19) Summer student
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Olivia Anderson (Summer, 19) Summer student
