Find team members working in the Lei research lab.

Team Members

Maya Demirchian

Maya Demirchian

Professional Year 2, Medicine-MD

Liv DeSimone

Liv DeSimone

Undergraduate Student

Edgar A. Diaz Miranda

Edgar A. Diaz Miranda

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Mariel English

Mariel English

Research Specialist I

Kamille Harvey

Kamille Harvey

Undergraduate Student

Sydney Kelsey

Sydney Kelsey

Undergraduate Student

Sophie Kirkendoll

Sophie Kirkendoll

Undergraduate Student

Sooah Ko, Lab Team Member

Sooah Ko

Professional Year 2, Medicine-MD

Drake O'Hearn

Drake O'Hearn

Undergraduate Student

Emma Parry, MA

Emma Parry, MA

Graduate Student

Zo Patel, Undergraduate Student

Zo Patel

Undergraduate Student

Cara Pederson

Cara Pederson

Undergraduate Student

Taylor VandeVoorde

Taylor VandeVoorde

Undergraduate Student

Lab Alumni

Nafisa Nuzhat, Research associate
2015-2017
Next position: PhD student, University of Michigan

Kanako Ikami, Postdoc fellow
2015-2021
Next position: Research Specialist, University of California Davis

Haley Abbort, Research associate
2016-2018
Next position: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University

Heather Tanner, Research associate
2017-2020
Next position: Biotech company 

Hao Yan, Postdoc fellow
2019-2021
Next position: Postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University

Ronald Pandoy, Research associate
2019-2021
Next position: Biotech company 

Lauren Harky, Research associate
2020-2021
Next position: PhD student, Northwestern University

Sooah Ko, Research associate
2022-2023
Next position: Doctor of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine

Astrid Brau Rodriguez, Research specialist
2023-2024
Next position: PhD student, University of Missouri

Faith Wilson, Master's student
2023-2025
Next position: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University

Carlye Goldenberg, Medical student
2023-2025
Next position: TBD

Kavita Krell, Medical student
2023-2025
Next position: TBD

Kang An, Research specialist
2023-2025
Next position: Doctor of Physical Therapy, University of Vermont

Grace Dyer, Research specialist
2024-2025
Next position: Doctor of Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine