The Spence Lab @ the university of michigan

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Stem Cells, Development, Disease

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The Spence Lab @ the university of michigan

Fall, 2023

PI: Jason Spence, Ph.D. (click for bio)

Faculty and Fellows

Kate Walton, Ph.D. #Research Asst. Prof.

Kate Walton, Ph.D. #Research Asst. Prof.

Tristan Frum, Ph.D. # Research Asst. Prof.

Tristan Frum, Ph.D. # Research Asst. Prof.

Peggy Hsu, M.D. Ph.D. # Rogel Cancer Center Fellow

Peggy Hsu, M.D. Ph.D. # Rogel Cancer Center Fellow

Kelli Johnson, Ph.D. # Postdoctoral Fellow

Kelli Johnson, Ph.D. # Postdoctoral Fellow

Yusoo Lee, Ph.D.#Postdoctoral Fellow

Yusoo Lee, Ph.D.#Postdoctoral Fellow

Heather Schofield, M.D. Ph.D. #Fellow

Jonathan Villanueva, Ph.D. #Postdoctoral Fellow

Jonathan Villanueva, Ph.D. #Postdoctoral Fellow

Graduate Students

Madeline Eiken#Ph.D. Candidate#Biomedical Engineering#(co-mentor: Claudia Loebel)

Madeline Eiken#Ph.D. Candidate#Biomedical Engineering#(co-mentor: Claudia Loebel)

Mayowa Akinwale#Ph.D. Candidate#Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB)

Mayowa Akinwale#Ph.D. Candidate#Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB)

Abigail Vallie#Ph.D. Candidate#Cellular & Molecular Biology (CMB)

Abigail Vallie#Ph.D. Candidate#Cellular & Molecular Biology (CMB)

Sydney Clark#Ph.D. Candidate#Cellular & Molecular Biology (CMB)

Sydney Clark#Ph.D. Candidate#Cellular & Molecular Biology (CMB)

Manqi (Amanda) Wu#Ph.D. Pre-Candidate#Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB)

Manqi (Amanda) Wu#Ph.D. Pre-Candidate#Cell & Developmental Biology (CDB)

Chaitali Chitnis #MSTP Pre-Candidate

Chaitali Chitnis #MSTP Pre-Candidate

Staff

Sha Huang, M.S.#Lab Manager

Sha Huang, M.S.#Lab Manager

Yu-Hwai Tsai, Ph.D.

Yu-Hwai Tsai, Ph.D.

Angeline (Fei-Fei) Wu, B.S.

Angeline (Fei-Fei) Wu, B.S.

Xiangning Dong, M.S. #Associate Bioinformatician

Xiangning Dong, M.S. #Associate Bioinformatician

Michael Dame#TTML Associate Director

Michael Dame#TTML Associate Director

Ashley Cuttitta, M.S.#TTML

Ashley Cuttitta, M.S.#TTML

Jack Morgan, B.S. #TTML

Jack Morgan, B.S. #TTML

Dan Luedtke, Ph.D. #TTML

Tristan Tyler Reed, M.S.

Tristan Tyler Reed, M.S.

Andrew Robbins #Systems Analyst/MS Student in Bioinformatics

Andrew Robbins #Systems Analyst/MS Student in Bioinformatics

Undergraduate Scholars

Bhargav Gunuguntla#TTML

Bhargav Gunuguntla#TTML

Samantha Paris#(Lab Mentor: Charlie Childs)

Emma Niestroy (Lab Mentor: Peggy Hsu)

Emma Niestroy (Lab Mentor: Peggy Hsu)

Weronica Lewandowska#TTML

Weronica Lewandowska#TTML

Gabrielle Patrella#TTML

Gabrielle Patrella#TTML

Jordan Cassuto # (Lab Mentors: Madeline Eiken & Michael Dame)

Jordan Cassuto # (Lab Mentors: Madeline Eiken & Michael Dame)

Hunter Brisbois # (Lab Mentor: Kate Walton)

Hunter Brisbois # (Lab Mentor: Kate Walton)

Anthony Tang # (Lab Mentors: Abigail Vallie & Michael Dame)

Anthony Tang # (Lab Mentors: Abigail Vallie & Michael Dame)

Danielle Becker # (Lab Mentor: Amanda Wu)

Danielle Becker # (Lab Mentor: Amanda Wu)

Justin Levine # (Lab Mentors: Madeline Eiken & Michael Dame)

Justin Levine # (Lab Mentors: Madeline Eiken & Michael Dame)

Olivia Powell#(Lab Mentor: Kate Walton)

Olivia Powell#(Lab Mentor: Kate Walton)

Marcela Schott Ymayo #(Lab Mentor: Tristan Frum)

Marcela Schott Ymayo #(Lab Mentor: Tristan Frum)

Alumni

Nina Frey

Adrianna Matos Nieves

Adrianna Matos Nieves

Stacy Finkbeiner, Ph.D.

Stacy Finkbeiner, Ph.D.

Nafisa Nuzhat

Andrea Ramos, Ph.D.

Andrea Ramos, Ph.D.

Michael A.H. Ferguson

Michael A.H. Ferguson

Angel Xiao

Stephan Diljak

Briana Rockich Dye, Ph.D.

Briana Rockich Dye, Ph.D.

Chris Altheim

Priya Dedhia, M.D./Ph.D.

Priya Dedhia, M.D./Ph.D.

Jaewon Hur

Alana Chin, Ph.D.

Alana Chin, Ph.D.

Megan Aurora, M.D.

Megan Aurora, M.D.

Ferris Bayasi

Megan MacKenzie

Megan MacKenzie

Felix Zhu

Mindy Nagy

Fawaz Hussain

Amy Stoddard

David Hill, Ph.D.

David Hill, Ph.D.

Alyssa Miller, Ph.D.

Alyssa Miller, Ph.D.

Mike Czerwinski, Ph.D.

Mike Czerwinski, Ph.D.

Yi (Ivy) Zhang, M.S.

Yi (Ivy) Zhang, M.S.

Sophia Abusamra, B.Sc.

Sophia Abusamra, B.Sc.

Miriam Oloko, B.Sc.

Miriam Oloko, B.Sc.

Neil Garg, B.Sc.

Neil Garg, B.Sc.

Max Hammer, B.Sc.

Max Hammer, B.Sc.

Taylor Walker, B.Sc

Taylor Walker, B.Sc

Josh Wu, M.Sc.

Emily Holloway, Ph.D.

Emily Holloway, Ph.D.

Calen Steiner, M.D.

Calen Steiner, M.D.

Meghan Capeling, Ph.D.

Meghan Capeling, Ph.D.

Renee Hein, Ph.D.

Renee Hein, Ph.D.

Caden Sweet, B.Sc.

Caden Sweet, B.Sc.

Abhinav Anand, B.Sc.

Abhinav Anand, B.Sc.

Alexis Fine

Olivia Utter#(Lab Mentor: Tristan Frum)

Olivia Utter#(Lab Mentor: Tristan Frum)

Meghan Anderman, M.S.

Meghan Anderman, M.S.

Michael Downey, B.A.

Michael Downey, B.A.

Zhiwei Xiao, B.Sc.

Zhiwei Xiao, B.Sc.

Andrea Álvarez, B.S.#(Lab Mentor: Daysha Ferrer-Torres)

Andrea Álvarez, B.S.#(Lab Mentor: Daysha Ferrer-Torres)

David Bayer

Lindy Brastrom, Ph.D. #Postdoctoral Fellow

Lindy Brastrom, Ph.D. #Postdoctoral Fellow

Kamika Kaur

Lila Tudrick, B.S.

Lila Tudrick, B.S.

Hamza Islam, M.S.

Hamza Islam, M.S.

Dominic Tigani (B.S.)

Dominic Tigani (B.S.)

Daysha Ferrer Torres, PhD #Assistant Professor University of Colorado

Daysha Ferrer Torres, PhD #Assistant Professor University of Colorado

Jannat Rayat

Saad Qureshi

Jehoon Seo

Sophia Liang

Leslie Igbo # MS student

Leslie Igbo # MS student

Ansley Semack Conchola, MD-PhD #MD-PhD Student

Ansley Semack Conchola, MD-PhD #MD-PhD Student

Charlie Childs, PhD #PhD Student #CEO, Intero Biosystems

Charlie Childs, PhD #PhD Student #CEO, Intero Biosystems

Jaelyn Jarema, B.S. #Lab Mentor: Abigail Vallie

Jaelyn Jarema, B.S. #Lab Mentor: Abigail Vallie

Ling Yang, M.S. #Hsu Group

Ling Yang, M.S. #Hsu Group

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