Lab Members

Behzad Najafian, M.D. (Principal Investigator)
Professor of Pathology
Director of UWMC Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Director of Renal Pathology Fellowship Program

 

Alireza Ayoubi, M.D. 

Urine flow cytometry

ayoubi@uw.edu

 

Ritika Bhat, M.D, M.S 

Clinical trials, Research studies on Fabry and Renal Disease

ritikaub@uw.edu

 

Mahin Hajiaghapour Asr, M.D. 

EM image deep learning & prediction

mahinasr@uw.edu

 

Frank Dastvan, BSc. (Research Scientist)

Study molecular mechanisms of Fabry Kidney Nephropathy and podocyte cellular injury

va@uw.edu

 

David Dmitrivich Smerkous (PhD Student, Computer Science, Oregon State University)

Applying deep learning and automating EM image segmentation & morphometry

smerkd@uw.edu

 

Taara Elahi (Undergraduate, Biology, UW), Segmentation and 3D reconstruction

Derek Zhu (Undergraduate, UW), Deep learning and automation​

Andy Wang (Redmond High school student), Machine learning project

 

Alumni:

Aurelio Silvestroni, PhD. (Research Scientist)

Tina Masoum (Undergrad, Nursing)

Andre Ye (Undergrad)

Paolo Armando Bifulco (Grad Student)

Benjamin Blue (Grad Student)

Irene Forati (Undergrad)

Yu Fang (Undergrad)

Nikki June Jafarinejad (Undergrad)

Forough Sargolzaeiaval, M.D. (Postdoctoral)

Payam Khastkhodaei, M.S. (Research Scientist)

Lui Lui, M.D., Ph.D. (Visiting Scholar)

Alexey Sokolskiy, Ph.D. (Research Scientist)

Fu-Pang Chang, M.D. (Research fellow)

Jin Dai, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral fellow)

Maryam Asif, M.D. (Research fellow)

Debasmita Das, M.D. (Research fellow)

Cindy M. Tower, B.Sc (Research Scientist)

Brent Fal, BSc (Research Scientist)

Roni Farkas, (Undergrad Researcher, Biochemistry)

Sahar Attar, M.S. (Research Scientist)

Alice Dong, MS4 (Medical Student, WSU)

Mulan Zhu (Undergrad, Engineering)

Jolie Shen, MS3 (Medical Student, UW)

Homa Moosavi (Grad Student, Information Management)

Tian Qiu (Sky) (Grad Student, Applied Comp Math Sci - Data Sci and Stats)

Fumika Sano (Undergrad, Biochemistry)