Lab Members

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

 

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Frank Dastvan (Research Scientist)

Study molecular mechanisms of Fabry Kidney Nephropathy and podocyte cellular injury

va@uw.edu

 

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

Applying deep learning and automating EM image segmentation & morphometry

smerkd@uw.edu

 

 

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Alireza Ayoubi, M.D. , Postdoctoral Fellow

Urine flow cytometry

ayoubi@uw.edu

 

Dana Straus (EM Research Scientist)

Electron Microscope Specialist, Imaging

danastra@uw.edu 

 

Reza Hosseini, MD, Deep learning/AI

Mehrdad Noruzinia, MD, Geneticist, Visiting Scholar 

Tanja Fetter, MD, Dermatology resident, Deep learning/AI

 

Alex Ali Amedson BSc, Deep learning & EM segmentation

Zian (Andy) Wang (Redmond High school student), Deep learning & EM Segmentation

Eduarda Foresto (Undergraduate), Deep learning/AI

Arman Monavar, BSc, Deep learning/AI

Claire De Boer, HS, Deep learning /AI

Anne Wu, HS, Deep learning/AI

Kimia Tork, BSc, Deep learning/AI

Lexeigh Kolakowski, (undergraduate), Deep learning/AI

 

Alumni:

Stella Prophater (Undergraduate)

Vanessa Delombaerde (Undergraduate)

Zefan Lu (Undergraduate, Applied Mathematics & Informatics)

Scott Allen, Bsc (Research Scientist)

Mahin Hajiaghapour Asr, M.D. (Postdoctoral fellow)

Anumita Basani (Undergraduate, Informatics)

Ritika Bhat, M.D, M.S (Research Scientist)

Taara Elahi (Undergraduate)

Derek Zhu (Undergraduate)

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 fellow)

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)