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

 

Scott Allen (Research Scientist)

Electron Microscope Specialist, Imaging

salsmb@uw.edu

 

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Alireza Ayoubi, M.D. 

Urine flow cytometry

ayoubi@uw.edu

 

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Mahin Hajiaghapour Asr, M.D. 

EM image deep learning & prediction

mahinasr@uw.edu

 

​Alex Ali Amedson (Undergraduate, Biology MCD), Deep learning & EM segmentation

 

Stella Prophater (Undergraduate,UNC, Biomedical engineering), Deep learning & EM segmentation

 

Vanessa Delombaerde (Undergraduate,UCSB, Biology MCD), Deep learning & EM segmentation

 

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Zefan Lu (Undergraduate, Applied Mathematics & Informatics), Deep learning and Website Design

 

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

 

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Anumita Basani (Undergraduate, Informatics), Deep learning & EM segmentation

 

Alumni:

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)

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)