Meet the Team

Soleimanpour Lab Members  

U-M MEND Division, Dr. Scott Soleimanpour

Scott Soleimanpour, MD

  • Position: Principal Investigator
  • Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio
  • Education: BS in Integrated Life Sciences, Kent State University (Combined BS/MD program); HHMI-NIH Research Scholar, NIH, Maryland;
    MD, Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine; Residency, Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Penn; Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, Hospital of the University of Penn
 
Belle Henry, BS

Belle Henry, BS

  • Position: Graduate Student in Immunology
  • Hometown: New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • Education: BS in Biochemistry, Geneva College
 
Becca Davidson, MS, PhD

Becca Davidson, PhD, MS

  • Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Hometown: Freehold, New Jersey
  • Education: BS in Biology, Purdue University; MS in Biology, Purdue University; PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University
 
 
Dre Hubers

Dre Hubers

  • Position: Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP) Research Assistant
  • Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Education: Current University of Michigan undergraduate
 
Elena Levi-D’Ancona, BS

Elena Levi-D’Ancona, BS

  • Position: Graduate Student
  • Hometown: Oak Park, Illinois
  • Education: BS in Biochemistry, Tulane University
 
Jin Li, MD, PhD

Jin Li, MD, PhD

  • Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Hometown: Zhoukou, China
  • Education: Bachelor of Clinical Medicine, Wuhan University;
    Master of Cardiology, Wuhan University;
    PhD in Physiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center
 
Anne Lietzke, BS

Anne Lietzke, BS

  • Position: Graduate Student in Pharmacology
  • Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Education: BS in Biochemistry, Indiana University Bloomington
 
Sheridan Mikhail, BS

Sheridan Mikhail, BS

  • Position: Graduate student in Immunology
  • Hometown: Columbus, OH
  • Education: BS in Biology, BS in Economics from Baylor University
 
Mabelle Pasmooji

Mabelle Pasmooji

  • Position: Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP) Research Assistant
  • Hometown: Los Altos, California
  • Education: Current University of Michigan undergraduate
 
Emma Reck

Emma Reck, BA

  • Position: Research Technician, former Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) student
  • Hometown: Howell, Michigan
  • Education: BA in Classical Civilization, University of Michigan
 
Vaibhav Sidarala, PhD

Vaibhav Sidarala, PhD

  • Position: Research Investigator
  • Hometown: Hyderabad, India
  • Education: BS in Pharmacy, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences; PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wayne State University
 
Ava Stendahl

Ava Stendahl

  • Position: Research Technician
  • Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
  • Education: BS in Biology, Indiana University Bloomington
 
Emily Walker, PhD

Emily Walker, PhD

  • Position: Research Investigator; Web Design Lead/Webmaster
  • Hometown: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  • Education: BS in Biology, University of Nebraska; PhD in Cell Biology, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Jie Zhu, MS

Jie Zhu, MS

  • Position: Lab Manager
  • Hometown: Suzhou, China
  • Education: Bachelor of Medicine (Pediatrics), Nanjing Medical University; Master of Science in Hematology, Suzhou University; Master of Medical Informatics, Northwestern University School of Professional Study
 

Alumni

  • Biaoxin Chai, PhD - Research specialist, Nephrology Division, University of Michigan
  • Alana Ferrari, PharmD - Pharmacy resident, Duke University
  • Morgan Gingerich, PhD - Consultant, JB Ashtin Medical Communications Inc.
  • Aditi Gupta - Medical student and HHMI med scholar, Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Xueying Liu, MD - Cardiology fellow, Fuwai University, China
  • Kawthar Mohamed, MD - Internal Medicine resident, Indiana University
  • Gemma Pearson, PhD - Senior Scientist, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
  • Aaron Renberg, MD/PhD student, University of Michigan
  • Nasha Rios-Guzman - PhD student, University of Colorado
  • Tracy Stromer - State of Michigan Crime Laboratory