Past Lab Members

Yi Xu

Summary of accomplishments:

Yi published 53 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a first or co-author and is participating in several manuscripts under preparation.

Positions held:

Senior Research Associate, Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology Unit, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201

Marcia Arenas-Hernandez

Summary of accomplishments:

Marcia completed her PhD studies in the Gomez-Lopez laboratory. Marcia published 37 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a first or co-author and is participating in several manuscripts under preparation.

Positions held:

Assistant Professor (Research) / Laboratory Manager, Translational Science & Biomarkers Unit and Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology Unit, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201 (2021-2023)

Research Associate / Laboratory Manager, Translational Science & Biomarkers Unit and Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology Unit, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201 (2020-2021)

Junior Research Associate, Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology Unit, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201 (2019-2020)

Graduate Student in Molecular Biomedicine with an emphasis in Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology, Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology Unit, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201 (2013-2019)

Marcelo Farias-Jofre

Summary of accomplishments:

Marcelo published 7 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author and is participating in several manuscripts under preparation.

Positions held:

Postdoctoral Fellow, Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology Unit, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201

Zhenjie Liu

Summary of accomplishments:

Zhenjie published 5 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author and is participating in several manuscripts under preparation.

Position held:

Li Tao

Summary of accomplishments:

Li published 11 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author and is participating in several manuscripts under preparation.

Positions held:

Research Assistant, Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology Unit, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201

Chengrui Zou

Summary of accomplishments:

Chengrui published 4 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:

Research Assistant, Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology Unit, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201

Gregorio Martinez III

Summary of accomplishments:

Gregorio published 1 peer-reviewed manuscript as a co-author.

Position held:

Justin Padron

Summary of accomplishments:

Justin published 1 peer-reviewed manuscript as a co-author.

Position held:

Medical Student Volunteer, Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology Unit, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201

Megan Seyerle

Summary of accomplishments:

Megan published 1 peer-reviewed manuscript as a co-author.

Position held:

Catherine Demery

Summary of accomplishments:

Catherine published 3 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author and one manuscript as a first author.

Position held:

Errile Pusod

Summary of accomplishments:

Errile published 4 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:

Naoki Kawahara

Summary of accomplishments:

Naoki published 2 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:

Meyer Gershater

Summary of accomplishments:

Meyer published 9 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author and one manuscript as a first author.

Positions held:

Research Assistant, Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology Unit, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Mecidine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI, 48201

Kenichiro Motomura

Summary of accomplishments:

Kenichiro published 27 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a first author or co-author and is participating in several manuscripts under preparation.

Positions held:

Assistant Professor (Research), Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology Unit, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201 (2020-2021)

Current position:

Adjunct Assistant Professor (Research), Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology Unit, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201 (2021-present)

Emily Liu

Summary of accomplishments:

Emily published 3 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:

Medical Student Volunteer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48201

Yaozhu Leng

Summary of accomplishments:

Yaozhu published 23 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:

Violetta Florova

Summary of accomplishments:

Violetta published 4 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:

Joint Postdoctoral Fellow, Maternal-Fetal Immunobiology and Microbiome Units, Perinatology Research Branch/NICHD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201

Dustyn Levenson

Summary of accomplishments:

Dustyn published 10 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:

Zachary Condon

Position held:

Undergraduate Volunteer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48201

Rebecca Slutsky

Summary of accomplishments:

Rebecca published 12 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:

Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Fellow, Perinatology Research Branch, Detroit, MI 48201

Sabrina Gregor

Summary of accomplishments:

Sabrina published 1 peer-reviewed manuscript as a co-author.

Position held:

Undergraduate Volunteer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48201

Afrah Arif

Summary of accomplishments:

Afrah published 2 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:

UROP Fellow, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI, 48201

George Schwenkel

Summary of accomplishments:

George published 7 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:

Laboratory Coordinator. Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48201

Hana Kallabat

Position held:

Undergraduate Volunteer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48201

Pablo Silva

Summary of accomplishments:

Pablo published 2 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:

Visiting Research Fellow, Perinatal Immunobiology Unit, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201

Nabila Khan

Position held:

Master's student and volunteer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Tara Mial

Summary of accomplishments:

Tara published 6 peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:

Research Assistant, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Olesya Plazyo
Summary of accomplishments:
Olesya completed her Ph.D. studies in Dr. Gomez-Lopez's laboratory and published 10 peer-review manuscripts; 3 of them as either a first or co-first author.

Position held:
Ph.D. student/Research Assistant, Perinatal Immunobiology Unit, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201

Ronald Unkel
Summary of accomplishments:
Ronald published 9 peer-review manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:
Research Assistant, Perinatal Immunobiology Unit, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201

Chharitha Veerapaneni
Position held:
Medical Student and volunteer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Aashna Sahi

Summary of accomplishments:

Aashna published two peer-reviewed manuscripts as a co-author and her Bachelor's thesis.

Position held:

Undergraduate Volunteer, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201

Katherine Salisbury

Summary of accomplishments:

Katherine published one peer-reviewed manuscript as a co-author.

Position held:

Medical student and volunteerGomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Leena Abbas

Position held:

Undergraduate Volunteer, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201

Harpreet Hehar
Position held:
Undergraduate Volunteer, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201

Amy-Eunice Furcron

Summary of accomplishments:
Amy completed her MPH studies in the Gomez-Lopez's Laboratory and published 3 per-review manuscripts; 2 of them as a first author.

Position held:
Laboratory Manager/Scientific Writer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48201

Sarah Vaughan
Position held:
Research Associate, Perinatal Immunobiology Unit, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI, 48201

Emily Flom
Summary of accomplishments:
Emily published 1 per-review manuscript as a coauthor.

Position held:
Research Assistant, Perinatal Immunobiology Unit, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201

Keerthana Byreddy
Position held:
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Perinatal Immunobiology Unit, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201

Claire Nord
Summary of accomplishments:
Claire published 1 per-review manuscript as a coauthor.

Position held:
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Perinatal Immunobiology Unit, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201

Amapola Balcancio
Summary of accomplishments:
Amapola published 2 per-review manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:
Research Assistant, Perinatal Immunobiology Unit, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Women's Hospital, 3990 John R, 4 Brush North, Detroit, MI 48201.

Elly N. Sanchez-Rodriguez
Summary of accomplishments:
Elly completed 1.5 years of post-doctoral studies in the Gomez-Lopez's Laboratory and published 3 per-review manuscripts as a co-author.

Position held:
Postdoctoral Fellow, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, 275 E. Hancock, Detroit, Michigan 48201.

Manpreet Kaur
Position held:
Undergraduate Volunteer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Ushaari Gullapalli
Position held:
Undergraduate Volunteer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Irgena Hafizi
Position held:
Undergraduate Volunteer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Akshata Naik
Position held:
MSc Graduate Student in Reproductive Sciences, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Taciane Gonzatto Madalosso
Position held:
Undergraduate Volunteer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Arushi Mahajan
Summary of accomplishments:
Arushi published 1 per-review manuscript as a co-author.

Position Held:
Undergraduate Volunteer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Ahmad Nassar
Position Held:
Undergraduate Volunteer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Emily Kaye
Summary of accomplishments:
Emily published 1 per-review manuscripts as a co-author.

Position Held:
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Moneer Abouljoud
Position Held:
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Derek St Louis
Summary of accomplishments:
Derek published 4 per-review manuscripts; 1 of them as a first author.

Position Held:
Research Assistant to Asst. Professor Gomez-Lopez, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Tamara Roumayah
Summary of accomplishments:
Tamara published 1 per-review manuscript as a co-author.

Position Held:
Research Assistant to Asst. Professor Gomez-Lopez, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development and the Perinatal Immunobiology Unit, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Sunjay Modi
Position held:
Graduate Student in the Master's of Science in Basic Medical Sciences (BMS) Program, Research Credit hours, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI

Noor Khalil
Position held:
Graduate Volunteer, Gomez-Lopez Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Ryan Cantarella
Position Held:
NIH IRTA Postbaccalaureate Fellow, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development and Hutzel Women's Hospital, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.

Nakisha Rutledge
Position Held:
Research Assistant to A. Professor Gomez-Lopez, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

Tatjana Milovic
Summary of accomplishments:
Tatjana published 1 per-review manuscript as a co-author.

Position Held:
Graduate Student Research Assistant to A. Professor Gomez-Lopez, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Graduate Student in the Master's of Science in Basic Medical Sciences (BMS) Program, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI

Billy Vintzileos
Position Held:
Summer Research Fellow, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI

Andrew Lobb
Summary of accomplishments:
Andrew published 1 per-review manuscript as a co-author.

Position Held:
Research Assistant to A. Professor Gomez-Lopez, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CS Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Emad Abdallah
Position held: M.Sc. candidate in Basic Medical Sciences

Nisreen Al-Farra
Position held: M.Sc. candidate in Basic Medical Sciences