People

Tullia Bruno, PhD
Associate Director
Devin Dressman, PhD
Advisor
Julianne Holleran
Technician
Maureen Lyons, MS
Senior Facility Co-manager
Susan Christner
Technician
Kate Smith, BA
Facility Co-manager
Brian Kiesel
Technician
Jessie Nedrow
SaMIRA Facility Director
T. Kevin Hitchens
Modality Leader – MR Imaging
Hua Zhang
Modality Leader – Ultrasound Imaging
Kathryn Day
Research Technician
Joseph Latuche
Senior Research Specialist
Angel Cortez
Research Technician
Lesley Foley
Senior Imaging Scientist
E. Michael Meyer
Research Scientist
412-623-3282
meyere@upmc.edu
Aatur Singhi, MD, PhD
Director
esta abelev Esta Abelev
Technical Director
eabelev@pitt.edu
Nevil Abraham
Training ImageStream
nea45@pitt.edu
Damodaran Krishnan Achary Damodaran Krishnan Achary
Director
412-624-8403
damodak@pitt.edu
headshot Xiaojing An, PhD
Research Scientist
anxiaoj@pitt.edu
artman headshot Shawn Artman
Machine Shop Supervisor
4126248412
sha58@pitt.edu
JD Bailey
Engineering Technician
(412) 624-8410
jdb351@pitt.edu
Riyue Bao, PhD
Co-Director
baor@upmc.edu
Pratirupa Bardhan Pratirupa Bardhan
Research Faculty
Thomas Becker-Szurszewski
THB72@pitt.edu
Joseph Begley
Engineering Technician
(412) 624-8410
jwb97@pitt.edu
chungming headshot Chunming Bi
Core Director
412-383-4217
chunming@pitt.edu
Rick Bookser
Facility Staff
RJB161@pitt.edu
Nicole Brandon
Training Attune NxT
nrb18@pitt.edu
daniel brown Daniel Brown, PhD
Senior Scientist
DDB33@pitt.edu
Tullia Bruno, PhD
Scientific Director
412-623-1780
tbruno@pitt.edu
Basssard headshot Kyle Bussard
Staff Laboratory Machinist
kdb98@pitt.edu
uma chandran Uma Chandran, PhD, MSIS »
Co-Director
chandranur@upmc.edu
Jun Chen
Cleanroom Lithography Specialist
juc48@pitt.edu
tom chiodo Tom Chiodo, MS »
Laboratory Research Technician
GC18@pitt.edu
ciuca headshot Aaron Ciuca
Staff Machine Specialist
aac164@pitt.edu
jonathan coleman Jonathan Coleman »
Assistant Professor
coleman1@pitt.edu
conway james James Conway »
Director
james.conway@pitt.edu
Kristine Cooper, MS
Analysis, Design
klc183@pitt.edu
Dr. John Cormack Dr. John Cormack
Co-Director
jmc345@pitt.edu
rob cunningham headshot Rob Cunningham
Executive Director
robertkcunningham@pitt.edu
Kathryn Demanelis Kathryn Demanelis
Associate Director
demanelisk@upmc.edu
Jacob DeSchepper
Gnotobiotic Core Manager
Jacob.deschepper@pitt.edu
Devanathan Aaron S. Devanathan, PharmD, PhD, AAHIVP »
asd129@pitt.edu
rich devincentis Rich Devincentis
Engineering Technician
(412) 624-3187
rad155@pitt.edu
Dr. Rajiv Dhir
Director
412-623-3002
dhirr@upmc.edu
yvonne eisele Yvonne Eisele, PhD
Project Manager, Spatial Biology
eiseley@pitt.edu
Yuvaraj Elangovan
Electronics Design Engineer
(412) 624-8410
yue8@pitt.edu
rania elbakri Rania Elbakri, MS »
Laboratory Manager
rania.elbakri@chp.edu
emily elliot Emily M. Elliot »
Principal Investigator
412-624-8882
eelliott@pitt.edu
Emre Ercikti
Electronics Design Engineer
(412) 624-8410
kee58@pitt.edu
headshot Liane Fairfull
Senior Research Specialist
fairfull@pitt.edu
Dewayne Falkner
Director of Operations (Facility Director)
724-799-1520
falkner@pitt.edu
charles fleishaker Charles Fleishaker
Engineering Technician
(412) 624-8410
chuckchm@pitt.edu
alex florescu eubank Alexandra Florescu Eubank
Resource Manager
alexandraeubank@pitt.edu
Lesley M. Foley
AIC Facility Manager, Sr. Imaging Scientist
lmf107@pitt.edu
ford headshot Kiva Ford »
Scientific Glassblower
kcf32@pitt.edu
Matthew France
Cleanroom Specialist
maf138@pitt.edu
Sergey-Frolov Sergey Frolov
Faculty Director
412-648-9742
frolovsm@pitt.edu
Alyxzandria Gaydosik, MS
Data Analyst
ams611@pitt.edu
Riley Gedrys
Core Manager
pitthistologycore@pitt.edu
Steven Geib
Director
412-624-1131
geib@pitt.edu
Stacy L. Gelhaus, PhD
Scientific Director
Joel Gillespie
Director
412-624-0312
jrg68@pitt.edu
Darren Gilmartin
Administrative Support
Bhaskar Godugu Bhaskar Godugu
Director
412-624-8406
bhg5@pitt.edu
Tony Green
Research Histology/IHC/TMA Manager
412-623-7898
greenag@upmc.edu
Heidi Gunzelman
Training at Assembly
hmg44@pitt.edu
fen guo image Fen Guo, PhD, FACMG, FCCMG »
Laboratory Director
Jianxia Guo
Research Associate
Cassandra Happe, PhD
Research Specialist
Julia Hart »
Lab Supervisor
(412) 624-5265
Jrp128@pitt.edu
Sean Hartwick
HARTWICK@pitt.edu
Adrianne Henry
Senior Manager of Quality & Compliance
412-623-1042
henryae@upmc.edu
Reja Hoq »
Manager
reh290@pitt.edu
George Hussey, PhD »
Facility Director
412-624-6272
Gsh8@pitt.edu
Annie Im, MD
Medical Director
Kazi Islam
Peptide and Peptoid Facility Manager
(412) 383-9015
kazi@pitt.edu
Sawa Ito, MD, PhD
Director
Priya Iyer, MSBE
Randomization, REDCap for clinical trials
priya@pitt.edu
Mark Jelinek, MS
Analysis, Design, Surgical Oncology
maj272@pitt.edu
Larry Kane
Faculty Director
lkane@pitt.edu
Kiersten Kegges
Senior Project Manager 
412-641-8625
erlansonk@upmc.edu
dr. lindsey kelly Lindsey Kelly, PhD »
Laboratory Manager
dr kang kim Dr. Kang Kim
Founding and Co-Director
kangkim@pitt.edu
tae kim Tae Kim »
Associate Professor
tak19@pitt.edu
Christina Kline
Assistant Director
412-624-7454
puetc@upmc.edu
Brian Kovak Brian Kovak
Carnegie Mellon University Co-Director
bkovak@cmu.edu
kozak, dara Dara Kozak, BS »
Director of Operations
headshot Robert Lafyatis, MD
Director
lafyatis@pitt.edu
Daniel Lamont
Spectroscopy/Microscopy Specialist
dnl22@pitt.edu
adrian lee Adrian Lee, PhD
Faculty Director
leeav@upmc.edu
Vincent Lee
Assistant Professor
Bethany LeeVan
Facility Staff
BLL72@pitt.edu
Ailing Liu
Application Scientist
ail13@pitt.edu
Anna Lokshin, PhD
Director
loksax@upmc.edu
Bea Luna Bea Luna »
Scientific Director
412-383-8178
lunab@upmc.edu
william macdonald William MacDonald, PhD »
Associate Director (Facility Director)
w.a.macdonald@pitt.edu
pravat mandal Pravat Mandal »
Research Professor
mandalpk@upmc.edu
polly e. mattila Polly E. Mattila, PhD
Facility Director
pem18@pitt.edu
headshot Heidi Monroe
Managing Director
hmm10@pitt.edu
chan hong moon Chan Hong Moon »
Assistant Professor
moonc@upmc.edu
Steven J. Mullett
Assistant Director
Erica Myers
Lab & Project Supervisor
Yuri Nikiforov, MD, PhD
Director
412-623-1917
cgf@upmc.edu
nolin Thomas D. Nolin, PharmD, PhD »
Director
nolin@pitt.edu
patrick Patrick J. Oberly, BS »
pjo7@pitt.edu
Benjamin C. Orsburn, PhD
Faculty
jennifer orwig Jennifer Orwig
Administrator
412-641-2415
jshuttleworth@mwri.magee.edu
kyle e orwig Kyle Orwig
Core Director
412-641-2460
orwigke@upmc.edu
Robert Parise, PhD
PK Lab Manager
amanda poholek Amanda C. Poholek, PhD »
Director
poholeka@pitt.edu
Anja Popey
Sonographer/Manager
arp382@pitt.edu
Denise Prosser
Core Facility Manager
412-623-7748
dcp12@pitt.edu
Kevin Quann, MD, PhD
Associate Director
Marilina Raices, PhD
Director
412-641-7843
raicesm@mwri.magee.edu
shawn ratcliff Shawn Ratcliff
Administrator
shr363@pitt.edu
andrew reineberg Andrew Reineberg »
Research Assistant Professor and Director of Research Operations
412-864-1808
aer126@pitt.edu
yvette rhodes Yvette Rhodes, BS
Senior Research Staff
ylr3@pitt.edu
Lindsay Sabik Lindsay M. Sabik
Director
lsabik@pitt.edu
claudiu schirda Claudiu Schirda »
Assistant Professor, MRI Physicist
schirdac@upmc.edu
Kristina E. Schwab
Research Technician
412-692-9902
kes234@pitt.edu
chaowei photo Chaowei Shang
Facility Director
412-624-4448
chs330@pitt.edu
Nan Sheng
Training at BST
nas260@pitt.edu
yi sheng Yi Sheng
Core Manager
ysheng@mwri.magee.edu
Sylvia Shrader-Thomas, BS MT, ASCP
Laboratory Supervisor
Armando P. Signore, PhD
Operations Director
412-623-3282
signorea3@upmc.edu
sunder sims-lucas Sunder Sims-Lucas, PhD »
Director
412-692-7927
simslucass@upmc.edu
Thomas E. Smithgall, PhD
Scientific Director
412-648-8106
tsmithga@pitt.edu
june photo June Spiegel
NMR Assistant
junespiegel@pitt.edu
Leah Stephens-Howling
Administrative Associate
lns50@pitt.edu
strang headshot William Strang
Staff Laboratory Machinist
bis25@pitt.edu
Mai Sun, MS
Systems Analyst
stella sun Stella Sun »
Assistant Professor
stellasun@pitt.edu
Susheng Tan
Executive Microscopy Specialist
sut6@pitt.edu
Isabelle Taylor
Electronics Design Engineer
(412) 624-8410
iet10@pitt.edu
bryan thompson Bryan Thompson, BS
Senior Research Staff
brt2@pitt.edu
Henry Thorpe, MS
Analysis Design
het29@pitt.edu
jeff t headshot Jeff Tomaszewski
Staff Laboratory Machinist
jet92@pitt.edu
Rebecca Uhlean
Histology Core Technician
rmu8@pitt.edu
Crystal Uvalle
Lab Manager
Randall Walsh Randall Walsh
University of Pittsburgh Co-Director
walshr@pitt.edu
Hong Wang, PhD
Biostatistics lead for Melanoma SPORE, Time-to-event analysis, Early phase clinical trials, Radiation oncology
how8@pitt.edu
Ping Wang
Technical Support
piw4@pitt.edu
Shuaichao Wang, PhD
Multi-omics, Sparse regression, Otolaryngology
shw252@pitt.edu
raymond Raymond E. West III, PhD »
Assistant Director
412-648-9854
raymond.west@pitt.edu
Shushen Xu PhD
Research Technician
412-692-3025
shx74@pitt.edu
Wenmin Yang Wenmin Yang
412-224-0945
wey101@pitt.edu
Ray Yurko
Laboratory Manager
(412) 383-9540
yurko@pitt.edu
William Zamboni, PharmD, PhD
Director
Qiyiwen Zhang, PhD
Multi-omics, fMRI, and Bayesian modeling
QIZ201@pitt.edu

Faculty

Sebastien Gingras PhD Sebastien Gingras Ph.D. »
Research Assistant Professor, Faculty Director
412-648-8804
sgingras@pitt.edu
Radha Gopal, PHD Radha Gopal, PhD »
Faculty Director, Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
412-692-8452
rag100@pitt.edu
timothy w. hand Timothy W. Hand, PhD »
Director
412-692-9908
timothy.hand@chp.edu
t. kevin hitchens T. Kevin Hitchens, PhD MBA
AIC Director, Research Associate Professor of Neurobiology
412-383-8011
tkh17@pitt.edu
Nick Howell Nick Howell
Shop Supervisor
412-624-8410
nah331@pitt.edu
yijen wu Yijen L. Wu, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology & Child Development, School of Medicine
412-692-9902
yijenwu@pitt.edu