Kuwajima Lab Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Lab Members

Takaaki Kuwajima, Ph.D

Principal Investigator

2018-          Research Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

2012-2017  Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University (PIs: Drs. Mason, Henderson, Przedborski) 

2006-2011  Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University (PI: Dr. Mason)  

2001-2006  Ph.D [Biological Science], Osaka University (PI: Dr. Yoshikawa)

1997-2001  BS [Organic Chemistry], Ritsumeikan University (PI: Dr. Tamiaki)

Rody Kingston

Research Technician 

2018-              Research Technician, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PI: Dr. Kuwajima)

2016-2018      Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program, NIH PREP Scholar, 

                       University of Missouri (PI: Dr. Lorson)

2016               Leadership Alliance/Research Assistant, Vanderbilt University (PI: Dr. Carniero)

2015               McNair Scholar/Research Assistant, Morehouse College (PI: Dr. Markham)

2011-2016      BS [Biological Sciences], Morehouse College (PI: Dr. Markham)

Gregory Campbell

Research Technician  

2020-              Research Technician, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PI: Dr. Kuwajima)

2018-2020      Research Technician, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PI: Dr. Swamynathan)

2016-2018      Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh (PI: Dr. Chapman)

2016-2018      BS [Biological Sciences], University of Pittsburgh

2013-2015      BS [Biological Sciences], University of Pittsburgh, Greensburgh

Dwarkesh Amin

Graduate Student  

2018-              Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PI: Dr. Kuwajima)

2019-              Graduate student in Biomedical Masters Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

2017-2018      Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PI: Dr. Yates)

2017               Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PI: Dr. Du)

2015-2018      BS [Neuroscience], University of Pittsburgh

Sneha Misra

Undergraduate Student

2019-              Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PI: Dr. Kuwajima)

2018-              BS [Neuroscience], University of Pittsburgh

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Former Lab Members

Fumika Ando

    Visiting Student

Dec, 2019- Jan, 2020