People
Principal Investigator
Randy Seeley, Ph.D.
Position:
Henry K. Ransom Endowed Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan School of Medicine
Education:
B.A. in Psychology from Grinnell College
M.A. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Jae Hoon Shin, Ph.D.
Education:
B.S. Veterinary Medicine from Seoul National University
D.V.M. from Seoul National University
Ph.D. in Veterinary Anatomy from Seoul National University
Hometown:
Seoul, South Korea
Research Interests:
Microenvironmental changes in the gut following bariatric surgery; role of antimicrobial peptides in metabolic regulation; link between bile acid hydrolase and bariatric surgery
Madina Sokolov, Ph.D.
Education:
B.S. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from the University of Michigan
Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Miami
Hometown:
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Research Interests:
The role of peripheral innervation in homeostatic control of metabolism: pancreatic innervation, gut-pancreas axis, vago-vagal reflexes.
Jordan Wean, Ph.D.
Education:
B.S. in Biology from West Virginia University
B.A. in Chemistry from West Virginia University
Ph.D. in Physiology from University of Kentucky
Hometown:
Fairmont, WV
Research Interests:
Investigating circuitry in the brainstem dorsal vagal complex that regulates metabolism.
Research Specialists
Alfor Lewis, Ph.D.
Position:
Senior Research Laboratory Specialist
Hometown:
Boncath, Wales
Education:
B.Sc. from the Department of Physiology at The University of Manchester in Manchester, U.K.
Ph.D. from the Department of Physiological Sciences at The University of Manchester in Manchester, U.K.
Mouhamadoul Habib Toure, D.V.M.
Position:
Senior Research Laboratory Specialist
Education:
D.V.M. from the Inter-States School of Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (EISMV) in Dakar, Senegal
Hometown:
Dakar, Senegal
Andriy Myronovych, M.D., Ph.D.
Position:
Senior Research Laboratory Specialist
Hometown:
Lviv, Ukraine
Education:
M.D. from Lviv National Medical University in Lviv, Ukraine
M.A. in Medical Science, specializing in General Surgery, from the Lviv National Medical University in Lviv, Ukraine
Ph.D. in Medical Science, specializing in General Surgery - Liver regeneration, from the University of Tsukuba in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Chelsea Hutch, Ph.D.
Position:
Senior Research Laboratory Specialist
Hometown:
Boardman, OH
Education:
B.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Ohio State University
Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Environmental Toxicology from Michigan State University
Research Interests:
Investigating (1) the impact of sex as a biological factor, (2) gut-brain signaling, and (3) the gastrointestial peptide, GLP-1, in the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism and bariatric surgery.
Corentin Cras-Meneur, Ph.D.
Position:
Research Assistant Professor
Education:
Ph.D. from Université Paris 5 (René Descartes)
Hometown:
Paris, France
Nadejda Bozadjieva, Ph.D.
Education:
B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Minnesota - Duluth
M.S. in Integrated Biosciences from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Hometown:
Winona, MN
Research Interests:
The role of bile acid signaling and gut-liver axis in the metabolic effects of bariatric surgery
The role of branched chain amino acids in the metabolic effects of bariatric surgery
Elucidating the mechanisms and finding therapeutic interventions to better understand and prevent intrauterine growth restriction in offspring born to VSG mothers
Stace Kernodle
Position:
Laboratory Specialist
Kelli Rule
Position:
Animal Technician Senior
Animal Colony Manager
Education:
Certified Laboratory Animal Technician
Hometown:
Springfield, OH
Basma Maerz
Position:
Research Laboratory Specialist
Education:
B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science from Wayne State University
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Wayne State University
Hometown:
Livonia, MI
Sandie Wankel
Position:
Program Manager
Education:
MSA in Health Services Administration from CMU
Katrina Fox
Position:
Research Laboratory Specialist
Animal Colony Manager
Education:
BS in Zoology from Miami University
MA in Environmental Education from University of New Hampshire
