Name:   Giovanni Franchin, MD, PhD
Position:   Assistant Investigator
Research:   Studies the role of leptin in the immune system. The hormone plays a direct role in B cell function and may serve as a potential target in autoimmune disorders including lupus.
E-mail:   gfranchi@nshs.edu

Name:   Czeslawa Kowal, PhD
Position:   Assistant Investigator
Research:   Studies how human lupus autoantibodies against NMDA receptors mediate cognitive impairment.
E-mail:   ckowal@nshs.edu

Name:   Dun Zhou, PhD
Position:   Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research:   Studies antibodies that target the NMDA receptor.

Name:   Hajime Yoshifuji, MD, PhD
Position:   Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research:   Studies systemic lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune diseases.
E-mail:   hyoshifuji@nshs.edu

Name:   Joel Cohen-Solal, PhD
Position:   Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research:   Studies the genetics of estrogen responsiveness in the immune system and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
E-mail:   jcohenso@nshs.edu

Name:   Paola Mina-Osorio, MD, PhD
Position:   Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research:   Studies blood brain barrier inflammatory mediators in autoimmune diseases.
E-mail:   pminaoso@nshs.edu

Name:   Sunjung Kim, PhD
Position:   Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research:   Studies dendritic cell function and the impact of altered dendritic cell function in B-cell response.
E-mail:   sjkim@nshs.edu

Name:   Myoungsun Son, PhD
Position:   Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Education:   PhD in Immune biology at Molecular Life Science, Ewha Women’s University, Seoul Korea
Research:   In the study of the role of IgG or IgM anti-DNA antibodies in SLE.
E-mail:   mson@nshs.edu

Name:   Li Wang, PhD
Position:   Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Education:   PhD in the Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
Research:   My research is about whether anti-DNA, anti-NMDA antibodies play a role in determining sex ratio and the mechanism.
E-mail:   lwang4@nshs.edu

Name:   Nataly Manjarrez Orduno, PhD
Position:   Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Education:   PhD in Molecular Biomedicine, CINVESTAV, Dept. of Molecular Biomedicine, Mexico
Research:   In the study of the genetic variants that confer susceptibility to SLE.
E-mail:   nmanjarrez@nshs.edu

Name:   Yi Yan, PhD
Position:   Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Education:   PhD in Biochemistry at Graduate Center of City University of New York, New York
Research:   My research is focused on the modulation of the receptor editing in antigen-activated B cells.
E-mail:   yyan@nshs.edu

Name:   Eitan Giat, MD
Position:   Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Education:   MD in Medical at Hadassa Medical School, Ein Karem, Jerusalem
Research:   I am studying pathogenesis-targeted therapy for lupus, by targeting specifically anti-dsDNA producing cells, using SLE mouse models and SLE patient sera.
E-mail:   egiat@nshs.edu

Name:   Venkatesh Jeganathan, PhD
Position:   Research Associate
Research:   Studies the effects of estrogen on B cell repertoire, and antigen-specific therapies in lupus.
E-mail:   vjeganat@nshs.edu

Name:   Eva Bertini
Position:   Elmezzi Scholar
Research:   Studies the induction and pathology of autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis.
E-mail:   ebertini@nshs.edu

Name:   Oladunni (Dunni) Adeniji
Position:   Research Assistant - Technician
E-mail:   oadeniji@nshs.edu

Name:   Eugene Lee
Position:   Research Assistant - Technician
E-mail:   elee7@nshs.edu

Name:   Jackie Dubuque
Position:   Research Assistant
E-mail:   jdubuque@nshs.edu

Name:   Mei Qi
Position:   Research Assistant
E-mail:   mqi@nshs.edu

Name:   Shanon Loncar
Position:   Research Assistant
E-mail:   sloncar@nshs.edu

Name:   Emiliano Marasco
Position:   Research Assistant
E-mail:   emarasco@nshs.edu