Schwartz/Yang Lab: Personnel

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Principal Investigator 

        Postdoctoral Fellows

        Postdoctoral Students / Biomedical Research Trainees

        • Ken Eyring

        Clinical Coordinator

          Bioinformatics

          • Brent Pedersen, PhD, Bioinformatics Analyst
          • David McKean, Database Administrator

            Professional Research Assistants

            Laboratory Administration

            • Bethany Ginzburg, MPA, Grants Manager
            • Eva Laemmerhirt, Academic Administrative Assistant

             

             

             

            Photos from the Lab

            • <strong>Front row, L to R:</strong> Jennifer Cotter, David Schwartz, Ivana Yang, Jia Lin<br /> <strong>Second row, L to R:</strong> Rachel Burton (summer student), Jian Jin, Linda Neese, Julia Turner, Janet Talbert<br /> <strong>Third row, L to R:</strong> Judy Oakes, Jenni Adams (summer student), Laura Warg, Sampada Joshee (summer student), Beth Davidson, Bethany Ginzburg, Elissa Murphy<br /> <strong>Fourth row, L to R:</strong> Tara Gleditsch, Greg Cosgrove, Brian O’Connor, Max Seibold, Michael Strong, Corinne Hennessy, Joe Brown
            • Jia Lin prepares DNA samples for Taqman genotyping assays.
            • Summer students Jenni Adams and Megan Bonney analyze their data.
            • Jennifer Cotter prepares DNA samples for the genome-wide association study (GWAS) in pulmonary fibrosis.
            • Jenni Adams (summer student) reading publications on the role of genetics in pulmonary fibrosis.
            • Ivana Yang preparing a manuscript for a submission.
            • Max Seibold and Sampada Joshee (summer student) perform assays to study mucin gene expression in the lung.
            • Corinne Hennessy developing the pyrosequencing protocol for the Schwartz lab.
            • Corinne Hennessy and Megan Bonney (summer student) performing CHARM assays to asses DNA methylation patterns in the lung.
            • Janet Talbert and Tasha Fingerlin discuss study design for the familial pulmonary fibrosis linkage study.
            • Elissa Murphy preparing DNA libraries for next generation sequencing using SOLiD.
            • Elena Volsky (summer student) loading the samples on the capillary sequencer.
            • Summer student David Bluestein extracting DNA for genotyping from mouse tail clips.
            • Laura Warg setting up PCR.

            Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

            National Jewish Health has teamed with Duke University and Vanderbilt University to investigate inherited genetic factors that play a role in the development of familial pulmonary fibrosis.
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            Lung Genomics Research Consortium

            This multi-center Consortium uses advanced genetic and molecular tools to characterize and better understand COPD and pulmonary fibrosis.
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            Integrated Center for Genes, Environment & Health

            This is an interdisciplinary program dedicated to understanding the genetics of complex lung and immune-related conditions common in patients cared for at National Jewish Health. Learn more.