Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Ela Knapik, M.D.
: 1165 Light Hall
2215 Garland Ave
Nashville, Tennessee - 37232- : ela.knapik@vumc.org
- : (615) 322-7569
Senior Research Scientist
Dharmendra Choudhary, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist, Genetic Medicine
Graduate Students
Taylor Nagai
Graduate Student, Human Genetics
Co-mentor, Dr. Eric Gamazon
Ali Scalici
Graduate Student, Human Genetics
Co-mentor, Dr. Nancy Cox
Research Assistants
Undergraduates
Alumni
Sophia Buzanis
Former Research Assistant (finished 2022)
Medical Student, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Lauryn Luderman, Ph.D.
Graduate Student, Neuroscience (graduated 2022)
Advanced Imaging Specialist, Nikon Instruments
Mackenzie Michaels
Research Assistant (finished 2022)
DO Student, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (Auburn University)
Dylan Ritter, Ph.D.
Graduate Student, Cell & Developmental Biology (graduated 2023)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Memorial Sloan Kettering
Gokhan Unlu, Ph.D.
Graduate Student, Cell & Developmental Biology (graduated 2019)
Postdoctoral Researcher, The Rockefeller University