Meet Our Team

Carol C. Gregorio, PhD
Principal Investigator | Senior Associate Dean for Basic Science | Director and Founder, Center for Cardiac Muscle Biology | Vice Chair of Medicine for Strategic Innovation | Professor of Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

University of Arizona
carol.gregorio@mssm.edu

Christopher T. Pappas, PhD
Assistant Research Professor

University of Arizona
ctpappas@arizona.edu

Svetlana Minakhina, PhD
Assistant Professor

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
svetlana.minakhina@mssm.edu

Gerrie Farman, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist

University of Arizona
gpfarman@arizona.edu

Tim Rast, BS
Research Professional

University of Arizona
trast@arizona.edu

Ann Anu Kurian, MSc
Lab Manager

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
ann.kurian@mssm.edu

Tania Larrinaga, PhD

University of Arizona
tmlarrinaga@arizona.edu

Fabrizzio Caro, BS
Associate Researcher

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
fabrizzio.caro@mssm.edu

Nishtha Desai, MSc
PhD Student

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
nishtha.desai@icahn.mssm.edu

Manish Manoharan, MSc
PhD Student

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
manish.manoharan@icahn.mssm.edu

Ryan Bowser, MSc

University of Arizona
ryanbowser@arizona.edu

John Nan
Volunteer

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
john.nan@mssm.edu

Mert Colpan, PhD
Previous Lab Member

Rachel Mayfield, MSc
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Lauren Shultz, PhD
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Miensheng Chu, PhD
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Jessika Iwanski, PhD
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Stefanie Novak, PhD
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