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 Mt. Sinai

University of Arizona
carol.gregorio@mssm.edu

Christopher Pappas, PhD
Assistant Research Professor

University of Arizona
ctpappas@arizona.edu

Svetlana Minakhina, PhD
Assistant Professor

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

Tania Larrinaga, MSc
PhD Student

University of Arizona
tmlarrinaga@arizona.edu

Fabrizzio Caro, BS
Associate Researcher

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

Nishtha Desai, MSc
PhD Student

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

Manish Manoharan, MSc
PhD Student

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

Ryan Bowser
Masters Student

University of Arizona
ryanbowser@arizona.edu

Julia Vega, BS
Masters Student

University of Arizona
juliavega@arizona.edu

Mert Colpan, PhD
Associate

Rachel Mayfield, MSc
Associate

Lauren Shultz, PhD
Associate

Miensheng Chu, PhD
Associate

Jessika Iwanski, PhD
Associate

Stefanie Novak, PhD
Associate