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Dr. Lior Zangi, PhD<\/strong>
\nPrincipal Investigator
\nAssociate Professor, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Genetics
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[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Learn more…” open_toggle_background_color=”#FFFFFF” closed_toggle_background_color=”#FFFFFF” icon_color=”#00AEEF” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” border_width_all=”0px”]Lior Zangi, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. He completed his education and training at the Weizmann Institute of Science and at Harvard University. He has established a new method, mRNA based, for gene delivery to promote cardiovascular regeneration. Currently, Dr. Zangi\u2019s laboratory investigates cellular and organ level regenerative mechanisms that can contribute to new therapeutic approaches to repair and regenerate the heart following myocardial infarction.[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”|||” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_spread=”10px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.1)” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/zangilab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2023\/10\/MMZak_pic-scaled.jpg” title_text=”profile_placeholder” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ max_height=”278px” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_delay=”100ms” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#141414″ text_line_height=”23px” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_font_size=”24px” header_3_line_height=”1.7em” header_4_font=”|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#bfbfbf” header_4_font_size=”13px” header_4_letter_spacing=”2px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”12px|18px|12px|18px|false|false” custom_padding=”|||” locked=”off” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display”]<\/p>\n

Dr. Magdalena M. \u017bak, PhD<\/strong>
\nInstructor
\nMagdalena.zak@mssm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Learn more…” open_toggle_background_color=”#FFFFFF” closed_toggle_background_color=”#FFFFFF” icon_color=”#00AEEF” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” border_width_all=”0px”]Magdalena completed her Masters degree in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at Wroc\u0142aw University of Science and Technology in Poland. She went on to receive her training in Molecular Biosciences at Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) where she received her PhD from Autonomous University of Madrid. During her PhD she worked on gene therapy to improve vascularization of the heart post-myocardial infraction and visited the group of Prof. Michele De Palma at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland for further training in using viral vectors in a therapeutic setting. Here in the Zangi lab, Magdalena works on expanding the use of modified RNA technology in gene therapy towards cell specificity and non-invasive delivery methods which can be used in many disease settings.[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”|||” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_spread=”10px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.1)” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/zangilab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2022\/01\/Ann-pic-150×150.jpg” title_text=”Carli Beall Headshot” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_delay=”200ms” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” locked=”off”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#141414″ text_line_height=”23px” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_font_size=”24px” header_3_line_height=”1.7em” header_4_font=”|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#bfbfbf” header_4_font_size=”13px” header_4_letter_spacing=”2px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”12px|18px|12px|18px|false|false” custom_padding=”|||” locked=”off” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display”]<\/p>\n

Ann Anu Kurian, MS<\/strong>
\nLab Manager
\nann.kurian@mssm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Learn more…” open_toggle_background_color=”#FFFFFF” closed_toggle_background_color=”#FFFFFF” icon_color=”#00AEEF” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” border_width_all=”0px”]Ann received her bachelor of engineering in biotechnology at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India, and her Master of Science in Biomedical Research from Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Here in the Zangi lab, Ann is responsiblefor modified mRNA synthesis, one of the most important techniques of the lab. She is responsible for ordering and organizing materials and supplies for experiments that have been done routinely in the Zangi lab. Ann is well trained in molecular biology techniques and responsible for conducting ex vivo screening experiments and in vivo experiments in small animals to assist the work of postdocs in the lab.[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Team Members – Section 21″ module_class=”section21_team_members” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” background_image=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/zangilab-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/587\/2022\/12\/9-alt.png” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off” custom_margin=”||-2px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|69px|0px|false|false” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ make_equal=”on” column_padding_mobile=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”1280px” custom_padding=”200px|0px|28px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”49px|||” custom_padding_phone=”19px|||” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”1280px” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”|||” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_spread=”10px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.1)” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/zangilab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2022\/01\/IMG_4737-copy-150×150.jpg” title_text=”Gerber_Rachel_headshot” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” locked=”off”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#141414″ text_line_height=”23px” header_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_font_size=”24px” header_3_line_height=”1.7em” header_4_font=”|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#bfbfbf” header_4_font_size=”13px” header_4_letter_spacing=”2px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”12px|18px|12px|18px|false|false” custom_padding=”|||” locked=”off” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display”]<\/p>\n

Jimeen Yoo<\/strong>
\nSenior Associate Researcher
\njimeen.yoo2@mssm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Learn more…” open_toggle_background_color=”#FFFFFF” closed_toggle_background_color=”#FFFFFF” icon_color=”#00AEEF” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” border_width_all=”0px”]Jimeen received her bachelor of arts at Williams College and her Master of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her Master\u2019s thesis work was titled \u201cEnhancing atrial- specific gene expression using a calsequestrin cis-regulatory module 4 with a sarcolipin promoter.\u201d In her work, she used an atrial-specific promoter in conjunction with an enhancer sequence to make an atrial-specific vector. Jimeen\u2019s interest in cell specific vectors lead her to Dr. Zangi\u2019s lab. Here she has worked closely with Dr. Kaur and Dr. Z\u00e1k in the development of cell and organ-specific modified RNAs for therapeutic applications in cardiac diseases.[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”|||” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_spread=”10px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.1)” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/zangilab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2023\/08\/61874636_7zu11yfn7c-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n

Master of Biomedical Sciences Student<\/p>\n

Matthew Adjmi<\/p>\n

Email:matthew.adjmi@mssm.edu<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Matthew completed his Bachelors of Science degree at Fordham University shortly before volunteering in the Zangi Lab in 2022. He is now an associate researcher at the Zangi Lab, and is involved in a few of the projects we are running. To further his training in scientific research, Matthew is currently pursuing a Masters in Biomedical Science at the Icahn School of Medicine. Matthew has assisted in projects focusing on breast cancer, post-infarction improvement of the heart, and decreasing cardiotoxicity. He hopes to explore novel applications for our research and further diversify the Zangi Lab portfolio.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ background_color=”#ffffff” custom_padding=”|||” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_spread=”10px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.1)” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/zangilab-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2023\/08\/Sep-20-2021WTC2326-e1691515943795-150×150.jpg” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n

Gayatri Mainkar<\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

Gaya.mainkar@icahn.mssm.edu<\/p>\n

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Gayatri received her Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). While at UCSD, she worked on uncovering novel lipid mediators of pluripotency maintenance and cardiomyocyte differentiation using mass spectrometry-based metabolomics under the mentorship of Dr. Mohit Jain. Gayatri joined the Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2021 and then committed to the Zangi lab for her Ph.D. studies in 2022. She is now working on developing a specific modified mRNA translational system for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis.<\/p>\n

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