Principal Investigator
HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellow
Postdoctoral Scholar, Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
B.A. Biology and Educational Studies, Swarthmore College

Postdoctoral Scholar
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)

Research interests: Understanding how microbiome-derived metabolites regulate podocyte signaling and cellular responses during kidney injury

Hobbies: Reading manga and manhwa, watching anime, Zumba, baking, and experimenting in the kitchen

Email: fnowshad@berkeley.edu

Ph.D. Candidate (MCB)
B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Chicago

Research interests: Investigating gut microbial genes and metabolism to advance therapeutic targets in chronic kidney disease

Hobbies: Tennis, café hopping

Email: kaczorj@berkeley.edu

Ph.D. Student (CCB)
M.S. Bioinformatics, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S. Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology

Research interests: Multi-omics approaches to understanding the gut-kidney axis for therapeutic discovery

Hobbies: Running, concerts, traveling, and watching new movies!

Email: mia_denning@berkeley.edu

Ph.D. Student (MCB)
B.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology, Johns Hopkins University

Research interests: Investigating and imaging the effect of microbiome-derived metabolites on podocyte biology

Hobbies: Dancing, journaling, being an amateur barista

Email: julissa_garcia@berkeley.edu

Lab Manager
B.S. Social and Ecological Medicine & Minor in Global Public Health, University of California, Berkeley

Research interests: Diet-driven microbiome metabolite dynamics

Hobbies: Sailing, fiber arts

Email: kio@berkeley.edu

Undergraduate Researcher
Double Major in Integrative Biology & Public Health

Research Interests: Modeling human kidney development and disease using kidney organoids, regenerative medicine, and cardiovascular research

Hobbies: Yoga, playing chess, reading, and cooking!

Email: ebashiri@berkeley.edu

Undergraduate Researcher
Bioengineering Major

Research Interests: ML and computational techniques in biology, AI in medicine, and systems biology modeling

Hobbies: Basketball, soccer, running, and video games

Email: logarithvik@berkeley.edu