Faculty
Lab Staff
Cristi King, BS
Research Lab Manager
Chunxiao (Susan) Shi
Research Specialist
Surgery Research Fellows
Daniel Alligood, MD
Resident Physician, Department of Surgery – Jackson Memorial Hospital
Project – Characterize a hepatic lipidomic profile that drives progression to advanced liver injury.
Alex Park, MD
Resident Physician, Department of Surgery – University of Illinois at Chicago
Project – Elucidate the mechanisms and temporal evolution of liver injury after SBR.
Kerry Swanson, MD
Resident Physician, Department of Surgery
Project – Determine the role of adaptive immunity in SBR induced liver injury.
Undergraduate, Postgraduate & Medical Students
Ashley King
Eliza Lang
Former Faculty, Fellows & Students
Chris Erwin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Chidananda Mudalagiriyappa Siddappa, PhD
Staff Scientist
Brad Warner, MD
Jessie L. Ternberg MD PhD Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Hannah Phelps, MD – 2021 – 2023
Project – The role of intestinal specific PPAR alpha and Fabp1 in intestinal adaptation and liver injury following SBR.
Paul Kepler, MD – 2020 – 2022
Project – Analyzing human Hirschsprung’s Disease using single cell techniques.
Allie Steinberger, MD – 2019 – 2021
Project – Bile acid dysmetabolism in resection associated metabolic syndrome.
Maria Tecos, MD – 2019 – 2021
Project – Ileocecal resection (ICR) induced colon adaptation and liver injury.
Cathleen Courtney, MD – 2017-2020
Project – Resection associated metabolic syndrome.
Emily Onufer, MD MPH – 2017-2020
Project – Angiogenesis after massive small bowel resection.
Kristen Seiler, MD – July 2016 – 2019
Project – Gut-on-chip and immune response post small bowel resection.
Bola Aladegbami, M.D. – July 2013 – 2017
Project – Intestinal microbiome alterations associated with massive small bowel resection.
Lauren Barron, M.D. – July 2013 –2017
Project – Intestinal angiogenesis associated with massive small bowel resection.
Raphael Sun, M.D. – July 2012 – June 2015
Project – Soybean-derived EGF and intestinal adaptation.
Joshua Sommovilla, M.D. – July 2012 – June 2015
Project – Intestinal microbiome alterations associated with massive small bowel resection.
Jose Diaz-Miron, M.D. – July 2012 – June 2014
Project – Intestinal angiogenesis associated with massive small bowel resection.
Pamela Choi, M.D. – July 2011 – June 2014
Project – Role for Rb in the regulation of enterocyte proliferation.
Kathryn J. Rowland, MD – July 2010 – June 2012
Project – Intestinal angiogenesis associated with massive small bowel resection.
Meredith Hitch, MD – July 2009 – June 2011
Project – Morphologic alterations of the enteric nervous system following intestinal resection.
Derek Wakeman, MD – July 2008 – 2011
Project – p38a activity and resection-induced enterocyte apoptosis.
Jennifer A. Leinicke, MD – July 2009 – 2011
Project – Role for Rb proteins in resection-induced enterocyte proliferation.
Mark McMellen, MD – 2008 – 2010
Project – EGFR induced villus angiogenesis after small bowel resection.
Shannon Longshore, MD – 2007 – 2009
Project – Retinoblastoma protein and small bowel adaptation.
Adam Bajinting
James Bao
Aiza Bustos
Jason Colasanti
Danielle Folkerts
William Goo
Amal Hamed
Lily Liu
Anne Sescleifer
Stephanie Sutton
Shirli Tay