Our Team of Scientists

Leading Scientists in Research and Innovation

Our unique institution cultivates an environment of collaboration and synergy to complement one another’s work. We are composed of scientists from all over the world. Our experienced staff have studied and trained at the top colleges and universities in the world, sharing a passion for pushing boundaries in scientific discovery.

MMRI Scientific Leadership

Maria I. Kontaridis, Ph.D.

Executive Director
Gordon K. Moe Professor and Chair of Biomedical Research and Translational Medicine
Director of Research

Jason McCarthy, Ph.D.

Scientific Operations Director
Associate Professor
Biomedical Research and Translational Medicine

Research Faculty

Chase Kessinger, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Research and Translational Medicine

Zhiqiang Lin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Research and Translational Medicine

Matthew Nystoriak, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Research and Translational Medicine

Tongbin Wu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Research and Translational Medicine

Instructor

Khanh Ha, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Gary Aistrup, Ph.D.
Lin Chen, Ph.D.
Saravanakkumar Chennappan, Ph.D.
Yankun Lyu, MD, Ph.D.
Greg Wang, Ph.D.
Bing Xu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Chao Gao, M.D.
Juan Carlos Gutiérrez Suárez, M.D., MSc.
Samantha Le Sommer, Ph.D.
Abhishek Mishra, Ph.D.
Luana Nunes Santos, Ph.D.
Vikas Sharma, Ph.D.
Genyu Wang, Ph.D.

Research Associates

Robert Goodrow
Justin Jablonski
Ryan Pfeiffer

Research Assistants

Ariana Della Posta
Maddelyn Hoehn
Josh Macera
Nikita Shah
Elise Stanley

Affiliated Faculty

Ben Bovin, Ph.D.
Lauren Endres, Ph.D.
Zhen Ma, Ph.D.
Max Majireck, Ph.D.
George Tegos, Ph.D.
Nicholas Qandah, DO, FACOS
Sathyadev Unudurthi, Ph.D.

MMRI Scientific Leadership

Chase Kessinger, Ph.D.