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Meet the Lab Member

Karen Niehaus

Phone:  513-636-3502

Email:  karen.niehaus@cchmc.org

Year started in lab:  2005

Project:  RAII Various Projects

Personal Interests:  Yoga, reading, camping, travel

Sara Welch

Phone:  513-636-3502

Email:  sara.welch@cchmc.org

Year started in lab:  2005

Project:  RRas2 (TC21) and NF1

Personal Interests:  I have two boys under  10 years of age, so outdoor activities, fishing and anything slimey are interesting.  Crochet and painting if time allows.

Trent Hummel

Phone:  513-636-1531

Email:  trent.hummel@cchmc.org

Year started in lab:  2004

Project: Serum Biomarkers in plexiform neurofibromas

Personal Interests:  cooking, sports

Emily Sites

Phone:  513-636-7990

Email:  emily.sites@cchmc.org

Year started in lab:  2006

Project:  Molecules downstream of NF1 in tumorigenesis

Personal Interests:  reading, hiking/camping, furry animals

Gunnar Johansson

Phone:  513-636-3502

Email:  gunnar.johansson@cchmc.org

Year started in lab:  2002

Project:  Role of BLBP in NF1 tumorigenesis

Personal Interests:  traveling, poker

Jon Williams

Phone:  513-636-7990

Email:  jon.williams@cchmc.org

Year started in lab:  2002

Project:  Peripheral glial differentiation in NF1

Personal Interests:  blues music, sports/parks and recreation, guitars, volunteering

Jianqiang Wu

Phone:  513-636-3502

Email:  jianqiang.wu@cchmc.org

Year started in lab:  2003

Project:  Role of EGFR in NF1 Tumorigenesis

Personal Interests:  travel, sports

Debra Mayes

Phone:  513-636-6655

Email:  debra.mayes@cchmc.org

Year Started In Lab:  2006

Project:  The Role of NF1in the brain

Personal Interests:  hiking/backpacking, cooking, photography, writing