Khurana Hershey Lab

Khurana Hershey Lab Trainees

The Khurana Hershey Lab and the Division of Asthma Research is devoted to providing students of all levels with an excellent training opportunity in both clinical and in bench research. Trainees include high school students, undergraduate and graduate students, pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellows, as well medical students and physician scientists. The goal of the Khurana Hershey Lab is to educate trainees in asthma research and the integration of asthma research into optimized clinical practice. Several of the trainees of the Khurana Hershey Lab are now very successful and competitive in their current careers.

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Pediatric Residents and Clinical Fellow Trainees

Name	Lab Start Date	Current Career
Huyen-Tran (Cecelia) Nguyen	2015	Allergy Fellow Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Gerald Lee, MD	2009	Assistant Professor University of Louisville- School of Medicine
Kelly Metz, MD	2008	Allergist Bernstein Allergy Group
Tolly Epstein, MD	2007	Clinical Assistant Professor University of Cincinnati- College of Medicine
Wi Liu, MD, PhD	2006	Resident University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Andrew Smith, MD	2005	Physician University of Cincinnati- Internal Medicine / UC Health / UC Physicians
Stavra Xanthakos, MD	2005	Associate Professor of Pediatric Medicine Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center
Michelle Stevenson, MD, MS	2000	Associate Program Director / Associate Professor of Pediatrics / Research Director University of Louisville
Douglas McDonald, MD, PhD	2000	Assistant Professor of Immunology Harvard Medical School
Kimberly Risma, MD, PhD	1999	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Steven Sutton, MD	1999	Physician Partner Allergy & Asthma Inc.

Post- Doctoral Trainees

Name	Lab Start Date	Current Career
Hanna M Elisabet Johansson, PhD	2014	Research Associate Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Chang Xiao, MD, PhD	2011	Clinical Trial Manager MedPace
Christopher McKnight, MD	2011	Clinical Fellow Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Zhonghua Zhang, MD, PhD	2010	Research Associate Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Patricia Fulkerson, MD, PhD	2008	Assistant Professor / Medical Writer Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center / Allergy & Clinical Immunology
Senthilkumar Sadhasivam, MD, MPA	2008	Associate Professor Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Jocelyn Biagini-Myers, PhD	2008	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Hyun-Bae Jie, PhD	2008	Post- Doctoral Research Fellow University of Pittsburg
Eric Brandt, MD, PhD	2008	Research Associate Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Yasuhiro Tabata, MD, PhD	2005	Medical Director / Head of Medical Affairs Genzyme Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Alexander Masino, MD, PhD	2003	Physician University of Cincinnati- College of Medicine
Saswata Basu, PhD	2001
Jesus Guajardo, MD, PhD	2001	Associate Program Director of Pediatric Residency / Pediatric Pulmonologist University of Texas Health Science Center
Michael Daines, MD	1999	Associate Professor University of Arizona / University Physicians
Erik White, MD	1998	Physician / Practice Partner Allergy & Asthma Treatment Center

Graduate, Medical and MD/ PhD Student Trainees

Name	Lab Start Date	Current Career
Andrew Ochoa	2016	Medical Student University of Cincinnati - College of Medicine
Lauren Fattlar	2016	Graduate Student University of Cincinnati
Sehrish Khan	2016	Graduate Student University of Cincinnati
Ayad Ali	2015	Medical Scientist Training Program Student University of Cincinnati - College of Medicine
Yeseong Kim	2015	Medical Student University of Cincinnati - College of Medicine
Steven Proper	2014	Medical Scientist Training Program Student Michigan State University - College of Medicine
Heepke Wenroth	2014	Medical Student University of Cincinnati - College of Medicine
Cassandra Skinner	2014	Medical Student University of Cincinnati - College of Medicine
Paige Bolcas	2014	Student University of Cincinnati
Seth Reighard, BS	2013	Medical Scientist Training Program Student University of Cincinnati-College of Medicine
Katharine Amalfitano, BS	2013	Medical Student University of Cincinnati- College of Medicine
Urvashi Marwah, BS	2013	Medical Student Medical University of Americas
Emily Wayman	2012	Medical Scientist Training Program Student University of Cincinnati- College of Medicine
Rachael Mintz- Cole, PhD	2009	Medical Scientist Training Program Student University of Cincinnati- College of Medicine
Jessica Woo, PhD	2007	Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Greg Stroup, BA	2005	Scientist Meridian Bioscience
Salma Musaad, MD, PhD	2004	Research Biostatistician Family Resiliency Center
Kathy Schroer, PhD	2004	Student
Jayanta Gupta, MD	2003	Assistant Professor Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Mandeep Ghuman, MD	2003	Faculty Northridge Family Medicine Residency Program
David Bargnesi, MD	2001	Staff Urologist Milford Memorial Hospital

Co-op, Summer High School, and SURF Student Trainees

Name	Lab Start Date	Current Career
Johnathan Avant	2016	Student University of Cincinnati
Mariam Boules	2016	Student Tennessee State University
Anjali Gupta	2016	Student
Lisa Poffenberger	2016	Student
Christine Cassidy	2016	DePauw University
Erin Roberts	2016	Student Purdue University
Andrew Rice	2016	Student University of Alabama
Maria Rechtin	2016	Student Thomas More College
Akshar Kathula	2016	Student University of Cincinnati
Michael Chen	2014	Student
Mehak Kalra	2014	Student
BriAnna Ostrander	2013	Student University of Cincinnati
Charles Poff	2013	Student University of South Carolina
Megha Gandhi	2013	Student Washington University - St. Louis
Delia Shen	2013	K-12 Coordinator Intern Community Service Office & The Gephardt Institute
Twymenia Liggins	2013	Student University of Arkansas
Frank Forde, BS	2012	Medical Student University of Cincinnati- College of Medicine
Nanki Hura	2012	Student
Rosario Alarcon Cabrera	2012	Student The Ohio State University
Allison Lonneman	2011	Private Tutor / Mentor
Erik Bao	2011	Student Duke University
Maria Gomez, BS	2010	PhD Candidate University of Cincinnati- College of Medicine
Nicholas Hershey	2010	Student Stanford University
Robin Garrison	2010	Medical Student Morehouse School of Medicine
Matt Stier	2008	Medical Scientist Training Program Student Vanderbilt University- School of Medicine
Scott Seider	2007	Physician / Navy Reserve Officer Naval Medical Center
Kevin Baldridge	2007	PhD Candidate The University of Texas at Austin
Mark Lindsey, BS	2006	Application Specialist Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Allyson Hamlin	2006	PhD Student University of Cincinnati- Pharmacology
Bradley Walker	2005	Student
Stacey Shadix, BA, PA-C	2003	Physician Assistant Pediatric Association of Northern Kentucky
Mark Schroeder, MD	2000	Associate Professor of Medicine Washington University- School of Medicine

Stories of Success

Gerald B. Lee, MD
Assistant Professor
Division Chief, Allergy and Immunology
Department of Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology
University of Louisville

In 2009, Gerald B. Lee, MD, joined the Khurana Hershey Lab as an eager and enthusiastic clinical fellow committed to improving the health of children with asthma and allergies. During his time in the lab Dr. Lee investigated diesel oxidation and S-glutathionylation in house dust mite induced murine asthma. When Dr. Lee departed from the lab, his passion and leadership for improving the health of children continued through his success in the Allergy and Immunology Division at the University of Louisville. In 2014, Dr. Lee was chosen as chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology and was featured on a segment of the Today Show. Please click below to watch Dr. Lee’s segment featured on the Today Show.

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