Hasan Al Reza, MS
Student
hasanal.reza@cchmc.org

Hasan hails from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He completed his BS and MS degrees in genetic engineering and biotechnology at the University of Dhaka in 2015 and 2016, respectively. While there, he worked on the association of MDM2 SNPs with lung cancer. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in the Molecular and Developmental Biology PhD program at Cincinnati Children's. His work in the lab focuses on understanding fibrotic liver disease and its association with other organs, with a broader interest in regeneration.

Tahlil Elzobair, BSc
Research Assistant II
tahlil.elzobair@cchmc.org

Tahlil earned a bachelor's degree in medical laboratory sciences. She joined the Takebe Lab as a research assistant II.

Zishaan Farooqui
Research Fellow
zishaan.farooqui@cchmc.org

Kentaro Iwasawa, MD
Research Fellow
kentaro.iwasawa@cchmc.org

Masaki Kimura, PhD
Research Associate
masaki.kimura@cchmc.org

Masaki earned his PhD in medical science from Chiba University, Japan. His graduate work was focused on epigenetic aberration of small cell lung cancer. From April 2010, he worked on generating vascularized and functional human organoids from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in Yokohama-City University. In August 2016, Masaki joined Dr. Takebe’s lab as a research associate at Cincinnati Children’s. He mainly works on the establishment of the in vitro organoid model from iPSC. His area of expertise includes cell biology, molecular biology and biochemistry.

Inkyu Lee, MD
Research Fellow
inkyu.lee@cchmc.org

Inkyu obtained his Doctor of Medicine from the State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine in 2019. Currently, he is completing a residency in general surgery for Westchester Medical Center/NYMC. His research interests include organ transplantation, and stem cell- and organoid-based regenerative medicine.

Yuka Milton
Graduate Student
yuka.milton@cchmc.org

Yuka attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts, where she earned her BA. Her research interests include stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and the cellular and molecular basis of human organ development.

Research Assistant III
constance.santangelo@cchmc.org
Connie Santangelo attended Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH, where she earned a BS in biology in 2014 and then an MS in 2017.