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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Former Lab Members



Undergraduate students


Barbara Foster (1985-86)
Kathleen D. Schaberg (Summer 1986)
Catherine S. Pinal (Summer 1986)
Sarvepalli Jokhai (Summer 1987)
Gary Podschun (Summer 1987)
Michael Chang (Summer 1987)
Kendall Boone (1988)
H. Philip Owens (Summer 1988)
Adam Newman (Summer 1991)
Sean Vellucci (Summer 1993, Summer 1995)
Richard Heck (Summer 1994)
Michael J. Riley (Summer 1994)
David Razafsky (Summer 2000)
Kerry McGonigle (Summer 2001)
My-Linh H. Trinh (2001-2003)
Kristin Woo (Summer 2002)
Darya Kahlili (Summer 2004)
Jessica Lerner (Summer 2005)
Naomi Butler (Summer 2007)


Medical Students


Daniel Prohaska (Summer 1992)
Sandra Archer (Summer 1999)
Robert Ray (Spring 2007)


Graduate Students


Teresa N. Faria (1987-1991) Present address: Research Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Lindsey Kent Graduated September, 2011. Present address: Postdoctoral Student, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Xing-jian Lu (July, 1990-1993) Present address: Private practice physician, Kansas City area.
Gary P. Hamlin (1991 to 1994) Present address: Associate Lecturer in Pharmacology/Physiology in the Department of Molecular Sciences, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Christine A. Rasmussen (1993-1996) Present address: Legal consultant, Kansas City area.
Thomas J. Peters (1995 to 1998) Present address: Instructor, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, Missouri.
Jennifer K. Ho-Chen (2003 to 2007)


Visiting Graduate Students


Andrea Bertazolli Albieri (1996) Present address: Department of Cell Biology, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Research Assistants

Amanda Crowley (2006-2010) Present position: Research Assistant, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Kazuo Asanoma (2007-2010) Present position: Instructor, Department of Gynecology and Obstectrics, Kyushu University School of Medicine, Kyushu, Japan.
Dr. Swapan De (1986-87) Present position: Staff Scientist, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Mamata De (1986-87) Present position: Staff Scientist, Marion Merrell Dow, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.
Dr. Kazuyoshi Hashizume (1987-88, 1992) Present position: Professor of Physiology, Iwate University, Moriaka, Japan.
Dr. Santanu Deb (1987-93) Present position: Department of Homeland Security, Skokie, Illinois.
Dr. Wendy Jo Campbell (1988-89) Present position: Streck Laboratories, Inc., Industrial Road, Omaha, Nebraska.
Dr. Katherine F. Roby (1990-1992) Present position: Research Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center.
Dr. Toshiya Yamamoto (1992-1994) Present position: Chief, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sakai Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Dr. Takayuki Kamei (1993-1996) Present position: Staff Scientist, Takeda Chemical Industries, Osaka, Japan.
Dr. Guoli Dai (1994-1998) Present position: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
Dr. Dong-Soo Lee (2007-2010) Present position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Kyle E. Orwig (1994-1998) Present position: Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Magee Women's Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA.
Dr. Heiner Müller (1995-1997) Present position: Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
Dr. Toru Takahashi (1997, 2001-2002) Present position: Staff Scientist, Department of Reproductive Biology and Technology, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan.
Dr. Ryuta Ishimura (1997) Present position: Postdoctoral Associate, Jackson Laboratories, Bar Harbor, Maine.
Dr. Gregory Knipp (1997-1999) Present position: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Dr. Danhua Wang (1997-2000) Present position: Research Scientist, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
Dr. Long-jiang Shao (2001-2002) Present position: Research Associate, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr. Shigeki Ohboshi (2002-2004) Present position: Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan.
Dr. Juan A. Arroyo (2003-2004) Present position: Instructor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Juan J. Bustamante (2003-2007) Present position: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX.
Dr. Lea A. Rempel (2005-2007) Present position: Research Physiologist, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Reproduction Research Unit, USDA, Clay Center, Nebraska.
Dr. Gracy X. Rosario (January 2006- April 2008) Present position: Developmental and Regenerative Biology Group, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore.
Dr. Jennifer K. Ho-Chen (February 2008-June 2008)


Senior Scientists/Research Assistant Professors

Dr. Rupasri Ain (1999-2003) Present position: Research Scientist, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India.
Dr. S.M. Khorshed Alam (2004-2010) Present address: Senior Scientist, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas CIty, Kansas.
Dr. Toshihiro Konno (2004-2009) Present address: Instructor, Department of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.