People

Meet the team.

Principal Investigator

Vandré Casagrande Figueiredo, Assistant Professor

Ph.D. University of Auckland (New Zealand)

M.S. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

B.S. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

Dr. Vandré C. Figueiredo is a Muscle Biologist by training, with interests in the molecular regulation of skeletal muscle hypertrophy, atrophy and recovery from atrophy, in health and in disease.

Lab Members

Hanan Tlais, PhD Student

MA in Biology, Oakland University.

B.S. in Biology, University of Michigan.

Apropos my passion for physiology and cancer biology, I am pursuing a PhD in Biomedical Sciences with the overarching goal of improving the quality of life for patients with cancer cachexia. I will take advantage of every opportunity and resource presented to me in these next few years to grow as a learner, researcher and human. I recognize the weight that this experience holds, and is a stepping stone to advancing the future of medicine.

Isabella Limbert, MS Graduate Student

B.S. in Biology with Cell/Molecular Specialization, Oakland University.

Graduate Assistant for the BIO Learning Lounge - Dodge Hall 166

After completing my undergraduate journey here at OU and finishing my Honors College thesis, I decided that I wanted to pursue a graduate degree in genetic research. My previous research experience from Dr. Wendell's lab and passion for science will continue to support and motivate me as I navigate the next 2 years. My study of interest is looking into the genetics and epigenetics of ribosomal DNA and the potential association with copy number variants.