Lab Members

Current Lab Members

Niranjana Natarajan, PhD

Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Email: nataraj1@pitt.edu

Education and training

PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Postdoctoral fellowship, Harvard University, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, 2016 - 2019
Postdoctoral fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Vascular Medicine Institute, 2019 - 2024

Mika Hara - PhD Student

University of Washington, B.S in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, 2021 - 2024
Natarajan Lab Research Technician, 2024-2026
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Science Program (IBGP), 2026
Project : GPR157, MaFIA mouse AP20187, Trained Immunity
She loves dogs!!

Varsha Sriram - Research Technician

University of Pittsburgh, B.S in Neuroscience, 2020 - 2024
Project : GPR155

Venkata Krishna Kanth Makani, PhD - Postdoctoral associate

Trisha Yachamaneni - Undergraduate Researcher

Marlee Morgan - Undergraduate Researcher

University of Pittsburgh, B.S. in Microbiology
Marlee is a student at the University of Pittsburgh and a member of the Microbiology and Immunology Scholars program. She assists with laboratory research and is gaining experience with techniques such as genotyping, qPCR, and RNA extraction. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, thrifting, and spending time outdoors.

Shivani Joshi - Research Technician

Johns Hopkins University, M.S. in Biotechnology, 2024 - 2026
B.M.S. College of Engineering, B.E. in Biotechnology, 2020 - 2024
Shivani is a Research Technologist with interests in biotechnology, immunology and molecular biology. Her research focuses on immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis

Co-joint Lab member with Dr.Jishnu Das

Mary Cundiff, PhD - Postdoctoral fellow

Carnegie Mellon University, PhD

Chloe Liu - PhD Student

University of Southern California, B.S in Computational Biology and Biochemistry
Chloe is currently a PhD student in the CMU-Pitt Computational Biology Program (CPCB). She is interested in developing and applying computational methods to understand disease mechanisms, especially heart failure. Outside the lab, she enjoys playing board games, painting, and snowboarding.

Jane Siwek - PhD Student

William & Mary, Computational & Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Jane is currently a PhD student in the CMU-Pitt Computational Biology Program (CPCB). She is interested in developing and applying computational methods to better understand immunological phenomena and disease. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, gardening, playing soccer, and being outside :)

Aditi - Master's Student

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