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 - Research Technician
University of Washington, B.S in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, 2021 - 2024
Project : GPR157, MaFIA mouse AP20187, Trained Immunity
Varsha Sriram - Research Technician
University of Pittsburgh, B.S in Neuroscience, 2020 - 2024
Project : GPR155
Venkata Krishna Kanth, PhD - Postdoctoral fellow
Trisha Yachamaneni - Undergraduate Researcher
University of Pittsburgh
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.
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 :)