
Magdalena M Gorska, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator
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Yanru Guo, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Yanru obtained her Master’s Degree in Pharmacy from the Shandong University, Jinan, China and her PhD Degree in Immunology from the University of Barcelona, Spain. For her PhD, she studied role of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) in IgE and MRGPRX2 dependent mast cell activation. She joined our lab in November 2023.

Naina Monga, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Naina obtained her Master’s Degree in Biochemistry from Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. She also completed her Ph.D. at the same institution focusing on the immunomodulatory action of a synbiotic comprising of newly isolated lactic acid producing bacterial strains against allergic asthma in mice. She joined our lab in February 2024.

Aswini Poyyakkara, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Aswini earned her Master's Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and her PhD in Biochemistry from the Central University of Kerala in India. For her PhD, she investigated the functions of potential microRNAs downstream of integrin beta4 signaling during the mesenchymal transition of cells. She joined our lab in February 2024.

Lien Hang, BA/BS
Administrative Coordinator
Lien graduated from the University of Colorado in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She is currently working as Administrative Coordinator in the Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.