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Principal Investigator 

Walter F. Boron, MD, PhD

Walter F. Boron, MD, PhD

Myers/Scarpa Professor and Chair
Boron Lab
Regulation of intracellular pH, gas channels
Robbins E524
216-368-8978 (office)

Primary Instructor 

Fraser J. Moss, PhD

Fraser J. Moss, PhD

Instructor
Boron Lab
Molecular mechanisms sensing and regulating physiological pH
Robbins E518
216-368-5405 (office)

Research Scientist 

Seong-Ki Lee, PhD
SOM E552B
216-368-3400 (office)

Senior Research Associate 

Pan Zhao, PhD

Pan Zhao, PhD

Senior Research Associate
SOM E552C
216-368-3400 (office)

Postdoctoral Scholar 

Xiaoqing Qing
SOM E550-B
216-368-5586 (office)
Ayse Sena Uluçay, MD
SOM E552D
216-368-4766 (office)

Research Staff 

Gerald T. Babcock

Gerald T. Babcock

Research Assistant 4
Boron Lab
Lab Management
SOM E552A
216-368-4766 (office)
Dale Huffman

Dale Huffman

Analyst Programmer 4
Boron Lab
Software/Hardware Design
SOM E552A
Thomas S. Radford

Thomas S. Radford

Research Assistant 2
Boron Lab
MPPC
Colony Management
SOM E552C
216-368-5517 (office)

PhD Student 

Eva Gilker, MS
SOM E550B
216-368-6854 (office)
Jianxian Pan
SOM E550
216-368-8636 (office)

Former Members

Primary Instructor 

Rossana Occhipinti, PhD

Rossana Occhipinti, PhD

Instructor
Boron Lab
Mathematical modeling of acid-base physiology
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Mark D. Parker, PhD

Mark D. Parker, PhD

Instructor
Boron Lab
Sodium-coupled bicarbonate transporters
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Postdoctoral Fellow 

Yusuke Kumai
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Postdoctoral Scholar 

Popular Pandey, PhD
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Xue Qin, PhD

Xue Qin, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar
Boron Lab
Gas channels, Sodium-coupled bicarbonate transporters.
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Lara A. Skelton, PhD

Lara A. Skelton, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar
Boron Lab
Cell Signaling in Renal Proximal Tubules
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Research Staff 

Phu Duong

Phu Duong

Research Assistant 1
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Junyou Huang

Junyou Huang

Research Assistant 3
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Marie Michenkova

Marie Michenkova

Research Assistant 2
Boron Lab
Role RPTP-gamma in the sensing and transducing of acid base disturbances in the renal proximal tubule
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Amanda B. Wass, PhD

Amanda B. Wass, PhD

Research Assistant 3
Boron Lab
Protein Expression, Purification, and Crystallization
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Summer J. Watterson

Summer J. Watterson

Research Assistant 3
Boron Lab
Membrane Protein Crystallization
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Brian S. Zeise

Brian S. Zeise

Research Assistant 3
Boron Lab
Sodium Coupled Bicarbonate Transporter Physiology and Biophysics
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PhD (Biomedical Physiology) 

Ahlam I. Salameh, PhD
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PhD 

Master, Research Physiology 

Austin Coley

Austin Coley

Master, Research Physiology
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