Title: Graduate Research Assistant
Degree Program: Doctor of Philosophy BME
Email: balber@gwmail.gwu.edu
Research: Assessing the detrimental impact of chronic intermittent hypoxia (a model of obstructive sleep apnea) on cardiac function and measurement of the antiarrhythmic effect of acute cholinergic stimulation at the onset of a cardiac infarction.
Emily Cheung, BSc
Title: Research Assistant
Email: eccheung@gwmail.gwu.edu
Research: Investigating the inhibitory role of PRKCBP1 on HIF-1 target genes in cardiomyocytes and studying the long-term epigenetic effects of chronic intermittent hypoxia on cardiovascular health (with mentorship from Kate Schunke, PhD). Aman Gill
Title: Undergraduate Research Assistant
Degree Program: Bachelors of Science BME
Email: agill23@gwmail.gwu.edu
Research: Signal analysis of polysomnography data acquired during clinical sleep apnea studies.
Title: Research Assistant
Email: eccheung@gwmail.gwu.edu
Research: Investigating the inhibitory role of PRKCBP1 on HIF-1 target genes in cardiomyocytes and studying the long-term epigenetic effects of chronic intermittent hypoxia on cardiovascular health (with mentorship from Kate Schunke, PhD). Aman Gill
Title: Undergraduate Research Assistant
Degree Program: Bachelors of Science BME
Email: agill23@gwmail.gwu.edu
Research: Signal analysis of polysomnography data acquired during clinical sleep apnea studies.
Title: Senior Research Assistant
Degree Program: Masters of Science BME
Email: gckowalik@gmail.com
Research: Dynamics of redox state and electrophysiology during cardiac demand ischemia and high-resolution non-destructive panoramic quantification of cardiac tissue type. Makeda Melkie
Title: Undergraduate Research Assistant
Degree Program: Bachelors of Science BME
Email: makeda_melkie@gwmail.gwu.edu
Research: Image and signal analysis of data from memory and sleep experiments in rodents. Jeannette Rodriguez Gonzalez, BSc
Title: Graduate Research Assistant
Degree Program: Doctor of Philosophy BME
Email: jrodriguez@gwu.edu
Research: Investigating the cardio-protective benefits of cardiac cholinergic stimulation during chronic intermittent hypoxia (a model of obstructive sleep apnea), with a focus on electrophysiological changes measured via optical mapping experiments. Rebekah Russo, BSc
Title: Graduate Research Assistant
Degree Program: Masters of Science BME
Email: bekahdrusso@gwmail.gwu.edu
Research: Optogenetic modulation of cardiac autonomic neurons and measurement of cardiac autonomic balance during peak effort treadmill studies. Kathryn Jaques Schunke, PhD
Title: Research Assistant Professor
Email: kschunke@gwu.edu
Research: Understanding the epigenetic regulation of HIF in response to myocardial infarction. Using a combination of animal, molecular and next-generation sequencing techniques, Dr. Schunke aims to identify targets for new therapeutic approaches to ischemic heart disease. Frederick Zasadny, MSc
Title: Graduate Research Assistant
Degree Program: Doctor of Philosophy BME
Email: fzasadny@gwu.edu
Research: Rapid spectral mapping of ventricular absorbance to quantify homeostatic energetics in failing hearts and elucidation of the electrophysiological effects of chronic cardiac cholinergic stimulation.