Laboratory

Ansi (Angela) Chang, M.D.

Angela is a Principal Research Technologist who manages the day-to-day running of the lab. Her research focuses on oligodendrocyte cell lineages in development and in multiple sclerosis (MS) brain tissue, and their roles in remyelination in MS lesions.

Project Staff

Ranjan Dutta, Ph.D.

Ranjan is a Project Staff scientist. His Ph.D. project investigated tandem repeat sequences and their use in studying human population diversity.  Since joining the lab, he has been involved in running and analysis of microarrays in the laboratory.  His current research project deals with neuroprotective mechanisms that may promote neuronal survival in multiple sclerosis patients.

Grahame Kidd, Ph.D.

Grahame is a Project Staff scientist and manages facilities for confocal microscopy and digital imaging in the Neurosciences Department. Grahame's research areas include the cell biology of myelin formation, particularly protein and mRNA targeting and roles of the cytoskeleton.

Xinghua (Andy) Yin, M.D.

Andy is a Project Staff scientist in the lab and an expert in electron microscopy (EM), especially cryoimmuno-EM. At present, his work focuses on the molecular mechanisms of myelin assembly, and the roles of Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes in axon survival and maintenance.

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Rodica Bernatowicz, M.D.

Rodica is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. She is working on FACS sorting and working with Dr. Chen on the neuroprotection project.

Jacqueline Chen, Ph.D.

Jacqueline is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. She is working on Magnetic Resonance Imaging of MS, focusing on the detection of cortical demyelination.

Zhihong Chen, Ph.D.

Z is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa, Canada in 2009 and joined the Trapp lab thereafter. He is working on understanding the mechanisms of LPS-induced microglia-mediated neuroprotection in traumatic brain injury models.

Shin Kikuchi, Ph.D.

Shin is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

Nobuhiko Ono, Ph.D.

Nobu is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. He is investigating the role of mitochondrial stability and dysfunction in axonal pathology using in vitro and in vivo models

Graduate Students

Maria Smith, B.A.

Maria received her B.A. in Neuroscience and Behavior from Mount Holyoke College. Currently a Graduate Student in the Department of Neuroscience at Case Western Reserve University, her research involves using Cre-Lox technology to create a transgenic mouse that will be used to follow oligodendrocyte progenitor cells throughout development.

Megan Hendrickson, B.A.

Megan recieved her B.A. in Psychology with a concentration in Neuroscience from Lawrence University. She is currently a Graduate Student in the School of Biomedical Sciences at Kent State University. Her research project is using immunohistochemical staining to analyze cortical demyelination.

Research Technicians

Tony Chomyk

Tony is a Research Technologist.

Sadie Deckard

Sadie is a Research Technician.

Kate Easley, B.S.

Kate is a Research Technician. She works with Angela and Jacqueline on their projects.

Kenneth Farabaugh

Ken is a Research Technician. He works with Dr. Zhihong Chen on the neuroprotection project.

Raymond Gaines

Raymond is a Research Technician.

Stephanie Ploskonka

Stephanie is a Research Technician. She works on the neurospheres project.