Neural Circuits and Brainstem Control of Lower Urinary Tract Function
The Team
Richard Lee, BS.
— Research Assistant
rlee21(at)bidmc.harvard.edu
Cassandra Seifert, MD
— From Research student to collaborator
Graduate Medical Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Pittsburgh - UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
LAB ALUMNI:
* Jessica Wu – Summer Student (Summer 2025); Student at Haverford College (PA)
* Rachel Makinde – Summer Student (Summer 2024); Student at Cornell University
* Thijs de Rijk, PhD. – Visiting scientist (Jan – Jun 2024)
* Robert Cieszkowski – Research Assistant (Nov 2023 – Apr 2024)
* Mihoko Leon – Research Associate (2019 – 2023)
* Andrew Romasco – Summer Student (Summer 2019); Medical Student at the University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine, class of 2025
* Luca Szczepanik – Summer Student (Summers 2016, 2017 and 2018); Medical Student at Ross University School of Medicine, class of 2025
Collaborators and friends:
Zeidel Lab | BIDMC Medicine department; ‘Bladder and kidney physiology’.
Lowell Lab | BIDMC Medicine department; ‘The neural circuitry of energy and fluid balance’.
Saper Lab | BIDMC Neurology department; ‘Integrated functions maintained by the hypothalamus, including regulation of sleep wake cycles, body temperature and feeding’.
Voiding Dysfunction Lab | BIDMC Medicine department; ‘Elucidating the molecular basis for diseases of voiding dysfunction’.
Tsai Lab | BIDMC Medicine department; ‘Next generation sequencing technologies and analysis to better understand the genetic, epigenetic, and tissue/cell type bases of metabolic disease’.
VanderHorst Lab | BIDMC Neurology department; ‘Brainstem and spinal neuroanatomy and movement disorders’.
Fuller Lab | UC Davis, Dept of Neurological Surgery; ‘Laboratory of Systems Neuroscience’.
Ross Lab | Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry; ’The Neurobiology of Metabolism, Nutrition, and Stress.’
Campbell Lab | University of Virginia, Department of Biology; ‘The neurobiology of appetite, digestion, and metabolism’.
Geerling Lab | University of Iowa, Department of Neurology; ‘Exploring the structure and connections of the brain using neuroanatomical techniques’.