Graduate Students and Post Doctoral Fellows in the lab are working on understanding the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases with particular emphasis on immune-mediated cardiovascular disease.
 

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Tori Osinski, Ph.D.

Biography

Fellowship dates: 2020-2023
Mentor: Bryce Binstadt (Lab website)
Research Emphasis:Understanding the roles of lymphatic and LYVE1-expressing macrophages in regulating mitral valve disease progression. List of Publications

Tori Osinski

Raini Dutta, Ph.D.

Biography

Research Associate 2016-2017
Laboratory of Bryce Binstadt

Research Emphasis/Publications: Liaison between Medtronic and UOM (Dept. of Biomedical engineering and CFI) for a DARPA funded project for establishing the therapeutic effectiveness of a proprietary medical device on the peripheral nerve to treat inflammatory conditions.

Current Position:Senior Staff Toxicologist (Biocompatibility), Stryker, Prosper, TX
Contact Info: [email protected]

Raini Dutta, Ph.D.

Nathan Schuldt, Ph.D.

Biography

Fellowship dates: 2012-2018
Research Emphasis
:  
Investigating the mechanisms behind breakdowns in immune tolerance that lead to autoimmune disease.

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota 
Contact Info: [email protected] 

Nathan Schuldt, Ph.D.

Rachel Graham, Ph.D.

Biography

Fellowship dates: 2018-2019
Research Emphasis
:  
Rachel worked on single-cell RNA sequencing including the filtering and mapping of large datasets (Bash), and statistical analysis and visualization (R) in serum transferred arthritis treated with and without ultrasound on the spleen.  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08721-0  

Rachel Graham, Ph.D.

Julia Brekke-Riedl, M.D., Ph.D.

Biography


Program: MICaB/MSTP
Year Entered: 2018
Defense Year: 2022
Advisor: Jakub Tolar and Bryce Binstadt
Dissertation Title: "Steps Towards Understanding Cellular Therapies for Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa"

Degrees received: 
B.S., University of Minnesota-TC, 2015
Ph.D., University of Minnesota-TC, 2022
M.D., University of Minnesota, Medical School, 2024

Brekke-Riedl, Ph.D.

Lee Meier, M.D., Ph.D.

Biography


Program: MICaB/MSTP
Year Entered: 2015
Defense Year: 2019
Advisor: Bryce Binstadt
Dissertation Title: "Defining Mechanisms of Inflammation and Fibrosis in Cardiac Valve Disease"

Degrees received: 
B.B.E./B.S., University of Minnesota, TC, 2009
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, TC, 2019
M.D., University of Minnesota, Medical School, 2021

Meier

Stefanie Haasken, Ph.D.

Biography


Program: MICaB
Year Entered: 2007
Defense Year: 2012
Advisor: Bryce Binstadt
Dissertation Title: "Immunity and Tolerance in the K/BxN Model of Spontaneous Arthritis and Endocarditis"

Degrees received: 
B.A., Concordia College, 2004
B.S., Augsburg College, 2006
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, TC, 2012

Haasken