Team

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

E-MAIL: saross@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-624-9178

EDUCATION:

• B.S. University of Western Ontario
• Ph.D. University of Michigan (MacDougald Lab)
• Post-Doc Harvard Medical School (Greenberg Lab)

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: reviewer #3, creationists, telephone solicitors

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: NYC to see The Colbert Report Live

ITCHING TO TRY: scuba diving in the Red Sea

POST DOC

EDUCATION:

• B.S. Nagoya University, Japan
• M.D. Nagoya University, Japan
• Ph.D. Kyushu University, Japan

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: candy sticking between the teeth

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATIONS: three-star restaurants all over the world

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: fish yellowtail

MD/PHD STUDENT

E-MAIL: MichaelCChiang@gmail.com

PHONE: 412-624-8182

EDUCATION:

• B.S. University of California, Berkeley

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: poor sleep

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Scandinavia

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: new eats!

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

E-MAIL: (Aihua)@pitt.edu

EDUCATION:

• (previous education)

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: scary snakes, earthworms and other slithery things

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Hawaii in the winter to get away from the cold, and China to see family and all the big changes

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: swimming, I want to learn

MD/PhD Student

E-MAIL: ekn11@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

EDUCATION:

• B.S. Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles
• NIH Postbaccalaureate Research Fellow

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: snowstorms, cinnamon, walking barefoot on crumbs

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Serengeti National Park

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: cross-country skiing

PhD STUDENT

E-MAIL: car147@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

EDUCATION:

• B.S. University of Iowa
• M.S. Cornell University
• D.V.M. Purdue University
• Anatomic Pathology Residency Purdue University

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: wet socks

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Madagascar (to see the wild lemurs!)

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: fly fishing

MSTP STUDENT

E-MAIL: jeg18@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: people who speed up when you signal to change lanes and folding laundry

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Croatia, Portugal, more national parks

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: adopting a skunk (apparently they make great pets!)

POST DOC

E-MAIL: tayler.sheahan@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

POST DOC

E-MAIL: ksmith5@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

MSTP STUDENT

E-MAIL: rah143@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

POST DOC

E-MAIL: warwickc@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT, LAB MANAGER, AND WEBMASTER

E-MAIL: tjs99@pitt.edu

PHONE: 814-341-0659

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: slow internet and slow drivers

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Australia

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: adopting a baby kangaroo and caribou hunting

VISITING SCHOLAR

E-MAIL: huh12@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-624-8182

EDUCATION:

• Tsinghua University, China

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: I want to be taller but I hate high heels

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: France and Japan! and everywhere that has tasty food

ITCHING TO TRY: bungee jumping!!!

VISITING SCHOLAR

E-MAIL: yuomori@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

EDUCATION:

• B.S. Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University
• Ph.D. University of Toyama (Kuraishi Lab)

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: itch of back (i’m stiff)

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: the world’s largest salt flat, Salar De Uyuni

ITCHING TO TRY: a world cruise by ASUKA II/Queen Elizabeth

FORMER GRADUATE STUDENT

E-MAIL: mccleml@gmail.com

PHONE: 412-624-8182

EDUCATION:

• B.S. Allegheny College
• Ph.D.

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: baking, traffic, and how much my dog sheds

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: the pacific northwest, including Yellowstone national park

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: cage diving with great white sharks

MSTP STUDENT

E-MAIL: amysentis@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: people walking slow in front of me

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Greek islands

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: windsurfing

FORMER STAFF

E-MAIL: adkardon@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

EDUCATION:

• B.S. Vassar College

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: Excessive online chat lingo, The New York Yankees, romantic comedies

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: The Himalayans, to hike Mt. Everest

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Kite surfing, durian (a husky southeast Asian fruit, known for its large size, thorns, and unpleasant smell)

SCRATCHIN’ AN ITCH: Adam is currently studying medicine in Philadelphia

FORMER STAFF

E-MAIL: ificcy@gmail.com

PHONE: 412-648-8182

EDUCATION:

• B.S. Nankai University, China
• Ph.D. Fudan University, China

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: Things that itch me should be that it is so difficult to settle down.  However, someone said that “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re fonna gert”, which means you can get a surprise to make your life more colorful.

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: There are so many itchy-foot destinations.  The itchiest one should be Japan: sakura, kimono and tons of Japanese cuisine.  If I will have chance to travel around Europe, it would be another fantastic highlight for my life.

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: to learn how to cook all kinds of fine food for my beloved family and friends

FORMER STAFF

PHONE: 412-648-8182

EDUCATION:

• B.S. University of Adelaide, Australia

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: Egotistical people and cold weather

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: To revisit the most beautiful place on Earth, the Cook Islands

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Sand boarding on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.  Zorbing in New Zealand.  Deep sea fishing in the South Pacific

SCRATCHIN’ AN ITCH: Monica is currently in Aukland, New Zealand

Former Post Doc

E-MAIL: mkuzirian@plsg.com

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: Slow technology

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Italy

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Synsepalum dulcificum (miracle berry)

SCRATCHIN’ AN ITCH: Marissa is now the Investment Manager at the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

E-MAIL: crt43@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: Slow walkers and American cheese

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Netherlands

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Sky diving

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

E-MAIL: njs59@pitt.edu

PHONE: 724-396-2399

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: People who don’t know the difference between irony and coincidence

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Spain

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Scuba Diving

SCRATCHIN’ AN ITCH: Nathan is currently working as an electrical engineer at JNE CONSULTING

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

E-Mail: pnj4@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: Spiders

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Maldives

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Skydiving

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

E-MAIL: beh52@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: When bicyclists riding on the road don’t obey stop signs or red lights

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: There are so many rich cultures! Greece and Japan are my top choices

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Sailing

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

E-MAIL: smb202@pitt.edu

PHONE: 814-594-6561

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: People who chew obnoxiously and loud phone conversations in public places

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Australia and New Zealand

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Zip lining in a tropical rainforest

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

E-MAIL: saf78@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: reality television, The Heartbreak Kid, mints

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Italy, Greece, and Egypt for the ancient history

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Whale watching in Alaska

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

E-MAIL: zeyuh@andrew.cmu.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: why there are never enough hours in the day and fully immersive virtual reality

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Japan. I have never been there, but I always wanted to

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Going camping with friends

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

E-MAIL: rosslab@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: how much time I have to spend sleeping each day.  People who don’t get into the right lane ahead of time and merge at the last second.

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Hong Kong, China and Athens, Greece

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: skydiving, paragliding, and water-skiing

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

E-MAIL: lua5@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: annoying childish pop stars and their completely meaningless songs; obnoxiously loud gum-chewers and food-eaters

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: I would love to spend at least a month in Europe and tour as many different countries as possible, particularly Italy, Germany, Austria, England, Ireland, Holland, and Greece

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

SCRATCHIN’ AN ITCH:  Luiza is attending the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Dentistry

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

E-MAIL: dlb77@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: People who run or bike on busy sidewalks

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Norway to see the Fjords

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Skydiving

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

E-MAIL: erk40@pitt.edu

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: People walking down the street talking on their Bluetooth, you never know if they are talking to you or not

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: I want to see the world, I’ve never left the country, so I just want to go somewhere and experience a new and different culture

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Taking a week to go backpacking or camping in the mountains

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

E-MAIL: chrisfan52@gmail.com

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: Street preachers who attack you on the street with flyers and pictures that are not hanging straight

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Japan, I spent one night there and I would love to have been able to explore the area more

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: I love cars and driving at an auto cross or track event would be extremely fun

SCRATCHIN’ AN ITCH: Chris is currently in the Master of Biology Sciences program at The Commonwealth Medical College

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: Bad drivers and traffic

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Scandinavia

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Golfing

SCRATCHIN’ AN ITCH: Chris had worked as a web development intern for the Center for Strategic and International Studies

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: City parking and chicken/egg salad

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: I want to ski the world, Whistler, the Alps, so everywhere there is snow

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Riding an ATV and fly fishing

CONTRIBUTION TO TEAM ITCH: I did undergraduate research for credit in the Ross Lab.  Damian and I worked together to design experiments and test whether mice lacking Bhlhb5 respond normally to cold

SCRATCHIN’ AN ITCH: Gregory had applied to medical school

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: Loud headphones in the library and groups of 3 or 4 people across walking (blocking) the sidewalk

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: World Cup-Brazil 2014

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Skydiving and backpacking through Europe

CONTRIBUTION TO TEAM ITCH: I did undergraduate research for credit in the Ross Lab.  Greg and I worked together to design experiments and test whether mice lacking Bhlhb5 respond normally to cold

SCRATCHIN’ AN ITCH: Damian was planning on going to dental school

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: egocentrism

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: Fiji

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Skydiving

CONTRIBUTION TO TEAM ITCH: I designed the original Ross Lab website as well as making some of the figures that you can see in some of the Ross Lab publications

SCRATCHIN’ AN ITCH: Andrzej works for Yellow Bridge Interactive now

FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

PHONE: 412-648-8182

THINGS THAT ITCH ME: Smelly people in small rooms and the Philadelphia Flyers

ITCHY-FOOT DESTINATION: New Zealand to do things like rafting and bungee jumping

ITCHIN’ TO TRY: Skydiving and traveling to new places

SCRATCHIN’ AN ITCH: Cassie is currently studying medicine at LECOM in Bradenton, FL