Meet the Principal Investigator
William T. Dauer, M.D.
Director, Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute
Lois C.A. and Darwin E. Smith Distinguished Chair in Neurological Mobility Research
Department of Neurology
Department of Neuroscience
UT Southwestern Medical Center
William.Dauer@UTSouthwestern.edu
Current Lab Members
Samuel S. Pappas, Ph.D.
Associate Lab Director
Assistant Professor
UT Southwestern
O’Donnell Brain Institute
Department of Neurology
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Sumin Kim
Graduate Student
Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan
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Research interests:
Nuclear pore complexes in development and disease
Sunday Opeyemi
Research Assistant
UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Research Interests:
Molecular mechanisms of dysfunction in dystonia
Lauren Miterko, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
O’Donnell Brain Institute
UT Southwestern
Research Interests:
Cholinergic dysfunction in DYT1 dystonia
Novel therapeutic strategies for dystonia
Caitlin Leedy
Student, Medical Science Training Program,
Neuroscience, UT Southwestern
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Research Interests:
Cholinergic dysfunction in dystonia
Sourav Kolay, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
O’Donnell Brain Institute
UT Southwestern
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Research Interests:
Mechanisms and functions of dystonia-related proteins
Lab Alumni - UT Southwestern
| Name | Dauer Lab role | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| Audrey Kim, 2020-2022 | Research Assistant | Nursing Student, Baylor University |
| Weirui Guo, 2019-2020 | Instructor | Senior Research Scientist, Neurology, UT Southwestern |
Lab Alumni - University of Michigan
| Name | Dauer Lab role | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| Krista Kernodle, 2017-2021 | Graduate Student | Scientific Data Architect, TetraScience |
| Jay Li, 2016-2020 | MSTP Student | Medical Student, University of Michigan |
| Stephanie Mrowczynski, 2017-2019 | Research Technician | Medical Student, Oakland University |
| Dhananjay Yellajoshyula, 2011-2019 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Assistant Professor | Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University |
| Chun-Chi (Richard) Liang, 2011-2019 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Assistant Professor | Biomarker Scientist, Denali Therapeutics |
| Lauren R. Kett, 2010-2016 | MSTP Student | Associate Medical Director, Vertex Pharmaceuticals |
| Silvia Penati, 2015-2016 | Visiting Scholar | Postdoctoral Researcher, Washington University |
| Corinne Weisheit, 2011-2015 | Graduate Student | Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Edwards Lifesciences |
| Lauren M. Tanabe, 2003-2013 | Graduate Student, Postdoctoral Researcher | Freelance writer and editor |
| Hui Lin Lee, 2010-2013 | Research Technician | Senior Field Application Specialist, Qiagen |
| Jamie A. Johansen, 2010-2012 | Postdoctoral Researcher | Medical Science Liaison, Biogen |
Lab Alumni - Columbia University
| Name | Dauer Lab role | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Goodchild | Postdoctoral Researcher | Group leader, KIB-VU Leuven |
| Nathan Jorgenson | MSTP Student | Chief Financial Officer, Vor Bio |
| Connie Kim | Graduate Student | Director, Prescient Healthcare |
| Cherry Cheng-Ying Ho | Graduate Student | Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Maryland |
| Yong Peng, 2007-2009 | Associate Research Scientist | Research Scientist, The Ohio State University |
| Hardy Rideout, 2003-2008 | Associate Research Scientist | Scientist, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens |