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Lab Members

Meet the lab team members. We welcome requests for information about our work and collaboration opportunities.

Principal Investigator

Adriana Ferreira

Adriana Ferreira, MD, PhD

a-ferreira( at )northwestern.edu

National University of Cordoba, Argentina

Research Staff

Sana Afreen

Sana Afreen

Research Technologist II

sana.afreen( at )northwestern.edu

Lab Alumni & Current Affiliation

  • Lindsey Ann Wold, MD -  Dartmouth-Hithcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
  • Andrea Holgado, PhD - Southern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK
  • So-Young Park, PhD - Catholic University Korea, Seoul, Korea
  • Deanna Nicole Riherd-Methner, PhD -  Harris County Institute of Forensic Science, Houston, TX
  • Sabrina Paganoni, MD/PhD - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
  • Claudia Roxana Vintilescu, MD - AbbVie, North Chicago, IL
  • Brent Kelly, PhD - AbbVie, North Chicago, IL
  • Alexandra Nicholson, PhD - Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
  • Mark Rapoport, MD - Kent Radiology-Mercy Health Saint Marys, Grand Rapids, MI
  • Ruchir Shah, PhD - Scientific Communications, Weber Shandwick, San Francisco, CA
  • Kelsie Anderson, PhD - Bryan College of Health Sciences, Lincoln, NE
  • Rachel Bergstrom, PhD - Beloit College, Beloit, WI
  • Lisa Karasewski, BS - Astellas Pharma Inc, Skokie, IL
  • Caryn Tournell, PA - Loma Linda, CA
  • Jessica Bernstein, BS - Bisco Inc., Regulatory Affairs Associate
  • Lisa Malay - Covance, Senior Clinical Research Associate 
  • Kristy Mantich, BS
  • Ashlee Rubino, BS
  • Chloe Parker - Northwestern University DGP, Chicago, IL