Lab Members

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

Principal Investigator

Ronen Sumagin

Associate Professor in Pathology

ronen.sumagin( at )northwestern.edu

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Postdoctoral Fellows

Zeinab Dehghani

zeinab.dehghani( at )northwestern.edu

After completing my MD at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and practicing medicine in Iran, I felt a strong desire to delve deeper into the underlying mechanisms of diseases. This led me to pursue a career in research. Currently, I'm passionate about exploring the role of immune cells, particularly neutrophils and T-cells in inflammatory bowel disease. My goal is to bridge the gap between basic science and clinical insights, ultimately improving patient care through a better understanding of disease processes. I'm excited about the impact our research will have on the future of medicine!

Caroline Herrnreiter

Postdoctoral Fellow

caroline.herrnreiter( at )northwestern.edu

Joey Lockhart

PhD

joey.lockhart( at )northwestern.edu

Laura Manzanares

laura.manzanares( at )northwestern.edu

After receiving my Ph.D. in Molecular Biomedicine in 2021, I moved to Chicago from Mexico to work in the Sumagin Lab because I am interested in the role that the immune system plays in gut inflammation and healing.

Enzo Piccolo, PhD

enzo.piccolo( at )northwestern.edu

I am from France and got my Ph.D. in Pathophysiology in Toulouse in 2021. I came to NU because I am passionate about science. I am fascinated by the organization of the intracellular machinery of myeloid cells (mitochondria, phagocytes, nutrient sensing, transcription activity) and the realization of their function in the different challenges they encounter. More specifically, I am interested in understanding the roles of hypoxia and mitochondrial activity in neutrophils during myocardial infarction.

Xingsheng Ren, PhD

xsren21( at )northwestern.edu

My research focuses on macrophage and endothelial cell interactions. I am also very interested in trying to understand whether microparticles facilitate these interactions.

Graduate Students

Lenore Yalom

lenoreyalom2019( at )u.northwestern.edu

Having worked in the field of stem cell and regenerative biology, I am excited to bring my interest and passion into the lab by studying neutrophil regulation of intestinal stem cells.

Technical Staff

Anastasiia Serdiukova

anastasiia.serdiukova( at )northwestern.edu

Alumni

Triet Bui

Graduate Student

Veronika Butin-Israeli, PhD

Research Assistant Professor in Pathology

Jackson DiSario

Summer Student

Carlos Samuel Galan Enriquez

Postdoctoral Fellow