URMC / Cardiovascular Research Institute / Research / Small Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorEric M. Small, Ph.D.Phone: (585) 276-9795Email EricResearch Interest: Cellular and molecular mechanisms of heart development, disease, and regeneration; Transcriptional regulation of fibroblast plasticity and cardiac fibrosisPostdoctoral ScholarsDaniel ZuppoPostdoctoral AssociateResearch StaffRonald DirkxTechnical AssociateGraduate StudentsKate Boudreau, M.S.CMPP - Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: Determining the exercise-Induced cardioprotective benefits of the Nrf2-mediated oxidative stress response in cardiac fibroblastsDaniel Han, B.A.MSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)MD - Medical Education (M.D.)PWD - PhD Program in Pathology - Cell Biology of DiseaseResearch Interest: The role of desmosomal protein PKP2 on the alteration of nuclear envelope integrity and genomic organization in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathyXiaoyi Liu, M.S.CMPP - Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Ph.D. ProgramResearch Interest: The role of small proline-rich protein 2b (Sprr2b) in the regulation of protein stability, fibroblast plasticity and cardiac fibrosis.Emily MarshallGenetics - Biomedical Genetics and Genomics Ph.D. Program