Current Members
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Courtney Griffin, Ph.D. Vice President of Research Professor, Cardiovascular Biology Research Program courtney-griffin@omrf.org |
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Charmain Fernando Johnson, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor charmain-fernando@omrf.org |
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Eric Ma, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Scientist eric-ma@omrf.org |
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Lisa Rudenko, M.S. Technician Yelyzaveta-Rudenko@omrf.org |
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Jun Xie, M.D. Laboratory Manager jun-xie@omrf.org |
Trainee Accolades
See Trainee Accolades for a complete list of our trainees and the awards they earned during their time in the Griffin lab.
Former Trainees
Melinda Wu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scientist with Dr. Yen-Chun Ho
Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
melinda-wu@omrf.org
Chris Schafer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
University of Central Oklahoma
cschafer1@uco.edu
Rahul Rajala, Ph.D.
Medical Student
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
rahul-rajala@ouhsc.edu
Bridget Parrish, M.S.
Project Manager with Dr. Judith James
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
bridget-parrish@omrf.org
Matthew Menendez, Ph.D.
Owner and Operator
Empirical Web Solutions
matthew00menendez@gmail.com
Siqi Gao, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar with Dr. Mark Kahn
University of Pennsylvania
Siqi.Gao@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Katarzyna Kurylowicz
Ph.D. Student
University of Chicago
kkurylowicz22@gmail.com
Sarah Colijn, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar with Dr. Amber Stratman
Washington University School of Medicine
colijn@wustl.edu
Anna Drozd
Raw Material Coordinator, Cell Therapy CMC
Novo Nordisk; Copenhagen, Denmark
anna1drozd@gmail.com
Patrick Crosswhite, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Human Physiology
Gonzaga University
crosswhite@gonzaga.edu
Kyle Ingram, Ph.D.
Student (studying patent law)
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
kylging86@gmail.com
Joanna Chmielewska (née Podsiadlowska)
Ph.D. Student
University of Warsaw; Centre of New Technologies
joannajchmielewska@gmail.com
Mandi Wiley, Ph.D.
Associate Staff Scientist with Dr. Chris Lessard
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Mandi-Wiley@omrf.org
E-Ching Ong, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Process Development
Lyell Immunopharma; Seattle, WA
eching.ong@gmail.com
Reema Davis, Ph.D.
Bioanalytical Project Manager / Manager I
BioAgilytix; Durham, NC
reemabiswas@gmail.com
Carol Curtis, Ph.D.
Co-Founder and CEO: Cadenza Bio
Founder and Managing Partner: C Square Consulting
Oklahoma City, OK
carol@csquareconsulting.com




