Members
Alexandra "Ally" Loren
Title/Position
Research Intern
Allen Attar, MS
Title/Position
Research Associate/Lab Manager: Thornell Lab
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Allen's research interests lie in the interplay between the molecular mechanisms of human physiology and their emergent properties.
Ashley Cooney, PhD
Title/Position
Research Assistant Professor: Sinn Lab
Danielle Zwiefelhofer
Title/Position
Research Associate: Frank Lab
Danielle's current research involves Familial Hemiplegic Migraine 1 (FMH1) amino-acid substitutions engineered into the Drosophila CaV2 voltage-gated calcium channel.
Emma Stapleton Thornell, PhD
Title/Position
Research Assistant Professor: Stapleton Lab
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Emma researches the effect of particulate matter on airway innate immunity in vitro and in diverse cohorts of people with and without chronic lung disease. Her passion in the BSI is to reduce the generation of microplastics by reducing inappropriate biohazard-bin use, and to reduce energy use floor-wide.
Ian Thornell, PhD
Title/Position
Assistant Professor: Thornell Lab
Ian investigates how ion transport processes shape epithelial function in health and disease.
Katarina Kulhankova
Title/Position
Associate Research Scientist/Engineer
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Participating Labs
Thornell Lab
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Our laboratory explores how epithelial tissues maintain physiological balance through coordinated ion transport, with a particular focus on chloride and acid-base regulation.