Principal Investigator
Paul Tesar
The Dr. Donald and Ruth Weber Goodman Professor of Innovative Therapeutics
Director, Institute for Glial Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine
Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences
PhD, University of Oxford
BS, Case Western Reserve University
Our team
The Tesar Lab is tirelessly committed to empowering tomorrow’s scientific leaders through individual mentoring and creating opportunities for career advancement.
Staff
Research Scientist
PhD, Miami University. BS in genetics, University of Georgia.
Research Scientist.
PhD University of Tokyo, MS Osaka University. BS in Biology and Chemistry, International Christian University in Tokyo
Lab manager
BS in Biology and Chemistry, Cleveland State University.
Postdocs
Jake Cawley
DVM Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, DACVIM (Oncology).
Colorado State University, MS Clinical Sciences.
Colorado State University, BS Biology
Graduate Students
William J Wulftange
MSTP (MD/PhD) candidate.
BS in chemistry, University of Nevada.
MSc in organic chemistry, Univ...
Rania Ziar
BSTP Student
BA in Neuroscience and Minor in chemistry, Oberlin College.
Alsedeaq Hawamdeh
BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University
Jessica Muiños
CWRU PREP Scholar.
BS in biomedical science and neuroscience, Bradley University.
Jesse Zhan
MSTP (MD/PhD) candidate.
BS in Neuroscience and Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins...
Ying Xiong
MSTP (MD/PhD) candidate. BA in Biochemistry and Biology, University of Pennsylvania.
Kate Letai
MSTP (MD/PhD) candidate.
BA in neuroscience Princeton University.
Undergraduate Students
Ayati Lala
CWRU
Major in Neuroscience
Martina Torello-Vierae
CWRU
Major in Neuroscience
Annie Zhao
CWRU
Major in Cognitive Sciences
Avi Gupta
CWRU
Double major in Economics and Biology
Arul Mehta
CWRU
Major in Neuroscience
Bruce Armstrong
CWRU
Major in Biochemisty
Kristin Lee
CWRU
Major in Neuroscience and Psychology
Alumni
Isak Barnett
2022 High School Student, Lincoln-West High School.
RiseUp NEO Summer Scholar.
Sam Qian
2017-2018 CWRU Undergraduate, Cognitive Science and Economics Majors.
Matt Elitt
2013-2018 CWRU MSTP (MD/PhD) Student.
Went on to - Ophthalmology Resident, Washington University in St. Louis.
Alaina Scavuzzo
2019 High School Student Highland High School.
Went on to -The Ohio State University.
Baraa Nawash
2015 & 2016 High school Student Brunswick High School.
2016-2020 CWRU Undergraduate, Biology Major.
Went on to -MD Student, University of Pittsburgh.
Lucille Hu
2017-2020 CWRU Undergraduate, Medical Anthropology and Biology Major.
Went on to -MD Student, CWRU.
Artur Gevorgyan
2018-2019 CWRU Undergraduate, Biochemistry Major, 2019-2021 Postbac Scholar.
Went on to -PhD Student, Brown/NIH.
Aakash Shah
2018-2021 CWRU Undergraduate, Economics Major.
Went on to -MD Student, CWRU.
Krisha Keeran
2020-2021 CWRU Undergraduate.
Went on to -University of Iowa.
Shay McDermott
2020-2022 High School student Shaker Heights High School.
Went on to -Case Western Reserve University.
Kevin Allan
2016-2021 CWRU MSTP (MD/PhD) Student.
Went on to - Medical School, CWRU.
James Kristell
2018-2021 CWRU Undergraduate, Biology Major, 2021-2022 Postbac Scholar.
Went on to -MD student, Vanderbilt.
Amisha Kumar
2019-2022 CWRU Undergraduate, Biochemistry Major.
Went on to - MD student, Kansas City University College of Medicine.
Tanishka Mhaskar
2021-2022 CWRU Undergraduate, Neuroscience Major.
Hannah Olsen
2012-2014 High School Student.
2018 Summer Undergraduate.
Went on to -MD student, Harvard.
Sara Yacoub
2019-2023 CWRU Undergraduate Biology Major.
Went on to -MD student, CWRU.
Annalise Sturno
2019-2022 CWRU Undergraduate Cognitive Science and Biology Major. 2022-2023 Postbac Scholar.
Went on to -PhD student, University of Colorado.
Jeyashri Rameshbabu
CWRU Neuroscience Major.
Anushka Nikhil
CWRU Neuroscience Major.
Research Assistant I
Varun Kompala
CWRU Biology Major.
Isha Shah
CWRU Cognitive Science Major.
Aritra Nag
CWRU Biomedical Engineering Major.
Alka Tomar
CWRU Biology Major.
Erin Cohn
MSTP (MD/PhD) candidate.
BA in chemistry and molecular biology and biochemistry, Wesleyan University.
Marissa Scavuzzo, PhD
PhD in developmental biology, Baylor College of Medicine.
BS in neuroscience and biology, Baldwin Wallace University.
Ben Clayton, PhD
PhD in Neurobiology, University of Chicago
BS in biology, University of Utah.
Alexis Kerr
2022-2023 Research Assistant.
Went on to - Nursing Student, Tri-C.
Leslie Cooperman
2009-2013 research assistant.
Went on to -RN student, CWRU
Clinical Research Nurse, Cleveland Clinic.
Audrey Lawless
2023 high school student, Firestone Community Learning Center.
RiseUp NEO Summer Scholar.
Kemuel Cruz
2023 high school student, Lincoln-West High School.
RiseUp NEO Summer Scholar.
Soda Guisse
2023 University of Cincinnati undergraduate, medical sciences major.
NHLBI summer research intern.
Catherine Yu
CWRU
Biology Major
Nicholas Li
CWRU
Cognitive Science Major
Noah Geller
2012 high school student Hawken School.
Went on to -University of Pennsylvania
Sonia Godbole
2012 Duke Undergraduate Neuroscience major.
Went on to -MD student, University of Cincinnati
Internal Medicine Resident, Washington University in St. Louis
Austin Haynesworth
2010 high school student Beachwood High School.
Went on to -Yale University
Shreya Nayak
2010-2011 CWRU Undergraduate Psychology and Bioethics majors.
Went on to -MD student, The Ohio State University
Neurology resident, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Neurologist, Mayo Clinic.
Christian Castro Ruiz
2010-2011 CWRU PREP scholar.
Went on to -PhD student, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Shannon Wu
2011 high school student Orange High School.
Went on to -Stanford University
Irene Tsung
2011-2012 CWRU MS Student Biomedical Engineering
2010-2011 CWRU Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Major
Went on to -MD student, Indiana University
Internal Medicine Resident, University of Michigan
Internal Medicine Physician and Instructor, University of Michigan.
Naya Alsouss
Simons Foundation Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellow in Neuroscience
Biology Major at John Carroll University
Jonathon Wanta
2010-2014 CWRU Undergraduate Psychology and Spanish majors.
Went on to -MD student, CWRU
Psychiatry Resident, University of Washington.
Sue Roy
2012-2015 High School Student Hathaway Brown School.
Went on to -University of Pennsylvania.
Fadi Najm
2009-2015 Research Scientist
Went on to -PhD student, Harvard University.
Primary Investigator, Broad Institute.
Angela Lager
2011-2015 CWRU BSTP (PhD) student.
Went on to -ABMG Clinical Molecular and Cytogenetics Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Assistant Professor, University of Chicago.
William Qu
2012-2016 CWRU Undergraduate, Biochemistry major.
Went on to -MD student, Emory.
Carney Blake
2015 & 2016 High School student Orange High School.
Went on to -Wheaton College.
Tyler Miller
2012-2016 CWRU MSTP (MD/PhD) student.
Went on to -Pathology Resident, Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital.
Bobby Karl
2011-2016 CWRU MS student in genetics.
Went on to -JD student, CWRU.
Intellectual Property Attorney, Jones Day.
Kristen Navarro
2016-2017 CWRU PREP Scholar.
Went on to -PhD Student, Ohio State University.
Zach Nevin
2012-2017 CWRU MSTP (MD/PhD) Student.
Went on to -Board of Directors, ASHG
Postdoc, Gladstone Institutes.
Dan Factor
2011-2017 CWRU BSTP (PhD) Student.
Went on to -Senior Scientist, Convelo Therapeutics.
Lili Barbar
2014-2018 CWRU Undergraduate, Biology major.
Went on to -Associate Scientist, NYSCF
MD/PhD Student, Washington University in St. Louis.