Principal Investigator
Paul Tesar
The Dr. Donald and Ruth Weber Goodman Professor of Innovative Therapeutics
Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine
Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences
PhD, University of Oxford
BS, Case Western Reserve University
Our team
Groundbreaking science thrives in inclusive environments where all teammates have access to equitable opportunities designed to help them grow and excel. The Tesar Lab is tirelessly committed to empowering tomorrow’s scientific leaders through individual mentoring and creating opportunities for career advancement.
Staff
Mayur Madhavan, PhD
Research Scientist.
PhD, Miami University.
BS in genetics, University of Georgia.
Yuka Maeno-Hikichi, PhD
Research Scientist.
PhD University of Tokyo, MS Osaka University.
BS in Biology and Chemistry, International Christian University in Tokyo
Elizabeth Shick
Lab manager.
BS in Biology and Chemistry, Cleveland State University.
Postdocs
Ben Clayton, PhD
PhD The University of Chicago.
BS in biology, University of Utah.
Marissa Scavuzzo, PhD
PhD in developmental biology, Baylor College of Medicine.
BS in neuroscience and biology, Baldwin Wallace University.
Jake Cawley, DVM
DVM Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, DACVIM (Oncology).
Colorado State University, MS Clinical Sciences.
Colorado State University, BS Biology
Graduate students
Erin Cohn
MSTP (MD/PhD) candidate.
BA in chemistry and molecular biology and biochemistry, Wesleyan University.
Kate Letai
MSTP (MD/PhD) candidate.
BA in neuroscience Princeton University.
Jessica Sirek
BSTP (PhD) candidate.
BS in neuroscience University of Nebraska-Omaha.
Will Wulftange
MSTP (MD/PhD) candidate.
BS in chemistry, University of Nevada.
MSc in organic chemistry, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ying Xiong
MSTP (MD/PhD) candidate.
BA in Biochemistry and Biology, University of Pennsylvania.
Jesse Zhan
MSTP (MD/PhD) candidate.
BS in Neuroscience and Applied Mathmatics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University.
Jessica Muiños
CWRU PREP Scholar.
BS in biomedical science and neuroscience, Bradley University.