Manabu Kurokawa
Manabu is a native of Japan and obtained his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine from Hokkaido University, specializing in large animal reproduction and in vitro fertilization. He pursued his PhD under the mentorship of Rafael Fissore at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, focusing on calcium signaling during mammalian fertilization. Following his doctoral studies, he completed postdoctoral training in Sally Kornbluth’s lab at Duke University. Currently, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University.
When Manabu isn’t busy writing a silly grant, he enjoys spending time with Angus.
Current Members
Dara Almufarrej
PhD student (BMS)
BS, Kent State University
Rebecca Brady
PhD Student (BSCI)
BS, Kent State University
Payton Ciolli
PhD student (BMS)
BS, Youngstown State University
Sandeep Kaur
PhD student (BSCI)
M.Tech, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University
Eric Takacs
PhD student (BSCI)
BS, Kent State University
Andrew Whitfield
PhD student (BSCI)
BS, Kent State University
Sofia Foglietti
MA student
BS, Kent State University
Aeryn O’Reilly
Junior, KSU
Biology, Pre-Med
Lauren Teeling
Junior, KSU
Biology, Pre-Med
Erin Berry
Sophomore, KSU
Zoology
Viviana Vasquez
Sophomore, KSU
Biolotechnology
Angus Kurokawa
Stinky Lab Mascot
Japanese Major
Alumni
Heeruk Bhatt (Undergraduate Student, 2015-2017): Medical Student at Case Western Reserve University
Yun Yue Chen (Undergraduate Student, 2016-2017): Medical Student at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College
Reem Chamseddine (Undergraduate Student, 2015-2017): Medical Student at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Kaleigh Canfield (Fernald) (Lab Manager, 2012-2017): Research Associate at Adimab, LLC
Caitlyn Wasserman, MD (Visiting Med Student, Albany Medical School, 2017)
Emily Yang (Undergraduate Student, 2015-2016): Medical Student at the University of California San Diego
Annie Huang (Undergraduate Student, 2015-2016): Medical Student at Northwestern University
Ailin (Irene) Song (Undergraduate Student, 2015)
Milan Huynh (Undergraduate Student, 2014-2015)
Karen Wai (Undergraduate Student, 2013-2014): Medical Student at Case Western Reserve University
Jiaqi Li (Undergraduate Student, 2012-2015): Lab Manager at Harvard Medical School/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Kenkyo Matsuura, PhD (Visiting Postdoc, 2014): Assistant Professor at the University of Kyoto, Japan
Madhurima Saha, PhD (Postdoc, 2013-2014)