Life ain't ever been better than it is now.
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
I can sleep until 2pm.
Dara Almufarrej
PhD student (BMS)
BS, Kent State University
I just passed my prospectus.
Rebecca Brady
PhD Student (BSCI)
BS, Kent State University
I work 24/7.
Payton Ciolli
PhD student (BMS)
BS, Youngstown State University
I just want to graduate.
Sandeep Kaur
PhD student (BSCI)
M.Tech, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University
I don’t see the band! Oh, no! What happened!?
Eric Takacs
PhD student (BSCI)
BS, Kent State University
Do you remember I had long hair?
Andrew Whitfield
PhD student (BSCI)
BS, Kent State University
I got the keycards.
Aeryn O’Reilly
Junior, KSU
Biology, Pre-Med
I’m the genotyping guru.
Lauren Teeling
Junior, KSU
Biology, Pre-Med
I like walking under the moonlight.
Angus Kurokawa
Stinky Lab Mascot
Japanese Major
2024 (February)
2023 (November)
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2016
Alumni
Kayleigh Bucci (Undergraduate Student, 2022-2024): Cleveland Clinic, School of Cytotechnology.
Hannah Lee (Exchange Student, Spring 2024)
Jack Paine (Undergraduate Student, 2023-2024)
Kylie Crown (Undergraduate Student, 2023-2024)
Peighton Neuman (Undergraduate Student, 2021-2023): PhD student at Kent State University
Ruba Al-Sheyab, PhD (Graduate Student, 2018-2023)
Kelsey Cohen (Visiting Scientist, The Ohio State University, Summer 2023)
Haley Adams (Undergraduate Student, Jan-May 2023)
Brooke Avilie (Undergraduate Student, January-May 2023):
Julie Berichon (Undergraduate Student, September-December 2022): Purdue University
NiAisa Bryant (Barberton High School , 2022)
Whitney Ward (Undergraduate Student, Jan-May 2022)
Jordan Hollembeak, MS (Graduate Student 2020-2021)
Lindsey Burkhart (Undergraduate Student, 2021)
Scott Bang (Undergraduate 2013-2017; Lab manager 2017-2021): PhD student at UNC Chapel Hill
Grace Jones (Undergraduate Student, 2019-2021): PhD studnt at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Harley Moser (Undergraduate Student, 2020-2021): Cleveland Clinic School of Cytotechnology
William Feng, PhD (Graduate Student, 2016-2020): Postdoc at Harvard Medical School/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Alaa Eisa, PhD (Postdoc, 2019-2020): Assistant Professor at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia
Waad Al Balushi (Undergraduate Student, 2019-2020)
Gabrielle Murray (Undergraduate Student, 2019-2020)
Emily Murphy (Undergraduate Student, 2018-2020)
Caitlyn Webb (Undergraduate Student, 2020): Research Technician at Massachusetts General Hospital
Brooke Tessean (Southeast High School, 2020)
Olivia Carey (Undergraduate Student, 2019): PA Student at Thomas Jefferson University
Lilly Knox (Undergraduate Student, 2019-2020)
Ryan Pasquino (Graduate Student, 2018-2019)
Nikhil Prasad (Twinsburg High School, 2019)
Libertee Daniels (McKinley High School, 2019)
Katie Crawford (Undergraduate Student, 2017-2019): PhD Student at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cora Day (Undergraduate Student, 2017-2019)
Feryaal Imran (Undergraduate Student, 2017-2019)
Caroline Chatfield (Undergraduate Student, 2018-2019)
Bryn Kelver (Undergraduate Student, 2018): Cleveland Clinic School of Cytotechnology
Azsah Bradley (Ravenna High School, 2018)
Michael Steinetz (Undergraduate Student, 2018)
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)