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Pitt Lab

Lab Team

Primary Investigator

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Geoffrey Pitt , M.D, Ph.D.
  • Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute
  • Ida and Theo Rossi Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Research Focus:

Ion channel disorders ("Channelopathies")

  • M.D., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • B.A., Yale University
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Lab Members

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Allison Galante
  • Research Technician
Research Focus:

Role of FGF13 and chandelier cells in neuronal function and neurological disorders.

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Maiko Matsui , Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Associate
Research Focus:

L-type voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel - CaV1.2 - in calcific aortic valve stenosis, and in neurological diseases causing autism spectrum disorders and anxiety.

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Patrick Mitrano-Towers
  • PhD Student, Neuroscience
Research Focus:

 FGF13 in dopaminergic neurons. 

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Hongang Wang , Ph.D.
  • Assistant Professor of Physiology Research
Research Focus:

The integrated function of ion channels in cardiovascular and nervous systems as well as the cellular mechanisms and animal models underlying ion channel associated aging and diseases.

  • Ph.D. (Physiology), Shinshu University, Japan, 1998
  • M.S. (Pathophysiology), Hebei Medical University, China, 1987
  • B.M. (Clinical Medicine), Hebei Medical University, China, 1984
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Aravind Gade , Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Associate
Research Focus:

Nav 1.5 channel function in health and disease. Role of FGF13 in neuronal function.

  • Virginia Commonwealth University - PhD (2015)
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Mattia Malvezzi , Ph.D.
  • Postdoctoral Associate
Research Focus:

Research focus: Role of Sodium Channels in neuronal function and in neurological disorders.

  • B.S. (Biotechnology), University of Modena & Reggio-Emilia, Italy (2007)
  • Ph.D. (Physiology and Biophysics), Weill Cornell Medical College (2016)
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Susan Lin
  • Graduate Student
Research Focus:

FGF13 in hippocampal-dependent learning and memory.

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Lala Tanmoy (Tom) Das
  • M.D., Ph.D Student
Research Focus:

Research focus is FGF13 regulation of cardiac functions

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Isabella Distefano
  • Research Technician
Research Focus:

The role of FGF13 in cortical development

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