Current Lab Members

Razvan L. Cornea, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics Department
School of Medicine
​University of Minnesota
Robyn Rebbeck
Researcher 6 (2014 - current)
Research Focus: Structural dynamics of ryanodine receptor modulators in health and disease. 
E-mail: rrebbeck@umn.edu
Bengt Svensson
Researcher 6 (2010 - current)
Research Focus: Molecular dynamics simulations of the ryanodine receptor. 
E-mail: svens005@umn.edu
Jingyan Zhang 
Researcher 6 (2018 - current)
Research Focus: 
E-mail: jingyan@ddt.umn.edu
 
Jacob Schwarz 
Researcher 2 (2019 - current)
Research Focus: Structural dynamics of skeletal and cardiac ryanodine receptor.
E-mail: jake@ddt.umn.edu
Skylar Mast 
Levy Treinen
Researcher 2 (2020 - current)
E-mail: skylar@ddt.umn.edu
Researcher 1 (2019 - current)
​E-mail: levy@uddt.umn.edu
Lindsey McGurran
Undergraduate Research Assistant 
​(2018 - current)
Research Focus: Regulation of the sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium release channel, ryanodine receptor, for therapeutic applications. 
E-mail: mcgur041@umn.edu
 

Former Lab Members

Michael Wold
Position in lab: Undergraduate Research Assistant
​Period in lab: 2019 - 2020
​​Current Position: Assistant Researcher, Minnesota Muscle Laboratory
Claire Haskin 
Position in lab: Undergraduate Research Assistant
​Period in lab: 2016 - 2018
​​Current Position: QC Microbiologist III at Perrigo Company PLC
Opoku Akyeampong
Position in lab: Junior Scientist
​Period in lab: 2016 - 2018
​Current Position: Medical Student at the Medical College of Wisconsin
Maram Essawy
Position in lab: Junior Scientist
​Period in lab: 2015 - 2016
​Current Position: Pharmacology Graduate Student, University of Minnesota
Megan Ryan
Position in lab: Undergraduate Research Assistant 
​Period in lab: 2015 - 2017
​Current Position: Medical Student at the Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Florentin Nitu
Position in lab: Postdoctoral Associate
Period in lab: (2011 - 2015)
Trinh Nguyen
Position in lab: Junior Scientist
​Period in lab: 2010 - 2011
​Current Position: Chemist at R&D Systems
Anton Popa
Position in lab: Undergraduate Research Assistant
Period in lab: 2011 - 2012 
Tyler D. Miller
Position in lab: Junior Scientist
Period in lab: 2009 - 2012
​Current Position: Family Practice Physician at Cumberland Healthcare
Elizabeth Lockamy
Position in lab: Graduate Student (BMBB) - Co-advised by Drs. Cornea and Thomas​
Period in lab: 2007 - 2011
Current Position: R&D Manager at Becton Dickinson
Simon Gruber
Position in lab: Graduate Student (BMBB) - Co-advised by Drs. Cornea and Thomas​
Period in lab: 2008 - 2013
Current Position: Senior Associate at Pharmakon Advisors, LP
Xiaoqiong Dong
Position in lab: Graduate Student (BMBB) - Co-advised by Drs. Cornea and Thomas
Period in lab: 2010 - 2014
Current Position: Software QA Engineer at GenapSys
Bonnie Fedor
Position in lab: Junior Scientist
​Period in lab: 2006 - 2007
​Current Position: Postdoc, University of Edinburgh, Scotland