Our Team

The VASC lab is a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team with expertise in genomics, induced pluripotent stem cell tissue engineering, computational fluid dynamic modeling, interventional neuroradiology, and neurosurgery, driven by a shared passion to apply cutting-edge technologies to better understand and treat human cerebrovascular disease.

Meet the Team

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    Ethan Winkler, MD, PhD

    Principal Investigator

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    Belda Gülsuyu, MD

    Postdoctoral Fellow

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    Santhosh Arul, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow

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    Adnan Gopinadhan, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow

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    Jerry Wang, BS

    MD/PhD Student

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    Shubhang Bhalla, BS

    Medical Student

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    Damian Sanchez, BS

    Junior Specialist

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    Daniel Cooke, MD

    Collaborator

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    Kazim Narsinh, MD

    Collaborator

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Our Partners

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Logo of the Brain Aneurysm Foundation featuring a red stylized brain with a circular element and black lines, alongside the organization's name in black and gray text.
A red heart with a white torch symbol in the center, representing the American Heart Association.
Logo for Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium featuring a stylized brain connected to circular arrows, with the acronym B.V.M.C. and the full name Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium.
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Interested in joining us?

We are actively recruiting postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and other trainees for a number of exciting projects. We are looking for creative, self-motivated, and team-oriented individuals who are seeking to advance their training in the cerebrovascular neurosciences.

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