Our Team
Kevin Cummings, PhD
Group Leader - NMCC Lab
Professor - University of Missouri
Interim Director - Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center
Ela Zadeh, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Addison Suhl
Research Assistant
Maggie Tu-Wood, DVM
Comparative Medicine Resident
Ryan Houck
Research Assistant
Mahsa Saheb, MS
PhD student
Sadie Rinck
Research Assistant
Alumni and Former Members
Lab Manager/Technicians
Jennifer Cornelius-Green – Lab manager and Research Specialist (2018-2024)
Jane Chen – former Lab manager (2011-2017)
Graduate Students
Maggie Tu-Wood _DVM (2023-2025)
Ruwaida Ben Musa – PhD student (2019-2024)
Jennifer Magnusson – PhD student (2012-2017)
Professional (Veterinary) Students
Jessica Goldner (2023)
Marshall Brown (2022)
Marina Davis (2017-2018)
Emmy Soltis (2016)
Rachel Weber (2011)
Undergraduate students
Allison Renaud (2021-2022)
Jane Kielhofner (2018-2020)
Jacob Young (2014-2016)
Lucy Yang (2012)