Current Members
Jitendra K. Kanaujiya
Instructor (In Residence)
Department of Cell Biology
Contact
Phone: 860-679-2775
Email: kanaujiya@uchc.edu
Office: E5038
Amy Kimble
Research Assistant 2
Phone: 860-679-2775
Email: kimble@uchc.edu
Shontreal Cooper
Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow
Phone: 860-679-7605
Email: shcooper@uchc.edu
I am a Third Year Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow investigating the relationship between 27-hydroxycholesterol levels and hematopoietic stem cell mobilization during normal pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Oguro lab. Additionally, my research areas of interest include: vaginal infections, oral microbiome affects on preterm and term patients, role of preeclampsia in oral and gut microbiome; maternal weathering as a public health crisis, food insufficiency among women with gestational diabetes, and racial disparities among critical congenital heart disease.
Christine Nkemeh
Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow
Phone: 860-214-2656
Email: nkemeh@uchc.edu
My research interests include:
Perinatal diseases including hypertension, anemia, heart disease and metabolic disorders. Psychosocial determinants of health related to pregnancy. Maternal and fetal racial/ethnic disparities in outcomes.
Ongoing projects:
Investigating the relationship between 27-hydroxycholesterol levels and hematopoietic stem cell mobilization during normal pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Peripartum hypertension quality improvement initiative.
Brandon Vu
Research Technician
Phone: 860-679-2775
Email:bvu@uchc.edu
Travis Roeder
Ph.D. Biomedical Science Rotation Student
Phone: 860-679-2775
Email: troeder@uchc.edu