{"id":394,"date":"2017-10-24T12:38:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T16:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/?page_id=394"},"modified":"2025-01-14T07:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T12:46:56","slug":"jaffe-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/faculty-and-staff\/jaffe-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaffe Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Current Members<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2019\/01\/egbert2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1269\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2019\/01\/egbert2-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremy Egbert\" width=\"144\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2019\/01\/egbert2-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2019\/01\/egbert2-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2019\/01\/egbert2-808x1024.jpg 808w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2019\/01\/egbert2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Jeremy Egbert<\/h4>\n<p>Assistant Professor (In Residence)<br \/>\nPhone: 860-679-2677<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:egbert@uchc.edu\">egbert@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/jeremy-egbert\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-xs\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Rachael <span class=\"style3\">Norris<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2021\/04\/Norris-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Rachael Norris\" width=\"144\" height=\"213\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2021\/04\/Norris-photo.jpg 478w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2021\/04\/Norris-photo-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Assistant Professor (In Residence)<br \/>\nPhone: 860-679-3476<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:norris@uchc.edu\">norris@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/rachael-norris\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-xs\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2551\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2022\/04\/owen-corie_UCH_2022-04-07_03-799x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Corie Owen\" width=\"144\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2022\/04\/owen-corie_UCH_2022-04-07_03-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2022\/04\/owen-corie_UCH_2022-04-07_03-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2022\/04\/owen-corie_UCH_2022-04-07_03-768x984.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2022\/04\/owen-corie_UCH_2022-04-07_03-1199x1536.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2022\/04\/owen-corie_UCH_2022-04-07_03.jpg 1204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/strong>Corie Owen<\/h4>\n<p>Postdoctoral Fellow<br \/>\nPhone: 860-679-3476<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:coowen@uchc.edu\">coowen@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/corie-owen\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-xs\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2020\/09\/nakashimi-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Iris Nakashima\" width=\"144\" height=\"216\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2020\/09\/nakashimi-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2020\/09\/nakashimi-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2020\/09\/nakashimi-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2020\/09\/nakashimi-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2020\/09\/nakashimi.jpg 1182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/>Iris Nakashima<\/h4>\n<p>Ph.D. Biomedical Science Student<br \/>\nPhone: 860-679-2677<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:inakashima@uchc.edu\">inakashima@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/iris-nakashima\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2020\/04\/tracy-uliasz.jpg\" alt=\"Tracy Uliasz\" width=\"144\" height=\"219\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2020\/04\/tracy-uliasz.jpg 341w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2020\/04\/tracy-uliasz-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/>Tracy Uliasz<\/h4>\n<p>Research Associate 1<br \/>\nPhone: 860-679-3476<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:tuliasz@uchc.edu\">tuliasz@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am a research associate in the Department of Cell Biology working jointly in the labs of Dr. Laurinda Jaffe and Dr. Lisa Mehlmann. Both labs are interested in the signaling pathways that regulate meiotic cell cycling. In the Jaffe lab, I have been involved in the study of the regulation and activity of guanylyl cyclase (NPR2) and its ligand CNP, which function to maintain high levels of cGMP in the ovarian follicle and meiotic arrest of the oocyte. We are investigating how luteinizing hormone regulates this system to cause meiosis to resume. In the Mehlmann lab the work I am involved in is focused on how the signaling pathway of the constitutively active GPR3 receptor regulates cAMP levels which is also involved in the maintenance of meiotic arrest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-399\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2017\/10\/photo_jaffe_group-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"Jaffe Lab 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2017\/10\/photo_jaffe_group-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2017\/10\/photo_jaffe_group.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-400 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2017\/10\/photo_jaffe_group1-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"Jaffe Lab 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2017\/10\/photo_jaffe_group1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/115\/2017\/10\/photo_jaffe_group1.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Past Lab Members<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Seth Lapuk (Postbac, 1982-1983), Pediatric Cardiologist, Connecticut Children&#8217;s Medical Center, Hartford, CT, and Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics UConn School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Ana Iglesias (Postbac, 1983-1984), Professor, Universidad Politechnica de Madrid, Spain<\/li>\n<li>Lyanne Schlichter (Postdoc, 1983-1984), Professor, University of Toronto, Canada<\/li>\n<li>Lavinia (Muncy) Ross (Research Assistant, 1984-1990, 2001-2003), Musician, Sweet Home, OR<\/li>\n<li>Doug Kline (Postdoc, 1985-1988), Emeritus Professor, Kent State University<\/li>\n<li>Paul Turner (Ph.D., 1987), Field Applications Specialist, Affymetrics<\/li>\n<li>Kazuyoshi Chiba (Postdoc, 1988-1989), Professor, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan<\/li>\n<li>Fraser Shilling (Postdoc, 1991-1993), Co-Director, Road Ecology Center, University of California, Davis<\/li>\n<li>Chris Gallo (Postdoc, 1991-1995), Director, BioProcess Research and Development, Pfizer, Andover, MA<\/li>\n<li>David Carroll (Ph.D., 1996), Assistant Professor, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ<\/li>\n<li>David Serwanski (Research Assistant, 1995-2002), Retired<\/li>\n<li>Linda Runft (Ph.D., 2000), Medical Writing Senior Manager, Amgen Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Lisa Mehlmann (Postdoc, 1996-2001), Associate Professor, UConn Health Center, CT<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Giusti (Postdoc, 2000-2002), Deceased<\/li>\n<li>Rebecca Kalinowski (Ph.D., 2004), Director at Expense Reduction Analysts, Hartford. Specializing in Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Laboratory Cost Reduction<\/li>\n<li>Leon Freudzon (Postbac, 2004-2005), Assistant Professor and Associate Fellowship Program Director, Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Marina Freudzon (Undergraduate Honors Student and Postbac, 2005-2007), Dermatologist, Kaiser Permanente, Atlanta GA<\/li>\n<li>Mikhail Tsesis (Postbac, 2009-10), Dentist, Putnam, CT<\/li>\n<li>Rachael Norris (Ph.D., 2009), Assistant professor, UConn Health Center, CT<\/li>\n<li>William Ratzan (Ph.D., 2011), Research Scientist, Harvard Medical School<\/li>\n<li>Valentina Baena (Postbac, 2013-2015), Research Scientist, National Institute of Health<\/li>\n<li>Leia Shuhaibar (Ph.D., 2015; Postdoc 2015-2017), Manager, Medical Science Liaison &#8211; Reproductive Medicine, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc, Houston, TX<\/li>\n<li>Giulia Vigone (Postdoc 2015-2020), Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University<\/li>\n<li>Luisa Lestz (Postbac 2019-2020), Nursing Student, Vanderbilt University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/faculty-and-staff\/laurinda-jaffe\/\">Back to main page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Members Jeremy Egbert Assistant Professor (In Residence) Phone: 860-679-2677 Email: egbert@uchc.edu Website &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Rachael Norris Assistant Professor (In Residence) Phone: 860-679-3476 Email: norris@uchc.edu Website &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Corie Owen Postdoctoral Fellow Phone: 860-679-3476 Email: coowen@uchc.edu Website &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Iris Nakashima Ph.D. Biomedical Science Student Phone: 860-679-2677 Email: inakashima@uchc.edu Website &nbsp; &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":187,"featured_media":0,"parent":69,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-19 03:10:52","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/394"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/187"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394"}],"version-history":[{"count":152,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3671,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/394\/revisions\/3671"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}