
Tatjana Piotrowski, Ph.D.
Investigator
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Nicolas Denans
Dr. Baek Sungmin
Dr. Nina Koenecke (2015-2017)
Dr. Linjia Jiang (2012-2017)
Dr. Jonathan Kniss (2012-2017)
Dr. Masataka Nikaido (2010-2013)
Dr. Matthew Voas (2010-2012)
Graduate Students
Tran Nicole
John Rojas Pino
Gabriel da Silva Pescador (2019-2020)
Joaquin Navajas Acedo (2019)
Tatiana Gaitan (2019)
Agne Kozlovskaja-Gumbriene (2012-2017)
Marina Venero Galanternik (2009-2015)
Andres Romero-Carvajal (2010-2015)
Robert Duncan (2008-2011)
Andy Aman (2005-2011)
Danielle Downey (2006-2007)
Masters Students
Ryan Jiskra (January-December 2016)
Daniel Kopinke (2004-2005)
Undergraduate Researchers and Lab Technicians
Madeleine Swall
Helena Boldt (2015-2017)
Dr. Julia Snyder (2011-2015)
Scott Freeburg (2015)
Ren Yi (2014-2015)
Ahmad Maaz (2014)
Ana Gabriel (2013-2015)
Scott McMahon (2012)
Andrew Winegarner (2012)
Samin Panahi (2011)
Robert Crosbie (2007-2011)
Megan Senecal (2007-2011)
Minh-Tu Nguyen (2007-2010)
Joshua Sasine (2005-2007)
Jessica Donigan (2006)
Jennifer Swift (2004-2006)
W. Zac Stephens (2003-2006)
Abigail Kroch (2000)
Karin Finger-Baier (1996-1998)
Administrative Coordinator II
BA in Japanese Language and culture, University of Oregon
Having worked in biotech in San Diego for over 20 years, I am thrilled to be at Stowers supporting the Piotrowski lab. When away from work, my interests include composing music for piano, studying the flute and running 10K and half marathons.
Graduate Researcher
Piotrowski Lab
Graduate Researcher
Piotrowski Lab
Aurelie Hintermann is a postdoctoral research associate in the former Rohner lab interested in evolution of gene regulation.
Predoctoral Researcher
BS Genomic Sciences. National Autonomous University of Mexico
I’m truly intrigued by organ formation and regeneration, and the zebrafish lateral line represents agreat model to understand these processes. I’m interested in the molecular mechanisms underlying hair cellregeneration and neuromast formation in zebrafish, because unlike human inner ear hair cells, neuromasts regeneratefrom nearby stem cells contained in the primordium (a cluster of cells that migrate to form the lateral line).
Abbigail McCune is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Piotrowski Lab.
Investigator
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Development and Regeneration, Evolutionary Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology
Cell Dynamics, Stem Cells and Developmental Biology; Laboratory Rotation; Thesis Laboratory
Tatjana Piotrowski, Ph.D., a developmental biologist, is an Investigator at the Stowers Institute. She joined Stowers in 2011 as an Associate Investigator and was promoted to full Investigator in 2018.
Predoctoral Researcher
B.S., Biology, B.A., Chemistry, University of Missouri - Kansas City
Joined: 2023
University of Missouri – Kansas City
Predoctoral Researcher
B.S., Biochemistry, University of California – Santa Barbara
Joined: 2023
University of California – Santa Barbara
Research Technician II
Piotrowski Lab
BS - MS in Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, India
During my undergraduate studies, I developed an interest in Developmental Biology and Cell Biology, I became fascinated by the processes that govern the formation and growth of organisms from a single cell into complex structures and how well these processes are genetically coordinated . In the Piotrowski Lab, I'm interested in characterizing genes involved in zebrafish lateral line development and regeneration.
Senior Research Technician
MS
Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Taiwan University
I'm truly interested in neuroscience, especially in the molecular mechanisms underlying how cell-cell communication occurs during development. In the Piotrowski lab, my aim is to understand which genes and networks play an important role in cell-cell communication involved in zebrafish lateral line development and regeneration.