URMC / Labs / Awad Lab / Lab Members Lab Members Principal InvestigatorHani A. Awad, Ph.D.MC 1-8543Phone: (585) 273-5268Email HaniResearch Interest: Musculoskeletal Tissue EngineeringResearch StaffEmma (Gira) KnappEngineer and ManagerAndrew PierleLaboratory TechnicianGraduate StudentsRaquel AjalikIhab Al-AtawnehRahul AlencheryMaria LynchMelissa (Misa) MacLiesh, B.S.Research Interest: Intravital pH sensing of the cancer microenvironment The stem cell niche of myelodysplastic syndrome Christine MassieElysia MastersMing YanVictor Zhang, B.S.MSTP - Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)MD - Medical Education (M.D.)Research Interest: "Tendon-on-a-chip" technologies for studying tendon fibrosis and scarring after injuryResearch AssistantsYicong (Mario) ChenUndergraduate StudentSylvia ZhongUndergraduate Student