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Physiology

Meet Our Medical College of Wisconsin Physiology Postdoctoral Researchers

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Amirala Bakhshian Nik, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

abakhshiannik@mcw.edu

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Nisita Chaihongsa, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

nchaihongsa@mcw.edu

(414) 955-4984

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Wenjing Dong, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

wedong@mcw.edu

(414) 233-4710

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Byron Hayes, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

bwhayes@mcw.edu

(414) 955-6546

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Taylor C. Holmes, PT, DPT, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

tcholmes@mcw.edu

(414) 955-4962

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Hina Iqbal, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

hiiqbal@mcw.edu

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Bettega Costa Lopes, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

blopes@mcw.edu

(414) 955-8746

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Natalia M. Mathieu, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

nmarin@mcw.edu

(414) 955-4910

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Stefan Pietrzak, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

spietrzak@mcw.edu

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MD Mostafijur Rahman, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

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Yanan Xing, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

yaxing@mcw.edu

(414) 955-5681

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Kosuke Yamaka, ME, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher

kyamaka@mcw.edu

(414) 955-8724

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