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Team Members
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Benjamin Gaston, MD
Billie Lou Wood Professor of Pediatrics
Lisa Bendy
Research Supervisor
Jeff Bjerregaard
Research Coordinator
![Charles Clem](https://mc-34647c8d-0ad3-4e6c-832a-7092-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/faculty-labs/ben-gaston-lab/clem.jpg?rev=e108c81c73b4416bb0951dd5c35e5a51&la=en&h=120&w=80&hash=62CE3D83089ECF5147D279E4F3D10333)
Charles Clem, RRT
Research Coordinator
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Ivana Daniels
PhD Student
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Patty Esparza
Research Analyst
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Yang Fan, PhD
Research Coordinator
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Alyssa Laughlin
Research Coordinator
Kenzie Mahan
Administrative Core Director
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April Maines
Administration
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Julia Meyers
Research Coordinator
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Laura Parker
Regulatory Specialist
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Laura Smith
Senior Lab Technician
Joe Sundling
Research Technician
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Yi Zhao, PhD
Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Health Data Sciences
Research Collaborators
Case Western Reserve University
Mayo Clinic
Vanderbilt University
Harrington Discovery Institute
National Jewish Health in Denver