Mohassel Lab
Payam Mohassel
Associate Professor of Neurology
Co-Director of Johns Hopkins Myositis Center
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Payam Mohassel, MD is a Neuromuscular Neurologist with an interest in translational research for neurogenetic and degenerative diseases of skeletal muscle and the nervous system.
Prerna Kalra
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Education and Training:
Undergraduate
BPharm, Pharmacy, GGSIP University, Delhi, India
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​ Graduate
MPharm, Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry, Amity University,
Noida, India
PhD, Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi, India
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Hobbies: Culinary experiments, badminton, traveling, and DIY crafts
Hailey Hearn
Research Technologist
Education and Training:
Undergraduate
BS, Neurobiology and Physiology, University of Maryland, College Park
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​ Graduate
MS, Forensic Biology, Stevenson University
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Hobbies: Eating sushi, going to concerts, walking/playing with her dog, watching thriller movies and TV shows
Natalie Yaeger
Research Technologist
Education and Training:
Undergraduate
BS, Neuroscience, Mercer University, Macon, GA​
BA, English, Mercer University, Macon, GA
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Previous Positions and Experience
Undergraduate Research: Biofilm antimicrobials,
Dr. Linda Hensel, Mercer University Biological Sciences​
Research Technologist: Drosophila, degenerative neurological diseases,
Dr. Thomas Lloyd, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Neurology
Hobbies: Watching movies, writing shockingly long reviews of aforementioned movies on Letterboxd, reading, and searching for the best ice cream in Baltimore.
Former lab members:
Emma Craig (Undergraduate researcher)
Meher Abdullah (Medical student researcher)