Our Team
Joanna Smeeton, PhD
Principal Investigator
Joanna received her BScH from McGill University, her PhD from the University of Toronto (SickKids), and performed her postdoctoral training in the lab of Gage Crump at the University of Southern California (USC Stem Cell).
Joanna is the H. K. Corning Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine Research. At Columbia, she is affiliated with the Departments of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine as well as Genetics and Development. She is a full member of the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative.
jms2504@cumc.columbia.edu
Desmarie Sherwood
Technician
ds3851@cumc.columbia.edu
Maryam Kamel
Technician
mhk2178@cumc.columbia.edu
Katherine Spack
Postdoc
kas2309@cumc.columbia.edu
Troy Anderson
PhD Candidate
Troy is a PhD Candidate in Genetics and Development.
NIH/NIDCR F31 awardee
tca2121@cumc.columbia.edu
Julia Mo
PhD Candidate
Julia is a PhD Candidate in Genetics and Development.
NIH/NIDCR F31 awardee
jm5158@cumc.columbia.edu
Maria Blumenkrantz
PhD Candidate
Maria is a PhD Candidate from the Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies
NSF GRFP awardee
mhb2188@cumc.columbia.edu
Everett Weinstein
PhD Candidate
Everett is a PhD Candidate from the Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies
esw2187@cumc.columbia.edu
Safiyah Ali
PhD Student
Safi is a PhD Student in Genetics & Development
sta2587@cumc.columbia.edu
Hailey Levitz
Undergraduate Student
Hailey is a Barnard Undergraduate Student
hml2156@barnard.edu
Michelle Aude
Undergraduate Student
Michelle is a Columbia College Student
mca2195@columbia.edu
Aishwarya Rao
Undergraduate Student
Aishwarya is a Barnard Student
asr2243@barnard.edu
Lab - winter 2024
Lab picnic - fall 2024
Governor’s Island - summer 2024
Lab picnic - summer 2023
Undergraduate researchers - summer 2023
Happy St. Patrick’s Day - March 2023
Happy Holidays - December 2022
Lab Group - Summer 2022
pottery party @ Mugi - summer 2022
lab - summer 2021
Previous Members
Ekwueme Eleogu - Columbia College Undergraduate, 2023-2024
Eric Mao - Columbia College Undergraduate, 2021-2023
Now a medical student at Johns Hopkins
Ernesto Gagarin - Technician, 2021-2023.
Currently pursuing PhD studies at UChicago BioSciences
Jaylin Sasson Bitters - IHN Masters Student, 2021-2022.
Felicia Woron - IHN Masters Student, 2020-2021.
Now a medical student at University of Connecticut
