Our lab is located in Children's Hospital of Michigan, one of nine hospitals in the Detroit Medical Center (DMC). We are a research component of the Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine. The DMC and WSU School of Medicine are in the vibrant and eclectic neighborhood of Midtown Detroit.

Lab members

Alan Dombkowski, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Daniela Cukovic, M.Sc., Lab Manager

Dylan Ukasik, Pre-doctoral Graduate Student, Translational Neurosciences Program, WSU

Sheetal Panday, Ph.D., Volunteer Computational Associate


Collaborators

Epilepsy/Tuberous Sclerosis Complex:

Harry Chugani, M.D., 
NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY

Diane Chugani, Ph.D., 
Communication Sciences & Disorders
​University of Delaware

Aimee Luat, M.D., 
Childrens Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI

Eishi Asano, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, Department of Neurodiagnostics
Childrens Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI


Pediatric Oncology:

Jeffrey Taub, M.D., Division Chief, Oncology
Childrens Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI


Neonatology:

Beena Sood, M.D., Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Childrens Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI


Proteomics:

Paul Stemmer, Ph.D., Director, Proteomics Core Facility
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI


MicroRNAs:

Cathy Bock, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Oncology
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI


Microscopy:

Bhanu Jena, Ph.D., Professor, Physiology
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI