The Hoyer Lab

Katrina K. Hoyer Ph.D. Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor, Molecular Cell Biology Group, UC Merced
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Pathology, UCSF 1994-2011 (Mentor: Abul K. Abbas, M.D.)
Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Pathology, UCLA 2003 (Mentor: Michael A. Teitell, M.D., Ph.D.)
B.S. in Biochemistry, UC Davis 1996 (Research mentor: Stuart J. Soeldner, M.D.)
Phone: 209-228-4229 Office: SE Bldg., Room 354
E-mail: khoyer2@ucmerced.edu

David M. Gravano Ph.D. Research Scientist

Postdoctoral Fellow, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 2010-2012 (Mentor: Dario Vignali)
Ph.D. in Quantitative Systems Biology, UC Merced 2010 (Mentor: Jennifer Manilay, Ph.D.)
B.S. in Neuroscience/Italian, UCLA 2004
E-mail: dgravano@ucmerced.edu
My projects in the lab involve T cell self-tolerance mechanisms, in particular regulatory T cells, during autoimmune hemolytic anemia initiation and progression. I am also interested in alterations in hematopoiesis during T cell mediated autoimmunity. In my free time I love to bike and explore the Sierras.

Sharif M. Sadiqi Graduate Student

B.S. in Human Biology, University of California, Merced 2013 (Research Mentor: Katrina K. Hoyer)
E-mail: ssadiqi@ucmerced.edu
The intricate and concise interplay of activators and suppressors ensures the integrity of host immunity and protection from disease. A major focus of research to date has been devoted to the activator component of the immune system. However, I believe that we can gain a more thorough understanding of the immune system by studying and learning how to control the regulatory component.

Jake Brunello Staff Research Associate

E-mail: jbrunello2@ucmerced.edu

Dan W. Davini Staff Research Associate

B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley 2007
E-mail: ddavini@ucmerced.edu