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Cruz-Almeida Lab Pain Research and Intervention Center of Excellence
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Meet the Team

Principal Investigator

Yenisel Cruz-Almeida

Yenisel Cruz-Almeida MSPH, PhD

Associate Professor & Associate Director, Pain Research & Intervention Center Of Excellence

Phone:

(352) 294-8582

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Current Lab Members

Post-doctoral Staff

Soamy Montesino Goicolea

Soamy Montesino Goicolea

Research Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 273-5971
Pedro A Valdes Hernandez

Pedro A Valdes Hernandez Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Phone: (352) 294-5984
Muhammad Abbas

Muhammad Abbas

POSTDOC ASO
Phone: (352) 273-9000
Javier A Tamargo

Javier A Tamargo

Postdoctoral Fellow
Phone: (352) 273-5795

Ph.D. Graduate Students

Kristina L Bell
Department: DN-COMMUNITY DENTISTRY

Kristina L Bell

GRADUATE AST-R
Phone: (352) 273-5971
Ania L Lipat
Department: DN-COMMUNITY DENTISTRY

Ania L Lipat

GRADUATE AST-R
Phone: (352) 392-0584

Staff

  • Terry Weber | Research Lab Manager
  • Sam Martocci, M.S. | Engineer/Data Analyst
  • Chavier Laffitte Nodarse, B.S. | Engineer/Data Analyst
  • Laurel Deaton | Clinical Scientist
  • Carson Gordon | Clinical Scientist
  • Dartaisha Bass | Clinical Coordinator
  • Beckham Michaels | Clinical Coordinator
  • Eric Decker | Clinical Coordinator

Senior Undergraduate Research Assistants

  • Gahan Sriguha
  • Ariana Robinson

Undergraduate Research Assistants

  • Samira Capote
  • Sophia Simon
  • Ashley Alex
  • Lena Huynh
  • Mirna Yany
  • Alex Garrido
  • Fabi Lugo
  • Allen Aquino
  • Medha Karnam
  • Bea Shen
  • Naveen Sehdev

Previous Lab Members

  • Alexandra Abrew
  • Brandon Apagueno, B.S.
  • Maria Aquirre, M.S.
  • Sierra Brown
  • Andrea Nikole Camacho-Betancourt
  • Josue Cardoso, B.S.
  • Gabriel Cerra
  • Gabriella Dasilva
  • Vanessa Dasilva
  • Sudha R. Dhulipala
  • Daniel Espinosa
  • Hector Andy Gonzalez, B.S.
  • Benjamin Griffith, M.B.A. | Ph.D. Candidate
  • Rafi Hawke
  • Lorraine Hoyos, B.S.
  • Nicole Feenstra
  • Quintin Kidder, B.S
  • Ania Lipat, B.S.
  • Jason Liu
  • Desiree Lussier, M.S.
  • Paige Lysne, B.S.
  • Alexandra Martinez
  • Sophia McCray
  • Joeshlyn Penaloza Molina
  • Bryce Murillo
  • Kaitlyn Nicole McLaughlin
  • Corey Nack (SNIP Program – Summer Neuroscience Internship Program)
  • Charles Overdevest
  • Sarah Peeling, B.S.
  • Kyndall Perryman
  • Valerie Sainterant
  • Nathalie Sawczuk
  • Rachna Sawegowda, B.S.
  • Chandni Shastri
  • Ashley Shechtman
  • Abigail Schmitt, Ph. D.
  • Jenna Sun
  • Darlin Ramirez, B.S.
  • Jessica Reade, B.S.
  • Francesca Ycaza