Binstadt Lab
The Binstadt Lab
Graduate Students and Post Doctoral Fellows in the lab are working on understanding the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases with particular emphasis on immune-mediated cardiovascular disease.
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Graduate Students
Stefanie Haasken, Ph.D.
Program: MICaB
Defense Year:2012
Advisor:Bryce Binstadt
Dissertation Title: "Immunity and Tolerance in the K/BxN Model of Spontaneous Arthritis and Endocarditis"
Current Position: Proposal Writer, Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)
Contact Info: shaasken@sitcancer.org
Lee Meier, M.D., Ph.D.
Program: MICaB
Defense Year:2019
Advisor:Bryce Binstadt
Dissertation Title: "Defining Mechanisms of Inflammation and Fibrosis in Cardiac Valve Disease"
Current Position: Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Contact Info: meie0158@umn.edu
Post Doctoral Fellows
Rachel Graham, Ph.D.
Fellowship dates: 2018-2019
Research Emphasis:
Rachel worked on single-cell RNA sequencing including the filtering and mapping of large datasets (Bash), and statistical analysis and visualization (R) in serum transferred arthritis treated with and without ultrasound on the spleen. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08721-0
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Hubert H Lim Lab, University of Minnesota
Contact Info: rgraham@umn.edu 
Patricia Hobday, MD
Fellowship dates: 2013-2014
Research Emphasis:
Fcγ receptor III and Fcγ receptor IV on macrophages drive autoimmune valvular carditis in mice.
Macrophage scavenger receptor 1 (Msr1, SR-A) influences B cell autoimmunity by regulating soluble autoantigen concentration.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Minnesota
Contact Info: hobd0007@umn.edu
Nathan Schuldt, Ph.D.
Fellowship dates: 2012-2018
Research Emphasis:
Investigating the mechanisms behind breakdowns in immune tolerance that lead to autoimmune disease.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Contact Info: schu1048@umn.edu
Amritha Yellamilli, M.D., Ph.D.
Fellowship dates: 2018-2020
Research Emphasis: The regenerative potential of cardiac progenitor cells in vivo. Publications
Current Position: Pediatric Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University
Contact Info: ayellam@stanford.edu
Research Associates
Raini Dutta, Ph.D.
Research Associate 2016-2017
Laboratory of Bryce Binstadt
Research Emphasis/Publications: Liaison between Medtronic and UOM (Dept. of Biomedical engineering and CFI) for a DARPA funded project for establishing the therapeutic effectiveness of a proprietary medical device on the peripheral nerve to treat inflammatory conditions.
Current Position: Staff Toxicologist, Supply Chain Engineering, Wright Medical Group, Bloomington, MN
Contact Info: rainidutta@gmail.com