Current Lab Members

Interested in joining the Sanderson Lab? Contact Dr. Sanderson at thsand@med.umich.edu

Thomas H. Sanderson, PhD

Associate Professor

Dept. of Emergency Medicine

Dept. of Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Neuroscience Graduate Program

Michigan Center for Research in Critical Care

Michigan Resuscitation Innovation and Science Enterprise

Frankel Cardiovascular Center

Email: thsand@med.umich.edu

Dr. Sanderson received his B.S. in Biomedical Sciences from Western Michigan University in 2001 and his Ph.D. in Physiology from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Sanderson was awarded an American Heart Association Fellowship for his doctoral research in 2004, and his research has been continuously funded since beginning his independent research career as an Assistant Professor at Wayne State University in 2009. The NIH has funded Dr. Sanderson's lab since 2013 with 5 research project grants totaling over 12.5 million dollars.

Dr. Sanderson joined the faculty of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan in 2017. He serves as a reviewer for multiple granting agencies, including the American Heart Association, the Department of Defense, and is a standing member of the Neural Oxidative Metabolism, Mitochondria and Cell Death Study Section for the National Institutes of Health.

Joseph Wider, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Dept. of Emergency Medicine

Former American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow

PhD, Department of Physiology, Wayne State University

My research focuses on molecular and translational development of neuroprotective technology for treating acute neurological diseases, including cardiac arrest, neonatal hypoxic/ischemic encephalopathy, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Dr. Wider's research is funded by the Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program.

Email: jwider@med.umich.edu

Garrett Fogo

PhD Student

Neuroscience Graduate Program

NIA F99/K00 Fellow

NINDS F31 NRSA Fellow

NSF Fellow

BA, Hope College

My current project focuses on understanding the mechanisms of mitochondrial dynamics in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury using novel imaging techniques and computational modeling. Garrett has been funded by the NSF and NIH for his graduate training and is currently supported by the NIH F99/K00 training grant.

Email: gfogo@umich.edu

Katlynn Emaus

PhD Student

Neuroscience Graduate Program

NINDS F31 NRSA Fellow

BS, Oakland University

Currently I'm investigating a novel mechanism underlying mitochondrial dynamics following cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in a translational setting starting in cells and moving to large animals. Katlynn's project is funded by a NIH F32 fellowship.

Email: kjemaus@umich.edu

Francisco Torres Torres

PhD Student

Neuroscience Graduate Program

SfN Neuroscience Scholar

BS, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Email: fjtorres@umich.edu

Erin Gruley

Lab Manager/Research Specialist

BS, Zoology from Michigan State University

With 15 years of experience in large and small animal surgery and behavioral studies, I have worked on several projects under Dr. Sanderson investigating ischemia-reperfusion injury. Currently, my primary focus in the lab is the swine model of cardiac arrest and resuscitation.

Email: egruley@med.umich.edu

Sarita Raghunayakula

Research Specialist

MS, Molecular Biotechnology from Wayne State University

I have 10 plus years of experience in several molecular biology techniques and mammalian cell culture. Currently working on the role of mitochondrial proteases in regulation of mitophagy and cell death during OGD/Reperfusion injury.

Email: raghunay@med.umich.edu