Red Blood Cell Group Members

 

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M. Estela Campanella (nee Puchulu), Research Associate

Biochemistry - National University of Cordoba (Argentina)

Post-graduate Studies Hematology - National University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Current Projects:

  • Organization and association of enzymes in the intact murine and human erythrocyte.
  • Mechanism of regulation of glycolysis.
  • Erythrocyte signal transduction pathways and their oxygenation dependence.
  • Autologous IgG binding to unmodified and modified red blood cells.
  • Collaborations with Ian Lewis (University of Wisconsin),

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campanel@purdue.edu                 

Haiyan Chu, Research Associate

1997 MD Shanghai Second Medical University

Current Projects:

  • Purification and crystallization of erythrocyte Band 3 membrane domain.
  • Mapping glycolytic enzymes, Protein 4.1, and hemoglobin binding sites on Band 3.
  • Collaborations with Joseph Hoffman (Yale University), Ruslan Sanishvili (Argonne National Laboratory)

 

 

 

 

chu3@purdue.edu

Tahlia Weis, PhD  08.2007 Chemistry Department (Physical Chemistry)

2oo2 BA Chemistry - Knox College (Galesburg, IL)

2oo5 MS Physical Chemistry - Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)

Dissertation Project:

  • Characterizing cytokine signals that induce morphological changes and calcium flux in normal and sickled human erythrocytes.
  • Collaborations with Tom Deuel (Scripps Institute), Mohandas Narla and Xiuli An (NY Blood Center), Frans Kuypers (Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute), Amittha Wickrema (University of Chicago), Richard Labotka (University of IL), Cheryl Hillery and Nancy Wandersee (Blood Center of WI)

 

tlweis@purdue.edu

Gayani Kodippili, PhD Candidate Chemistry Department (Biochemistry)

2ooo BS Chemistry - University of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

2oo3 MS Chemistry - University of Nevada (Las Vegas, NV)

Current Project:

  • Identifying components of the band 3-ankyrin and band 3-adducin complexes.
  • Single-particle tracking of DIDS-Biotin complex to quantitatively deduce the diffusion coefficient of band 3 in RBCs from patients harboring various blood disorders.
  • Collaborations with Ken Ritchie (Purdue University - Physics), Fred Regnier (Purdue University)

 

 

gkodippi@purdue.edu

Jesse Grey, PhD Candidate Chemistry Department (Biochemistry)

2oo1 BS Chemistry and Biochemistry - University of Kentucky

 

Current Project:

  • Cloning ankyrin domains to elucidate physiological erythrocyte binding partners.

 

 

 

 

jlgrey@purdue.edu

Taina Franco, Graduate Student Chemistry Department (Biochemistry)

2oo6 BS Chemistry - University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras, PR)

 

Current Project:

  • Mapping the binding site between human erythrocyte β-adducin and the cytoplasmic domain of band 3.
  • Characterizing cytokine signals that induce morphological changes and calcium flux in normal and sickled human erythrocytes.
  • Collaborations with Mohandas Narla and Xiuli An (NY Blood Center), Amittha Wickrema (University of Chicago), Richard Labotka (University of IL), Cheryl Hillery and Nancy Wandersee (Blood Center of WI)

 

tfranco@purdue.edu