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Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Yoko M. Ambrosini<\/a>
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Research Scientists<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Keiko Kato<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

DVM, PhD
keiko.kato@wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keiko Kato<\/strong> earned her BVSc degree from Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University in Japan. Following graduation, she worked as a general veterinarian in animal clinics and completed a small animal anesthesiology internship at the Rakuno Gakuen University Veterinary Teaching Hospital. In September 2020, she received her Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine at Rakuno Gakuen University and subsequently joined the faculty as an assistant professor of anesthesiology. Her primary research focus is in anesthesiology, with particular interest in the cardiovascular effects of drugs like pimobendan and urinary oxygen partial pressure. Recently, she has expanded her research to explore the interaction between gut health and systemic physiology, specifically through the use of intestinal organoids and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). She is also interested in veterinary care for cats and marine animals. Outside of work, she enjoys summer activities, particularly surfing.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Meg Nakazawa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

BVSc, PhD
meg.nakazawa@wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meg Nakazawa completed her BVSc degree at Nihon University in Japan. After her graduation, she worked as a staff veterinarian at Nihon University Animal Medical Center. In March 2023, Meg successfully earned her Ph.D. degree from the Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine at Nihon University. Her current interests include gastrointestinal diseases in dogs, dog leukocyte antigen, organoids, organ-on-a-chip and translational research. In her free time, she enjoys winter activities such as skiing and snowboarding.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Student Scientists<\/h2>\n\n\n
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SoHee Kim<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Visiting PhD student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting Student Researcher (VSR) Fellow<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Alivia Behnke<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rotating PhD student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NIH Protein Biotechnology Trainee<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Mariah Jordan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rotating PhD student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

School of Molecular Biosciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jyot Patel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

DVM student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College of Veterinary Medicine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CVM Summer Scholar ’26<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Samar Patil<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Matthew Wun, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM) at VetMED & Specialty Veterinary Hospital<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Gerald Dykstra, DVM, PhD, DACVM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Shino Yoshida, SAIM Resident at Western College of Veterinary Medicine <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Minae Kawasaki, SAIM Intern at Western College of Veterinary Medicine <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Takashi Goyama, ECFVG\u00ae Certified, Surgery Resident at Western College of Veterinary Medicine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Yurika Tachibana, Oncology Intern, Louisiana State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Itsuma Nagao, Postdoctoral Fellow at Cleveland Clinic, OH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Principal Investigator Research Scientists Student Scientists Alumni Dr. Matthew Wun, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM) at VetMED & Specialty Veterinary Hospital Dr. Gerald Dykstra, DVM, PhD, DACVM Dr. Shino Yoshida, SAIM Resident at Western College of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Minae Kawasaki, SAIM Intern at Western College of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Takashi Goyama, ECFVG\u00ae Certified, Surgery Resident […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1351,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ambrosini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ambrosini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ambrosini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ambrosini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1351"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ambrosini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":70,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ambrosini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1160,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ambrosini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/1160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ambrosini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ambrosini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ambrosini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ambrosini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/ambrosini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}