Behafarin Arbasi, MIS
Research Specialist
Behafarin is a research specialist in the Li lab. She earned her B.S. in Biology a master of Interdisciplinary Studies in Biomedical Enterprise at Georgia State University. She loves research and investigation and findings, loves innovation, achievements and improvements. She loves animals, has a beagle, a finch, a few fish, and enjoys professional oil-painting and drawing. Behafarin is studying the regulation of Tregs in adipose tissue and skin.
Pulavendran Sivasami, PhD.
Research Scientist
Dr. Pulavendran Sivasami was a research scientist in the Li lab. After obtaining a PhD from CLRI-CSIR laboratory from India, Dr. Sivasami completed postdoctoral training in Oklahoma state university and joined Dr. Li’s lab in the summer of 2020. His research interest is to explore the mechanism of increased viral-infection-associated immune pathology and metabolic complications in the obese conditions and how the fat resident immunocytes respond and contribute to disease progression.
Pamela Patricia Diaz, BS.
Research Specialist
Pamela earned her B.S. in Biology with an emphasis in Biotechnology at Brigham Young University Idaho. She led an undergraduate autoimmune research project studying the role of PTPN22 in autoimmunity. During her senior year she was awarded with an INBRE scholarship to peruse her biomedical research career. She is interested in understanding the T cell receptor signaling pathway and the genetic mutations associated with autoimmune diseases, such as vitiligo, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s disease, and type I diabetes. She is from Mexico, and she wants to earn a PhD. in Immunology/Genetics. She enjoys challenging herself, obtaining knowledge and new skills. Pamela is currently a first-year graduate student in the IMP program at Emory University.
Jennifer Bae
Undergraduate Student
Jennifer is a senior at the Emory College of Arts and Sciences. She is majoring in economics and human health. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys watching movies and playing video games. Jennifer is currently applying for medical school.