Current Lab Members
Abeda Jamadar, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
Abeda graduated from the University of York in England. Her research interests include medicinal chemistry, and kidney diseases. Her current projects involve studying the role of cyst microenvironment and circadian disruption in ADPKD progression. Abeda was funded by a KINBRE grant during her postdoctoral fellowship in the Rao lab.
Viji Remadevi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Viji’s studies examine how circadian disruption triggers rapid disease progression in Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Ashley Thomas, Msc.
Graduate Student
Meekha M Varghese, Pharm.D.
Research Assistant
Meekha obtained her Pharm.D. degree from Nandha College Of Pharmacy, Tamil Nadu, India. She maintains the transgenic mouse colony and performs in vitro and in vivo studies related to kidney diseases.