Our Research Team

Pamela Wenzel, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Wenzel is Associate Professor of Integrative Biology & Pharmacology and Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School. She is also a member of the Immunology Graduate Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Paulina Horton, B.S.

Doctoral Student

Paulina is a Ph.D. candidate in the Immunology Program pursuing research to address how early precursors of the hematopoietic stem cell generate energy and metabolize fuels to ensure self-renewal and multipotency.

Alina Syed, B.S.

Research Assistant

Alina is a research assistant with a focus on human pluripotent stem cell differentiation into blood cell lineages and the effects of shear stress on B cell production.

Michelle Winkler, B.S.

Doctoral Student

Michelle is a Ph.D. candidate in the Immunology Program pursuing research to understand the effect of enhanced mitochondrial biogenesis on B cell functionality and development.

Lab Alumni

See a list of former lab members and the position they moved on to after leaving the lab.