Lab Members

Current team

Current member list and profile introductions follow the official Vignali Lab public people page.

Principal Investigator

Dario A. A. Vignali, PhD

Dr. Dario Vignali leads the Vignali Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. His work focuses on immune regulation in cancer, autoimmunity, and inflammatory disease, with leadership roles across immunology, cancer immunology training, and scientific strategy.

Faculty

Research faculty who help lead the lab's scientific programs and mentorship.

Creg Workman, PhD

Research Associate Professor

Dominic Golec, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Erica Braverman, MD

Assistant Professor

Staff and Scientists

Staff, lab managers, and research scientists who support and lead the lab's scientific operations.

Kate Vignali

Lab Manager

Erin Brunazzi

Lab Manager

Dylan Garagozzo

Technician

Aarya M. Kothare

Research Technician I

Maria, PhD, PharmD

Research IV

Jian Cui, PhD

Bioinformatics scientist

Jodi Russo

Executive Assistant

Zhanna Lipatova, PhD

Research Scientist

Postdocs / Fellows

Postdoctoral researchers and fellows advancing projects across immune regulation and disease models.

Andrew Baessler, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Qiang Chen, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Nicole Mihalik, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Charlotte Imianowski, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Graduate Students

Graduate trainees developing thesis projects in immunology and translational research.

Prosper Chukwuemeka

Graduate Student

Samuel C. Butler

Graduate Research Associate

Kieran Adam

Graduate Student

Yangxi (Claudia) Sun

Graduate Research Associate

Ava Dou

Graduate Research Associate

Xuerui Wang

Graduate Student

Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate trainees contributing to research projects and gaining experience in immunology.