Assistant Professor of Medicine, Genetic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Center for Inherited Heart Disease
I am a physician scientist with a research focus on stem cell biology, heart regeneration and developmental cardiology. I received my BSc in Biology and my Medical Degree from the University of Crete in Greece. Then I moved to Boston MA, where I was a post-doc at Harvard Medical School and completed my residency at Boston University and my cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins. During my time at Hopkins I was a post-doc in Dr. Chulan Kwon and David Kass labs.
Currently, I treat patients with cardiac disease at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and I dedicate the majority of my time brainstorming ideas with members of the lab and getting fascinated by transcriptional regulation, heart development and regeneration. Outside the lab I enjoy playing legos and board games with my son and wife, wine tasting, guitar playing and watching artistic movies.
Nicole Cheng, MSc
I completed my BS and MS in molecular medicine in National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan where I fell in love with cell imaging before moving to Baltimore. I am a 2023 PhD student in Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering program Tampakakis lab where my focus of research is exploring the role of epitranscriptomics in cardiac development and regeneration.
Outside the lab, I enjoy cooking and exploring cafes and restaurants. Horse riding is the exercise that best helps me relax.
Johns Hopkins BME Graduate student
Shunyao Lei, MSc
I received an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering (BME) from Rutgers University, where I discovered my career interest falls on developing novel therapeutics to improve human lives. Later, I moved to Baltimore and received a master’s degree in BME from Johns Hopkins University. Currently, I am currently a graduate in the Tampakakis lab, where I am exploring the role of mRNA modifications during heart development.
Outside the lab, there are some fun facts about me: 1) I have an identical twin sister; 2) I also have a chubby cat whose nickname is Donggua (Means winter melon in Chinese).
Sheetal Bajpayi
BA/MSc Candidate
I am a master's student at Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. I completed most of my schooling in Singapore and moved to India for a Bachelor's in Biotechnology. I have been fascinated by the field of regenerative medicine and stem cell biology and I joined the Tampakakis lab in August 2021.
I am currently working on projects focusing on cardiovascular epitranscriptomics and the use of stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes for heart regeneration.
I love outdoor activities and enjoy photographing while I’m at these. Apart from that, being environmentally conscious is something that really matters to me.
Asimina Zoitou
Johns Hopkins BME MSc Student
Johns Hopkins BME Graduate student
Alumni
Harshi Gangrade, MSc, Research Associate at CRISPR Therapeutics, Cambridge MA
Jenica Wang, MHS, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Sandra Gomez, PhD Student, Colorado School of Mines Chemical Engineering
Stephanie Glavaris, PhD Student, Johns Hopkins University CMM program
Eubin Park, MSc Student in Data Science, Columbia University