People
Jacob Mann, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow
Phone: 312-503-6126 | E-mail: jacob.mann[at]northwestern.edu
Jake was born in North Carolina and grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago. Following his completion of a Bachelor of Science degree at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, Jake worked at The University of Chicago as a Research Technician working on retinal ischemia and degeneration. Jake then completed a PhD in neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh, where his work focused on RNA-binding protein aggregation in neurodegenerative disorders like ALS/FTD. Jake joined the Kiskinis Lab at Northwestern University in July of 2020, where his project centers on the role of nuclear envelope remodeling in motor neuron physiology and disease. Outside the lab, Jake enjoys spending time outdoors and going to the beach with his dog Addie.
Dina Simkin, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Francesco Alessandrini, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Wanhao Chi, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Kelly Marshall, BS; NUIN Student
Graduate Student
Andrew Fleming, BS; NUIN Student
Graduate Student
Kevin Smith
Lab Manager
Matthew Wright, MSc
Bioinformatics Analyst
Evan Kaspi, BS
MSTP StudentContact Us
The lab is superbly located in the downtown Chicago area, a few minutes away from Lake Michigan,
the shopping and restaurants of Magnificent Mile, within the historical Montgomery Ward Memorial Building.
For general lab inquires please contact our lab manager Kevin at: Phone: 312-503-6126 | E-mail: kevin.smith@northwestern.edu
Address
Evangelos Kiskinis Lab | Northwestern UniversityFeinberg school of Medicine | Department of Neurology
Ward 12-013 | 303 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611, USA