Members

The Center for Mitochondrial Research and Therapeutics (CMRT) at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is a collaborative community of researchers and clinicians focused on mitochondrial biology and pathology. 

Composed of faculty experts across multiple disciplines, CMRT facilitates cutting-edge research and multidisciplinary projects aimed at understanding and treating mitochondrial dysfunction. Faculty within CMRT leverage strong institutional partnerships and access to key research infrastructure to advance therapeutic innovation and scientific discovery.

Executive Committee Members

Name

Department/Institution

Xin Qi

Physiology and Biophysics

Jason Mears

Pharmacology

Rajesh Ramanchandran

Physiology and Biophysics

Xiongwei Zhu

Pathology 

Regular Members

Name

Department/Institution

Vera Bonilha 

CCF: Lerner Research Center

Srinivasan Dasarathy

CCF: Lerner Research Center

Xinghong Dai

Physiology and Biophysics

Hisashi Fujioka

EM core facility

Anantha K Harijith

CWRU/Rainbow Hospitals

Chao-Pin Hsiao

CWRU School of Nursing

Di Hu

Physiology and Biophysics

Chinyere Iweka

Pharmacology

David Kang

Pathology

Justin Lathia

CCF-Lerner Research Center

Thomas LaFramboise

Genetics and Genome Sciences

Tian Liu

Pathology

Yan Li

Genetics and Genome Sciences

Shigemi Matsuyama

Pathology

Andrew Pieper

Pathology/Harrington Discovery Institute 

Sumit Parikh

CCF

Julie Rennison

CCF-Lerner Research Center

Cody Rutledge

Medicine, VA Cleveland

Jeffrey Schelling

Physiology and Biophysics

Julian Stezler

Physiology and Biophysics

Edward Yu

Pharmacology

Junga Alex Woo

Pathology

Rihua Wang

Physiology and Biophysics

Wenzhang Wang

Pathology

Shiwei Zhu

Physiology and Biophysics