Yuriy Usachev, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Dr. Usachev grew up in Kiev, Ukraine. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Biology and Biophysics in 1993 from the Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology (Kiev, Ukraine). After that, he received an Eastern European Award for postdoctoral training at Cambridge University (UK), before moving to the University of Minnesota in 1995, where he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow and then Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology. He joined the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Iowa as an Assistant Professor in 2003, and where he is now John P. Long Endowed Professor of Pharmacology. In his free time, Dr. Usachev enjoys reading, running, bicycling, traveling and spending time with his family.
Leonid Shutov, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Research Scientist
Leonid received his M.S. in Applied Physics and Mathematics and later PhD in Biophysics at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Kiev’s Branch). In 2007 has joined Dr. Usachev’s laboratory for postdoctoral training in neuroscience. His research projects are focused on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of chronic pain. His hobbies include biking, soccer, cybersport and computer repair.
Kathleen (Kat) Kelley
Title/Position
Research Assistant
Mallorie Lane
Title/Position
Research Assistant
Athira Anirudhan, PhD
Title/Position
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Alex Keyes, PhD
Title/Position
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Alex is from Tucson, Arizona, and earned a B.S. in chemistry with a minor in biology from Linfield University (McMinnville, OR) in 2017. Alex earned a Ph.D in Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacology, in 2023 from the University of Iowa. Alex’s research is in determining the role of neuro-immune interactions within the spinal cord in pain sensitization. Alex enjoys traveling and spends free time reading, baking, writing poetry, and drawing scientific illustrations.
Kavita Solanki, PhD
Title/Position
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Tam Nguyen
Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
