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Heuckeroth Lab Team
The Heuckeroth Lab has excellent resources and many projects to pursue focused on developmental biology, genetics, stem cell biology, gene-environment interactions and the molecular mechanisms of human intestinal motility disorders. The research team also is interested in pursuing collaborative projects in bioengineering, nanotechnology, bioinformatics, epidemiology, imaging and other fields that might provide new approaches to care and prevention for people with intestinal motility disorders.
If you have an idea and want to explore collaboration, please contact Dr. Heuckeroth.

Robert O. Heuckeroth, MD, PhD
Research Director, Suzi and Scott Lustgarten Center for GI Motility
Dr. Heuckeroth investigates mechanisms controlling bowel motility in order to find new ways to treat, diagnose, and prevent intestinal motility disorders. His research is focused on enteric nervous system and smooth muscle biology as he works to find new ways to improve the lives of children with bowel motility disorders.
Our Team
Amanda Lemke
Clinical Research Program Manager
lemkea@email.chop.edu
Beth Maguire
Lab Manager
maquireb@chop.edu
Joshua D. Eisenberg, MD
Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
eisenberj1@chop.edu
Christina Wright
MD, PhD student at Penn Perelman School of Medicine
cwri@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Sabine Schneider
MD, PhD candidate at Penn Perelman School of Medicine
ssabine@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Sohaib Hashmi
MD, PhD candidate at Penn Perelman School of Medicine
hasmis@upenn.edu
Christopher Pai
PhD candidate at Penn Perelman School of Medicine, Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
cpai@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Rachel Cerón
MD, PhD candidate at Penn Perelman School of Medicine
rhdvorak@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Deepika Kothakapa
Undergraduate Research Assistant
kothad@rpi.edu
Jessica Anderson
Undergraduate Research Assistant
jesand@sas.upenn.edu
Rebecca Bradley
Undergraduate Research Assistant
rebecca.bradley@temple.edu
Vasia Barka
Undergraduate Research Assistant
vbarka@sas.upenn.edu
Josephine Thrasher
Undergraduate Research Assistant
athrash1@swarthmore.edu