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Molecular Signaling Section
Section Chief: Jürgen Wess, Ph.D.

Lab Members

Our Staff

Dr. Jürgen Wess
Jürgen Wess, Ph.D.
Section Chief
Yinghong Cui.
Yinghong Cui
Biologist (Lab Manager)
Ramón Piñol.
Ramón A. Piñol, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
Liu Liu.
Liu Liu, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist

Our Fellows

Srinivas Pittala.
Srinivas Pittala, Ph.D.
Research Fellow
Dhanush Haspula.
Dhanush Haspula, Ph.D.
Research Fellow
Dr. Takanobu Iwadare
Takanobu Iwadare, Ph.D.
Visting Fellow
Osvaldo Rivera.
Osvaldo Rivera, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Photo of Misbah Rashid.
Misbah Rashid, Ph.D.
Nancy Nossal Postdoctoral Fellow
Ms. Athena Choi
Athena Choi
Postbac Fellow

Group Photos

Members of the Wess lab smiling and sitting at a long table with plates of food in front of them.Members of the Molecular Signaling Section.
Last Reviewed September 2026