Leonard Cheung PhD
Assistant Professor
Leonard trained in England and Michigan, and has pursued pituitary gland research since graduate school. He continues to maintain close connections with endocrine collaborators around the world.
He is an active member of the Endocrine Society, and has served on the Scientific Statements Subcommittee and Advocacy and Public Outreach Core Committee.
Yuxuan Lin BS
Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology PhD program
Graduating from Stony Brook summa cum laude, Yuxuan joined the MCP in 2025 after performing undergraduate research with the Cheung lab. She uses mouse and human model systems to investigate how pituitary stem cells respond to thyroid hormones.
Kevin Byun
BS class of ’27
URECA Summer Research Award 2025
Patrick Reynolds BS
MS Physiology & Biophysics, class of ’26
Jannatun Nayeem
BS Biology, class of ’26
(Explorations in STEM summer award 2024)

