| Student | Research |
| Yousuf Ali Ph.D., 2011, University of Miami B.A., 2005, Ohio Wesleyan University | Yousuf entered the program in the Fall 2006 semester and was a graduate student in Dr. Grace Zhai’s lab. He successfully defended his is thesis project in late August 2011 which was entitled: Mechanisms Of Neuroprotection Mediated By Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Adenylyl Transferase (NMNAT). Yousuf is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Dr. Virginia Lee at the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Jason Campagna, MD/PhD
Ph.D., 1996, University of Miami | Vice President, Global Medical and Health Outcomes
The Medicines Company
Parsippany, NJ |
| Papia Chakraborty Ph.D., 2007, University of Miami
B.S., 1998, Birla Institute of Technology, INDIA | Papia is currently a Postdoc at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine. She entered the program in the Fall 2002 semester and as a member of the Fontoura lab, Papia studied the down regulation of Nup96 and its role in mitosis as well as the up regulation of Nup107 during mitosis. |
| Audrey Chang Ph.D., 2007, University of Miami
B.S., 2001, Hawaii Pacific University | Audrey is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Physiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (Stull Lab). As a member of Dr. James Potter's Lab, she defended her thesis entitled: Functional And Structural Effects Of Cardiomyopathy Associated Mutations In A-Tropomyosin. |
| Bo Chen
Ph.D., 2003, University of Miami B.S., Sichuan University, 1997 | Bo is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science and of Neurobiology at the Yale School of Medicine. He entered the MCP Program in 1998 and was a student of the Bixby Lab. Bo’s thesis project was titled: NPCD (neuronal pentraxin with chromo domain): a new class of tyrosine phosphatase-interacting protein that is required for NGF-induced neuronal process outgrowth. |
| Ines Chopra Ph.D., 2012, University of Miami M.S., 2006, Indian Institut of Technology B.Sc., 2004, University of Delhi | Ines Chopra completed her PhD requirements on February 6, 2012. As a student in Dr. Keith Webster’s lab, she studied the “Molecular mechanisms of Ampk- and Akt-dependent survival of glucose-starved cardiac myocytes”. She is continuing her post-doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania with Dr. Edward Lee and is studying the relationship between leptin signaling in obesity and neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Jiale Dai
Ph.D., 1996, University of Miami | Assistant Professor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| David Dweck Ph.D., 2008, University of Miami B.Sc., 1997, University of Miami | David is a graduate of Dr. James Potter's lab and continues to study the functional effects of human cardiac troponin C mutations associated with cardiomyopathies. |
| Drew Everhart
Ph.D., 2005, University of Miami BS, 1999, Duke University | While in the Luetje lab, Drew research involved studying the interaction of a a-Conotoxins PnIA and MII with a3ß neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. |
| Paula Faria
Ph.D., 2005, University of Miami MA, 1999, BS, 1997, the City College of New York | Paula was a student in the laboratory of Dr. Beatriz Fontoura and her thesis defense was entitled: MRNA nuclear export pathway disrupted by the vesicular stomatitis virus. Paula is currently a Research Associate/Instructor at Nova Southeastern University. |
| Omar Flores Ph.D., 2010, University of Miami B.S., 2002, University of Miami | Omar entered the program in the Fall 2004 semester and was a graduate student in the Burnstein Lab. His thesis project involved the study of Vitamin D regulation of cell cycle. Omar is currently a postdoctoral trainee at Duke University (Cullen Lab). |
| Christina Ford
Ph.D., 2004, University of Miami BA, 1999, Rollins College | Christina was a member of the Slepak lab and successfully defended her thesis titled: Tescalcin, a Novel Protein with a Single Ca2+-binding EF-hand. |
| Donna Frazier
Ph.D., 2006, University of Miami B.S., 2001, Furman University | Donna joined the program in August 2001 and was a student in the Webster lab. Her research entailed studying the pathways of cardiac myocytes apoptosis induced by hypoxia-acidosis and hypoxia-reoxygenation. |
Sumit Jain
Ph.D., 2012, University of Miami
Bachelor, 2007, University of Delhi
| Sumit was a member of Dr. Bishopric's lab and successfully defended his Ph.D. in November 2012.
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Huifang Li Ph.D., 2006, University of Miami
M.S, 1999, Shanghai Institute of Cell Biology
B.S., 1995, East China Univ. of Science & Technology | Li is a Postdoc with the FDA/CDER in Bethesda, MD. She is a former student of the Webster lab whose dissertation studied the role of AMPK in insulin sensitivity and apoptosis in cardiac myocytes. |
| Alexandra Locovei Ph.D., 2009, University of Miami M.D., 1998, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, ROMANIA | Alexandra trained in Dr. Gennaro D'Urso's lab and her thesis entailed identifying and characterizing the replication initiation defective mutants (rid) in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. |
| Leah Lyons
Ph.D., 2005, University of Miami B.S., 1997, Florida Atlantic University | Leah received her scientific training in the Burnstein lab and researched “Vav3, a Rho GTPase Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor, Enhances Androgen Receptor Transcriptional Activity through Ligand-Dependent and –Independent Mechanisms in Prostate Cancer Cells. Leah is currently a College of Medical Sciences Faculty member at Nova Southeastern University. |
| Jennifer McCafferty
Ph.D., 1999, University of Miami | Assistant Dean, Office of Research University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| Julie Matthews Ph.D., 2011, University of Miami B.S., University of Miami | Julie, a graduate student in the Lossos lab, defended her dissertation entitled: Germinal Center Kinase and p-JNK1 are Required for the Proliferation and Survival of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma. |
| Karla Mihalak Ph.D., 2006, University of Miami B.S., 1998, Florida State University | Karla was a member of the Luetje lab and her research focused on the structure and dynamics of the zinc potentiation site of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. After obtaining a PhRMA Postdoctoral Fellowship, Karla chose to continue her research in the Magelby lab in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics. |
| Andrew Nichols Ph.D., 2010, University of Miami B.A., 2000 Franklin & Marshall College | Andy is a Postdoc with the Min Li Lab at John Hopkins University. He was a graduate student in the Luetje lab and his dissertation was entitled: Identification of Functional and Structural Features of Insect Olfactory Receptors. |
| Michelle Parvatiyar Ph.D., 2009, University of Miami B.A., 1999, Thomas More College | Michelle is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at UCLA (Vondriska Lab). As a member of Dr. James Potter’s lab, her doctoral work involved understanding how cardiomyopathic mutations alter the structure of cardiac troponin C and how these perturbations contribute to the development of myofilament dysfunction seen in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. |
| Jacqueline Peacock Ph.D., 2011, University of Miami B.S., 2006, Tulane University | Jacque entered the program in the Fall 2006 semester and was a student in Dr. Joy Lincoln’s lab. Her thesis project identified the Role of Sox9 in Heart Valve Development and Disease. Jacque is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Oncology at the Van Andel Research Institute. |
| Shuyun Rao Ph.D., 2009, University of Miami M.S., 2004, B.S., 2001 China Pharmaceutical University | Shu is a Postdoc at the Fox Chase Cancer Center located in Philadelphia. As a graduat.e student in the Burnstein lab, she defended her dissertation entitled: Vav3 Potentiation of Androgen Receptor Activity in Prostate Cancer. |
| Sarah Repicky Ph.D., 2007, University of Miami B.A., 2003, Ithaca College | While in the Luetje lab, Sarah investigated the functional expression of mammalian odorant receptors. |
| Adena Rosenblatt M.D., 2011, Ph.D., 2009, University of Miami B.S., 2003, University of Michigan | Adena is currently a Pediatrics Medical Resident at UCSF. She is an MD/PhD graduate who completed her doctoral degree in the Burnstein lab researching the regulation of androgen receptor activity: a potential mechanism of action of arsenic trioxide treatment in prostate cancer. |
| Derek Rosenzweig Ph.D., 2008, University of Miami
B.S., 2001, Florida Atlantic University | Derek is currently a postdoctoral scholar at McGill University. He entered the program in the Fall 2002 semester and his research while in Dr. Joy Lincoln’s lab used mouse models and molecular techniques to identify signaling pathways required for heart valve progenitor cell fate. |
| Simone Sandiford Ph.D., 2010, University of Miami B.S., 2003, North Carolina Central University | Simone is currently a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at John Hopkins University. She joined the program in the Fall 2002 semester and her research in Dr. Slepak’s lab involved the interaction of the gβ5-rgs7 complex with the muscarinic acetylcholine m3 receptor. |
| Kristopher Sarosiek Ph.D., 2009, University of Miami B.S., 2002, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Kris was a member of Dr. Izidore Lossos' lab and studied new therapies for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma including Interleukin-21 and Anti-Bcl-2-scFv-TAT. He is currently a postdoc at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard University and his research contributes to the overall research goals of the Letai Lab which is to better understand how cells decide to make the commitment to apoptosis. |
| Neal Satterly Ph.D., 2009, University of Miami M.S., 2003, Louisiana State University
B.S./B.A., 2001, Louisiana State University | As a member in the Fontoura lab, Neal researched how the influenza virus disrupts the cellular mRNA nuclear export pathway. He's currently a Postdoc Associate with the National Research Council (USAMRIID). |
| Salil Sharma Ph.D., 2011, University of Miami M.S., 2003, Bangalore University B.S.,2001, University of Jammu | Salil is currently a postdoctoral trainee at UCLA in the lab of Dr. Mansoureh Eghbali and is studying the role of estrogen in pregnancy-related cardiac hypertrophy. He was a member of the Bishopric Lab and his thesis project was entitled: Micrornas As Effectors For Acetyltransferase P300 In Cardiac Hypertrophy |
| Billy Thompson Ph.D., 2008, University of Miami
M.S., 2001 Florida Atlantic University
B.S., 1993, Palm Beach Atlantic University | As a student in the Webster lab, Billy studied the activities of Bnip3 in the nuclear compartment. He is currently a postdoctoral associate in Dr. Miguel Perez-Pinzon lab at the University of Miami. |
| Thanh Tran
Ph.D., 2006, University of Miami B.A., 1996, Boston College | Thanh was a student in Dr. Nanette Bishopric's lab and his thesis was entitled: Cytoprotection by Jun Kinase is Mediated through Direct Inhibition of Apoptosome Formation. He is a postdoc with Novartis in Boston, MA. |
| Leinweih (Andrew) Tseng Ph.D., 2010, University of Miami B.S., 2003, Cornell University | Andrew is currently a student at the University of NH School of Law. He was a graduate student in Dr. Bixby’s lab. He joined the program in the Fall 2003 semester and his thesis project was titled: Ubiquitylation of Neuronal Pentraxin with Chromo Domain by the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Mayven/KLHL2 and Effects on Aggresome Formation and Neuronal Cytotoxicity |
| Weiwen Wang Ph.D., 2012, University of Miami Bachelor's in Medicine, 2006, Fudan University | Weiwen Wang successfully defended her doctoral degree on February 10, 2012. As a student of the Webster lab, she studied the differential role of JNK-1 in the regulation of myocardial infarction through survival kinases Akt and Erk. Weiwen has joined the lab of Dr. Ping Wang at the University of California, Irvine for her postdoc position. |
| Zhengying (Cherry) Wang Ph.D., 2009, University of Miami M.S., 2002, Peking Union Medical College
B.S., 1998, Peking Union Medical Pharmacy College | Cherry was a member of the Burnstein lab and studied how Vitamin D3 inhibits cancer cell proliferation through nuclear exclusion and decreased activity of cyclin-dependent kinase 2. She is currently a Research Associate with Bascom Palmer/Center for Molecular Ophthalmology & Neuroscience at the University of Miami. |
| Amber Wilson Ph.D., 2010, University of Miami M.S., 2003, Florida Atlantic University B.S., 2000, Florida Institute of Technology | As a member of Dr. Keith Webster’s lab, Amber research entailed determining the effect of aging on bone-marrow derived mesenchymal stem cell cardiac and angiogenic plasticity potential. She is currently studying patent law at John Marshall Law School. |
| Eddy Yang
M.D., 2005, Ph.D., 2003, University of Miami B.A., 1996, John Hopkins University | Eddy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology Oncology at the University of AL, Birmingham. As an MD/PhD student in the Burnstein lab, Eddy's thesis project involved researching the vitamin D-mediated regulation of prostate cancer cell cycle. |
| Ling Yin
Ph.D., 2009, University of Miami M.S., 2001, Dalian Medical University
B. Medicine, 1998, Dalian Medical University | Ling was a member of the D'Urso lab. Her thesis project involved researching the activation of a DNA replication checkpoint pathway in fission yeast. Ling is currently a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Surgery at the University of Miami. |
