Jason Campagna
Ph.D., 1996, University of Miami |
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Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesia
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Papia Chakraborty
B.S., 1998, Birla Institute of Technology, INDIA |
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While 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. She recently defended her thesis and is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Cell Biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. |
Audrey Chang
B.S., 2001, Hawaii Pacific University |
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As a member of Dr. James Potter’s Lab, Audrey recently defended her thesis entitled: FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL EFFECTS OF CARDIOMYOPATHY ASSOCIATED MUTATIONS IN a-TROPOMYOSIN. She is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Physiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (Stull Lab). |
Bo Chen
Ph.D., 2003, University of Miami |
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Postdoc with Dr. Connie Cepko
Harvard Medical School, Genetics Department.
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Jiale Dai
Ph.D., 1996, University of Miami |
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Assistant Professor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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Drew Everhart
Ph.D., 2005, University of Miami; BS, 1999, Duke University |
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While in the Luetje lab, Drew research involved studying the interaction of a a-Conotoxins PnIA and MII with a3ß neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. He is currently a postdoc at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Center for Vision Research. Read more...
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Paula Faria
Ph.D., 2005, University of Miami; MA, 1999, BS, 1997, the City College of New York |
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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. She received a postdoc position in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology. |
Christina Ford
Ph.D., 2004, University of Miami; BA, 1999, Rollins College |
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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; BS, 2001, Furman University |
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As a student in the Webster lab, Donna’s research entailed studying the pathways of cardiac myocytes apoptosis induced by hypoxia-acidosis and hypoxia-reoxygenation. She is currently a postdoc at Forest Wake University in North Carolina. |
Huifang Li
M.S, 1999, Shanghai Institute of Cell Biology, P.R. CHINA
B.S., 1995, East China University of Science & Technology, P.R. CHINA |
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Li recently joined the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University. She is a former student in the Webster lab whose entitled: Role of AMPK in Insulin Sensitivity and Apoptosis in Cardiac Myocytes. |
Leah Lyons
Ph.D., 2005, University of Miami; B.S., 1997, Florida Atlantic University |
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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. |
Jennifer McCafferty
Ph.D., 1999, University of Miami |
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Scientific Director
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
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Karla Mihalak
Ph.D., 2006, University of Miami; BS, 1998, Florida State University |
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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. Read more... |
Thanh Tran
Ph.D., 2006, University of Miami; BA, 1996, Boston College |
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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 currently a postdoc with Novartis in Boston, MA. |
Eddy Yang
M.D., 2005, Ph.D., 2003, University of Miami; BA, 1996, John Hopkins University |
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As an MD/PhD student, Eddy’s thesis project while in the Burnstein lab, involved researching the vitamin D-mediated regulation of prostate cancer cell cycle. Eddy is currently a medical resident at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.
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