Yousuf Ali
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Yousuf is currently working with Dr. Deborah Mash on identifying novel changes in gene expression in postmortem human brain associated with cocaine addiction and excited delirium. His ultimate goal is to map novel mechanistic pathways that might dictate the vulnerability of different individuals to drug-seeking behavior. |
Xi Chen
M.D., 2001, Xi’an Jiaotong University |
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Xi is a first year student rotating in Dr. Matthias Salathe’s lab. |
Ines Chopra
M.Sc., 2006, Indian Institute of Technology, INDIA
B.Sc., 2006, University of Delhi, INDIA
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Ines is a member of Dr. Webster's lab and is currently working on the effect of hypoglucose on the insulin signaling pathway in cardiac myocytes. |
Fatima De Freitas
B.S., 19mn 84, Universidad Simon Bolivar, VENEZUELA |
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Fatima’s research in the Potter lab entails studying the effect of a knock-in fast skeletal muscle RLC mutation (D49A) on fast and slow skeletal muscle development. |
David Dweck
B.Sc., 1997, University of Miami |
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David is a graduate student in the Potter lab and studies the functional effects of human cardiac troponin C mutations associated with cardiomyopathies. |
Joanne Faysal
B.S., 1994, Suffolk University |
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Joanne is a member of Dr. Keith Webster’s lab and is currently studying the determination of the molecular mechanisms by which BNIP3 and PKCd regulate apoptosis of prostate cancer under hypoxia-acidosis conditions. |
Yassin Flores
B.S., 2002, University of Miami |
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As a student in Dr. Kerry Burnstein’s lab, Yassin is investigating how Vitamin D and Vitamin D analogs inhibit the growth of a variety of cell types including prostate cancer. |
Lakshmi Ganesan
B. Pharmacy, 2007, SRI Ramachandra University |
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As a first year student, Lakshmi is rotating in the Luetje Lab. |
Emily Heenan
B.S., 2003, Louisiana State University |
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Sumit Jain
B.S., 2006, University of Delhi |
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Sumit is a member of Dr. Bishopric's Lab. He is currently working on the molecular mechanisms by which p300 regulates apoptosis in cardiac myocytes. |
Darla Karpinsky
B.S., 2007, Florida Atlantic University |
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Darla is a first year student rotating with Dr. Grace Zhai. |
Yi Jey Lin
B.S., 2007, Nova Southeastern University |
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Jey will begin her first rotation in the Bishopric Lab. |
Alexandra Locovei
M.D., 1998, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, ROMANIA |
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Alexandra is training in Dr. Gennaro D’Urso’s lab and is identifying and characterizing the replication initiation defective mutants (rid) in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. In 2005, she received an AHA Predoctoral Fellowship award to continue her research project. |
Johanna Lopez
B.S., 2005, University of Miami |
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Johanna is a first year student rotating with Dr. Debra Mash. |
Julie Matthews
B.H.S., 2000, University of Miami |
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Julie is a graduate student in Dr. Lossos’s lab. She is currently researching STAT activation on the pathogenesis of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) including differential activation kinases and phosphatases that may be responsible and the effects that STAT activation may have on cell cycle, viability and tumor growth in both primary tumors and cell culture. Her side projects include the production of drug-resistant cell lines and analyzing the mechanism of upregulation of DNA repair proteins after transformation from follicular lymphoma to DLBCL. |
Jessica McCarrick
B.A., 2005, Florida International University |
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Jessica is a member of the Burnstein Lab and is currently investigating the role of crosstalk between ErbB2 and ER signaling pathways as a potential mechanism of antiestrogen resistance in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer. |
Andy Nichols
B.A., 2000, Franklin and Marshall College |
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Andy is in Dr. Charles Luetje’s lab and is studying the imposed ligand recognition by mutation of mammalian olfactory receptors in yeast. |
Michelle Parvatiyar
B.A., 1999, Thomas More College |
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Michelle is currently a student in the Potter lab and is studying the mechanism of cardiac TnC affinity changes in FHC, RCM and DCM. |
Jacqueline Peacock
B.S., 2006, Tulane University |
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Jacque is a member of Dr. Lincoln's lab and is currently studying the role of the transcription factor Sox9 in heart valve development and maintenance. |
Marvin Perez
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As a first year student, Marvin is rotating in the lab of Dr. Yossef Itzhak. |
Shuyun Rao
B.S., 2001, China Pharmaceutical University, P.R. CHINA |
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Originally admitted through the IBS entry program at the University of Miami, Shu’s main research project in the Burstein lab entails studying the role of Vav3 in prostate cancer progression. |
Sarah Repicky
B.A., 2003, Ithaca College |
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While in the Luetje lab, Sarah is investigating the functional expression of mammalian odorant receptors. |
Adena Rosenblatt
B.S., 2003, University of Michigan |
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Adena is an MD/PhD student in the Burnstein lab and is currently researching the regulation of androgen receptor activity: a potential mechanism of action of arsenic trioxide treatment in prostate cancer. She recently received a NIEHS Predoctoral Fellowship from NIH to continue her research studies. |
Derek Rosenzweig
B.S., 2001, Florida Atlantic University |
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Derek is in Dr. Vlad Slepak’s lab and is currently working on molecular mechanisms of light dependant protein redistribution in photoreceptor cells. He received an AHA Predoctoral Fellowship award in 2005 to continue this project. |
Simone Sandiford
B.S., 2003, North Carolina Central University |
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Simone is a member of the Slepak lab and is investigating the function of the RGS-Gß5 complex |
Kris Sarosiek
B.S., 2002, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Kris is a member of Dr. Izidore Lossos' lab and is studying new therapies for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma including Interleukin-21 and Anti-Bcl-2-scFv-TAT. |
Neal Satterly
M.S., 2003, Louisiana State University
B.S./B.A., 2001, Louisiana State University |
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As a member in the Fontoura lab, Neal is currently researching how the influenza virus disrupts the cellular mRNA nuclear export pathway. |
Salil Sharma
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Salil Sharma is a graduate student in Dr. Nanette Bishopric's lab. He is currently studying the role of p300 in regulation of angiogenesis through identification of specific transcription factors in vivo. |
Sanjeev Sirpal
B.S, 2005, University of Miami |
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As a DOD Fellow and MD/PhD student in the Potter Lab, Sanjeev studies the molecular regulation and functional consequences of differential cardiac sarcomeric gene expression. |
Billy Thompson
M.S., 2001 Florida Atlantic University
B.S., 1993, Palm Beach Atlantic University |
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As a student in the Webster lab, the first aim of Billy's project is to identify the nuclease responsible for the apoptotic DNA cleavage seen in cardiomyocytes during hypoxia/acidosis. The second area of focus is on the hyperacetylation of histone H3 during cardiomyocyte hypoxia/acidosis |
Andrew Tseng
A.B., 2003, Cornell University |
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Andrew joined Dr. John Bixby’s lab and is currently investigating substrates and neuronal function of receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase type RO (PTPRO). |
Cherry Wang
M.S., 2002, Peking Union Medical College
B.S., 1998, Peking Union Medical Pharmacy College |
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Cherry is member of the Burnstein lab and is how Vitamin D3 inhibits cancer cell proliferation through nuclear exclusion and decreased activity of cyclin-dependent kinase 2. |
Weiwen Wang
Bachelor, 2006, Fudan University |
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Weiwen Wang is a graduate student in Dr. Webster’s lab. Her major aim is to study the role of BNIP3 in cardiacmyocyte apoptosis under hypoxia/acidosis. Her second project involves researching cell signaling pathways of glycolysis in cancer cell lines. |
Amber Wilson
M.S., 2003, Florida Atlantic University
B.S., 2000, Florida Institute of Technology |
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While in the Webster lab, Amber’s project concentrates on the analysis of BNIP3 cleavage and its role in initiating cardiac myocyte death. She received an AHA Predoctoral Fellowship award to continue this research in 2005. |
Ling Yin
M.S., 2001, Dalian Medical University
B.Medicine, 1998, Dalian Medical University |
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Ling is currently in the D’Urso lab. Her thesis project involves researching the activation of a DNA replication checkpoint pathway in fission yeast. |
