Dr. Allison Schafer

Molecular, Cellular, and Biochemical Pharmacology PhD

Senior Scientist at Procter and Gamble

PhD Mentor: Dr. Burns Blaxall

Dissertation: "The Role of MMP-13 in Cardiac Remodeling and Fibrosis"

Dr. Chang Zeng

Molecular, Cellular, and Biochemical Pharmacology PhD

Senior Scientist at Boehringer Ingelheim

PhD Mentor: Dr. Anjaparavanda Naren

Dissertation: "Regulation of Esophageal Epithelial Function in Eosinophilic Esophagitis"

Dr. Christina Wei

Systems Biology and Physiology PhD

Associate Principal Scientist, Analytical Development at Rocket Pharmaceuticals

PhD Mentor: Dr. Lubov Timchenko

Dissertation: "The Role of GSK3β-CUGBP1 Pathway in the Correction of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 Muscle Pathology"

Dr. Gopinath Sundaramurthy

Systems Biology and Pharmacology PhD

Founder, Managing Partner, and Head of Data Science at Ensemble VC

PhD Mentor: Dr. Hamid Eghbalina

Dissertation: "Functional Properties and Intestinal Role of H+ Coupled Divalent Metal-ion Transporter-1

Dr. Mokryun Lily Baek

Systems Biology and Physiology PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine

PhD Mentor: Dr. Christian Hong

Dissertation: "Circadian Clock Regulation of the Glycogen Metabolism in Neurospora Crassa"

Dr. Nina Steele

Systems Biology and Physiology PhD

Assistant Scientist and Translational Liason at Henry Ford Health

PhD Mentor: Dr. Yana Zavros

Dissertation: "The Role of CD44 Variant Isoforms in Gastric Regeneration and Disease"

Dr. Robert Koncar

Systems Biology and Physiology PhD

Senior Principal Scientist, Oncology/Biology at Ensem Therapeutics

PhD Mentor: Dr. El Mustapha Bahassi

Dissertation: "Exploiting Genetic Vulnerabilities to Overcome Treatment Resistance in Adult Gliomas"

Dr. Vakul Mohanty

Systems Biology and Physiology PhD

Research Instructor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

PhD Mentors: Dr. Kakajan Komurov and Dr. Lubov Timchenko

Dissertation: "The Role of Non-oncogenic Variants in Cancers: Onco-passengers and Germline Polymorphisms"