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Bagwe, Rita ~ Doctoral
Student
Dr. Inna Sokolova
Lab: (704) 687-8523
Woodward 367
Rita recieved her
B.S in Zoology and her M.S in Animal Physiology
from University of Mumbai.At present she is
working on Role of Nitric Oxidein oyster
Crassostrea virginica under the guidance of
Dr.Sokolova.
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Bariar, Bhawana ~
Doctoral Student
Dr. Christine Richardson
Lab: (704) 687-8549
Woodward 373
Bhawana received
her M.S. in Molecular and Human Genetics from
Banaras Hindu University, India. She graduated
with an M.S. in Biology from Georgia Tech in
Fall 2007. Her Master’s thesis at Georgia
Tech focused on the effects of the components of
the Get (Golgi-to-ER Traffic) pathway on prion
propagation in yeast. She joined the Ph.D.
program at UNCC in Spring 2008. Currently, she
is doing a research rotation in Dr. Christine
Richardson’s laboratory investigating
chromosomal rearrangements common to leukemias.
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Bates, Jennifer ~
Masters Student
Dr. Amy Ringwood
Lab: (704) 687-8394
Woodward
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Benedetto, Gergory ~
Doctoral Student
Dr. Christine Richardson
Lab: (704) 687-8549
Woodward 373
Greg comes to us from
New Jersey. He received his BS is Biological
Science in May of 2005 from Rutgers University.
He is currently working in Dr. Richardson's lab
where they are developing genetically engineered
cell lines in mice that will be used to screen
multiple environmental and dietary toxins in
promoting pre-cancerous genetic alterations
associated with leukemia and lymphoma.
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Besmer, Dahlia ~ Masters Student
Dr. Pinku Mukherjee
Lab: (704) 687-5460
Woodward
Dahlia received her BS in Biology at UNC Charlotte.
As an undergraduate, she was in the honors program,
with Dr. Huet as her mentor. Dahlia's honors project
focused on investigating the effect of neonatal
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin exposure on c-myc
and egfr expression in adult AHR congenic mice. Now,
as a graduate student, she continues to work with
Dr. Huet, as well as Drs. Schrum and Steuerwald.
This collaborative project encompasses investigating
how the gender effect on liver damage, caused by
alcohol, may be related to the developmental
differences of sex steroid hormones on liver alcohol
metabolism.
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Binder, Eric ~
Masters Student
Dr. James Oliver
Lab: (704) 687-8517
Woodward 361
Eric is from the phenomenal
state of Massachusetts (Go Sox), from there he moved
to North Carolina for Uncle Sam. Eric spent 5 years
as a U.S. Army Paratrooper at the beautiful Fort
Bragg. After the Army Eric took some time off to
explore his sole, and once his sole was discovered
he pursued education. Eric received a BS in
Economics from East Carolina University (Go Pirates)
in 2004. After ECU Eric moved to Charlotte to work
for big business, and when he discovered that
business was not a “bag of chips” after all, he went
back to school to pursue his first love; science.
Eric received his BS in Biology from UNCC in 2008,
and is currently in the MS program for
Microbiology. He is continuing his research in Dr.
Oliver’s lab where he started as an undergrad. Eric
is studying the effects of the quorum sensing
molecule AI-2, and biofilm formation by the
bacterium Vibrio vulnificus. In addition,
Eric is working on the identification and
quantification of Vibrio vulnificus and
Vibrio parahaemolyticus from North Carolina
coastal water samples.
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Bowen, Robert ~ Doctoral Student
Kinesiology
Dr. Tim Lightfoot
(704) 687-4692
Bob received his B.S.
in Physical Geography from Northern Michigan
University and M.S. in Geographic Information
Science from the University of Minnesota – Twin
Cities in 2002 and 2004. He returned to
Northern Michigan University and completed a M.S. in
Exercise Science (emphasis in Physiology).
During his second M.S., his research focused on the
biomechanical and physiological aspects of
cross-country skiing and cycling performance.
Currently, Bob is working on his Ph.D. in
Biology/Kinesiology and researching in the area of
exercise genomics using a mouse model.
Specifically, he is evaluating the use of in
silico data analysis techniques to identify the
locations of genes involved in exercise endurance
regulation.
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Craven, Austin ~
Doctoral Student
TBD
Lab: (704) 687-
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Daneshvar, Kaveh ~
Doctoral Student
Dr. Julie Goodliffe
Lab: (704) 687-8529
Woodwrd 475
I received my BS
degree in biology from University of Tehran and
pursued a master's degree in biochemistry. Enjoying
the friendly atmosphere, I am currently working on
my PhD in Dr. Goodliffe's lab. Essentially, I work
on fruit flies (scientists refer to them as
drosophila), but that's too general, right? well,
specifically I am looking at the mechanism of gene
regulation by Myc, a celebrity in the transcription
factors' community. Myc, reportedly, acts up now and
then to make the cell crazy! by saying crazy, I mean
cancer! That's why I care about Myc. I use a variety
of techniques ranging from genetic screening and
crosses for creating new transgenic flies to
molecular biology (microarray, chromatic IP, qRT-PCR,
etc.), to find out how Myc regulates expression of
its targets at the genetics and epigenetics level.
Recently, we found that there is something really
cool out there, called "microRNA" and apparently
this little non-coding microRNA has something to do
with gene regulation and, much to our interest, to
Myc.
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Dennis, Jessica ~ Masters Student
Dr. Valery Grdzelishvili
Lab: (704) 687-8521
Woodward 471
Jessica hails from
beautiful North Carolina where she earned her AS in
Biology from Sandhills Community College before
going on to UNC-Charlotte to earn her BS in Biology.
She is currently working in Dr. Valery
Grdzelishvili’s laboratory as an MA student.
Jessica’s research includes examining the role of
host protein factors involved in the replication of
nonsegmented negative-strand RNA viruses.
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Doyle, Kristi ~ Masters Student
Dr. James Oliver
Lab: (704) 687-8517
Woodward 361
Kristi Doyle obtained her BS in
Biology from UNCC in 2008 and is currently
continuing research that she began as an
undergraduate in Dr. Oliver’s lab. Kristi is
interested in determining at which larval stage
oysters are able to incorporate a human pathogen,
Vibrio vulnificus, as part of their natural
microflora. Currently, she is also working on
determining whether or not there is a correlation
between the oyster parasite, Perkinsus
marinus, and Vibrio vulnificus
loads.
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Elbaz, Rana ~ Masters Student
Dr. Yvette Huet
Lab: (704) 687-8697
Woodward
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Fawcett, Ryan
~ Masters Student
Dr. Matt Parrow
Lab: (704) 687-8183
Woodward 371
Ryan is from Charlotte, North Carolina and obtained
a BS in Biology from UNC Charlotte in 2008. Ryan
entered the MS program at UNCC in Fall of 2008, and
is continuing research in Dr. Parrow’s lab that he
began as an undergraduate. His research focuses on
the ecology of freshwater algae causing harmful
blooms in local environments such as drinking water
reservoirs, and using 18s ribosomal RNA gene
analyses to investigate the taxonomy, phylogeny, and
biogeography of poorly-understood freshwater
dinoflagellates.
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Ferguson, David ~
Doctoral Student
TBD
Lab: (704) 687-
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Foster, Brent ~ Masters Student
Dr. Inna Sokolova
Lab: (704) 687-8523
Woodward 367
Brent finished his
B.S. in Biology, with a minor in Chemistry, here at
UNCC and entered the graduate program in the Spring
of 2007. He joined Dr. Sokolova’s lab in the
summer of that year, working on a collaborative
project with Dr. Hughes. His work involves the
study of different strains of an oyster parasite
known as Perkinsus marinus, and their
inhibition, and perhaps also stimulation, of host
cell apoptosis.
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Fox, Crystal ~ Masters Student
Dr. Larry Barden
Lab: (704) 687-8671
Woodward
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Froelich, Brett ~
Doctoral Student
Dr. James Oliver
Lab: (704) 687-8517
Woodward 361
Brett earned his
BS in Biology with a concentration in
Microbiology at UNCC. He is continuing research
in Dr. Oliver’s lab that he started as an
undergraduate. Brett is studying the estuarine
bacterium
Vibrio vulnificus, a human pathogen.
His areas of focus are the molecular and
physiological mechanisms of virulence in
V. vulnificus,
specifically phase variation of the
polysaccharide capsule, and the link between
mannitol fermentation and the ability to
colonize human blood.
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Furr, Samantha ~
Doctoral Student
Dr. Ian
Marriott
Lab: (704) 687-8507
Woodward 375
Samantha received her B.S. in
Biology from UNC Charlotte, where she graduated Cum
Laude with departmental honors in biology. Her
honors thesis dealt with the expression of RIG-I and
MDA5, which mediate immune responses to viral RNA,
in microglia and astrocytes. After spending 6
months in the great state of Texas at Baylor College
of Medicine, she realized she couldn’t survive
without viral immunology or Dr. Vinita Chauhan, and
returned to UNC Charlotte to continue work on her
pet project in the lab of Dr. Ian Marriott. Her
current research involves studying the mode of
recognition of viral pathogens by resident CNS cells
and the initiation of protective, but sometimes
harmful immune responses in the brain. She looks
forward to publishing many, many papers and working
with Ebola when she grows up.
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Giles, Richard ~ Doctoral Student
Dr. Matt Parrow
Lab: (704) 687-8183
Woodward 371
Richard is from Lincolnton, North Carolina and
obtained a BS in Botany and a minor in Environmental
Science from NC State University in 2004. Richard
worked as a mycologist in a private environmental
microbiology laboratory in New Jersey before
returning to NC State for graduate studies. In the
summer of 2008 he finished his MS degree in Wood and
Paper Science. His thesis research examined
lignin-selective fungal decay in genetically
modified trees and fungal pretreatments for paper
and lignocellulosic ethanol. He is continuing this
research in Dr. Parrow’s lab by investigating new
species of fungi for bioremediation and
lignocellulosic ethanol.
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Hariharan, Vani ~
Doctoral Student
TBD
Lab: (704) 687-
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Jewell, Ashley ~ Masters Student
Dr. Didier Dreau
Lab: (704) 687-8315
Woodward 475
Ashley graduated
from nearby Central
Cabarrus
High School in 2002. She then
attended UNC Chapel Hill, where she received her
B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. Ashley
entered the MS program at UNCC in the Fall of 2006,
and is currently working with Dr. Dréau in the
Cancer and Metastasis Laboratory. Her research
is focused on the importance of inflammation and the
complex role of tumor-associated macrophages in the
progression of breast cancer. Ongoing studies
include determining the key inflammatory cytokines
involved, investigating whether endothelin modulates
the inflammation observed within the tumor mass, and
determining whether tumor cells can influence the
phenotype and properties of tumor-associated
macrophages.
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Kahn, Bushra ~ Masters Student
Dr. Amy Ringwood
Lab: (704) 687-8394
Woodward
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Khan, Abid ~ Doctoral Student
Dr. Julie Goodliffe
Lab: (704) 687-8669
Woodward 371
I received my
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Biotechnology from
Visvesvaraya Technological University in Bangalore,
India. I entered the Graduate program at UNCC in the
Fall of 2008 and have been conducting research in
Dr. Goodliffe’s lab. I am currently studying the
molecular and epigenetic mechanisms involved in
auto-regulation of the dMyc locus in Drosophila.
Myc is a transcriptional regulator which is
upregulated, in more than 50% of human cancers. Myc
also loses auto-repression in cancerous cell lines
causing increased proliferation. To understand the
mechanism and the key elements involved in
auto-repression, we use extensive gene expression
profiling, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and
genetic analyses to elucidate the role of Myc in
coordinated regulation of its own locus and its
other targets with other Polycomb Group proteins (PcG)
at discrete times in Drosophila
embryogenesis.
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Kidiyoor, Amritha ~ Masters Student
Dr. Pinku Mukherjee
Lab: (704) 687-5460
Woodward
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Lakner, Ashley ~ Doctoral Student
Dr.
Laura Schrum
Lab: (704) 687-8517
Woodward 361
Ashley Lakner
received her BS in Biology from James Madison
University, as well as minors in Chemistry and
Political Science. Ashley is a doctoral student in
the lab of Dr. Laura Schrum. Ashley is currently
investigating the role of aquaporins in hepatic
stellate cells (HSCs) and their putative functions
during liver fibrosis. Ashley is also the Secretary
of the Graduate and Professional Student Government
(GPSG).
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Larion, Sebastion ~ Masters Student
Dr. Mark Clemens
Lab: (704) 687-8675
Woodward 463
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Lawler, Melissa ~
Doctoral Student
Dr. Stan
Schneider
Lab: (704) 687-8526
Woodward 163C
Melissa began her career as a
banking executive responsible for mapping business
structure and processes, analyzing the resulting
communication and group decision-making pathways,
and determining the overall impact on employee
motivation and productivity. Based on her analyses
she developed plans to improve the efficiency and
adaptability of the bank in changing environments.
Melissa earned her BS in Biology at UNCC in
December, 2008 and entered the doctoral program in
January 2009. As a natural extension of her previous
work in business organizations, Melissa’s research
uses an interdisciplinary approach which combines
social network theory, animal behavior and dynamic
modeling to examine communication networks in
honeybee colonies, particularly the adaptability of
modulatory signal networks in response to changing
colony needs.
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Matoo, Omera Bashir ~ Masters Student
Dr. Inna Sokolova
Lab: (704) 687-8523
Woodward
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Mattocks, Adrian ~ Doctoral Student
Dr. Iain McKillop
Carolinas Medical Center
Adrian Mattocks
received a B.A. in Philosophy (2000) and a B.S. in
Biology (2003) from the University of North Carolina
at Charlotte. Adrian is currently performing his
doctoral studies in the laboratory of Dr. McKillop
investing the mechanisms that regulate the normal
and abnormal expression of aquaporin proteins during
the process of normal liver cell (hepatocyte)
transformation to the tumorigenic state and how
these proteins affect the rate at which
liver tumors (hepatocellular
carcinomas) progress. Dr Mattocks aims to
complete these studies and graduate with a Ph.D. in
Spring 2009
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McCarthy, Melissa ~
Masters Student
Dr. Amy Ringwood
Lab: (704) 687-8394
Woodward 367
Melissa completed her
BS Biology at UNC Chapel Hill and started work on
her MS in the Fall of 2007 at UNC Charlotte.
She is currently studying toxic effects of both
carbon and metal nanoparticles on the Eastern
oyster, Crassostrea virginica.
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Moore, Cathy ~ Doctoral Student
Dr. Laura Schrum
Lab: (704) 687-8529
Woodwrd 475
Cathy Moore received her BE in Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt
University in 2002. Cathy has worked as a
technician at Tulane’s Center for Gene Therapy
(2000-2002), the Department of Cancer Biology at
Vanderbilt University (2002-2003), and the
Department of Biology at UNC-Charlotte (2003-2004).
Cathy is a doctoral student in Dr. Laura Schrum’s
laboratory investigating the molecular mechanisms
regulating hepatic stellate cell (HSC) contraction
under normal and fibrotic conditions. Cathy is
also the Vice-President of the Graduate and
Professional Student Government (GPSG).
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Moore, Judy ~ Doctoral Student
Dr. Chris Yengo
Lab: (704) 687-8515
Woodward 471
Judy received her BA
degree in Biology from Rice University in Houston,
Texas, and her M.Ed. from the University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga. She is planning to
complete her MS degree in the summer or fall of
2006. Judy is conducting her research in Chris
Yengo’s lab, where she is iPnvestigating
autophosphorylation of myosin 3A by its unique
N-terminal kinase domain and its regulatory role in
the molecule’s function.
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Murphy, Andrea ~ Doctoral Student
Dr. Valery Grdzelishvili
Lab: (704) 687-8521
Woodward 471
Andrea graduated
from the
University
of Rochester
in 2004 with a BS in Biology. Following
graduation she worked at a biotech company in
Portland,
Maine that specialized in the production of monoclonal
antibodies. Andrea
entered into the Masters program at UNCC in the fall
of 2007 and has been conducting research in Dr.
Grdzelishvili’s lab. Her research interests
include the post-transcriptional modifications of
negative strand RNA viruses.
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Nath, Sritama ~ Doctoral Student
Dr. Pinku Mukherjee
Lab: (704) 687-5460
Woodward
Sritama Nath received her B.Sc.
in Microbiology and M.Sc. in Biochemistry from
Bangalore University, India. After graduating, she
worked for a year as a scientist in the R&D sector
of Enzymes laboratory in Biocon. She left the job
and joined as a project trainee in the Chemical
Engineering Department at Jadavpur University. She
joined the PhD program in Fall 2008 and is currently
working in Dr. Michael Hudson’s lab. Her research
work is based on elucidation of the role played by
NO in inflammation induced during Osteomyletis.
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Norris, Eric ~ Masters Student
Dr. Mark Clemens
Lab: (704) 687-8675
Woodward 463
Eric is a small town
boy living the big city dream. Hailing from
the great state of New Hampshire, Eric received his
B.S. in Biology from the University of New
Hampshire. Eric moved south to escape the cold
to southwestern Virginia. During this time, he
took Post-Bac classes at Virginia Tech and
successful courted his current fiancé. The
pair decided to move to Charlotte where Amy took a
job uptown, and Eric began his mentoring under the
auspices of Dr. Mark Clemens. Always the jack
of all trades, Eric works on many projects in the
Clemens’ lab, however, his main focus is on the
sentry movement of NKT cells in liver
microcirculation. He looks forward to
completing his Master’s degree in the spring of ’09
and towards the big wedding day set for July 12th,
2008.
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Ogint, Vanessa ~ Masters Student
Dr. Amy Ringwood
Lab: (704) 687-8394
Woodward 367
Vanessa graduated Magna Cume
Laude from UNC-Charlotte in 2007 with a BS in
Biology, a BA in German, and a minor in Psychology.
After spending a year in the working world she
decided the world of academia was a much more suited
to her tastes than retail. She will be working in
Dr. Ringwood's lab and plans to study the affect of
hypoxia on the eastern oyster C.virginica.
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Powell, Rebecca ~ Doctoral Student
Dr. Ken Bost
Lab: (704) 687-8678
Woodward 377
Rebecca graduated from Independence
High School in Charlotte in 2001. She went on
to receive her B.S . in Biology from NC State
University, as well as minors in Genetics and
French. Rebecca is a RYT certified yoga
instructor and is currently conducting research
in the lab of Drs. Ken Bost and Ken Piller. Her
research focuses on the development and testing
of a soybean-based edible vaccine platform.
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Rayfield, Wendy ~ Masters Student
Dr. Mark Clemens
Lab: (704) 687-8675
Woodward
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Rego, Stephen ~
Masters Student
Dr. Didier Dreau
Lab: (704) 687-8315
Woodward
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Reiter, Jennifer ~ Masters Student
Dr. Matt Parrow
Lab: (704) 687-8183
Woodward 365
Jennifer Reiter received her BS
in Biology from UNCC in 2008. She continues as a
Master’s student in Dr. Parrow’s lab, investigating
cellular mechanisms of species diversification and
other evolutionary processes in an ancient group of
eukaryotic marine microorganisms.
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Rettew, Jennifer ~ Doctoral Student
Dr. Ian Marriott
Lab: (704) 687-8507
Woodward 375
Jennifer received her
BS in Biology from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2003. She
completed her MS in Biology at UNC Charlotte in 2006
studying the breeding biology of Ospreys on Martha's
Vineyard. Currently, she is working on her PhD
in Dr. Ian Marriott's lab studying the sexual
dimorphism of immune responses. Specifically,
her work includes examining the effects of estrogen
and testosterone on the mechanisms by which innate
immune cells perceive microbial pathogens.
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Sahraei, Mahnaz ~ Doctoral Student
Dr. Pinku Mukherjee
Lab: (704) 687-5460
Woodward 461
Mahnaz received her BS in Biology with concentration on
Microbiology in 2006 from UNC-Charlotte. She
received her Masters in biology with concentration
on innate immunity in 2007. She is currently working
in Dr. Mukherkjee`s lab and studies the role of MUC1
in pancreatic cancer development and progression,
starting from
PanIN lesions to full adenomacarcinoma.
Specifically she is studying the role of MUC1 in
immune tolerance (myeloid suppressor cells and
T-cells) and oncogenic process of pancreatic cancer.
She will be using both PDA.MUC1 mouse models as well
as pancreatic cancer cell lines which express
different levels of MUC1.
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Schwartz, Nicole ~ Masters Student
Dr. Yvette Huet
Lab: (704) 687-8697
Woodward 473
Nicole graduated from Fort Mill
High School in 2005, then continued on to receive
her B.S. in Biology from Wingate University in 2008.
She joined the UNC Charlotte community in the fall
of 2008 in pursuit of her M.S. degree. She is
working in collaboration with Dr. Yvette Huet and
Dr. Ian Marriott regarding the effects of hormones
on the immune response to sepsis. Her research
focuses on the relationship between estrogen levels
and sepsis susceptibility before, during, and after
menopause.
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Secrest, Adam ~ Masters Student
Dr. Didier Dreau
Lab: (704) 687-8315
Woodward 475
I graduated from East
Burke High School in Icard, NC in 2002. I then
attended Davidson College in Davidson, NC, where I
earned a B.S. in Biology in 2006. After
graduation, I worked at home in Morganton, NC as a
medical assistant for a year. My research
investigates the chemotactic potential of
conditioned media in mammary cell types. Upon
completion of the Masters program, I plan to apply
to Physician Assistant school.
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Sendi, Hossein ~ Doctoral Student
Dr. Mark Clemens/Dr. Bonkovsky
Lab: (704) 687-8675
Woodward 463
Hossein (Shahin) Sendi
received his Doctorate Degree in Medicine (MD) in
1999 from Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
Tehran, Iran. He practiced medicine as a general
practitioner in Tehran, Iran during 2000-2001. In
2002, he joined Resaerch Center for Gastroenterology
and Liver Disease (RCGLD), Teharn, Iran as a
clinical investigator working in the field of viral
Hepatitis. Since Nov 2003, Shahin continued his
research in Swedish Institute for Infectious
Disease, Stockholm, Sweden, which led to a
Licentiate (MPhil) degree in Infection Biology from
Karolinska Institute, Sweden in 2006. His thesis
was to clarify viral and host determinants in
Hepatitis B. Dr. Sendi, is now pursuing his PhD in
Biology under the guidance of Dr. Herbert Bonkovsky
and Dr. Mark Clemens, working on molecular
pathogenesis of Hepatitis C Virus.
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Shah, Nirav ~ Doctoral Student
Dr. Valery
Grdzelishvili
Lab: (704) 687-8521
Woodward 471
Nirav received his B.S. Degree in Biotechnology and
his M.S. degree in Bioinformatics from Sardar Patel
University. Nirav completed his M.S. dissertation in
Microbiology at Indian Agricultural Research
Institute, New Delhi, India. Nirav joined as a
doctoral student in Dr. Grdzelishvili’s laboratory
at UNCC. This laboratory focuses on negative strand
RNA viruses, specifically Vesicular Stomatitis Virus
and Sendai Virus. Nirav is investigating the role of
ribavirin a prescribed drug used for treating HCV,
on inhibiting VSV and SeV replication in vitro. He
works with several cell lines from different origins
to infect them with viruses. He also uses few other
broad spectrum antiviral drugs for the same.
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Shah-Khan, Murtuza ~ Masters Student
Dr. Valery Grdzelishvili
Lab: (704) 687-8521
Woodward
Murtuza earned a BA in
History from UNC-Chapel Hill and then continued his
education at UNC Charlotte, where he received a BA
in Biology. He gained valuable research experience
in the labs of Drs. Oliver and Marriott. Currently,
he is studying the microbial profile of oral flora
in geriatric populations, under the direction of Dr.
Hudson and Dr. Bahrani-Mougeot.
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Stokell, Joshua ~ Masters Student
Dr. Todd Steck
Lab: (704) 687-
Woodward
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Swet, Jacob ~ Masters Student
Dr. Laura Schrum/Ian McKillop
Lab: (704) 687-8529
Woodward
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Taylor, Casey ~ Masters Student
Dr. James Oliver
Lab: (704) 687-8517
Woodward
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Thompson, Kyle ~ Doctoral Student
Dr. Laura Schrum
Lab: (704) 687-8529
Woodward
Kyle Thompson attended
Pennsylvania State University before transferring to
the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where
he received his BS in Biology in 1999. He
worked as a licensed representative at the Vanguard
Group while taking graduate courses at UNCC as
post-baccalaureate. He entered the
Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Fall 2003.
Kyle is a doctoral student in Dr. Laura Schrum's
laboratory investigating the molecular mechanisms of
alcohol-induced liver fibrosis. Specifically,
his project includes examining the effects of S-adenosyl-L-methionine
(SAMe) on collagen regulation in hepatic stellate
cells and its use as a therapeutic intervention for
the prevention and treatment in alcoholic liver
disease.
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Tucker, Jay ~ Masters
Student
Dr. James Oliver
Lab: (704) 687-8517
Woodward
Jay received his B.S. in
Biology from Bridgewater College, Bridgewater VA, in
2003. During his studies Jay held positions with the
Biology department, as well as Mars inc. research
and development. After graduation Jay began working
in clinical hematology/blood bank, which led him to
work in clinical research. Under the guidance
of Dr. Michael Hudson, Jay is investigating the
usage of antibiotic-loaded nanoparticles towards the
treatment of Staphylococcus aureus
infection.
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Urval, Sumida ~
Masters Student
Dr. Christine
Richardson
Lab: (704) 687-8549
Woodward 373
Sumida received a
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Biotechnology from
NCET, Visveswaraiah Technological University in
Bangalore, India. Sumida currently pursuing a
Masters in Biology in Dr. Christine Richardson's
lab.
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Vaughan, Sam ~ Masters Student
Dr. Julie Goodliffe
Lab: (704) 687-8669
Woodward
Sam Vaughan graduated from local
Independence High School and played two years of
football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers. Sam
went into the work force for a few years working as
a chef before returning to school at UNC Charlotte
in 2005. Here he obtained his Bachelor's
degree in Biology in May 2006 with a GPA 3.3.
Sam is now working toward his Masters Degree in
Biology in order to open doors for better employment
opportunities.
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Vestal, Carol
~ Doctoral Student
TBD
Lab: (704) 687-
Woodward
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Warner, Elizabeth ~ Doctoral Student
Dr.
Laura Schrum/Ian McKillop
Lab: (704) 687-8529
Woodward
Liza received her BS
in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Wingate
University in 2004 and entered the graduate program
at UNCC the same year. Originally enrolled in
the Master’s program, she worked in the Lab of Dr.
James Oliver studying the environmental distribution
of two genotypes of
Vibrio vunlificus. The environmental genotype
is ubiquitous in the estuarine environment, however,
the levels of the clinical genotype associated with
most human infections is comparatively low.
This research focused on the environmental factors
and genetic differences associated with their
differential distribution. After three years,
she decided to switch to the PhD program, and with
that came the difficult decision to also change
research labs. She currently is working under
the direction of Dr. Iain McKillop, General Surgery
Research, CMC, and Dr. Laura Schrum at UNCC.
Her project focuses on chronic alcohol consumption
and the associated effects and mechanisms of action
and their influence on HCC progression. These
studies are to be preformed in the presence and
absence of naturally occurring plant-derived
antioxidants using both
in vitro and in vivo models of HCC.
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Williams, Tiffany ~
Masters Student
Dr. James Oliver
Lab: (704) 687-8517
Woodward
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Young, Amy ~ Masters Student
Dr. Ian Marriott
Lab: (704) 687-8507
Woodward 375
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