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C O N VO C AT I O N
May 2016
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
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Graduate School of
Biomedical ScienceS
2016
convocation
rutGerS livinGSton Student center
livinGSton hall
Sunday, may 15, 20168:00 am – 10:00 am
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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The Dean, Faculty and Staff of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
congratulate you on your graduation. We wish you success in your
future endeavors!
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Dean’s OfficeKathleen W. Scotto, Ph.D., Dean
Debabrata Banerjee, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Global InitiativesBarbara Coleman-Lee
Donna JacksonSusan Lomanto
Kimberly Pemberton
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, RBHS Newark CampusAndrew P. Thomas, Ph.D., Senior Associate DeanDaniel H. Fine, D.M.D., Senior Associate Dean
Stephen Garrett, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Student AffairsCarol Lutz, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Curriculum
Vincent Tsiagbe, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Pre-Dental ProgramsLeslie Lucy
Mayra MarallanoNadine StevensBeatrice Suffrant
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, RBHS NB/Piscataway CampusJames H. Millonig, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean
Janet Alder, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Graduate Academic and Student AffairsSmita Thakker-Varia, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Graduate Academic and Student Affairs
Tina CicolellaPraxedes “Perry” Dominguez
Johanna Sierra
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Alumni AssociationGSBS Alumni Past President .......................Gwendolyn Mahon, Ph.D.GSBS Alumni President ........................ Alexander Izaguirre, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Rutgers Board of Trustees Dr. Carole Sampson-Landers
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order of eventS
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Check-in and breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Recognition of Graduates
Dean’s Welcome ......................................................... Kathleen W. Scotto, Ph.D.Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
and Vice Chancellor for Research
Student Remarks.................................................GSBS-Newark Victoria BalonikGSBS-New Brunswick/Piscataway Aditi Dubey
Presentation of Degree Candidates ............................... Andrew Thomas, Ph.D.Senior Associate Dean for GSBS-Newark
James Millonig, Ph.D.Senior Associate Dean for
GSBS-New Brunswick/Piscataway
Alumni Association Welcome ......................Alexander Izaguirre, Ph.D., M.B.A.GSBS Alumni President
Closing Remarks
To view pictures from the 2016 Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesConvocation, please visit gsbs2016convocation.shutterfly.com
and gradimages.com
Music provided by the Mason Gross Brass Quintet
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Graduate School of Biomedical ScienceS-newark
doctor of PhiloSoPhy
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGYVanessa Espinosa Mechanisms of Bidirectional Innate Cell Licensing
in Antifungal ImmunityMentor: Amariliz Rivera, Ph.D.
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGSangeeta Subramanian Methods to Limit BMP-2 Activity to ImproveAbraham Bone Healing
Mentor: James Patrick O’Connor, Ph.D.
Robbie Rabindranath Gosine Development and Validation of the V-Step: Female Microsoft Kinect® Based Mini Games to Investigate Stepping in Persons Post-Stroke
Mentor: Judith Deutsch, Ph.D.
Kiran Karunakaran A Novel Approach to User Controlled Ambulation of Lower Extremity Exoskeletons Using Admittance Control Paradigm
Mentor: Dr. Richard Foulds, Ph.D.
Akshata Anand Korgaonkar Differential Toll-like Receptor 4 Modulation of Plasticity in Normal and Injured Brain
Mentor: Vijayalakshmi Santhakumar, Ph.D.
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCESEric Joseph Neuberger Effects of Physical Impact Rise Times and Altered Neurogenesis on Temporal Evolution of Neuro pathology after Traumatic Brain Injury
Mentor: Vijayalakshmi Santhakumar, Ph.D.
Vandana Sampathkumar Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Virulence Factor: A Study of Host Microbe Interaction in a Non-human Primate Model
Mentor: Daniel H. Fine, Ph.D.
HyeJin Shin Histone Deacetylase 6 Links Autophagy Induction with Re-activation of Kaposi-s Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus from latency
Mentor: David M. Lukac, Ph.D.
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BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES CONCENTRATION IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, GENETICS AND CANCERCharu Garg The role of Pannexin1 Hemichannels in
NeuroinflammationMentor: Jorge E. Contreras, Ph.D.
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES CONCENTRATION IN INFECTION, IMMUNITY AND INFLAMMATIONTiffany Shih Super-pDC’s: A novel, Highly Functional, CD141+
Human Blood Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Subtype
Mentor: Patricia Fitzgerald-Bocarsly, Ph.D.
Stephani Velasquez Role of Pannexin 1 Channels in the Pathogenesis of HIV and Inflammation
Mentor: Eliseo Eugenin, Ph.D.
CELL BIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR MEDICINEJames Patrick Gonzalez Mediating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle Pathology through Membrane Protein Modulation and Chimeric Modeling
Mentor: Diego Fraidenraich, Ph.D.
Richard Gordan Mitochondrial Calcium Flux as a Contributor to Arrhythmias
Mentor: Lai-Hua Xie, Ph.D.
Jessica Mary Pfleger Mitochondrial Complex II is a Source of the Reserve Respiratory Capacity that is Regulated by Metabolic Sensors and Promotes Cell Survival
Mentor: Maha Abdellatif, M.D., Ph.D.
M.D./PH.D. PROGRAMJason Douglas Domogauer Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts: Development and Response to Ionizing Radiation
Mentor: Edouard Azzam, Ph.D.
MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR GENETICSJillian Muir Dietzold Understanding the Mechanisms of Increased
Susceptibility to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection in Helminth Co-infected Hosts
Mentor: Padmini Salgame, Ph.D.
Ioannis John Mavrianos Two-Component Signal Transduction in Candida Albicans
Mentor: Neeraj Chauhan, Ph.D.
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MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGYJian-Da Lin Roles of IFN-λ in Intestinal Immunity to Virus
InfectionMentor: Sergei V. Kotenko, Ph.D.
Meher Patel Effects of TLR4 Signaling on Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells of Healthy and HIV-Infected Individuals
Mentor: Patricia Fitzgerald-Bocarsly, Ph.D.
NEUROSCIENCEPelin Avcu Understanding Changes in Arousal, Stress Reactivity
and Coping After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats: Implications for Anxiety Vulnerability
Mentor: Richard Servatius, Ph.D.
Miranda Johnson Leptin’s Role in Hypothalamic Development and Obesity: Mechanisms for Improving Leptin Signaling
Mentor: Barry Levin, M.D.
ORAL BIOLOGYPrerna Gopal Structural-Functional Analysis of Streptococcus gordonii’s Amylase Binding Protein A
Mentor: Narayanan Ramasubbu, Ph.D.
PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGYDoreen Badheka Regulation of the Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 3 Ion Channels by Phosphoinositides
Mentor: Tibor Rohacs, M.D., Ph.D.
Ammy Santiago Sex Differences in Ventromedial Hypothalamic Glucose Sensing Neurons
Mentor: Vanessa Routh, Ph.D.
Weiwei Wang The Rock-LIMK-Cofilin Pathway Regulates the Structural Plasticity of Rod Photoreceptor Synaptic Terminals
Mentor: Ellen Townes-Anderson, Ph.D.
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maSter of Science
Alexander Burkam Crane Role of Short-Term Synaptic Dynamics among Interneurons in the Dentate Gyrus in Shaping Network Excitability in Normal and Epileptic Circuits
Mentor: Vijayalakshmi Santhakumar, Ph.D.
Melissa Chavarria Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Metabolism: An analysis of glucose uptake and glycolytic activity
Mentor: Patricia Fitzgerald-Bocarsly, Ph.D.
Sukanya Das Identification of All the Genes that are induced in Pathogen Specific Memory T-cells Upon Ex-vivo Stimulation
Mentor: Sanjay Tyagi, Ph.D.
Jasmine Huerta AKT Kinase Contributes to 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-induced Cell Differentiation and Associated Cell Cycle Arrest in Human AML Cells
Mentor: George P. Studzinski, M.D., Ph.D.
Bryce Gilbert Kanter MS/MBA
Brett Kantrowitz MS/MBA
Nozrin Laskar Investigating the effect of Oxygen on Antibiotic Susceptibility of Key Human Pathogens; Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Mentor: Daniel Kadouri, Ph.D.
Melissa Caroline Maranto Use of Linear-After-the-Exponential PCR with Finicky Molecular Beacon Probes to Identify Specific Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the KRAS Oncogene
Mentor: Fred Russell Kramer, Ph.D.
Satvik Mareedu Roles of Mitochondria LON Protease in the Response to Cellular and Environmental Stresses
Mentor: Carolyn K. Suzuki, Ph.D.
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Manjiri Nadkarni Measurement of Hope in School-Aged Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Support for Community-Based Screening and Development of Intervention Programs
Mentor: Ping-Hsin Chen, Ph.D.
Donald Emmanuel Ohioma The Role of MYST-4 Suppressor in Murine Wound Healing
Mentor: Samuel J. Leibovich, Ph.D.
Axay M. Patel Differential Effects of Mefloquine Enantiomers on a Cholinergic Synapse
Mentor: Joseph J. Mcardle, Ph.D.
Michael Joseph Poynton, III The Effect of Isoniazid Exposure on the Survival of Mycobacterium smegmatis in Aerosol
Mentor: Padmini Salgame, Ph.D.
Swathi K. Rangan MS/MBA
Maran Shaker The Role of Musashi RNA-Binding Protein 1 in Breast Cancer Maintenance
Mentor: Pranela Rameshwar, Ph.D.
Regina Gloria Thaddeus Fructose-Induced Expression of Fructolytic and Lipogenic Genes in Mouse Liver
Mentor: Ronaldo Ferraris, Ph.D.
Michael Tran The Effect of Predatory Bacteria on Eukaryotic CellsMentor: Daniel Kadouri, Ph.D.
Lisa M. Williams Breast Cancer Cell-mesenchymal Stem Cell Crosstalk through miRNA-containing Exosomes
Mentor: Pranela Rameshwar, Ph.D.
Bi Zhang Fructose metabolism dysregulates calcium homeostasis and induces mitochondrial injury in hepatocytes
Mentor: Lawrence D. Gaspers, Ph.D.
Robert Zielinski Naltrindole and Structural Analogs as Therapeutic Drugs to Treat Cancer
Mentor: Richard D. Howells, Ph.D.
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maSter of Biomedical ScienceS
Bahaa Abdelqader 4
Michael Accaoui 3
Zahra Ada Adahman 5
Ehsan AhmedCaterina AielloCharelle Michelle Allen Thomas Alexander Wheytnie AlexandreAsma Ali Sarah Anaie 3
Absari Arpa 2 Kathleen Andrews 3
Julianne AvrutikSarah Ayoubi 3 Eyriney Azer 4
Victoria Ashley Balonik 3
Tenley Christa Bands 3
Emily BaronRachalie Ludree Barthelemy 2, 5
Andrea BarretoLauren BerrolLynn BensonOlivia BermanArun BhagatSuraj BhogalJeffrey Russell Blair, Jr.Marcel CastorAngelica Celestin 3 Samantha CerasielloDorys Chang 3
Peterson Chao 5
Darryl CharlesAlexander Chien 2
Nitya ChitravanshiHeidi Cho 4
Min Ji Cho 3
Sang ChoKi Young Choe 3, 4
Joseph Ciofi
Kaitlyn CohenRocel Concepcion 3, 4 Meghan CrippenSukanya DasPeter DaskalovKevin de los ReyesJhonyouri B. DelvaElisaul Diaz 4
Johnny DongMichelle Ducca 3
Zachary EggersPhilip EislerMarc EstripletObianuju EzeifeBradley Entrup 3, 4
Shayesteh FathiehJimmy J. FengRebecca Fisher 3
Helena Flores Jamaal FosterDanni FuClara GabraAhmed GadMonica Marie Garcia Louis GarzoneGuy Giubilato 5
Jai Krish GillParvati Lakshmi Gopalan 3
Ariga Gregorian Jenieve DelaCruz Guevarra 2
Puneet GuptaOdette Elias HabibAriel HalevyFareed HamidullahIn Kyu Han 3
Mina HannaNatan Haramati 3
Joseph Hezkial 4
Eric Himelman
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Beatrice Jane HoYoochan HongJasmine Corbina HowellJustin Matthew HulinSyed Raza HusainAndy HuangMarielle JamgochianAngela KakarYostina KaldasRamandeep KaurMyroslava KavakaUsman KhanDong Hyun Kim 3, 4
Sea Hee KimSi Yul Kim 4
Nicholas Maxwell Kirkpatrick 3, 5 Eunae Ko Abby Rae Krupnik 3
Robert Kudla 3
Min Seung Kwak 3
Kevin LaheyJake LazerCindy Lau 3
Dana Rae Lawrence 4
Angela Lee 4
Young Jin Lee 3
Michael Jung LeeHa Neui LeeMin LeeDavid LiangMitchell Jay Liebman 3
Steven Lin 3
William Lin Carolina Isabel LopezMark Maher Lotfalla 2
Karishma MaharajaMonica MaloneyMinan Mansour 3
Nina Melo 3
William Michael Menges Maria Alexandria Michalakos 3
Allan MigirovWaseem Mir
Ruta Mockute 4
Andrea Pia Moffa 3
Islam Moheisen 3
Guido Andres MolinaChristian Stephen MonsalveKristina Marie Montemale 3
Andrea F. MourinMatthew NardiRoland NarineMary Mon NgAnna Thao Nguyen 3
Daniel Nguyen 3
Katherine Nguyen 4
Kalin Kimiko NishimoriAndrew NolascoRyan Dae Heon Oh 3
Onoyom O. Onyile 3
Rafi OrphilaVikash PandeyAnna Pang 5
Ieroo ParkYoung Park 3, 4
Kevin PatelKrishna Jatin PatelKrupaben Mukesh Patel 3, 4
Mihir PatelPranjal PatelPratik PatelPreya Patel 3
Shreya H. PatelVickie PatelYogin K Patel 3
Amanda Marie PenaJessica Marques Pereira 3
Kevin Perez Raymond John PesentiSimone Phang-Lyn 4
Piotr PobiarzynHeather PottsTarunashri Purihella 3
David RaileSwati RanaAdrian Rivera 5
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CONCENTRATIONS1 BioDefense2 Neuroscience3 Oral Biology4 Pharmacological Sciences5 Stem Cell Biology
Melissa Ronan 4
Juby Ann Roy Mohit SahniMunni SalikJose Paulo De Guzman Salvania 4
Tierra SandersRomeo B. Sanchez-Guillen 4
Veronica Scaggs 3
Dhaval Haresh Shah 3
Jalpaben ShahJuhi Shah 3
Khushbu ShahNeel Shailesh Shah 2
Yasaman ShakibiChiranjeev SharmaNamrata ShethWilliam Shin 3, 4
Christine ShindSean ShuklaAsha SinghAvninder SinghKamalpreet SinghTarundeep SinghLaurence Marbie Basconcillo Sitchon 3, 4
Steven R. SkulaYonson So 3
Anika Solanki 3
Jessica Alexandra SolanoKevin SonHarkirat Sran
Divya SureshSuranga SuraweeraLisa M. Surowiec Sydney SusinoOwen SweeneyAnna Kristen Takos 3
Reiheng TangDaniel M. Tello 3
Evelyn Teran 3
Regina ThaddeusLaurie Jayne ToledoNicole TomkowichHoang Thi TongElizabeth Veronica TotoroJessica TsengAfzal UllaqhShivali VashishtBrent Preston Vasquez 3
Venkata Sai Vemula 5
Anthony VesceAsita VinayagalingamJoseph WeisbergerAvery Wilson 3, 5
Paul WolujewiczGrace Wu 3
Margaret YangEric YehEmily YoshJames YoungKamyar Zangeneh 3
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Graduate School of Biomedical ScienceS-new BrunSwick/PiScataway
doctor of PhiloSoPhy
BIOCHEMISTRYIan Farrell Bezar Characterization of the Interaction between
Drug-Like Fragments and the S. aureus Response Regulator AgrA and their Inhibitory Effects on Virulence Expression
Mentor: Ann Stock, Ph.D.
Jonathon Daniel Brzezinski Chromatin Tethering and Nuclear Retention of the Retroviral Integration Machinery by the Murine Leukemia Virus p12 Protein
Mentor: Monica J. Roth, Ph.D.
Leonardo Valdivieso-Torres Isolation and Characterization of Retargeted Feline Leukemia Virus Envelope Proteins and Isolation of Host Factors Involve in Envelope Specific Entry
Mentor: Monica J. Roth, Ph.D.
CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGYAditi Dubey Analysis of Non-Canonical Functions of the Selenocysteine-Specific Elongation Factor
Mentor: Paul Copeland, Ph.D.
Christal April Lewis A Transgenerational Study of Exposure to Zeranol, a Dietary Contaminat with Potent Estrogenic Activity
Mentor: Helmut Zarbl, Ph.D.
Eva N. Rubio-Marrero CASPR2: Identification of new ligands and possible new roles in the central nervous system
Mentor: Davide Comoletti, Ph.D.
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGYDakim K. Gaines 1 Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology The Roles of Bccip in Neurodevelopment and the Establishment of an Inducible BCCIP Knockout Mouse Model to Study Brain Tumorigenesis
Mentor: Zhiyuan Shen, M.D., Ph.D.
Jinesh Shailesh Gheeya 1 The role of TRIM24 in DNA repair Mentor: Shridar Ganesan, M.D., Ph.D.
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Chenchao Gao Genetic Analysis Suggests a Role for Fission Yeast Msc1 in Modulating Kinetochore Function
Mentor: Nancy Walworth, Ph.D.
Steven C. Huhn Regulation of Spindle Dynamics and Mitotic Fidelity by BCCIP
Mentor: Zhiyuan Shen, Ph.D.
Yuan Liu RNA binding proteins regulate mouse neocortical layer identity under the control of neurotrophin 3
Mentor: Mladen-Roko Rasin, M.D., Ph.D.
Ekaterina Nizovtseva Enhancer-Promoter Communication in ChromatinMentor: Vasily M. Studitsky, Ph.D.
TOXICOLOGYJennifer Tracy Barrett Deregulation of Carg-Box Binding Factor-A Contributes to Carcinogenesis
Mentor: Helmut Zarbl, Ph.D.
maSter of Science, clinical and tranSlational Science
Yasmin Fathi Abdelsalam Bin GuiSmita Dhumal Sarah Wondisford
maSter of Science in Biomedical Science
Elizabeth Isaac Characterizing the functional importance and protein interactions of the PDCD2 MYND and TYPP domains
Mentor: Arnold Rabson, M.D.
1 M.D./Ph.D. dual degree program
Kevin T. Lu The Role of DPP3 in Oxidative Stress and the Mechanism of CDC6 Re-Localization After DNA Damage
Mentor: Bing Xia, Ph.D.
maSter of Science
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maSter of Biomedical ScienceS
Joseph AfzaliSoumya R. AdemMina A. AknoukZahra BakhtiarZachary BakhtinJessica M. BarnesMaysa BhatChelsea BohrerMimi Mae BukeiratSarah Elizabeth BushChristopher C. CapelliHerman ChadhaDylan R. ChayesXin ChenZinal R. ChhangawalaNelson ChingMichael ChungMegan DanieleKachenta Kerlace Renee DescartesMarielle DaclanKalyani DharThomas EbanjaRami Nazem ElsabehJohn Samuel FavateMadeline M. FeinsteinMaria Gabrielle FencerPrithvi G. GandhiKseniya GololobovaShawn GuptaPatrick John HughesSamir HussainiBrian Conor JacobsGarrett Bryce JordanAlexandra Nicole KenefakeSnehaa KrishnanBrett A. LabeJanice Jisoo LeeJenny J. Lee
Susan LeeJohn LinWilson LinTyler Mak LuNatalia MavrogiannisLauren Carmen Amelia Miller-LopezMargaret Rose Isabel MoralesKevin M. MoySamantha Jean MoyerSarah MyoungAndrew NesdillSelinam M. NorgbeChrista Ngina OtienoDawid OzgaJanki PatelVijay PutatundaImran Hassan QasirKaterina RondelSonia SandhuJordana SandyKeneth SarpongPhillip SgobbaDevangi ShuklaTimothy Joseph SiglerThomas Walter SpanarkelThomas SullivanSneha SwaminathanBryan TanAlan TranAaron TolpinLiam Scott TurkTarun UppalapatiChristina VargheseXimi WangTiffany YangEugene YakubchikMeredith Claire Yellen
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Graduate School of Biomedical ScienceS Student accoladeS
Jonathon Brzezinski
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Society of Research Scholars, New Jersey Health Foundation, Inc.
Xin Chen
M.S. Academic Achievement Award
Jason Domogauer
15th International Congress on Radiation Research, Travel Award (2015)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Space RadiationSummer School, Fellow (June 2013)
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements – Annual Meeting, Travel Award (2014)
Radiological Research Accelerator Facility – Microbeam Training Program, Fellow (May 2013)
New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research, Pre-doctoral Fellowship (May 2013 – May 2015)
Radiation Research Society – Annual Meeting, Scholar in Training Travel Award (2013, 2015)
The French Embassy’s Chateaubriand Fellowship – Science, Technology, and Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), Fellow (2014)
The Hilda Heinrich Memorial Scholarship, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School (2014)
Aditi Dubey
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Travel Award
American Society for Cell Biology Travel Award
First Prize COMPASS Annual Science Writing Contest, an International Forum for Cell Biology
First place, Genomics Incentive Program, Genomics Core ofWaksman Institute
Vanessa Espinosa
Alfred P. Sloan Minority Ph.D. program in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Fellowship
Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority (CSURM) Fellowship
F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Society of Research Scholars, New Jersey Health Foundation, Inc.
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Chenchao Gao
HGINJ Reproductive Genetics Travel Award
Charu Garg
New Jersey Commission of Brain Injury Research fellowship on May 2014
Jinesh Gheeya
National Institute of Health, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral Fellowship
James Patrick Gonzalez
Alfred P. Sloan Minority Ph.D. program in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Fellowship
Outstanding Student of the Year, NJMS Faculty Organization Award
Stanley S. Bergen, Jr., M.D., Medal of Excellence
Robbie Gosine
Provisional Patent No. 62/213,263 for the “VSTEP: Balance, Mobility and Fitness Game.” Co-Inventor
University City Science Center’s QED Program Award FY2016
Jenieve Guevarra
M.S. Academic Achievement Award
Steven C. Huhn
American Association for Cancer Research Traveling Scholar Award
Beijing iscBEST selected abstract award recipient
Gallo Award, New Jersey Annual Retreat of Cancer Research
New Jersey Commission of Cancer Research Predoctoral Fellowship Award
Akshata Korgaonkar
New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury Research (NJCBIR), Pre-Doctoral Fellowship grant (May 29 2015 – May 28 2018)
Christal A. Lewis
Carl Storm Travel Fellowship Gordon Research Conference
Dharm Singh Carcinogenesis Award
Gordon Research Travel Award
Outstanding Poster Presentation Gordon Research Conference
Jian-Da Lin
Annual I3 Retreats, Selection for oral presentations, 3rd and 4th, 2014-2015
Milstein Travel Award, International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS) 2015
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Satvik Mareedu
Graduate Student Association Symposium, Best Masters Poster 2015
Jessica Pfleger
Seahorse Travel Award – American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2013
Eva N. Rubio-Marrero
GSBS-NB/Piscataway Outstanding Teaching and Service Award
Third Prize Best Poster Award, The First Annual Rutgers Brian Health Institute of New Jersey Symposium
Ammy Santiago
Alfred P. Sloan Minority Ph.D. program in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Fellowship
Hyejin Shin
2014 American Society for Microbiology Travel award(Oct 30 – Nov 2, 2014) Poster Presentation
Tiffany Shih
American Association of Immunologists (AAI) travel award and oral presentation 2015
Travel Award to Bamberg, Germany, International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS) 2015
Leonardo Valdivieso-Torres
Second Place Poster Presentation, Joint Molecular Biosciences Annual Graduate Student Symposium
GSBS-NB/Piscataway Dissertation Excellence Award
Victor Stollar Virology Fellowship Award
Stephani Velasquez
Alfred P. Sloan Minority Ph.D. program in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Fellowship
Mount Sinai Summer Institute for NeuroAIDS Disparities Fellowship
Weiwei Wang
Best Poster Award for 2013 GSA Research Symposium, from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rutgers-Biomedical and
Health Sciences, Newark, NJ
Graduate Student Travel Award for Experimental Biology 2013 Meeting, from the American Society for Pharmacology &
Experimental Therapeutics
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faculty awardS
GSBS Outstanding Educator Award
Diego Fraidenraich, Ph.D.George Mulheron, Ph.D.
New Jersey Health Foundation, Inc. Excellence in Research Award
Mladen-Roko Rasin, M.D., Ph.D.
New Jersey Health Foundation, Inc. Excellence in Teaching Award
Muriel Lambert, Ph.D.
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