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Prince Tuffour Ampem, B. Pharm, M.Sc.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: The role of TRPC3 channels in endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis in coronary artery endothelial cells.
Advisor: Dr. Guillermo Vazquez
Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana
Undergraduate/Graduate University: University of Toledo (M.Sc.), Kwame Nkrumah Univ. of Science & Technology (B. Pharm), Ghana
E-mail: Prince.Ampem@rocket s.utoledo.edu

Moumita Banerjee, M.Sc., B.Sc.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: The importance of the second cytoplasmic domain of Na/K ATPase in interaction with Src.
Advisor: Dr. Zi-Jian Xie
Undergraduate and Graduate Universities:  
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) University of Calcutta in Microbiology (undergrad)
Master of Science (M.Sc) University of Burdwan, India in Biotechnology (grad)
E-mail: Moumita.Banerjee@rockets.utoledo.edu
         

Xi Cheng, B.S.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project:  tba
Advisor: Dr. Bina Joe   
Hometown:   Fujian, China
Undergraduate and Graduate Universities:   Fuzhou University Zhicheng College, China
E-mail:  Xi.Cheng@rockets.utoledo.edu

Xiaoyu Cui, B.S.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: Na/K-ATPase and Src in cancer.
Advisor: Dr. Zi-Jian Xie
Undergraduate and Graduate Universities: B.S. Nanjing University (undergrad); B.S. State Univ. of New York at Stony Brook (undergrad).
E-mail: Xiaoyu.Cui@rockets.utoledo.edu 

Qiming Duan, M.D.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: Cardiac Na/K-ATPase and Ishemia-reperfusion Injury.
Advisor: Dr. Sandrine Pierre
Hometown:  Wuhan, China
Undergraduate/Graduate University:  Jianghan University College of Medicine, Wuhan, China  
E-mail: Qiming.Duan@rockets.utoledo.edu                                                   

Prabhatchandra Dube
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project:  TRPC3 channels and calcification of atherosclerotic lesions.
Advisor: Dr. Guillermo Vazquez 
Hometown:  Valsad, India
Undergraduate/Graduate University: Sardar Patel University, India
E-mail:    Prabhatchandra.Dube@rockets.utoledo.edu

Latrice Faulkner, B.S.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: Metabolic and reproductive system communication via Leptin and Insulin signaling in POMC neurons.
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Hill
Hometown:  Detroit, MI
Undergraduate/Graduate University:    Kentucky State University
E-mail: lfaulkn2@rockets.utoledo.edu 

Simona Ghanem, B.S.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: tba
Advisor: Dr. Sonia Najjar (CeDER)
Hometown: 
Undergraduate/Graduate University: 
E-mail:  simona.ghanem@rockets.utoledo.edu

Xingjian Jin
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project:
Advisor:  Dr. Surya Nauli (Pharmacology)
Hometown:
Undergraduate/Graduate University:
E-mail: Xingjian.Jin@utoledo.edu

Saja Khuder, B.S. 
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project:  Regulation of CEACAM1 expression by PPARa-dependent mechanisms.
Advisor: Dr. Sonia Najjar (CeDER)
Hometown:  Maumee, OH
Undergraduate/Graduate University:   The University of Toledo 
E-mail: Saja.Khuder@rockets.utoledo.edu    

Robert H. Lee, B.S.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: Alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and macrophage survival in atherogenesis.
Advisor: Dr. Guillermo Vazquez
Hometown:  Farmington Hills, MI
Undergraduate/Graduate University: CMU, Mt. Pleasant, MI   
E-mail: Robert.Lee5@rockets.utoledo.edu             

Namrata Madan, B.S., M.S. in Life Sciences
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: Studying the sodium potassium - Src interaction and signalling and developing a peptide inhibitor of Src kinase. 
Advisor: Dr. Zi-Jian Xie
Hometown:  Mumbai, India
Undergraduate/Graduate University: Mumbai University
E-mail: Namrata.Madan@rockets.utoledo.edu  

Ying Nie, M.S.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: Genetic elements controlling blood pressur on RN09.
Advisor: Dr. Bina Joe
Hometown:  Shandong, China
Undergraduate/Graduate University: Wuhan University, China
E-mail: Ying.Nie@rockets.utoledo.edu    

Resmi Pillai, M.S.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project:  Genetics of Hypertension.
Advisor: Dr. Bina Joe
Hometown:  Goa, India
Undergraduate/Graduate University: Goa University, Goa, India
E-mail: Resmi.Pillai@rockets.utoledo.edu  

Shuhao Qiu, M.D.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: Matrix Algorithm for Genome Evolution.
Advisor: Dr. Alexei Fedorov
Hometown: GuangDong, China
Undergraduate/Graduate University: Guangxi Medical University, China
E-mail: shuhao.Qiu@rockets.utoledo.edu

Moustafa Sayed,
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project:   tba
Advisor:  Dr. Jiang Tian (Dept of Medicine)
Hometown:
Undergraduate/Graduate University:
E-mail:  Moustafa.Moawad@utoledo.edu

Sumeet A. Solanki, B.S.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project:  The role of TRPC3 channels in survival/apoptosis of polarized macrophages in Atherogenesis.
Advisor: Dr. Guillermo Vazquez
Hometown: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Undergraduate/Graduate University: MET Institute of Pharmacy, Mumbai,India.
E-mail: Sumeet.Solanki@rockets.utoledo.edu

Harshal Waghulde, M.S.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: Mapping genetic determinants of metabolic syndrome and/or blood pressure on the rat genome.
Advisor: Dr. Bina Joe
Hometown: Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India
Undergraduate/Graduate University: Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm), University of Pune, India; Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm), University of Pune, India
E-mail: Harshal.Waghulde@rockets.utoledo.edu

Xiaoliang Wang
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: tba
Advisor: Dr. Zi-Jian Xie
Hometown: 
Undergraduate/Graduate University: Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Tongji Medical College
E-mail:  Xiaoliang.Wang@rockets.utoledo.edu

Jian Wu, Bachelor of Medicine in Preventative Medicine
Ph.D. candidate, CVMD Track
Project: The role of Na/P-ATPase alpha1-associated P13Kalpha signalings in ouabain-induced adult mouse cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.
Advisor: Lijun Liu, Ph.D.
Hometown: China, Anhui
Undergraduate/Graduate University: Anhui Medical University, China
E-mail: Jian.Wu2@rockets.utoledo.edu