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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
         

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                                                   

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 

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Tanoya Harris
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: Ouabain regulates caveolin-1 vesicle trafficking by activating the receptor Na/K-ATPase/Src complex.
Advisor: Dr. Zi-Jian Xie
Hometown:  
Undergraduate/Graduate University: 
E-mail:  Tanoya.Harris@utoledo.edu    

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

Robert 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  

Sumit Ranjan Monu, DVM
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: Stem cell transplantation in heart failure. 
Advisor: Dr. Nader Abraham
Hometown:  Bihar, India
Undergraduate/Graduate University:  Madras Veterinary College, Tamilnadu Veterinary  & Animal Sciences University
E-mail: Sumit.Monu@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    

Varunkumar Pandey, M.Sc., B.Sc.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project:  Effect of glucocorticoids on regulation of human angiotensinogen gene and blood pressure.
Advisor: Dr. Ashok Kumar
Hometown:  Mumbai, India
Undergraduate/Graduate University:  University of Mumbai; MS, BS in Biotechnology
E-mail: Varunkumar.Pandey@utoledo.edu  

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

Xiaoliang Qiu, M.S., M.D.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: Insulin and leptin action on Kiss1 neurons and the regulation of puberty and reproduction.
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Hill
Hometown:  Shandong, China
Undergraduate/Graduate University: Peking University, Beijing, China   
E-mail: Xiaoliang.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

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Sumeet A. Solanki, B.S.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project:  tba
Advisor: Dr. Guillermo Vazquez
Hometown: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Undergraduate/Graduate University: MET Institute of Pharmacy, Mumbai,India.
E-mail: Sumeet.Solanki@rockets.utoledo.edu

Lance Stechschulte, M.S., B.S.
PhD Candidate, CVMD Track
Project: Control of metabolism by nuclear receptor co-chaperones: Is altered phosphorylation the missing link.
Advisor: Dr. Edwin Sanchez
Hometown:  Fort Jennings, OH
Undergraduate/Graduate University:  The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; University of Toledo, Toledo, OH  
E-mail: Lance.Stechschulte@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

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