Department of Cell and Cancer Biology

Bennett Allison, B.S. (Biochemistry)
PhD Candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: Targeting solute carrier transporters in enzalutamide-resistant prostate cancer
Advisor: Nagalakshmi Nadiminty, Ph.D.
Home: Honeoye Falls, New York
Undergraduate/Graduate Universities:B.S. Denison University, Granville, OH
E-mail: bennett.allison@rockets.utoledo.edu 

Anil Basnyat, B.Sc., M.S. (Medical Biochemistry, Biotechnology)
PhD Candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: TBD
Advisor: TBD
Home: Kathmandu, Nepal
Undergraduate/Graduate Universities: B.Sc. - Medical Biochemistry, Pokhara University, Nobel College, Kathmandu, Nepal; M.S. - Biotechnology, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
E-mail: anil.basnyat@rockets.utoledo.edu

Andrew Boring, B.S. (Biology)
MD/PhD Candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: TBD
Advisor: James Willey, Ph.D.
Home: Perrysburg, Ohio
Undergraduate/Graduate Universities: B.S. University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
E-mail: andrew.boring@rockets.utoledo.edu

Shubhra Kanti Dey, B.Pharm. (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
PhD Candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: Influence of the bone microenvironment on drug resistance of prostate cancer bone metastasis
Advisor: Xiaohong Li, Ph.D.
Home:  Barishal, Bangladesh
Undergraduate/Graduate Universities:  B.S. Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
E-mail: shubhrakanti.dey@rockets.utoledo.edu

Deepti Gurung, B.S., M.S. (Medical Microbiology)
PhD Candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project:  Probing dynamics of 14-3-3-𝞂:  A potential remedy for pancreatic cancer
Advisor:  Jasmine JingYuan Liu, Ph.D.
Undergraduate/Graduate University:  B.S., M.S. - Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
E-mail:  deepti.gurung@rockets.utoledo.edu

Ahmad Hegazi, B.S. (Molecular Genetics)
MD/PhD candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: Role of heat shock factor 1 in nab-paclitaxel response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Advisor: Kuo-Hui Su, Ph.D.
Undergraduate/Graduate University: B.S. from The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
E-mail:  ahmad.hegazi@rockets.utoledo.edu

Jiahui Hu, B.S. (Plant Science and Technology)
PhD Candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: TBD
Advisor: Shi-He Liu, Ph.D.
Home: Shandong, China
Undergraduate/Graduate Universities: B.S. - Zaozhuang University, Shandong, China
E-mail: jiahui.hu@rockets.utoledo.edu

Sushma Khatri, B Pharm (Pharmacy)
PhD Candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: Unraveling the mechanism of targeted survivin degradation by small molecule inhibitors
Advisor: Jasmine JingYuan Liu, Ph.D.
Home: Kathmandu, Nepal
Undergraduate/Graduate University: Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: sushma.khatri@rockets.utoledo.edu

Augustine Kwabil, B.Sc. (Biomedical Sciences)
PhD candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: Role of tumor microenvironment in dormancy and relapse in prostate cancer
Advisor:  Xiaohong Li, Ph.D.
Home: Tongo, Ghana
Undergraduate/Graduate University:  University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
E-Mail:  augustine.kwabil@rockets.utoledo.edu

Prisca C. Njoku, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Biochemistry)
PhD candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: TBD
Advisor: TBD
Home: Lagos, Nigeria
Undergraduate/Graduate University: Madonna University Nigeria (B.Sc.), University of Lagos Nigeria (M.Sc.)
E-Mail: prisca.njoku@rockets.utoledo.edu

Azeezat Osikoya, B.S. (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
PhD candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: Role of helicase activity in eIF4A1 in breast cancer stemness
Advisor: Dayanidhi Raman, Ph.D.
Home:  Lagos, Nigeria
Undergraduate/Graduate University: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
E-Mail: azeezat.osikoya@utoledo.edu

Genevieve Schwarz, B.S. (Biology and Health Sciences)
PhD candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: TBA
Advisor:  Yong Jiang, Ph.D.
Home: Oak Ridge, TN
Undergraduate/Graduate University: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Rejina Shrestha, B.S., M.S. (Microbiology, Medical Science)
PhD candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: Role of heat shock factor 1 in tumor programmed cell death
Advisor: Kuo-Hui Su, Ph.D.
Home: Bhaktapur, Nepal
Undergraduate/Graduate Universities:  B.S. - Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal; M.S. - The University of Tokyo,  Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
E-mail: rejina.shrestha@rockets.utoledo.edu

Rahul Verma, B.Sc., M.Ss. (Zoology, Biomedical Science) 
PhD candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: Mechanisms of PZ39-induced ABCG2 degradation
Advisor: Jian-Ting Zhang, Ph.D.
Home: Delhi, India
Undergraduate/Graduate University: B.Sc. - Swami Shraddhanand College, Delhi, India; M.Sc. - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, India
E-Mail: rahul.verma@rockets.utoledo.edu