Department of Cell and Cancer Biology

Shubhra Kanti Dey, B.Pharm. (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
PhD Candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: TBD
Advisor: Xiaohong Li, Ph.D.
Home:  Barishal, Bangladesh
Undergraduate/Graduate Universities:  B.S. Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
E-mail: shubhrakanti.dey@rockets.utoledo.edu

Veani Roshale Fernando, BSc (Bioinformatics)
PhD Candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project:  Normalizing arginine metabolism in tumor-associated macrophages: A novel immunotherapeutic strategy for breast cancer
Advisor:  Saori Furuta, Ph.D.
Hometown: Columbo, Sri Lanka
Undergraduate/Graduate University: University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
E-mail: veaniroshale.fernando@rockets.utoledo.edu

Shreyasi Ganguly, B.S., M.S. (Hon, Zoology; Biotechnology)
PhD Candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project:  Targeting the thioesterase activity of FASN using modified proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole in breast cancer
 Advisor:  Jian-Ting Zhang, Ph.D.
Home:  Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Undergraduate/Graduate University:  BS - Asutosh College under University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
MS - Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
E-mail:  shreyasi.ganguly@rockets.utoledo.edu

Shruti Ghai, B.Tech., M.S. (Biotechnology; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)
PhD Candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project:  The role of heat shock factor 1 in pancreatic cancer autophagy
Advisor:  Kuo-Hui Su, Ph.D.
Home:  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Undergraduate/Graduate University:  B.Tech - D.Y. Patil University, Navi Mumbai, India
MS - Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA 
E-mail:  shrutirakesh.ghai@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

Jackson (Caoqinglong) Huang, B.S. (Biological Science)
PhD candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project:  Targeting survivin to overcome gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Advisor:  Jian-Ting Zhang, Ph.D.
Home:  Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
Undergraduate/Graduate University:  University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA
E-Mail:  caoqinglong.huang@rockets.utoledo.edu

Augustine Kwabil, B.Sc. (Biomedical Sciences)
PhD candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: TBD
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

Joshua Letson, B.S. (Biology)
PhD candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project:  Role of nitric oxide of secreted proteins in the homeostasis and malignancy of the breast tissue
Advisor:  Saori Furuta, Ph.D.
Home:  Adrian, MI
Undergraduate/Graduate University:  Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL
E-mail:  joshua.letson@rockets.utoledo.edu

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

Rejina Shrestha, B.S., M.S. (Microbiology, Medical Science)
PhD candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: TBD
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