Cell and Cancer Biology Track

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

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

Chris Figy, B.S. (Cellular & Microbiology)
PhD Candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project: TBD
Advisor:  Kam Yeung, Ph.D.
Hometown: Ottawa Hills, OH
Undergraduate University: BS, Cellular & Microbiology, The University of Toledo
Email: christopher.figy@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 ativity 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
Email:  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:  tba
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
Email:  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:  JingYuan Liu, Ph.D.
Home: Kathmandu, Nepal
Undergraduate/Graduate University:  B.S., MS. - Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email:  deepti.gurung@rockets.utoledo.edu

Augustine Kwabil, B.Sc. (Biomedical Sciences)
PhD candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project:TBD
Advisor: TBD
Home:Tongo, Ghana
Undergraduate/Graduate University:  University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
E-Mail: augustine.kwabil@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 (B.S. Biological Science)
EMail:  Caoqinglong.huang@rockets.utoledo.edu

Azeezat Osikoya, B.S.(Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)
PhD candidate, Cell and Cancer Biology Biomedical Sciences Program
Project:TBD
Advisor:TBD
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: TBD
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

Joshua Letson, B.S.
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:  B.S. in Biology, Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL
Email:  joshua.letson@rockets.utoledo.edu