Cell and Cancer Biology Track

Current Cell and Cancer Biology Students

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

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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

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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 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Last Updated: 2/6/23