Current Students in the Molecular Medicine Track
Wisdom Ahlidja
Project: Gut microbiota and blood pressure regulation
Advisor: Dr. Bina Joe
Highest degree obtained: BS, Biomedical Sciences
Hometown: Avedo, Ghana
Last university/college attended: University of Cape Coast
Email: wahlidj@rockets.utoledo.edu
Oluwatosin Akinola
Project: Gut Microbiota and Blood Pressure Regulation
Advisor: Dr. Bina Joe
Highest degree obtained: BS, physiology
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Last university/college attended: Lagos State University College of Medicine
Adriana Alviter Plata
Ph.D. Student, MOME Track
Project: Host-microbiome interactions in cardiometabolic diseases
Advisor: Dr. Jasenka Zubcevic
Highest degree obtained: BS Chemical Biology and Pharmacy
Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
Last university/college attended: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Email: adriana.alviterplata@rockets.utoledo.edu
Sachin Aryal, MSBS
Ph.D. Student, MOME Track
Project: Epigenetic mechanisms of blood pressure regulation
Advisor: Dr. Bina Joe
Highest degree obtained: MSBS
Hometown: Bhaktapur, Nepal
Last university/college attended: Southeast Missouri State University
Email: Sachin.aryal@rockets.utoledo.edu
Jaya Bhandari, M.S.
Ph.D. Student, MOME Track
Project: TBD
Advisor: Dr. Ritu Chakravarti
Highest degree obtained: MS by Research in Biotechnology
Hometown: Damak-10, Jhapa, Nepal
Last university/college attended: Kathmandu University
Email: bhandari.jay@gmail.com
Kesha Dalal, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student, MOME Track
Project: Regulation of Mitochondria by Mechanosensitive Ion Channel TRPV4 in Endothelial Cells
Advisor: Dr. Charles Thodeti
Highest degree obtained: Master of Science (MSc)
Hometown: Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Last university/college attended: The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU)
Email: kesha.dalal@rockets.utoledo.edu
Somayeh Darzi, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student, MOME Track
Project: TBD
Advisor: Dr. Paruchuri
Highest degree obtained: Master of Science (MSc)
Hometown: Tehran
Last university/college attended: Medical University of Sadooghi
Email: somayeh.darzi@rocket.utoledo.edu
Ben French
Ph.D. Student, MOME Track
Project: High-Throughput Analysis of Human Skin Toxicity and Therapeutics of MC-LR
Advisor: Dr. Kennedy and Dr. Haller
Highest degree obtained: Bachelors of Science
Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
Last university/college attended: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Email: Benjamin.French2@rockets.utoledo.edu
Arturo Grano de Oro
Ph.D. Student, MOME Track
Project: The role and underlying molecular mechanisms of vascular cells in cardiovascular disease
Advisor: Dr. Islam Osman
Highest degree obtained: M.Sc, Molecular Biology and Cell Dynamics
Hometown: Madrid, Spain
Last university/college attended: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Tania Akter Jhuma
Ph.D. Student, MOME Track
Project: Sex specific role of gut microbiota in blood pressure regulation
Advisor: Dr. Tao Yang
Highest degree obtained: MSc in Microbiology
Hometown: Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh
Last university/college attended: University of Dhaka
Email: tjhuma@rockets.utoledo.edu
Mrunmayee R. Kandalgaonkar (Mrun), M.S.
Ph.D. Student, MOME Track
Project: Role of gut microbiota in liver and colon diseases.
Advisor: Dr. Matam Vijay-Kumar
Highest degree obtained: MS
Hometown: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Last university/college attended: Mithibai College, Mumbai
Email: Mrunmayee.Kandalgaonkar@utoledo.edu
Sanjana Kumariya, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student, MOME Track
Project: Novel Targets in Vascular Wall Diseases
Advisor: Dr. Islam Osman
Highest degree obtained: M.Sc Pharmacology and Toxicology
Hometown: Indore, M.P., India
Last university/college attended: National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Mohali
Email: sanjana.kumariya@rockets.utoledo.edu
Ishan Manandhar, M.S.
Ph.D. Student, MOME Track
Project: Interaction of host and gut microbiota in the pathophysiology of hypertension
Advisor: Dr. Bina Joe
Highest degree obtained: MS in Bioinformatics
Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal
Last university/college attended: The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Email: ishan.manandhar@rockets.utoledo.edu
Emma Elizabeth Sabu Kattuman
Ph.D. Student, MOME Track
Project: Role of Cysteinyl leukotriene receptors in melanoma progression and metastasis
Advisor: Dr. Sailaja Paruchuri
Highest degree obtained: Bachelor of Technology
Hometown: Kerala, India
Last university/college attended: SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Email: emma.elizabeth57@gmail.com
Joanna Stuck
Ph.D. Student, MOME Track
Project: Novel Targets in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switching
Advisor: Dr. Islam Osman
Highest degree obtained: BS in Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Last university/college attended: University of Cincinnati