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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Ramji K. Bhandari, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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SCIENTISTS AND RESERACH STAFFS
Dr. Xuegeng Wang (王学耕)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology
Currently at South China Normal University
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Position Available (TBA)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Position Available (TBA)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Pooja Bhandari
Research Technician
STUDENTS
A) Graduate
Megan Doldron Fall, 2016~
Ph.D. Candidate
Cannabinoid effects on bronchial epithelial cells
Sourav Chakraborty, Fall 2019~
Ph.D. Student
Transgenerational onset of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in medaka
Gaurav Phuyal, Fall 2021~
M.S. Student
CRISPR-dCas9 mediated editing of DNA methylation in vivo
Seraiah Coe, Fall 2021~
M.S. Student
Effects of exposure to emerging chemicals of concern on current generation of medaka with a history of ancestral BPA exposure
B) Undergraduate
Beh Reh, Spring 2020 ~
Undergraduate Student
Effects of perchlorate on developing medaka and their germ stem cells
Ahmad Romero, Fall 2020 ~
Undergraduate Student
Vitamin C as an epigenetic silencer
Morgan Rector, Spring 2021 ~
Undergraduate Student
Validation of CRISPR-dCas9 mediated DNA methylation by PCR and pyrosequencing
Coryanna Jefferies, Spring 2021 ~
Undergraduate Student
Cell culture and assisting Megan with her project on cannabinoid effects on human bronchial cells
Verdant Julius, Spring 2021 ~
Undergraduate Student
Histological characterization of BPA-induced transgenerational tissue phenotypes
LAB ALUMNI
A. Graduate Students
1) Valerie Fricault (MS, 2018): Faculty, Forsyth Technical Community College
2) Chelsea Smith (MS, 2018): Faculty, Forsyth Technical Community College
3) Jacob Cleary (MS, 2018): currently in a Ph.D. program, Wake Forest University
4) Yashi Feng (MS, 2021): Currently looking for a Ph.D. program
5) Elissa Guzman (MS, 2021): Currently employed by a biomedical company in Kernersville, NC.
6) Christopher Rex (Ph.D., Dropped, 2021): TBA
B. Undergraduate Students
1) Albert Thayil, Honors College, Fall 2016 – Spring 2017, now at VCOM (Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine)
2) Mathieu Bouttier (Exchange Student from France), Spring 2017, now in France
3) Robert Edwards, Summer 2017 (UNC Chapel Hill): Scientist at 3M, Philadelphia, PA.
4) Valerie Nkansah, Fall 2017, Postbac (TBA)
5) Devi Kodavanti, Fall 2017, ORISE Internship Program, EPA
6) Madeline Vera, (Spring 2017- Spring, 2018): PhD student, University of California, Riverside
7) Brooke Noah, Fall (Fall 2017-Spring 2018): DVM student, Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine
8) Diamond Hill, Fall (Fall 2017- Spring 2018): Cytopreparatory Technician at Sonic Healthcare
9) Victoria Akers, Spring/Fall (2018): TBA
10) Marlee Vassall, Fall 2017~Summer 2019: PCA at Newton Wellesley Hospital, MA.
11) Bibhuti Timalsina, Spring 2018~Spring 2019: TBA
12) Jayanti Magar, Fall 2018 ~Spring 2019
13) Phillip Holland, Fall 2018~Spring 2019
14) Sara Ghobrial, Summer 2019
15) Amanda Chase, Spring 2019~Fall 2019: M.S. Program, Biomedical Sciences, University of Pittsburg, PA.
16) Alexis Starr, Fall 2018~ Spring 2020, Currently Veterinary Technician in Charlotte, NC.
17) Deborah Killian, Fall 2018~Spring 2020, Currently a graduate student at Wake Forest University, NC
18) Manthi Dissanayake, Fall 2019~Spring 2020, Currently at UNC-Chapel Hill Medical School, NC
19) Jasmine Allen, Summer 2019~Spring 2020
20) Shaun Pitts, Spring 2020- Spring 2021
21) Drake Weidman, Fall 2019- Spring 2021)
22) Arianna Mathewson, Fall 2017- Spring 2021)
23) Julia Godwin, Spring 2020- Summer 2021)
24) Zerin Islam, Fall 2020- Spring 2021)
VISITING SCHOLARS
1) Xiaohong Song (January 2018 -Jan 2019). Lecturer, Guilin Technological University, China.
2) Dr. Harunur Rashid, Fulbright Fellow, Professor- Bangladesh Agricultural University (April 2018-July 2018)
