Research Scientists, Postdoc Fellows and Research Assistants
Prahlad Parajuli, PhD
Sr. Research Scientist, 2022-present
Project: Immunology & Cancer Biology
Narva Kushwaha, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2022-present
Project: Medicinal Chemistry
Babita Kushwaha, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2024-present
Project: Medicinal Chemistry
Mohamad Bakkar, MD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellow, 2024-present
Project: Cancer Biology
Abdullah AI-Homoudi, PhD
PhD student, 2021-2024
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2024-present
Project: Structural Biology
Alexander Jakubiec
Research Assistant, 2024-present
Richard Barber Fellow, 2022-2023
Project: Medicinal Chemistry
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Graduate Students
Amirreza Samarbakhsh, MS
PhD student, 2022-present
Research Assistant, 2020-2022
Project: Medicinal Chemistry
Komal Bhayekar, MSc
PhD Student, 2023-present
Research Assistant, Jan.-Aug. 2023
Project: Molecular/Cellular Biology
Sadaf Dorandish, MS
PhD student, 2022-present
Project: Molecular/Cellular Biology
Duy Luong, MS
PhD student, 2022-present
Project: Nanotechnology
Rahul Soundalgekar
MS student, 2024-present
Project: Molecular/Cancer Biology
Ayah Abdelhamid
MS student, 2024-present
Project: Medicinal Chemistry
Utkarsha Baviskar
MS student, 2024-present
Project: Molecular/Cellular Biology
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Research Scholars
Steph Bozynski
PharmD Research Scholar, 2023-present Project: Molecular/Cancer Biology
Diksha Pawar
Research Scholar, 2021-Present
Project: Medicinal Chemistry
Nidhi Daphal
Research Scholar, 2024-Present
Project: Molecular/Cancer Biology
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Visiting Fellows
Prasanth R. Nyalapatla, PhD
Visiting Scholar, 2021-present
Project: Medicinal Chemistry
Position: Sr. Process Scientist at AMPAC, CA
Munikumar Reddy, PhD
Visiting Fellow, 2020-present
Project: Molecular Modeling
Position: Senior Scientist at PharmCADD, India
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Lab Alumni
Jitender Gaddamedi, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2019-2021
Current Position: Postdoc with Dr. Andrew Lipchik at WSU
Nivisa Vakeesan
Research Assistant, Jan-Aug 2021
Current Position: MS/PhD Student at WSU
Deepti Pandey, DVM, MS
Research Assistant, 2021-2022
MS Student, 2019-2021
Current Position: PhD Student with Dr. Kevin Dalby at The University of Texas, Austin
Somrita Dey, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2021-2022
Current Position: Research Scientist, New York University, NY
Mohammed Teiama, PhD
Research Scientist, 2021-2022
Current Position: Assistant Professor at the Helwan University, Egypt
Olusayo Ogunyemi
MS student, 2021-2022
Current Position: PhD Student at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Athira Rajan Pillai
MS student, 2020-2022
Current Position: Research Associate at Biogen, Boston
Shiv Sharma, PhD
Sr. Research Scientist, Mar-Sep 2022
Current Position: Research Scientist with Dr. Steven Firestine at WSU
Sara Serafimovski, BSHS
PharmD Research Scholar, 2020-2022
Current Position: Pharmacy Intern at Beaumont Hospital, Troy, MI
Prakash Chavan, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2022-2023
Current Position: Faculty, Pune University, India
Salma Althobaiti
MS student, 2020-2022
Current Position: Faculty, Taif University, Saudi Arabia
Dinesh Chauhan, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2021-2023
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Jubilant Biosys, India
Huy Nguyễn, BSc
Research Assistant 2022-2023
Current Position: MS student at WSU
Hussein W. Kansou
Research Scholar, 2021-2023
Current Position: Medical Track
Hariprasad Aruri, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2020-2024
Current Position: Team Leader, Aragen (GVK) Bioscience, India
Sumaiya Syed
Research Assistant, 2023-2024
Evan Malin
Research Assistant, 2023-2024
Richard Barber Fellow, 2022-2023
Current Position: PhD Student, Wayne State School of Medicine.
Aniha Jain
Research Assistant, 2024-2024
Ian Hay
PharmD Research Scholar, 2021-2024 Current Position: PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at the VA-Ann Arbor, MI.
Tom Lucaj
PharmD Research Scholar, 2021-2024 Current Position: Clinical Pharmacist, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
Laxman Alakonda, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Feb.-Nov. 2024
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Louisville, KY.