Thomas F. Scanlin, Jr., MD – Rutgers Health Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Child Health Institute of New Jersey
Professor and Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center
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Stephen Schwander, MD, PhD – Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, School of Public Health
Associate Professor and Director, Center for Global Public Health
Stephan Schwander, M.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Urban-Global Public Health at the Rutgers School of Public Health. He also has a joint appointment with the
John Siekierka, PhD – Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Rutgers Health Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Shobha Swaminathan, MD – Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Rutgers Health New Jersey Medical School
Associate Professor
Dr. Swaminathan is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. She is the Clinical Research Site Leader for the NIH funded Clinical Trials Unit At Rutgers
Jun Wang, PhD – Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
Research in the Wang Laboratory is directed towards developing antivirals targeting emerging and re-emerging viruses, including influenza A and B viruses, enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), EV-A71, coxsackievirus, poliovirus, and the coronaviruses
Nancy Woychik, PhD – Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Rutgers Health Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Professor
e study how tRNAs, sORFs and other ncRNAs influence cellular physiology. At the molecular level, these changes are implicated in many important processes such as stress resistance, cell survival, apoptosis,
Ping Xie, PhD – Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Division of Life Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Research in Dr. Xie’s laboratory focuses on understanding molecular mechanisms of immune regulation and cancer pathogenesis. Regulation of immune cell homeostasis and functionality is central to the proper functioning of
Srujana Samitha Yadavalli, PhD – Department of Genetics, Rutgers University, Waksman Institute of Microbiology
Assistant Professor
How do bacteria sense changes in their environment? How do they regulate their gene expression and adapt to different stresses such as exposure to antimicrobial agents? The Yadavalli lab is
Liping Zhao, PhD – Applied Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Professor and Eveleigh-Fenton Chair of Applied Microbiology
Liping Zhao is currently the Eveleigh-Fenton Chair of Applied Microbiology at Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Director of Center for Nutrition, Microbiome, and health
Auriel A. Willette, PhD, MS – Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research; Department of Neurology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Associate Professor
Dr. Willette examines why some older adults develop Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD related dementias (ADRD) compared to others who remain cognitively healthy. He also maintains an interest in the