Research Staff
Irwin Chaiken
Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
PhD, Biological Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles
AB, Chemistry, Brown University
215.762.4197
ichaiken@drexelmed.edu
Gabriela Canziani
Research Specialist
PhD. Biological Science, National University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
BS/MS, Physiology, Universite de Geneve (Switzerland)
215.762.3535
gac68@drexel.edu
Past Members – Graduate Student Program
Sophie Geagan, BS Student, Biological Science, Drexel University
Andrew P. Holmes, PhD, 2016
Kriti Acharya, MS, 2015
Lauren D. Bailey, PhD, 2015
Ramalingam Venkat Kalyana Sundaram, PhD, 2015
Arangassery Rosemary Bastian, PhD, 2014
Ali Emileh, PhD, 2013
Armin Darvish, MS, 2012
Ferit Tuzer, PhD, 2012
Diogo Rodrigo De Magalhaes Moreira, PhD Fulbright Fellow, 2011
Denitsa Hristova, MS, 2011
Karyn McFadden, PhD, 2011
Syna Kuriakose, PhD, 2011
Meirav Zaks Zilberman, PhD, 2008
Mark Contarino, PhD, 2008
Udaya Pillalamarri, MS, 2005
Past Members – Postdoctoral Program
Aicha Bendia, PhD Student, Chemistry, Drexel University
Aakansha Nangarlia, BS/PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University
Shiyu Zhang, PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University
Kriti Acharya, PhD
Alexej Dick, PhD
Bibek Parajuli, PhD
Andrew Holmes, PhD
Md Alamgir Hossain, PhD
Mahesh Agarwal, PhD
Alyssa Biorn, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Jeff Scibek, PhD, Corning Inc.
Tetsuya Ishino, PhD, Pfizer Inc.
Uma Manjappara, PhD, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore
Madhushree Bhattacharya, PhD, University of Helsinki
Mauro Sergi, PhD, Sandoz, Kundle, Austria
Lisa Leickt, PhD, Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, Stockholm
Isabel Gomez, PhD, Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México
Sanjay Sarkhel, PhD, University of Helsinki
Srimathi Thiagarajan, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Hosahudya Gopi, PhD, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
Adrian Harrington, PhD, Boehringer Ingelheim Gmbh
Evelyn Swain, PhD, Presbyterian College, South Carolina
Muddegowda Umashankara, PhD, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Navneet Jawanda, PhD, Yale School of Medicine
Srivats Rajagopal, PhD, Syngene Intl Ltd., Bengaluru
Kantharaju Kammana, PhD, Rani Channamma University, Belagavi
Mark Contarino, PhD, Scire Consulting, llc, Philadelphia
Huiyuan Li, PhD, University of West Virginia, Morgantown
Rachna Niraj Aneja, PhD, The Scripps Research Institute, Florida
Ramalingam Venkat Kalyana Sundaram, PhD, Yale University, Connecticut
Past Exchange Students and Visiting Scholars
Antonella Grigoletto, PhD, University of Padua, Italy, 2014
Jose Roman Fernandez, BS exchange student, Francisco De Vitoria University, Madrid, 2014
Irene Rodriguez Sanchez, BS exchange student, Francisco De Vitoria University, Madrid, 2012
Curro Garcia Bernal, BS exchange student, Francisco De Vitoria University, Madrid, 2011
Anders Borgkvist, MSc candidate and visiting scholar, 2001-2002
Henrik Johansson, MSc candidate and visiting scholar, University of Kalmar, 2001-2002
Gianfranco Pasut, PhD candidate and visiting scholar, U. Padova, 2001-2002
Mauro Sergi, PhD and visiting scholar, U. Padova, 2000-2001
Emma Evergren, MSc candidate and visiting scholar, University of Kalmar, 2000
Lisa Dahlgren, MSc candidate and visiting scholar, University of Kalmar, 2000
Past Interns
Amy Chiem, Work Study student
Harry Charles Bach, BS student, Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University, 2019
Ann Haftl, BS/MS student, Chemistry, Drexel University, 2019
Cassandra Zhi, medical student, Drexel University College of Medicine
Anthony Bertuglia, MS rotation student, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2016
Ann Haftl, undergraduate co-op student, BS/MS Chemistry, Drexel University, 2016
Marg Rajpara, medical student, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2016
Brendon Ngo, undergraduate student, BS/MD, Drexel University, 2015-2016
Brett Garberman, undergraduate student, BS Bio-Engineering, Syracuse University, 2015-2016
Benjamin Dominique Nelson, Mihs, Drexel University, 2015
Megan Meuser, PhD rotation student, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2015
Reina Yu, undergraduate co-op student, BS Biology, Drexel University, 2015
Venkata Jonnakuti, undergraduate student, BS/MD, Drexel University, 2015
Stephen Kang, North Penn High School gifted mentorship trainee, 2014
Stephen Jaworski, undergraduate student, BS Chemistry, Drexel University, 2014
Rishan Desta, medical student, Drexel University, 2014
Ryan Panaral, medical student, Drexel University, 2014
Jada Myricks, high school student, Philadelphia, 2014
Emily Arturo, PhD rotation student, Drexel University, 2013
Alise Peckjian, undergraduate student, Bio-Medical Engineering, Drexel University, 2013
Munazza Hakim, Mihs, Biochemical and Pharmacological Principles, Drexel University, 2013
Karl Weiss, undergraduate student, Drexel University
James Huynh, undergraduate student, Drexel University
Amanda Elfman, high school research intern
Emily Arturo, PhD rotation student, Drexel University College of Medicine
Justin Cohen, PhD rotation student, Drexel University College of Medicine
Patrick Williams, PhD rotation student, Drexel University College of Medicine
Elizabeth Upton, PhD rotation student, Drexel University College of Medicine
Francisco Bernal, undergraduate summer research student, Spain-Drexel Exchange program
Sudesh Raju, high school student
Manjuli Gupta, undergraduate summer research student
Ellen Giranda, undergraduate summer research student
Kevin Lam, undergraduate summer research student
Jared Adolf-Bryfogle, rotation student, Drexel University
Gene Eng, undergraduate summer research student
Anthony Pinto, SURF summer undergraduate internship
Alicia Cutillo, SENSOR REU summer internship, Drexel University
Hollie Flick, PhD rotation student, Drexel University
Kelly Pfeiffer, Merck SURF student fellow
Nicoleta Economou, PhD rotation student, Drexel University College of Medicine
Maneet Singh, PhD rotation student, Drexel University
Emily Young, Merck SURF student fellow
Sandhya Ajith, undergraduate co-op student, Drexel University
Dominick Panarello, undergraduate co-op student, Drexel University
Cecilia Urbina, undergraduate co-op student, Drexel University
Annalisa DeFo, undergraduate co-op student, Drexel University
Past Members
Adel Ahmed, Research Assistant Professor
Seongmi Kim, Research Assistant II
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