PI

Dr. Victoria Meller

Chair of Biological Sciences (2018-2023) and Professor, Wayne State University

Ph.D. 1990, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

PhD Students:

Ana Luiza Romero Terra dos Santos 

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Post-Baccalaureates:

Sachini Wijesinghe 

       .BS, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

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Research Assistants:

Marissa Steiner

BS, Michigan State University

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Undergraduates:

Former Lab Members:

PhD:

Maggie Lauria Sneideman

PhD Biology 2017-2024

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Sudeshna Biswas

PhD Biology 2017-2023

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Reem Makki 

PhD Biology 2016-2023

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Nikita Deshpande

PhD Biology 2011-2018

Currently Medical Scientist, World Health Organization, Melbourne Australia

Sonal Joshi

PhD Biology 2016

Currently writer, Oxford PharmaGenesis

Manasi Apte

Ph.D. Biology 2008-2014

Currently Education Outreach Project Manager for the ACS

S. Kiran Koya

Ph.D. Biology 2007 – 2014

Currently Assistant Professor Research, Dept. of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Debashish U. Menon

Ph.D. Biology 2007 – 2013

Currently Investigator, Synthetic Lethality Research Unit – Oncology. GlalaxoSmithKline

Ying Kong

Ph.D. Biology 2011

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XinXian Deng

Ph.D. Biology 2000-2006 (Tufts University)

Currently Acting Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle

Barbara Rattner 

Ph.D. Biology 1998-2004 (Tufts University)

Currently Managing Editor SAGE Publishing

Masters:

• Aaron Kren       2018-20      Jeweler
• Reem Makki      2015-17     PhD candidate Biological Sciences, WSU
• S. Kiran Koya    2005-07      Asst. Professor Research, Dept. of Surgery WSU SoM
• Archna Gautam 2006-08     Senior Quality Control Analyst, J&J

Undergraduate:

• Milan Rogan      2021-2023     Post-Bacc program, Oregon Health Sciences University
• Samuel Grand    2018-2020     MD PhD program, Wayne State University
• Alexander Lelli    2018              MD program, Central Michigan University
• Johnny Kasto     2017-2018      MD program, Wayne State University
• Marah Wahbeh  2016-2017      PhD program, Johns Hopkins University
• Kassem Makki    2016-17        MD program, Wayne State University
• Krishna Paul       2016-18        Public Health, Wayne State University
• Mateusz Silensky 2016
• Lisa Spencer      2014-15         MD, Oakland University
• David Schmittou 2014            MD, Wayne State University
• Neam Assad       2015
• Taania Girglia      2014             MD/MPH, University of Michigan
• Victoria Moran   2010-11         MS in Genetics, Case Western
• Deborah Antwih 2009
• David Utranian    2009
• Conan Ahmad    2008
• Deborah Ebure   2008
• Baijukumar Patel
• Katherine Meloche 2008
• Hilary Archbold    2007        Lecturer, University of Michigan
• Harsimran Gill   2007-08
• Polina Frolov     2005-06      MD, Wayne State University
• Akash Gupta       2005

Research Assistants: 

• John Butts      2012-2019      Currently PhD candidate University of Maine
• Alissa Bults    2011-2012       Currently Program coordinator, St. Clair College