Research Associates/Assistant Professors

• 2003-2004; (Ph.D., University of Rochester)
  • Research Associate
  • Postdoc, White Laboratory
  • Scientist, GE Healthcare, Albany, NY
  
  

Postdoctoral Fellows

• Edward Licitra, M.D., Ph.D., (2003-2004) UMDNJ, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  
  
• (1999-2003) University of Rochester
  • Research Associate, White Laboratory
  
  
• (1997-2002) SUNY, Stony Brook
  • Scientist, ViroPharma, Inc., Exton, PA
  • Scientist, Institute for Hepatitis and Virus Research, Doylestown, PA
  
  
• Holly Henry, Ph.D., (1999-2001) University of Pennsylvania
  • Design Write, Princeton, NJ
  
  
• (1996-2001) New York University
  • Scientist, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Princeton, NJ
  • Contract Medical Writer, MedPharm Communications, Randolph, NJ
  • Adjunct Faculty/Lecturer, Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University
  
  
• (1998-1999) Carnegie Mellon University
  • Research Scientist, Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
  
  
• Arun Gaur, Ph.D., (1997-1999) SUNY, Syracuse
  • Scientist, NASA Research, Houston, TX
  
  
• (1995-1997) Columbia University
  • Scientist, AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA
  • Development Scientist, Cell Signaling Technology, Beverly, MA
  
  
• Jun Yang, Ph.D., (1996-1997) University of Pittsburgh
  • Postdoc, CINJ, New Brunswick, NJ
  
  
• (1993-1995) University of Delaware
  • Research Associate Professor, University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
  
  
• (1990-1993) University of Lille, France
  • Assistant Director, Devgen Pharmaceutical, NV, Belgium
  • Co-founder and Director of Biochemistry and Proteomics, Vivactis, Genfit, France
  
  

Graduate Students

• Molecular Biosciences joint program, Cell and Developmental Biology subprogram, (2006-Present )
  
  
  
• Molecular Biosciences joint program, (2006-Present )
  
  
  
• Rutgers University, (2005)
  "Role of p53-Independent Apoptotic Pathways in Tumorigenesis"
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Coussen's Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco
  
  
• Rutgers University, (2005)
  "Genetic Screens in Carcinomatosis."
  • Technician, Courtneidge Laboratory, The Burnham Institute, La Jolla CA
  
  
• Ramya Sundararajan, Ph.D., Rutgers University, (2004)
  "Mechanism of Activation of Mitochondrial Apoptosis "
  
  
• Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Program; Rutgers University, (2003)
  "Role of the Adenoviral Proteins in the Promotion and Inhibition of TNF-alpha-mediated Apoptosis"
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Chodosh Laboratory, Department of Cancer Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  
  
• Alan Anschel, NSF Fellow; UMDNJ Medical Student, (2001-2002)
  
  • East Asia Summer Institutes, National Science Foundation
  
  
• Yan Shen, Ph.D., Cell and Developmental Graduate Program; Rutgers University, (2000)
  "Role of the Adenovirus E1B 19K Protein in E1A-Induced p53-Mediated Apoptosis"
  • Scientist, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
  
  
• Microbiology Graduate Program, CABM Fellow; Rutgers University, (1999)
  "Dual Mechanism of E1B 19K for Anti-Apoptotic Function"
  • Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Cancer Fund, Postdoctoral Fellow, Livingston Laboratory, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Cambridge MA
  • Scientist, Macrogen, S. Korea
  
  
• Core Curriculum Fellow, CABM fellow; Rutgers University, (1997)
  "The Functional Role of p53-Mediated Transcription in E1A-Induced Apoptosis"
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, McCormick Laboratory, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
  • Scientist, Celera, San Francisco, CA
  • Scientist, GlaxoSmithKlein, Collegeville, PA
  
  
• Biotechnology Fellow; Rutgers University, (1997)
  "The Roles of Bcl-2, p53 and Cysteine Proteases in the Regulation of Adenovirus E1A-Induced Apoptosis"
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Nandi Laboratory, Cancer Research Lab, U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
  • Associate Investigator, Research Enhancement Award Program, University of California
  
  
• CABM Fellow; Rutgers University, (1996)
  "Role of the Adenovirus E1B 19K Protein in Transformation and Apoptosis"
  • Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund Postdoctoral Fellow, Steller Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Editor, Cell Press, Cambridge, MA
  
  
• Ching-Chun Tseng, M.S., Microbiology Graduate Program; Rutgers University, (1993)
  "Mutational Analysis of the Adenovirus Early Region 1B 19K Protein"
  • Graduate School, Columbia University, New York, NY
  
  
• Michael Debbas, Microbiology Graduate Program; Rutgers University, (1990-1992)
  
  • Scientist, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA
  
  

Undergraduates

• Olga Kravchuk, (2006-Present) Rutgers University, Henry Rutgers Honors Thesis, Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience; Macy's Foundation Award, Macy's Breast Cancer Research Summer Fellow
• Sameera Kongara, (2006-Present) Rutgers University, Henry Rutgers Honors Thesis, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry;
• Shyam Patel, (2005-Present) Rutgers University, Henry Rutgers Scholar, Honors Thesis, Graduate School; NJCCR Summer Student Fellowship Award 2005
• Kevin Bray, (2004-2005) Rutgers University, Departmental Honors Program; Genetics and Microbiology
• Brian Beaudoin, (2002-2003) Honors Thesis, Rutgers University; Technician, White Laboratory
• Jisook Baek, (2000-2002) Rutgers University;
• Alicia Holub, (1999-2000) Rutgers University, Henry Rutgers Scholar; Graduate School
• Alan Anschel, (1997-2000) Rutgers University, Henry Rutgers Scholar; Medical School
• Victoria Chernyak, (1996-1997) Rutgers University, Henry Rutgers Scholar; Medical School
• Nishant Agrawal, (1995-1997) Rutgers University, Henry Rutgers Scholar; Medical School
• Michael Jagen, (1995-1996) Rutgers University, Henry Rutgers Scholar; Medical School
• Digant Modha, (1994-1996) Rutgers University, Henry Rutgers Scholar; Graduate School
• Valerie Eviner, (1993-1994) Rutgers University, Henry Rutgers Scholar; Graduate School
• Michelle Gonzalez, (1990-1991) Monmouth University; Dental School
• Diane Harvey, (1988-1989) Cornell University; Graduate School
• Brian Casazza, (1987-1988) Princeton University; Medical School