Biomedical and Health Sciences - All Degree Programs

Kimberly Izarraras is first author of paper in Cells, August 2025. “Kisspeptin Mitigates Hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease”.

Sangeevan Vellappan is first author of a paper in Scientific Signal, August 2025. “Analysis of stress-induced small proteins in Escherichia coli reveals that YoaI mediates cross-talk between distinct signaling systems.”

Eleanor Agosta was awarded a PhRMA Foundation 2025 Predoctoral Fellowship in Translational Medicine, "TP63 Amplification and Short Isoform Expression Combined with HPV Integration as a Novel Biomarker for Cervical Cancer Progression." January 2025.

Jordan Lee was awarded an NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship, "Casein Kinase 2 at the Intersection of Beta2-adrenoceptor Signaling and cAMP Egress," August 2025.

Elaheh Hosseini  was awarded a F99/K00 "Interrogating the role of BLTP3A in organizing protective immunity in ovarian cancer", July 2025.

Yiyun Shen was awarded a NJ Commission on Cancer Research Fellowship, Mentor: Zhaohui Feng, 2025.  “Tripartite Motif-Containing Protein 6 in colorectal cancer”.

Christopher Alcott was awarded a NJ Commission on Cancer Research Fellowship, Mentor: Kyle Payne, 2025. “Investigation of BTNL9 as a novel regulator of T cells in ovarian cancer”.

Emily Hyde was awarded a NJ Commission on Cancer Research Fellowship , Mentor: Matthew McBride, 2025.”Targeting taurine-induced cisplatin resistance”.

Samuel Tundealao was awarded a NJ Commission on Cancer Research Fellowship “ Genomic and Epigenetic Effects of Tai Chi Qigong in Older Male Cancer Survivors with Fatigue”.

Prarthana Gowda was awarded a NJ Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism predoctoral fellowship, "Investigating the Role of Cytoskeleton Remodeling in Autism-related TRIO Loss of Function in Human Neurons", July 2025

Vaidehi Apte was awarded a NJ Commission on Brain Injury Research Fellowship, "Attenuating Mitochondrial Dysfunction to Restore Impaired Endothelial Barrier Integrity & Function", April 2025

Rebecca Shear was awarded an NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship, "Mechanism of Par1c-mediated AMPA receptor trafficking and synaptic plasticity", March 2025. 

Eleanor Agosta was awarded a Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation (PhRMA Foundation), "TP63 Amplification and Short Isoform Expression Combined with HPV Integration as a Novel Biomarker for Cervical Cancer Progression", December 2024.

Esther Ko was awarded an American Health Association predoctoral fellowship, December 2024. 

Sara Potgieter was awarded an NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship, "ADAD1 and ribosome biogenesis in the post-meiotic male germ cell", September 2024.

Alexandra Logerfo was awarded a NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship, "Mechanisms of BMP signaling driving tissue pattern in the intestine", July 2024.

Shradha Suresh was awarded a NJ Commission on Brain Injury Research Fellowship IL-6 as a therapeutic for treatment of TBI. March 2024

Brandon Vaglio was awarded a NJ Commission on Brain Injury Research Fellowship. Engineered Exosomes as a Therapeutic for Secondary Traumatic Brain Injury. March 2024

Seanna Kelly was awarded a NJ Commission on Brain Injury Research Fellowship. The role of immune response and glial subty[es on TBI-induced sleep changes.  March 2024

Srinivasa Gandhu was awarded a NJ Commission on Brain Injury Research Fellowship The role of cypin in regulating ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like post translational modifcations in recovery after TBI. March 2024

Hanna Caiola was awarded a NJ Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism predoctoral fellowship, "The role of MARK2 in neuronal hyperexcitability associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder", July 2024

Emma Schweitzer was awarded a NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship, "Craving's role in biasing subjective value computation in food addiction", June 2024.

Francesca Lofaro was awarded a NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship, "Elucidating How Menstrual Cycle Phase Influences Neurocognitive Processes Underlying Risk-Taking in Women with Opioid Use Disorder', June 2024.

Tess Felicia Kowalski was awarded a NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship, "Investigating habitual behavior and dopamine dysregulation in Tourette syndrome", January 2024.

Emmanuel Alvarez was awarded a NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship, "Characterizing the formation and maintenance of drug-biased beliefs in opioid use disorder", February 2024.