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Mohammed Abdul Muneer, PhD
Senior Research Associate
mabdulmu@unmc.edu
2006 Molecular Genetics
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Cochin, Kerala, India
Laboratory of James Haorah, PhD
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Research Interests:
- The molecular, biochemical and cell signaling mechanisms of how alcohol-induced oxidative stress causes neuroinflammation, neuronal injury and neurodegeneration resulting from blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction in the central nervous system.
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Feroz Akhtar, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow
feroz.akhtar@unmc.edu
2011
Jamia Millia Islami University
Laboratory of Matt Kelso, PhD and Howard Gendelman, MD
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Research Interests:
- Pathophysiology and treatment of traumatic brain injury
- Immunomodulation for therapeutic interventions
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Shantanu Balkundi, PhD
Senior Research Associate
sbalkundi@unmc.edu
2009 Biomedical Engineering
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
Laboratory of Howard Gendelman, MD
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Research Interests:
- HIV, nanomedicine, nanotechnology, nanoART
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Crystal Bethel-Brown, PhD.
Post Doc Research Associate
c.bethelbrown@unmc.edu
2011
University of Kansas
Laboratory of Shilpa Buch, PhD
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Research Interests:
- Effects of HIV-1/HIV-1 proteins on blood-brain barrier dynamics, the mechanisms involved in their regulation and how substances of abuse, including cocaine and alcohol, can cooperate with the virus to exacerbate the disease pathogenesis of HAND>
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Biju Bhargavan, PhD
Post-Doc Research Associate
bbhargavan@unmc.edu
2009
Central Drug Research Institute
Laboratory of Georgette Kanmogne, PhD
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Research Interests:
- Epigenetic reprogramming at host/viral gene promoters, HIV-1 fitness and clade diversity
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Prasanta Kumar Dash, PhD
Senior Research Associate
pdash@unmc.edu
2007 HIV-1, Virology, Immunology and Molecular Biology
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Bangalore, India
Laboratory of Howard E Gendelman, MD
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Research Interests:
- HIV-1 and associated neurodisorders, anti-HIV drug effects in both in vitro and in vivo
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Benson Edagwa, PhD
Post-Doc Research Associate
benson.edagwa@unmc.edu
2012 Organic Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Laboratory of Howard E Gendelman, MD
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Research Interests:
- Tuberculosis, HIV, drug design and delivery, medicinal chemistry
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Tomas Helikar, PhD
Research Associate
Laboratory of Howard Fox, MD, PhD and Pawel Ciborowski, PhD
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Research Interests:
- Systems biology in research and technology development
- Information processing in biological systems
- Immunology
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Yuju Li, MS
Research Associate
yuju.li@unmc.edu
2006
East China Normal University
Laboratory of Jialin Zheng, MD
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Research Interests:
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Rong Ma, PhD
Post Doctoral Research Associate
rong.ma@unmc.edu
2009
Tongji Medical College
Laboratory of Shilpa Buch, PhD
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Research Interests:
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Blaise Mathias-Costa, PhD
Senior Research Associate
bmathiascosta@unmc.edu
2005
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Bangalore, India
Laboratory of Shilpa Buch, PhD
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Research Interests:
- NMDA receptor pharmacology and biophysics using interdisciplinary techniques: molecular modeling, md simulations, molecular biology and electrophysiology
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Vikas Mishra, PhD
Post-Doc Research Associate
vikas.mishra@unmc.edu
2010 King George's Medical University
Laboratory of James Haorah, PhD
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Research Interests:
- HIV
- Blood brain barrier dysfunction
- Host immune modulation during viral infection
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Pawel Olszowy, PhD
Visiting Research Associate
pawel.olszowy@unmc.edu
2011 Torun University
Laboratory of Pawel Ciborowski, PhD
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Research Interests:
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Kelly Stauch, PhD
Post-Doc Research Associate
kelly.stauch@unmc.edu
2012 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UNMC
Laboratory of Howard Fox, MD, PhD
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Research Interests:
- Role of mitochondrial function in neurodegenerative diseases and aging
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Zenghan Tong
Senior Research Associate
zenghan.tong@unmc.edu
2011 Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Laboratory of Jialin Zheng, MD
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Research Interests:
- Drug design, discovery and development for the treatment of HIV associated dementia
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Jingdong Zhang, PhD
Senior Research Associate
jingdong.zhang@unmc.edu
1985
The 4th Military Medical University, China
Laboratory of Huangui Xiong, MD, PhD
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Research Interests:
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Lixia Zhao, PhD
Senior Research Associate
lzhao@unmc.edu
2008
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Laboratory of Jialin Zheng, MD
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Research Interests:
- Regulation of glutaminase promoter activity by cytokines and the molecular mechanisms
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