Postdoctoral Fellows

After earning a doctorate degree, scholars may choose to pursue additional training. Individuals are selected to ... read more on UNMC Postdoctoral Education.

Current Postdoctoral Fellows

Mohammed Abdul Muneer

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

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

Shantanu Balkundi

Shantanu Balkundi, PhD
Senior Research Associate
sbalkundi@unmc.edu

2009 Biomedical Engineering
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

Laboratory of Howard Gendelman, MD

Research Interests:

  • HIV, nanomedicine, nanotechnology, nanoART

Prasanta Kumar Dash

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 Gendelman, MD

Research Interests:

  • HIV-1 and associated neurodisorders, anti-HIV drug effects in both in vitro and in vivo

 


Ming Duan

Ming Duan, PhD
Research Associate
ming.duan@unmc.edu

2007
Radiation Institute of Beijing

Laboratory of Shilpa Buch, PhD

Research Interests:


Xiqian Lan

Xiqian Lan, PhD
Post Doctoral Research Associate
xlan@unmc.edu

Laboratory of Hui Peng, MD and Jialin Zheng, MD

Research Interests:


Yuju Li

Yuju Li, MS
Research Associate
yuju.li@unmc.edu

2006
East China Normal University

Laboratory of Jialin Zheng, MD

Research Interests:


Blaise Mathias-Costa

Blaise Mathias-Costa, PhD
Senior Research Associate
bmathiascosta@unmc.edu

2005
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Bangalore, India

Laboratory of Daniel Monaghan, PhD

Research Interests:

  • NMDA receptor pharmacology and biophysics using interdisciplinary techniques: molecular modeling, md simulations, molecular biology and electrophysiology

Upal Roy

Upal Roy
Senior Research Associate
uroy@unmc.edu

Laboratory of Howard Gendelman, MD and JoEllyn McMillan, PhD

Research Interests:

  • HIV-1, Blood Brain Barrier, HIV-dementia, nano-drug delivery, virus-host interaction

Chengju Tian

Chengju Tian, PhD
Senior Research Associate
tianc@unmc.edu

2003
Tianjin China Medical University

Laboratory of Keshore Bidasee, PhD

Research Interests:

  • Diabetes, heart, muscle contraction, calcium cycling proteins ryanodine receptors

LeAnn Tiede, PhD

LeAnn Tiede, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow
ltiede@unmc.edu

2009 Physics, Biomedical Sciences
Creighton University

Laboratory of Howard Fox, MD, PhD

Research Interests:

  • The role of mitochondrial function in neurodegenerative diseases


 

Xijin Wang
Research Associate

Laboratory of Jialin Zheng, MD

Research Interests:


Lixia Zhao

Lixia Zhao, PhD
Post Doctoral Research Associate
lzhao@unmc.edu

2008
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Laboratory of Jialin Zheng, MD

Research Interests:

  • Regulation of glutaminase promoter activity by cytokines and the molecular mechanisms