{"id":54042,"date":"2015-10-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/10\/28\/department-profile-biochemistry-molecular-biology\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T15:06:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T20:06:27","slug":"department-profile-biochemistry-molecular-biology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/10\/28\/department-profile-biochemistry-molecular-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Profile &#8211; Biochemistry &amp; Molecular Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>\n<strong>Department:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>Biochemistry &amp; Molecular Biology<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Chair: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Surinder K. Batra, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Number of people in department (faculty\/staff):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nFaculty:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 25<\/p>\n<p>\nStudents:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 44&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\nPost-docs:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;16<\/p>\n<p>\nStaff:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 14<\/p>\n<p>\nCourtesy Faculty: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 39<\/p>\n<p>\nTotal: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;138<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>New faculty joined during last 3 years:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nRebecca Deegan, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>\nPunita Dhawan, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>\nRicia Katherine Hyde, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>\nSukhwinder Kaur, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>\nMuzafar Macha, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>\nMoorthy Ponnusamy, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>\nArmen Petrosyan, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>\nSatyanarayana Rachagani, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>\nAmar Singh, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>\nMelissa Teoh-Fitzgerald, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>\nKelly Trujillo, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>New programs:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nProstate Cancer Program (Basic and Translational)<\/p>\n<p>\nGI Cancer Program<\/p>\n<p>\nClinical Validation Center (CVC) for diagnosis of pancreatic cancer<\/p>\n<p>\nProgram Project in Pancreatic Cancer (MUC16)<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Significant New Research Grants (2014-15):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Surinder Batra, Ph.D<\/strong>., $1.57M from the NIH to study &nbsp;&quot;MIC-1 and its functional partners in prostate cancer racial disparity&quot;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Surinder Batra, Ph.D. &amp; Maneesh Jain, Ph.D.<\/strong>, $2.18 million grant from NIH, NCI to study &quot;Targeted Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer&quot;<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Surinder Batra, Ph.D. &amp; Ram Mahato, Ph.D.,<\/strong> $1.55M from the NIH to study &quot;Polymeric Nanomedicines of Hedgehog Inhibitor and miRNA for Treating Pancreatic Cancer&quot;<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Surinder K. Batra, Ph.D.,<\/strong> $100,000 from the NIH (Subcontract from UNL) to study &quot;High Specificity MicroRNA Microarray Analysis without PCR for Cancer Screening and Research&quot;<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Surinder K. Batra, Ph.D.,<\/strong> $162,000 from the NIH (TMEN supplement) to study &quot;Extracellular vesicle mediated cellular cross-talk in Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment&quot;<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Surinder K. Batra, Ph.D.,&nbsp; <\/strong>$1.56M Targeting mucin and EGFR axis in pancreatic cancer<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Surinder K. Batra, Ph.D and Chi Lin, M.D, <\/strong>$1.63M. Novel Targets in the radiosensitization of pancreatic cancer. NCI SPORE, Project 2<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Rebecca Deegan, Ph.D., <\/strong>$1.59M from the NIH to study &quot;MnTE-2-PyP as a radioprotector in prostate Cancer Therapy&quot;<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Kaustubh Datta, Ph.D.<\/strong>, $1.5 million R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute to study neuropilin-2 and prostate cancer bone metastasis.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Punita Dhawan, Ph.D.<\/strong>, VA Merit award to study the &quot;Role of Claudin-1 in Colon Cancer&quot;<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Ricia Katherine Hyde, Ph.<\/strong><strong>D.<\/strong>, NIH R00 award for $936,244 to study &quot;Analysis of Initiating Events in Inv(16) Associated Acute Myeloid Leukemia&quot;<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Maneesh Jain, Ph.D., <\/strong>NIH Cobre project for $674,979 to study &quot;Nebraska Center for Nanomedicine &#8211; MUC4-based vaccine for pancreatic cancer&quot;<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Maneesh Jain, Ph.D.,<\/strong> $100,000 from the NIH STTR program to study &quot;Mucins in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Pancreatic Disease&quot; with company partner, Sanguine Diagnostics And Therapeutics, Inc.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Prakash Kshirsagar (Jain &amp; Batra, Mentors), Ph.D<\/strong>., DoD Postdoctoral award, $124,000, to study &quot;Nanotechnology based detection of novel microRNAs for early diagnosis of prostate cancer&quot;<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Ming-Fong Lin, Ph.D.<\/strong>, $200,000 DoD &quot;Nebraska Prostate Cancer Research Program&quot;.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Richard MacDonald, Ph.D.<\/strong>, $358,000 R21 grant from NIH to study IGF-II-Based approach to therapy for pancreatic cancer<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Justin Mott, M.D., Ph.D., <\/strong>NIH Cobre project with UNL for $677,250 to study &quot;Palmitoleate Protects against Cholangiocyte Lipoapoptosis&quot;<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Armen Petrosyan, Ph.D.<\/strong>, $565,000 K01 Award from the NIH to study alcohol effect on golgi morphology and function<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Moorthy Ponnusamy, Ph.D.<\/strong>, $383,000 from the NIH (K22) to study &quot;hPaf1\/PD2 in Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells&quot;<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Amar Singh, Ph.D., <\/strong>NIH R01 for $653,206 to study the &quot;Role of Claudin-2 in Inflammatory Diseases and Colon Cancer&quot;<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Melissa Teoh<\/strong><strong>-Fitzgerald, Ph.D., <\/strong>NIH R01 grant for $1.5M to study &quot;Extracellular Redox Signaling in mammary tumor-fibroblast interactions&quot;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<strong>Significant Publications (2014-15)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Ponnusamy MP and Batra SK<\/strong>. Insights into the role of nicotine in pancreatic stem cell activation and acinar dedifferentiation. Gastroenterology, 147(5):962-5, 2014<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Teoh-Fitzgerald ML<\/strong>, Fitzgerald MP, Zhong W, Askeland RW, Domann FE. Epigenetic reprogramming governs EcSOD expression during human mammary epithelial cell differentiation, tumorigenesis and metastasis. <strong>Oncogene<\/strong>. 33(3):358-68, 2014<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Petrosyan A<\/strong>, Holzapfel MS, Muirhead DE and <strong>Cheng P-W<\/strong>. Restoration of compact Golgi morphology in advanced prostate cancer enhances susceptibility to galectin 1-induced apoptosis by modifying mucin O-glycan synthesis. <strong>Molecular Cancer Research<\/strong> 12(12): 1704-16, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\nPeters S.L., Hlady R.A., Opavska J., <strong>Klinkebiel D<\/strong>., Pirruccello S.J., Talmon G.A., Sharp J.G., Wu L., Jaenisch R., Simpson M.A., Karpf A.R., Opavsky R. Tumor suppressor functions of Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b in the prevention of malignant mouse lymphopoiesis. <strong>Leukemia<\/strong> 28(5):1138-42, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\nLi, H., Spagnol, G., <strong>Naslavsky, N., Caplan, S<\/strong>., and <strong>Sorgen, P. L.<\/strong>&nbsp; TC-PTP directly interacts with connexin43 to regulate gap junction intercellular communication. <strong>J. Cell Sci<\/strong><em>.<\/em> 127:3269-79, 2014<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Singh AB<\/strong>, <strong>Dhawan P<\/strong>. Claudins and cancer: Fall of the soldiers entrusted to protect the gate and keep the barrier intact. <strong>Semin Cell Dev Biol<\/strong>. 42:58-65, 2014<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Kaur%20S%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\">Kaur S<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Sharma%20N%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\">Sharma N<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Krishn%20SR%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\">Krishn SR<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Lakshmanan%20I%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\">Lakshmanan I<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Rachagani%20S%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\">Rachagani S<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Baine%20MJ%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\">Baine MJ<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Smith%20LM%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\">Smith LM<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Lele%20SM%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\">Lele SM<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Sasson%20AR%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\">Sasson AR<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Guha%20S%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\">Guha S<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Mallya%20K%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\">Mallya K<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Anderson%20JM%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\">Anderson JM<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Hollingsworth%20MA%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\">Hollingsworth MA<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=Batra%20SK%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=24240113\"><strong>Batra SK<\/strong><\/a>. MUC4-Mediated Regulation of Acute Phase Protein Lipocalin 2 through HER2\/AKT\/NF-&kappa;B Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer<strong>.<\/strong><strong> Clinical Cancer Research, <\/strong>20(3):688-700, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nKumar S, Torres M, <strong>Kaur S<\/strong>, <strong>Rachagani S<\/strong>, Momi N, Baine M, Joshi S, Gilling C, Wyatt T, <strong>Jain, M<\/strong>, Joshi S and <strong>Batra SK<\/strong>. Smoking accelerates pancreatic cancer progression by promoting differentiation of MDSCs and inducing HB-EGF expression in macrophages. <strong>Oncogene<\/strong> 34(16):2052-60, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\nReinecke JB, Katafiasz D, <strong>Naslavsky N, Caplan S<\/strong>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25287187\">Novel functions for the endocytic regulatory proteins MICAL-L1 and EHD1 in mitosis.<\/a> Traffic.&nbsp; 16(1):48-67, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\nKeck B, Wach S, Taubert H, Ott OJ, Kunath F, Hartmann A, Bertz S, Weiss C, Baretton GB, Rodel C, Sauer R, Fietkau R, Wullich B, Krause FS, <strong>Datta K<\/strong>, Muders MH. Neuropilin-2 and its ligand VEGF-C predict treatment response after transurethral resection and radiochemotherapy in bladder cancer patients. <strong>International Journal of Cancer<\/strong>. 136(2):443-51. 2015<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Hyde RK<\/strong>, Zhao L, Alemu L, Liu PP. Runx1 is required for hematopoietic defects and leukemogenesis in <em>Cbfb-MYH11<\/em> knock-in mice. <strong>Leukemia<\/strong> 29(8):1771-8, 2015<\/p>\n<p>\nLu Q, Insinna C, Ott C, Stauffer J, Pintado PA, Rahajeng J, Baxa U, Walia V, Cuenca A, Hwang YS, Daar IO, Lopes S, Lippincott-Schwartz J, Jackson PK, <strong>Caplan S<\/strong>, Westlake CJ. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25686250\">Early steps in primary cilium assembly require EHD1\/EHD3-dependent ciliary vesicle formation.<\/a> Nature Cell Biology 7(3):228-40.2015<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Petrosyan A<\/strong>, Ali M, and <strong>Cheng P-W<\/strong>. Keratin 1 plays a critical role in Golgi localization of Core 2 N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase M via interaction with its cytoplasmic tail. <strong>J Biol Chem<\/strong> 290(10):6256-69, 2015<\/p>\n<p>\nBhat AA, Pope JL, Smith JJ, Ahmad R, Chen X, Washington MK, Beauchamp RD, <strong>Singh AB, Dhawan P<\/strong>. Claudin-7 expression induces mesenchymal to epithelial transformation (MET) to inhibit colon tumorigenesis. <strong>Oncogene<\/strong> 34(35):4570-80, 2015<\/p>\n<p>\nCosta-Silva B, Aiello NM, Singh S, Zhang H, Thakur BK, Becker A, Hoshino A, Mark MT, Molina H, Xiang J, Zhang T, Theilen T-M, Garc&igrave;a-Santos G, Williams , Ararso Y, Huang Y, Rodrigues G, Shen T-L, Labori KJ, Lothe IMB, Kure EH,. Ocean AJ, Hernandez J, Doussot A, Ebbesen S, Grandgenett P, Hollingsworth M, <strong>Jain M<\/strong>, Mallya K, <strong>Batra SK<\/strong>,. Jarnagin WR, Schwartz RE, Matei I, Peinado H, Stanger B, Bromberg J, and Lyden D. Pancreatic cancer exosomes initiate pre-metastatic niche formation in the liver. <strong>Nature Cell Biology<\/strong> 17(6):816-26, 2015<\/p>\n<p>\nKatoch,P., Mitra,S., Ray,A., Kelsey,L.S., Roberts,B., Wahl III JK, Johnson KR, and <strong>Mehta,P.P.<\/strong> The Carboxyl Tail of Connexin32 Regulates Gap Junction Assembly in Human Prostate and Pancreatic Cancer Cells. <strong>J Biol Chem<\/strong> <em>290<\/em>, 4647-4662, 2015<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Macha M,<\/strong> Rachagani S, Pai P, Gupta S, Lydiatt W, Smith R, Johansson S, Lele S, Kakar S, Lee J, Meza J, GantiA, JainM and <strong>Batra SK<\/strong>. MUC4 Regulates Cellular Senescence in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) through p16\/Rb Pathway. <strong>Oncogene<\/strong>, 34(13):1698-708, 2015<\/p>\n<p>\nMuniyan, S., Chen, S.J., Lin, F.F., Wang, Z.Z., <strong>Mehta, P.P., Batra, S.K<\/strong>., <strong>Lin, M.F.<\/strong> ErbB-2 signaling plays a critical role in regulating androgen-sensitive and castration-resistant androgen receptor-positive prostate cancer cells. <strong>Cellular Signaling<\/strong> 27, 2261-2271, 2015<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Rachagani S<\/strong>, Macha MA, Heimann N, Seshacharyulu P, Haridas D, Chugh S, <strong>Batra SK<\/strong>. Clinical implications of miRNAs in the pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy of pancreatic cancer. <strong>Advances Drug Delivery Reviews <\/strong>81C:16-33, 2015<\/p>\n<p>\nChou, Y.W., Lin, F.F., Muniyan, S., Lin, F.C., Chen, C.S., Wang, J., Huang, C.C., <strong>Lin, M.F.<\/strong> Cellular prostatic acid phosphatase (cPAcP) serves as a useful biomarker of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors in prostate cancer cell growth suppression. <strong>Cell &amp; Biosciences<\/strong> 5:38, 2015<\/p>\n<p>\nLu S, <strong>Mott JL,<\/strong> and Harrison-Findik DD. Saturated Fatty Acids Induce Post-transcriptional Regulation of HAMP mRNA via AU-rich Element Binding Protein, HuR. <strong>J. of Biological Chemistry<\/strong>, 290(40):24178-89, 2015<\/p>\n<p>\nYang H, Matsumoto Y, <strong>Trujillo KM<\/strong>, Osley MA, Tomkinson AE. Role of the yeast DNA repair protein Nej1 in end processing during the repair of DNA double strand breaks by non-homologous end joining. <strong>DNA Repair<em>, <\/em><\/strong>31:1-10, 2015<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><u>Other highlights<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Nebraska Prostate Cancer Research Program<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Ming-Fong Lin, Ph.D.<\/strong> and <strong>William Chaney, Ph.D.<\/strong>, worked on a collaborative program between UNMC and Clark Atlanta University providing summer research training opportunities to undergraduate students from a Historically Black College and University (HBCU).<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><u>Awards<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>FACULTY MEMBERS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AWARD\/HONOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nKaustubh Datta, Ph.D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2015 Distinguished Scientist Award<\/p>\n<p>\nMelissa Teoh-Fitzgerald, Ph.D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2015 New Investigator Award<\/p>\n<p>\nMelissa Teoh-Fitzgerald, Ph.D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2015 Joseph P. Gilmore Distinguished new investigator award<\/p>\n<p>\nLaurey Steinke, Ph.D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2015 Spirit of Community Service award<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>POST-DOC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AWARD\/HONOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nAshley Mohr, Ph.D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2015 Charles Trey, MD Memorial Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award from the American Liver Foundation<\/p>\n<p>\nAshley Mohr, Ph.D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Excellence in Oral Presentation, BMB Annual Research Symposium&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\nSamikshan Dutta, Ph.D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Excellence in Presentation of a Scientific Poster, BMB Annual Research Symposium<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>GRADUATE STUDENTS&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AWARD\/HONOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nJames Reinecke &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum, this recipient received an award for poster or oral presentation.<\/p>\n<p>\nSuhasini Joshi&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum, this recipient received an award for poster or oral presentation<\/p>\n<p>\nKasturi Banerjee&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum, this recipient received an award for poster or oral presentation<\/p>\n<p>\nSrustidhar Das&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies, BMB Annual Research Symposium<\/p>\n<p>\nSeema Chugh&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Outstanding Comprehensive Exam, BMB Annual Research Symposium<\/p>\n<p>\nSaswati Karmakar&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Highest GPA &#8211; First year Student, BMB Annual Research Symposium<\/p>\n<p>\nPriya Pai&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Excellence in Oral Presentation, BMB Annual Research Symposium<\/p>\n<p>\nShuwei Xie&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Excellence in Oral Presentation, BMB Annual Research Symposium<\/p>\n<p>\nHanjun Li&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Excellence in Presentation of a Scientific Poster, BMB Annual Research Symposium<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>STAFF MEMBERS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AWARD\/HONOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nKavita Mallya&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gold &#039;U&#039; Award &#8211; April 2015<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about the Department of Biochemistry &amp; Molecular Biology, led by Chairman Surinder K. 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