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Meet The Team

Principal Investigator

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Farah Sheikh

Professor of Medicine

 Project Scientists

Project Scientist

Education

B.S. in Biological Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

Ph.D. in Neurobiology, Zhejiang University

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Awards and Honors: 

2017: Poster Presentation Award, Alternative Muscle Club

2018: Poster Presentation Award, Alternative Muscle Club

2018-2020: American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship

Jing Zhang

Erika Gutierrez Lara

Project Scientist 

Education:

Pharmacist degree: Pharmacy Faculty, Autonomous University of the State of Morelos (UAEM)

M.S. in Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacy Faculty, Autonomous University of the State of Morelos (UAEM), with mention honorific

Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV)

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Awards and Honors: 

2018: Newton International Fellowship, from the Royal Society and AMS

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Post-Doctoral Fellows 

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Post-doctoral Fellow

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Education: 

B.S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Washington

Ph.D. in Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University

 

Awards and Honors: 

2019: NIH F31 Predoctoral NRSA

2021: Ivy+ and Yale 3 Minute Thesis Competition 1st Place Winner

Matthew Ellis

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Post-doctoral Fellow

Education:
B.S. in Life and Earth Sciences, Lebanese University
M.S. in Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences, Lebanese University
Ph.D. in Medical and Biological Sciences, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut and the Lebanese
University


Awards and Honors:
2018-2021: Doctoral fellowship from the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in
Lebanon

Afaf Jreije

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Post-doctoral Fellow

Education:
B.S. in Biochemistry, Georg-August-University in Göttingen, Germany
M.S. in Biochemistry, specialization in cellular biochemistry, University of Bielefeld,
Germany
Ph.D.in Biology/Chemistry, at the Heart and Diabetes Center in Bad Oeynhausen,
Germany, in the department of Cardiology


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Sandra Ratnavadivel

Lab Personnel

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Research Associate

Education:

B.S. Molecular and Cell Biology, UC San Diego


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Charlize Duron

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Research Associate

Education:

Ph.D in Medical Science, Taipei Medical University


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Tsui Min Wang

 Students

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Laboratory Assistant 

Education:

B.S. Molecular and Cell Biology Candidate, UC San Diego


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Vivian Chau

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Laboratory Assistant 

Education:

B.S. Molecular and Cell Biology Candidate, UC San Diego

Karmanmeet Singh

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