After initial training on research technique, participants will be interviewed by potential research mentors from among a pool of available mentors within and/or outside Medgar Evers College. Participants shall notify the program office any issues with their mentors.
| Name and affiliation | Research Interest | Contact information |
| Juan Marcos Akarcan School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Cerebrovascular diseases | juanmarcos.akarcan@downstate.edu |
| Alison E. Baired Professor of Physiology / Pharmacology / Neurology Vice-chair of Mentoring School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Neuroimaging of stroke | Alison.baird@downstate.edu
|
| Kral John Gunnar Ph.D. Professor of Surgery, Medicine & Cell BiologySchool of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Stress and Exercise Physiology and Metabolism | jkral@downstate.edu |
| Robert L. Freedland, Ph.D. School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Understanding causes, prevention, and treatment strategies of movement for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities | robert.freedland@opwdd.ny.gov |
| Frank C. Barone, Ph.D. School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Cerebrovascular diseases | frank.barone@downstate.edu |
| Sabina Hrabetova, MD, Ph.D. School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Impact of microstructural changes in Brain Extracellular Space | sabina.hrabetova@downstate.edu |
| Chongmin Huan, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Director of Surgical Research Laboratory, Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Molecular pathogenesis of pancreatitis, chemotherapy resistance in human pancreatic cancer cells, and mechanisms of pancreas regeneration using transgenic mice |
chongmin.huan@downstate.edu |
| M. Mahmood Hussain, Ph.D. School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
MTP and lipoprotein metabolism | mahmood.hussain@downstate.edu |
| Christopher S. Lange, D.Phil. School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Cellular radiation lethality in terms of DNA DSB rejoining / repair kinetics. Tumor and normal tissue radio- and chemo-sensitivity assays. | christopher.lange@downstate.edu |
| William W. Lytton, M.D. School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Computational neuroscience, clinical applications in epilepsy, stroke, schizophrenia, and Parkinson disease. | neuro014@gmail.com |
| Herman Moreno, M.D. School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY |
Neurodegeneration and aging | herman.moreno@downstate.edu |
| Mark Stewart, MD, Ph.D. School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Cellular and circuit mechanisms of seizure generation, and systemic consequences of seizures | mark.stewart@downstate.edu |
| Henri Tiedge, Ph.D. School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Regulatory neuronal RNAs, translational control pathways in neurons | henri.tiedge@downstate.edu |
| Ming Zhang, MD, Ph.D. School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Ischemia / reperfusion pathogenesis | ming.zhang@downstate.edu |
| Alejandro Ivan Hernandez, Ph.D. School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Understanding the molecular mechanisms regulating long-term synaptic plasticity and the alterations of those mechanisms associated with neurodegenerative disorders and drug addiction | Ivan.Hernandez@downstate.edu |
| Richard Kollmar, Ph.D. School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Understanding the physiology and pathology of the auditory and vestibular periphery at the molecular level | Richard.kollmar@downstate.edu |
| Stephan A. Kohlhoff, M.D. School of Graduate Studies SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
Chlamydial infections, inflammatory responses to C. pneumoniae, antimicrobial stewardship, emergency preparedness | Stephan.Kohlhoff@downstate.edu
skohlhoff@downstate.edu |
| William Carr, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology Biology, Medgar Evers College |
Innate immunity in the pathogenesis of HIV and neurological diseases | wcarr@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6234 |
| Syed Shiraz Mujtaba, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology Biology, Medgar Evers College |
Molecular and Epigenetic Mechanisms Directing Cancer Progression and Inflammatory Response | smujtaba@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6191 |
| Carole Bolnet, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Medgar Evers College |
Detection of bacterial bioactive molecules in cultivated soil bacteria | bolnet@mec.cuny.edu |
| Monn Monn Myat, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology Medgar Evers College |
Cell migration in organ development using genetic and cell biological approaches | mmyat@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 440-2739 |
| Chiyedza Small, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology Medgar Evers College |
Investigating developmental pathways regulating Drosophila hematopoiesis | csmall@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6458 |
| Alam Nur-E-Kamal, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Medgar Evers College |
Understanding Ras GTPase signaling in cancer cells, stem cells and neurons | alam@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-5078 |
| Michele Vittadello, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry, Medgar Evers College |
Energy Nanotechnology and Materials Chemistry | mvittadello@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6442 |
| Christopher Boxe, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Env. Science Medgar Evers College |
Planetary/numerical modeling and indoor/outdoor health | cboxe@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6449 |
| Lawrence Pratt, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry Medgar Evers College |
Renewable fuels | lpratt@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6457 |
| Alicia Reid, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemistry Medgar Evers College |
Development of radiotracers for PET imaging of the histone deacetylase enzyme in vivo | alreid@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6406 |
| Armando Howard, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physics Medgar Evers College |
Turbulence research for climate modeling | ahoward@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6484 |
| Rosa Zavala, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Medgar Evers College |
Automated design of combinational logic circuits using the Ant System | rzgutierrez@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-1168 |
| Joshua Sussan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Medgar Evers College |
Representation Theory and Categorification | jsussan@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6421 |
| Bart Van Steirteghem, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Mathematics Medgar Evers College |
Algebraic Transformation Groups | bartvs@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6429 |
| Cesar Valverde, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Medgar Evers College |
Relative trace formula, representation theory and number theory | cvalverde@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6472 |
| Homeira Pajoohesh, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Mathematics, Medgar Evers College |
Topology and lattice theory and their applications in computer science. | hpajoohesh@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6125 |
| Mohsin Patwary, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Medgar Evers College |
Characterization of LIM domain protein gene in sea scallops | mohsin@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6226 |
| Ijaz Ahmed, Ph.D. Research Associate Medgar Evers College |
Repairing nervous system damage | iahmed@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-804-8273 |
| Jean Michelet Jean Michel, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Mathematics Medgar Evers College |
Analysis of models describing the spread of epidemics. | Jjean-michel@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6431 |
| Jin Y. Shin, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Envs. Sci. Medgar Evers College |
Characterization of atmospheric dust properties through field and laboratory experiment | jyshin@mec.cuny.edu Tel: 718-270-6142 |
| Terrence Blackman, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Mathematics Medgar Evers College |
Number Theory & Spectral Geometry: Can you hear the shape of a drum? | tblackman@mec.cuny.edu 718-270-6168 |