Neurodegeneration Laboratory:
Risk factors, Biomarkers, Therapeutics
Dr. Nasser H. Zawia, Ph.D.
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Personnel
Current
- Nasser H. Zawia, Ph.D.: Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology & Principal Investigator
- Remi Dosunmu: Ph.D. Candidate
- Gehad Sobea, Ph.D. Candidate
- Lina Adwan, MS candidate
Collaborators
- Dr. Fernando Cardozo-Pelaez (University of Montana, Missoula, MT)
- Dr. Chellu S. Chetty (Savannah State University, Savannah, GA)
- Dr. Suzanne Conklin (Rhode Island College, Providence, RI)
- Dr. Jean Harry (NIH – NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC)
- Dr. Howard Hu (Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA)
- Dr. Prasad Rao S. Kodavanti (USEPA, Research Triangle Park, NC)
- Dr. Debomoy Lahiri (University of Indiana, Indianaopolis, IN)
- Dr. Hilal Lashuel (EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland)
- Dr. Herbert Needleman (University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA)
- Dr. Battaiya Rajanna (Alcorn State University, Alcorn, MS)
- Dr. G. Rajarami Reddy (S.V University, Tirupati, India)
- Dr. Deborah C. Rice (Maine Dept. of Health & Human Services, Augusta, ME)
- Dr. Mohan C. Vemuri (Reprogenetics, West Orange, NJ)
- Dr. Maen Abdelrahim, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Florida
Previous Lab Members and Students
Postdocs
- Riyaz Basha Mahammad, Ph. D.: Research Assistant Professor (MD Anderson cancer Center, Orlando)
- Wei Wei, MD (Staff Scientist, URI)
Graduate students
- Jingfang Wu: Ph.D. (Medical College, Albany)
- Saleh Bakheet (Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia)
- Tiffany Crumpton (Toxicologist, Florida Health Dept.)
- Aaron Hilliard (Dir. of Environmental Health, Florida
- Deidra Atkins (Assistant Professor, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA)
- Morad Razmiafshari (Biotechnology Company, San Diego)
- Michelle Brydie (Pharmaceutical Firm, TN)
- Vishwa Senani (Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Boston)
- Brian Brock (Pharmaceutical Industry)
Undergraduate students
- Amy Anderson, graduate student, Emory
- Abiola Babalola (pharmacist)
- Markus Bookland (resident MD)
- Nathalie Benitez (pharmacist)
- Nykeba Brady (Savannah State University)
- Katie DiPalma (Providence College)
- M. Egezike (URI)
- Shanon Frazer (Savannah State University)
- DeShawn Grandberry
- Manjari Murali (Ph.D. Candidate, Brown University)
- Omar Siddiqi (Resident MD, Philadelphia)
- Hasan Siddiqi: (Medical Student, U. Michigan)
Contact information
Office Phone: (401) 874-5909
Lab Phone: (401) 874-5368
Fax: (401) 874-2516
Email: nzawia@uri.edu
Neurotoxicology and Epigenomics Laboroaratory
University of Rhode Island
227 Fogarty Hall, 41 Lower College Road
Kingston, RI 02881
