Signaling pathway(s) activation by ketone bodies and ketone bodies-mediated regulation of cytochrome P450 expression in primary cultured rat hepatocytes.

Mentor:  Raymond F. Novak, Ph.D.

• Reading: Investment, Science Fiction.
• Traveling: North America, Europe, North Africa.
• Music: Jazz and Classical.
• Sports: Tennis and Soccer.

M.B.Ch.B. (Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery “High Honors”), Alexandria University School of Medicine, Egypt.

Relationship between nucleotide excision repair and p53 regulation in cisplatin damage mediated apoptosis.

Mentor: Gan Wang, Ph.D.

• Cross stitching

• Reading

• Tennis

B.S. Environmental Chemistry, Kettering University Flint, MI

Studying the biological significance of human glutaredoxin 2a in cellular defense against adriamycin-induced cardiac toxicity.

Mentor:  Ye-Shih Ho, Ph.D.

• Reading

• Scuba diving

• Jogging, white water rafting, yoga,
• Relaxing and having fun.

Kettering University, BS in Environmental Chemistry
 

Using microarray analysis (Rosetta Resolver and GeneSpring) to determine changes in gene expression in the MCF10AT model of breast cancer progression; investigating ability to make targeted changes to genomic DNA to cause heritable changes in gene expression/gene function; following microarray analysis, use RNAi to determine significance of specific gene changes.

Mentor: Fred Miller, Ph.D.

• Going to Detroit Tigers and Red Wings games

• Going to northern Michigan

• Fishing.

University of Chicago, BA Liberal Arts with Biology Concentration

Regulation of Aryl hydrocarbon Receptor in MCF10A cells by the E2-ubiquitin inhibitor 05RB.

Mentor:  John J Reiners, Ph.D

• Cooking

• Crochet.

Biology, B. Sc, University of the Virgin Islands

Protein oxidation and calcium signaling.

Mentor: Paul Stemmer, Ph.D.

• Reading

• Cooking

The activation of signaling pathways by TGF-beta in breast cancer progression.
Mentor: Raymond F. Novak, Ph.D.

• Experiments

• Reading

• Music

• Traveling

Shanghai Medical University, Master of Science

Shanghai Medical University, Bachelor

Molecular mechanism of resistance associated with DNA repair in cancer cells to anticancer drugs.

Mentor: 

Environmental Biology/BS, School of Environment, Nanjing University, China

Explore mechanisms of diseases
Mentor:  

• Cooking

• Traveling

Master, Medical School of Fudan University

The mechanisms of diseases such as cancer.
Mentor:  

• Tennis

• Swimming

Beijing Normal University Biomedical Sciences, Masters