LUNG T32
Training History
Dolly Mehta, PhD
Associate Director of T32 Training Program Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Regenerative Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
835 S Wolcott Ave E403 Chicago, IL 60612
Email: dmehta@uic.edu
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINEES
List of all postdoctoral trainees that have been supported on this NHBLI sponsored institutional training program, currently in its 23rd year.
Name
Training Period
Research Description
Advisor
Current Position
David Beno, PhD
Year 1
Oxidant-Induced Signaling in Endothelial and Epithelial Cells
Roebuck /
Costa
Senior Scientist
Abbott Labs
North Chicago, IL
Karen Buchkovich-Sass, PhD
Years 1-2
Vascular Smooth Cell Proliferation
Senior Scientist
Cephalon
Philadelphia, PA
Walter Niles, PhD
Years 1-3
Albumin Transcytosis in Endothelial Cells
Principal Investigator
Aurora Biosciences Corporation
San Diego, CA
Annette Gilchrist, PhD
Years 2-5
G Protein Interactions with PAR-1 in Pulmonary Vascular Endothelial Cells
Hamm
Senior Online Editor
British Pharmacological Society
London, UK
Richard Minshall, PhD
Years 2-6
Bradykinin Receptor Activation Mechanisms in Lungs
Erdos /
Professor
Depts of Anesthesiology & Pharmacology
Director of Research Resources Center
U Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Dolly Mehta, PhD
Years 4-7
Rho Activation and Signaling
Professor of
Pharmacology
U Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Arshad Rahman, PhD
Years 5-7
TNFα Activation in ICAM-1 and E-Selectin Gene Expression
Associate Professor
Dept of Pediatrics
U Rochester
Rochester, NY
Sandra Predescu, PhD
Years 7-8
Signaling of Endocytosis via Caveolae
Associate Professor
Rush-Presbyterian
St Luke's Medical College
Chicago, IL
Evan Ong, MD/MS
Years 7-8
P13 Kinase Activation in PMNs and Role in Host-Defense
Espat /
Associate Professor
Dept of Surgery
U Washington
Seattle, WA
Randall Frey, PhD
Years 7-9
Role of NADPH Oxidase in TNFα-Induced NF-ϰβ Activation
Assistant Professor
Messiah College
Mechanicsburg, PA
Dan Predescu, MD
Year 9
Albumin Binding Protein
gp60 and Its Role in Albumin Transport in Sepsis
Assistant Professor
of Medicine
Rush-Presbyterian St Luke's/ Rush Medical College
Chicago, IL
Viktor Brovkovych, PhD
Year 9
Carboxypeptidase and Kinin-Receptor-Mediated High Output NO Production
Skidgel
Research Assistant Professor
Physiology & Biophysics
U Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Janie Orrington-Myers, DO
Years 9-10
Role of VE-Cadherin in Lung Neutrophil Migration
Private Practice
Beaver Dam, WI
Raudel Sandoval, PhD
Years 9-11
Regulation of p53 Activity and Control of Proliferation
Senior Lab Manager
HappiLabs
Chicago, IL
Jennifer Young, PhD
Years 10
TNFα and Lung
Injury Signaling
Lau
Assistant Professor
Dept of Pediatrics
U Rochestor
Rochester, NY
Jian Fu, PhD
Years 10
Mechanisms of Lung Inflammation and Injury via Exocytosis of P-selection
Professor of Cancer Biology
U Kentucky
Ghias Ahmmed, PhD
Years 10-11
Regulation of Trp Receptor Channels by Phosphorylation
Professor of Physiology
U Medina Medical School
Saudi Arabia
Youyang Zhao, PhD
Years 10-12
Mechanisms of Lung Injury and Repair Regulation by FoxM1
Endowed Professor
Dept of Pediatrics
Northwestern University
Joseph McLaughlin, PhD
Years 11-12
PAR-1 Signaling in
Endothelial Cells
Malik /
Voyno-Yasenetskaya
Assistant Professor
Dept of Radiology
UT Southwestern
Medical Center
Anke Di, MD, PhD
Year 12
CFTR Channel Regulation in Endothelial Cell
Ye /
Christman
Assistant Research Professor of Pharmacology
U Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Claudie Hecquet, PhD
Years 12-13
TRPM2 Channels and Oxidant Activated Ion Currents
Malik /
Senior Scientist
AbbVie Inc.
Chicago, IL
Thomas Triantafillou, MD
Years 12-13
Role of Cblb in Regulation of TLR4 Signaling
Christman
Clinical Assistant Professor
Northwestern University/
NorthShore HealthSystem
Glenview, IL
Myla Patterson, PhD
Years 12-14
PAR-1 Receptor Activation
in Endothelial Cells
Snapp
Marketing Manager
Leica Biosystems
Wetzlar, Germany
Yuru Liu, PhD
Years 13-14
Lung Epithelial Repair after Injury by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Raj
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Center of Lung &
Vascular Biology
U Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Xiao Su, PhD
Years 13-14
Activation of α7 nAChR Channel in Acute Lung Injury
Senior Scientist
Pasteur Institute/Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai, PPC
Ben Gantner, PhD
Year 14
Phagocyte Activation Mechanisms Regulated by TLR4 Signaling
Ye /
Christman
Research Assistant Professor
Dept of Microbiology & Immunology
U Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Nihal Kaplan, PhD
Year 14
VEGF Signaling in
Lung Vessel
Research Assistant Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Tracey Dugan, PhD
Years 15-16
Vascular Endothelial Barrier Regulation by HIF-2α-dependent VE-cadherin Expression
Sick Leave
Sophie Toya, MD
Years 16-17
Differentiation of ESCs to Endothelial Progenitors: Repair of Lung Injury
Malik /
Private
Practice
Cynthia Mann-Rohde, PhD
Years 16
Engineering Novel Matricies for Assessing PECAM1-Mediated PMN Motility
Senior Biomedical Engineer
Caterpillar, Inc.
Mossville, IL
Micaela Vargas, PhD
Year 16
Hypoxia Regulation of Vascular ESC Differentiation of Endothelial Cells
Laboratory Director
Advanced Genomics
San Antonio, TX
Jasmina Profirovic, PhD
Year 17
Tracing Endothelial Lineage Post-Lung Vascular Injury
Voyno-
Yasenetskaya
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Khiem Tran, PhD
Years 16-17
Role of β-catenin Signaling
in Regulating Endothelial
Barrier Function
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Inst for Regenerative Cures
U California - Davis
Colt Melton, MD
Years 17-18
Mitochondrial ROS
Signaling Mediated
Lung Injury
Vanden Hoek
Private Practice
Houston, TX
Kaori Yamada, PhD
Years 17-18
Signaling Pathways Regulating of Polarity and VEGR2 Expression in Endothelial Cells
Research Assistant Professor Dept of Pharmacology
U Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Nicole Pohl, PhD
Years 17-19
Post-transcriptional Regulation of Kv Channels by microRNAs in Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Yuan
Pharmacist
Janssen-Cilag
Berlin, German
Bhushan Desai, PhD
Year 18
ADAM-11 Regulation of S1P1 Signaling in Lung Macrophages
Associate Director
Therapeutic Proteins International, LLC
Chicago, IL
Danielle Glick, PhD
Years 18-19
Mitochondrial Metabolism in Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Applications to Vascular Repair
Senior Scientist & Software Developer II
Bio-Rad Laboratories
San Francisco, CA
Nicole Jones, PhD
Years 18-19
Shear Stress Regulation
of Lung Vascular Regeneration
Research Specialist
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy
U Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Zahra Mamdouh, PhD
Years 18-19
Therapeutic Stem Cells for Treatment of Lung Microvasculature Injury
Medical
School
Ermelinda Ceco, PhD
Year 19
Mechanisms of PBEF-mediated NF-ϰβ Activation and Apoptosis Regulation in Acute Lung Injury
Garcia
Medical Affairs
CORY/PAETH
Chicago, IL
Lianghui "Lucy" Zhang, PhD
Years 19-20
Autophagy in Stem Cells
and Role in Lung Repair
Park
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dept of Pharmacology
U Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Hojin Kang, PhD
Years 21-23
Role of Shear Stress and Piezo1 in Angiogenesis and Vascular Repair
Instructor
Dept of Pharmacology
U Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Shejuan An, PhD
Years 22-23
Macrophage Reprogramming and Endothelial Repair
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dept of Pharmacology
U Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Reyhaan Chaudhuri, PhD
Years 22-23
Jagged1 Function in the Context of Endothelial
Barrier Integrity
Director of Clinical Research
Vertera
Atlanta, GA
Shiqin Xiong, PhD
Years 22-23
Pyroptosis of Endothelial Cells: Role in ALI
Research Assistant Professor
Dept of Pharmacology
U Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Xiaoyan Yang, PhD
Years 23-24
Role of End Binding
Protein3 in Angiogenesis
and Lung Biology
Instructor of Pharmacology
U Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL