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Recent Graduates

Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology


Class of 2024

Renzhong Lu

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: N/A
Dissertation Title: The “BioLink” and Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Lead Compounds as Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Targeting mPGES-1
Advisor: Ke-He Ruan

Kavya Mathukumalli

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Technical Application Scientist II, Thermo Fisher
Dissertation Title: Signaling in the Regulation of Cancer Stem Cells and Rhabdomyosarcoma Growth
Advisor: Ashok Kumar

Michelle Spruill

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: N/A
Dissertation Title: Application of Mass Spectrometry Imaging to Identify Novel Targets for HER-2+ Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis
Advisor: Xinli Liu

Zicong Zheng

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: N/A
Dissertation Title: Mechanistic Investigation of Approaches to Simplifying a Classical Herbal Formulation to Alleviate Irinotecan-Induced Diarrhea
Advisor: Ming Hu

Class of 2023

Noor Abdulkareem

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dissertation Title: The Pharmacology and Molecular Mechanisms of ADGRF1 (GPR110) in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Breast Cancer
Advisor: Meghna Trivedi

Brianna Eales

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Research Assistant, UH College of Pharmacy
Dissertation Title: Novel Therapy for Acinetobacter baumanniiInfections
Advisor: Vincent Tam

Kalyani Kulkarni

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, UH College of Pharmacy
Dissertation Title: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of AT2R Mediated Antiproteinuric Activity
Advisor: Tahir Hussain

Mehrdad Rajaei

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California-San Francisco
Dissertation Title: Novel Genetic/Chemogenetic Tools for Studying Beta-Adrenergic Receptors Biased Signaling in Heart Failure
Advisor: Bradley McConnell

Lu Wang

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: N/A
Dissertation Title: Investigation into the Disposition of Hydroxyflavones and Their Glucuronides
Advisor: Ming Hu

Zuoxu Xie

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Scientist, Biogen
Dissertation Title: Developing Locally Active COX-2 Inhibitors for Relieving Keen Osteoarthritis Pain Safely
Advisor: Ming Hu

Haowen Zhang

Program: Medicinal Chemistry
Current Position: Research Assistant, UH College of Pharmacy
Dissertation Title: Design Optimizations, Synthesis, and Biological Validations of Novel Peptoid Targeting Vimentin in Lung Cancer Treatment
Advisor: Gomika Udugamasooriya

Class of 2022

Patrick Chuong

Program: Medicinal Chemistry
Current Position: N/A
Dissertation Title: Development of Inhibitor for E3 Ubiquitin Ligase
Advisor: Alexander Statsyuk

Elizabeth Gray

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Reviewer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Dissertation Title: The Role of Neprilysin in Renal Structural Integrity and Function in Obesity
Advisor: Tahir Hussain

Hanan Qasim

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Application Scientist/Product Manager, IonOptix
Dissertation Title: Gravin Signalosome Protein Coordinates Cardiac Function via Adrenergic Receptor Signaling
Advisor: Bradley McConnell

Xue Zhou

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Investigator I, CSL Seqirus
Dissertation Title: Drug-peptide Conjugate for CNS Drug Delivery
Advisor: Xinli Liu

Class of 2021

Sujit Biswas

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Biopharmaceutics, AbbVie Biopharmaceutics
Dissertation Title: Nose-to-brain delivery and pharmacokinetics of lapatinib nanoemulsions targeting HER-2 positive breast cancer brain metastases
Advisor: Xinli Liu

Dinh Bui

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Research Scientist, Ridgeline Therapeutics
Dissertation Title: Biopharmaceutical and Pharmacokinetic Studies of a Botanical Drug – Antitumor B – as a Chemopreventive Agent Against Oral Cancer
Advisor: Ming Hu

Katrina Chan

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Medical Writer-Research, Mayo Clinic
Dissertation Title: Role of Megalin in Aminoglycoside-Associated Nephrotoxicity
Advisor: Vincent Tam

Kwang Bog Cho

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurosurgery, Stanford University
Dissertation Title: Histone Variant H2A.Z.1 Promotes Proliferation and Invasion of Lung Cancer Cells
Advisor: Bin Guo

Westley Eure

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Principal Scientist, Amgen
Dissertation Title: Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Combination Therapy with Riluzole and Etoricoxib
Advisor: Diana Chow

Xiang Gao

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Scientist, Lonza
Dissertation Title: Cancer Preventive Agent 3,3′-Diindolylmethane Inhibits MDM2 in Colorectal Cancer
Advisor: Bin Guo

Seungheon Lee

Program: Medicinal Chemistry
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dissertation Title: Inosine-5'-Monophosphate Dehydrogenase and Aspartyl Protease Inhibitors for Cryptosporidium parvum
Advisor: Greg Cuny

Li Li

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Scientist, ADME, Cyprotex
Dissertation Title: Optimization of Colon-targeted and Locally Bioavailable Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors to Treat Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Advisor: Ming Hu

Victor Lincha

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Manager, Clinical Pharmacology and Immuno-Oncology, Pfizer
Dissertation Title: Formulation Development, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Assessments of a Combination Regimen of Paclitaxel and Calcipotriol in a KrasG12D Model of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Advisor: Diana Chow

Emilio Yaroslav Lucero Garcia Rojas

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Pharmacology, Duke University
Dissertation Title: Fusion Proteins as Selective Inducers of Constitutive Activity and Tools to Discriminate the Biased Signaling Profile of β2 Adrenoceptor Ligands
Advisor: Bond/McConnell

Jingwen Liu

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Pharmaceutical Product Development
Dissertation Title: A CRISPR-Cas9 Repressor for Epigenetic Silencing of KRAS
Advisor: Bin Guo

Razia Sultana Mohammad

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UH College of Pharmacy
Dissertation Title: Role of Transcription Factor Nrf2 in the Regulation of Kidney Function During Aging
Advisor: Mustafa F. Lokhandwala and Anees Banday

Ashley Nguyen

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacologist, Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Dissertation Title: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Riluzole in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Advisor: Diana Chow

Nicole Prodan

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, UH College of Pharmacy
Dissertation Title: Direct Reprogramming of Myocytes into Cardiac Purkinje-like Cells for the Treatment of Heart Failure
Advisor: Bradley McConnell

Craig Vollert

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Independent Scientific Consultant
Dissertation Title: The Effect of Heterozygous Loss of Progranulin on Alzheimer's Disease
Advisor: Jason Eriksen

Elise Waldron-Young

Program: Medicinal Chemistry (Pharm.D./Ph.D.)
Current Position: Strategy Planner, Purohit Navigation Inc./Scientific Advisor, LemVega™ Biotech Venture Fund
Dissertation Title: Pyridopyrimidinones as Cryptosporidium parvum Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase 1 (CpCDPK1) Inhibitors
Advisor: Greg Cuny

Liye Wang

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: MSAT Process Development Engineering Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dissertation Title: Vitamin D Suppresses Cancer Growth and Invasion by Targeting Long Non-coding RNA CCAT2
Advisor: Bin Guo

Class of 2020

Lorita Agu

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Pharmacokineticst, Synteract
Dissertation Title: Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamic/Pharmacogenetic Investigation of Vincristine and its M1 Metabolites in Kenyan Pediatric Cancer Patients
Advisor: Diana Chow

Samanthreddy Kedika

Program: Medicinal Chemistry
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute
Dissertation Title: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Hetero-bivalent Ligands Targeting Kinases
Advisor: Gomika Udugamasooriya

Camila Kochi

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Epidemiologist - Biostatistician, Houston Health Department
Dissertation Title: The Effects of Simulated Vehicle Exhaust Exposure on Behavior and Blood Pressure in Male and Female Rats
Advisor: Samina Salim

Yan Li

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Medical Laboratory Scientist, Houston Methodist Hospital
Dissertation Title: Regulating the Biosynthesis and Signaling of Thromboxane A2 in Hemostasis and Thrombosis
Advisor: Ke-He Ruan

Yifan Tu

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Boehringer Ingelheim
Dissertation Title: Investigation into the Roles of Hepatic Uptake Transporters in the Enterohepatic Recycling of Phenolic Glucuronides
Advisor: Ming Hu

Tasha Womack

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Regulatory Coordinator, Duke Cancer Institute
Dissertation Title: The Effects of a Natural Anti-inflammatory Agent on Alzheimer's Disease Pathologies
Advisor: Jason Eriksen

Youngki You

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Postdoctorate RA, Biostructure & Function, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dissertation Title: Structural Determinants of the Ligand Binding Activity of Munc13-1 C1 Domain
Advisor: Joydip Das

Class of 2019

Amer S.A. Alali

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Dissertation Title: Pharmacokinetics and Anticancer Efficacy of Polymeric Nanoparticles Encapsulating Novel Microtubule Inhibitor
Advisor: Xinli Liu

Pavan K. Chityala

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Scientist, Pharmacokinetics, ICON
Dissertation Title: Effects of Inflammation and Soy Isoflavones on Irinotecan Pharmacokinetics and Toxicity
Advisor: Romi Ghose

Asma El-Zailik

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacologist, VIR Biotechnology
Dissertation Title: Clinical PK/PD of metformin and statins in patients receiving bariatric surgery
Advisor: Diana S-L. Chow

Katherine T. Shatzer

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Assistant Director of R&D, Aegel Research LLC
Dissertation Title: Pharmacokinetic Studies of Enteric and Delayed Release Formulations of Locally Bioavailable Drugs (LBD) Targeting the Colon
Advisor: Ming Hu

Ismail Ali Y. Walbi

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacy Head of Department, Najran University
Dissertation Title: Formulation and Pharmacokinetics of a Polymeric MicroRNA Nanoparticle Delivery System for Treating Metastatic Breast Cancer
Advisor:
Xinli Liu

Class of 2018

Henrietta Abodakpi

Program: Pharmaceutics (Pharm.D./Ph.D.)
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacology Reviewer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Advisor: Vincent Tam

Fatin Atrooz

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, UH College of Pharmacy
Advisor: Samina Salim

Manas Gupte

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Scientist I, Analytical Development Department, Sarepta Therapeutics
Advisor: Ming Hu

Yu He

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Study Director, Covance
Advisor: Ming Hu

Qinglan Ling

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Advisor: Ke-He Ruan

Sameer Nikhar

Program: Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry
Current Position: Scientist I, Chemistry, PTC Therapeutics Inc.
Advisor: Greg Cuny

Suchi Raghunathan

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Scientist, In Vivo Pharmacology, Fulcrum Therapeutics
Advisor: Bradley McConnell

Mahua Sarkar

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Formulation Research Scientist, Texas Southern University
Advisor: Diana Chow

Changhong Yun

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Scientist DMPK and Preclinical Toxicology, Merck & Co.
Dissertation Title: Efficacy Evaluation of COX-2 Inhibitors on Colorectal Adenoma Prevention by Using the Pirc Rat Model
Advisor: Ming Hu

Class of 2017

Nashid Farhan

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Scientist, Amgen
Advisor: Diana Chow

Radhika Joshi

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Data Scientist Intern, Replicon
Advisor: Richard Bond

Yu Jin Kim

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of Arizona
Advisor: Diana Chow

Hesong Liu

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Post-doctoral Fellow, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Advisor: Samina Salim

Ankita Salvi

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Research Scientist, QPS Holdings, Delaware
Advisor: Samina Salim

Santosh Suryavanshi

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Research Scientist, Pharmacokinetics, Charles River Laboratories, Canada
Advisor: Bradley McConnell

Guncha Taneja

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Zoetis Inc.
Advisor: Romi Ghose

Xitao Wang

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Principal Investigator, BeiGene
Advisor: Mohammad Asghar

Jian Zhou

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Research Investigator, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Advisor: Vincent Tam

Class of 2016

Hironari Akasaka

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mentor: Ke-He Ruan

Prajakta Gadgil

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Scientist, CMC, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Advisor: Diana Chow

Pankajini Mallick

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Principal Scientist | Preclinical PK, Neurocrine Biosciences
Advisor: Romi Ghose

Pooja Manchandani

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Manager, Clinical Pharmacology & Exploratory Development at Astellas Pharma US
Advisor: Vincent Tam

Luis Martinez

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Baylor College of Medicine
Advisor: MariVi. Tejada-Simon

Mohammad Saleem

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Advisor: Mohammad Asghar

Naimesh Solanki

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Regulatory Scientist, Global Regulatory Affairs, CSL Behring LLC, Philadelphia, Pa.
Advisor: Samina Salim

Daping Zhang

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Merck & Co.
Advisor: Diana Chow

Class of 2015

Sumit Basu

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Quantitative Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics, Merck & Co.
Advisor: Ming Hu

Zhiyi Cui

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Investigator, GlaxoSmithKline
Advisor: Diana Chow

Qiying Fan

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Scientist, Precision for Medicine
Advisor: Bradley McConnell

Tao Niu

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Associate Director, Modeling & Simulations, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Advisor: Ming Hu

Odochi Ohia

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Research Scientist, Carmago Pharmaceutical Services
Advisor: Jason Eriksen

Sonal Singh

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Associate Principal Scientist, Clinical Pharmacogenomics, Merck & Co.
Advisor: Bradley McConnell

Class of 2014

Isha Dhande

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Instructor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Human Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston
Advisor: Tahir Hussain

Gloria Forkuo

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Scientist I, AstraZeneca
Advisor: Richard Bond, Brian Knoll

Tanay Samant

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Investigator III, Oncology TA Clinical Pharmacology, Novartis
Advisor: Diana Chow

Pranav Shah

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Scientist (ADME), National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Advisor: Romi Ghose

Vaidehi Thanawala

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Senior Scientist II, Vapogenix, Houston
Advisor: Richard Bond

Lei Wu

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Associate Director of Clinical Pharmacology (Neuroscience), AbbVie Pharmaceuticals
Advisor: Diana Chow

Class of 2013

Nour Al-Sawalha

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology
Advisor: Brian Knoll

An Dao

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Consultant, International Regulatory Affairs Services, Inc.
Advisor: Karim Alkadhi

Abeer Rababah

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology
Advisor: Bradley McConnell

Class of 2012

Kamilia Abdelraouf

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Associate Director, Center for Anti-infective Research and Development, Hartford Hospital
Advisor: Vincent Tam/Ming Hu

Odelia Bongmba

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Clinical Research Associate, Children's Nutrition Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Advisor: MariVi Tejada-Simon

Dong Dong

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Research Associate, Jinan University
Advisor: Diana Chow

Adarsh Gandhi

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Bioanalysis and Physiology, Lundbeck
Advisor: Romi Ghose

Ashley Guillory

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Texas Medical Branch
Advisor: Bradley McConnell

Jie He

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine
Advisor: Vincent Tam, Diana Chow

Wen Jiang

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine
Advisor: Ming Hu

Mohamed I. Nounou

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Lecturer, Alexandria University College of Pharmacy
Advisor: Doug Eikenburg

Ghazi Rahman

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Experimental Therapeutics, University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center
Advisor: Joydip Das

Yang Teng

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Clinical Pharmacokineticist, Covance
Advisor: Diana Chow

Baojian Wu

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Professor, Jinan University
Advisor: Ming Hu

Zhen Yang

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Manager, Hansoh Pharma
Advisor: Ming Hu

Class of 2011

Roland Ako

Program: Pharmaceutics (Pharm.D./Ph.D.)
Current Position: Owner & CEO, Italy Family Pharmacy/Sana Pharmacia
Dissertation Title: PK/PD of oral diethylstilbestrol (DES) in recurrent prostate cancer patient and oral dissolving film (ODF)-DES in rats
Advisor: Diana Chow

Ibrahim Alhaider

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Dean, College of Clinical Pharmacy, and Assistant Professor, King Faisal University
Advisor: Karim Alkadhi

Qaisar Ali

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
Advisor: Tahir Hussain

Siddartha Bhatt

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Global Safety Pharmacology, Pfizer
Advisor: Mustafa Lokhandwala

Gaurav Chugh

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.
Advisor: Mustafa Lokhandwala

Fady Ibrahim

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Pfizer
Advisor: Diana Chow

Apurva Javkhedar

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: QC Specialist, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Mentor: Mustafa Lokhandwala

Anita Mohite

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Rhodes Pharmaceuticals
Dissertation Title: Effect of Selective Up-regulation of Prostacyclin Synthesis on its Signaling and Vascular Protection
Advisor: Ke-He Ruan

Kaustuv Saha

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Program Manager, NYU Langone Health
Advisor: Doug Eikenburg

Manish Taneja

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Assistant Manager-Medical Writing, APCER Pharma, New Delhi
Advisor: Doug Eikenburg

Munder Zagaar

Program: Pharmacology (Pharm.D./Ph.D.)
Current Position: Associate Professor of Foundational Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine
Advisor: Karim Alkadhi

Class of 2010

Liza George

Program: Pharmacology (Pharm.D./Ph.D.)
Current Position: Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Scripps Mercy Hospital
Advisor: Mustafa Lokhandwala

Rania Haddadin

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacist, Jordan Food and Drug Administration
Dissertation Title: Combination of manumycin A and mebendazole in human breast cancer cell lines
Advisor: Diana S-L. Chow

Kaustubh Kulkarni

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Frontage Laboratories Inc.
Advisor: Ming Hu

Abdul Bari Muhammad

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Research Associate, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Advisor: Mustafa Lokhandwala

Gaurav Patki

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Senior Manager, Global Medical Information, AbbVie
Advisor: Vincent Tam

Rashim Singh

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, UH College of Pharmacy
Advisor: Ming Hu

Renu Singh

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Infection Pharmacology Scientist, AstraZeneca R&D
Advisor: Vincent Tam

Trinh Tran

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Biomedical Life Scientist, Leidos, Reston, VA
Advisor: Karim Alkadhi

Class of 2009

Long Nguyen

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center
Advisor: Richard Bond

Elimika Pfuma

Program: Pharmaceutics (Pharm.D./Ph.D.)
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacologist, Oncology Division, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Advisor: Diana Chow

Ting Zhu

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Manager, Formulation Group, Calgene Corp.
Advisor: Diana Chow

Class of 2008

Rui Lin

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Biological Scientist III, Florida Department of Agriculture
Advisor: Richard Bond

Yulan Qi

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Director in Clinical Pharmacology, BioMarin
Advisor: Diana Chow

Wei Zhu

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Research Pharmacist, Merck & Co.
Advisor: Ming Hu

Class of 2007

Yousif Rojeab

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Assoc. Professor of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Ohio Northern University
Advisor: Diana Chow

Stephen Wang

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Principal Scientist, Pfizer
Mentor: Ming Hu

Class of 2006

Pranav Gupta

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Senior Formulation Scientist, Merck & Co.
Advisor: Diana Chow

Riham Zein

Program: Pharmacology (Pharm.D./Ph.D.)
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Internal Medicine, Critical Care and Infectious Diseases, Kaiser Permanente
Advisor: Mustafa Lokhandwala

Class of 2005

Karem Al-Zoubi

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Chair and Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science & Technology
Advisor: Karim Alkadhi

Hibah O. Awwad

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Program Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
Advisor: Brian Knoll

Aditi Marwaha

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Instructional Assistant Professor, UH College of Pharmacy
Advisor: Mustafa Lokhandwala

Class of 2004

Abdulaziz Aleisa

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Professor of Pharmacology, King Saud University
Advisor: Karim Alkadhi

Monica Chuong

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Advisor: Diana Chow

Aarti Gohkale Desai

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Senior Director Business Development, Yourgene Health
Advisor: Doug Eikenburg

Varsha Iyer

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Director DPMK-Clinical Pharmacology, Agios Pharmaceuticals
Advisor: Brian Knoll

Xiaohui Li

Program: Pharmaceutics
Current Position: Director in Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Advisor: Diana Chow

Hatice Ozsoy

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Pharmacologist/Research Scientist, Vapogenix Inc.
Advisor: Kelly Standifer

Meghna Trivedi

Program: Pharmacology (Pharm.D./Ph.D.)
Current Position: Associate Professor, UH College of Pharmacy
Advisor: Mustafa Lokhandwala

Class of 2003

Tasneem Bawa-Khalfe

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Biochemistry and Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences (joint appointment), UH
Advisor: Kelly Standifer

Rajesh Nair

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Research Scientist, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Advisor: Lindsay Schwarz

Deepak R. Thakker

Program: Pharmacology
Current Position: Sr. Scientist, Bioscience Research & Development, Medtronic Inc.
Advisor: Kelly Standifer