Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine

College

College of Life Sciences

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy

Campus

Center City

Format

On Campus

Duration

4 - 5 Years

Contact Information

Program Director

Name: Nancy Philp, PhD
Position: Co-Director, Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine PhD Program, Department of Neuroscience

900 Walnut Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Program Director

Name: Makarand Risbud, PhD
Position: Co-Director, Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine PhD Program, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

900 Walnut Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Program Coordinator

Name: Danielle Park
Department: Jefferson College of Life Sciences
Organization: Jefferson

1020 Locust Street
M-46 JAH
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

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Current Students

Ariele Baggett
Ariele.Baggett@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Gyorgy Csordas, MD

Project: TBD


Usman Baqai (MD/PhD)
Usman.Baqai@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Andrew Aplin, PhD

Project: TBD


Morgan Basta
Morgan.Basta@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Janice Walker, PhD

Project: TBD


Signe Caksa (MD/PhD)
Signe.Caksa@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Andrew Aplin, PhD

Project: TBD


Alexandra Ciuciu
Alexandra.Ciuciu@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Ryan Tomlinson, PhD

Project: TBD


Stanley Conaway
Stanley.Conaway@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Deepak Deshpande, PhD

Project: My studies are focused on elucidating the mechanism of action within the bitter taste receptor signaling pathway and its effects on airway smooth muscle tone. Our goal is to study the potential for bitter taste compounds as novel therapeutics for the treatment of obstructive airway disorders.  


Moriah Cunningham
Moriah.Cunningham@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Matt Schiewer, PhD

Project: TBD


JodiRae DeDreu
JodiRae.DeDreu@students.jefferson.edu 

Laboratory: Sue Menko, PhD

Project: TBD


Ariana Entezari
Ariana.Entezari@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Scott Waldman, MD, PhD

Project: TBD


Rifah Gheyas
Rifah.Gheyas@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Sue Menko, PhD

Project: I am studying the mechanisms and signaling pathways involved in the formation of the lens Organelle Free Zone, the region in the center of the lens where organelles and nuclei are removed in development.


John Han
John.Han@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Nancy Philp, PhD

Project: TBD


Kevan Ip (MD/PhD)
Kevan.Ip@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Hushan Yang, PhD

Project: TBD


Colleen Isabelle (MD/PhD)
Colleen.Isabelle@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Anjali Mishra, PhD

Project: TBD


Selin Isguven (MD/PhD)
Selin.Isguven@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Noreen Hickok, PhD; Flemming Forsberg, PhD

Project: TBD


Ranakul Islam
Ranakul.Islam@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Ling-Zhi Liu, PhD

Project: TBD


Shira Johnston
Shira.Johnston@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Makarand Risbud, PhD

Project: Elucidating the role of Hypoxia Inducible Factors (HIFs) in the intervertebral disc.


Hattanas Kumchai, DMD
Hattanas.Kumchai@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Ryan Tomlinson, PhD

Project: NGF-TrkA Signaling in Dental Implant Osseointegration


Lauren Langbein
Lauren.Langbein@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Haifeng Yang, PhD

Project: Studying the tumor suppressor functions of BAP1 and the type I interferon pathway in kidney cancer.


Phuong Le (MD/PhD)
Phuong.Le@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Sue Menko, PhD

Project: TBD


Elizabeth Magno (MD/PhD)
Elizabeth.Magno@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Karen Bussard, PhD

Project: TBD



Connor Ott
Connor.Ott@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Andrew Aplin, PhD

Project: TBD


Olivia Ottone (they/them)
Olivia.Ottone@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Makarand Risbud, PhD

Project: My work uses mouse models to better understand the role of senescence in and transcriptional basis of intervertebral disc degeneration.


Brittany Ruiz
Brittany.Ruiz@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Hien Dang, PhD

Project: TBD


Kimheak Sao
Kimheak.Sao@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Makarand Risbud, PhD

Project: TBD


Grace Tartaglia
Grace.Tartaglia@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Andrew South, PhD

Project: My thesis project is about repurposing FDA-approved compounds for fibrotic extracellular matrix inhibition in the disease Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa. I utilize both primary patient fibroblasts and a hypomorphic mouse model to elucidate the mechanism of action of these compounds and their efficacy in mitigating fibrotic phenotypes.  


Maria Tsingas
Maria.Tsingas@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Makarand Risbud, PhD

Project: Investigating the role of pyruvate & lactate metabolism in the intervertebral disc


Yifang Wang
Yifang.Wang@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Ling-Zhi Liu, PhD

Project: TBD


Yanki Yarman (MD/PhD)
Yanki.Yarman@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Peisong, Ma, PhD

Project: TBD


Michael Young
Michael.Young@students.jefferson.edu

Laboratory: Suresh Joseph, PhD

Project: TBD

2023/2024

Weelic Chong (MD/PhD)
Laboratory of Hushan Yang, PhD
Now: Sidney Kimmel Medical College, SKMC 3

Neil Zhao (MD/PhD)
Laboratory of Noreen Hickok, PhD
Now: Sidney Kimmel Medical College, SKMC 3

2022/2023

Carolyn Chen (MD/PhD)
Laboratory of Renato Iozzo, MD, PhD
Now: Sidney Kimmel Medical College, SKMC 4

Jeffrey Rappaport (MD/PhD)
Laboratory of Scott Waldman, MD, PhD
Now: Sidney Kimmel Medical College, SKMC 4

Megan Roche
Laboratory of Ubaldo Martinez-Outschoorn, MD
Now: Scientific Writer, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

2021/2022

Alexus Kolb
Laboratory of Karen Bussard, PhD
Now: Associate Medical Writer, Caudex

Noor Shaik (MD/PhD)
Laboratory of Ulhas Naik, PhD
Now: Residency, University of Pennsylvania

2020/2021

Deborah Gorth (MD/PhD)
Laboratory of Makarand Risbud, PhD
Now: Residency, Temple University

Emanuel José Magalhães Novais (MD/PhD)
Laboratory of Makarand Risbud, PhD
emanueljosenovais@gmail.com

2019/2020

Sara Bisetto
Laboratory of Nancy Philp, PhD
Now: PostDoc, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute at the University of Cambridge

Hyowon Choi (MD/PhD)
Laboratory of Makarand Risbud, PhD
Now: Residency, Psychiatry at Jefferson

Stephen Hurst
Laboratory of Shey-Shing Sheu, PhD
Now: Post-Doc, Gyorgy Csordas, PhD Laboratory, MitoCare Service Center at Jefferson

Elham Javed
Laboratory of Boopathi Ettickan, PhD
Now: Post-Doc, Raymond Penn, PhD Laboratory, Jefferson

Michael Vido (MD/PhD)
Laboratory of Andrew Aplin, PhD
Now: Residency, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

2018/2019

Frederick (Eric) Arnold III                                   
Laboratory of Diane Merry, PhD
Now: Post-Doc, Duke University School of Medicine

Victoria Gennaro
Laboratory of Steve McMahon, PhD
Now: TBD

Elizabeth Silagi
Laboratory of Makarand Risbud, PhD
Now: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Aditi Swarup                                             
Laboratory of Nancy Philp, PhD
Now: Postdoctoral Ophthalmology Researcher, Stanford University

2017/2018

Velina Atanasova
Laboratory of Jouni Uitto, MD
Now: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Medical University Vienna

2016/2017

Maria Gubbiotti (MD/PhD)
Laboratory of Renato Iozzo, MD, PhD
Now: Residency, University of Pennsylvania

Caitlin Logan (MD/PhD)
Laboratory of Sue Menko, PhD
Now: Residency, Stanford

Zariel Johnson
Laboratory of Makarand Risbud, PhD
Now: Licensing Manager, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Christopher McNair
Laboratory of Karen Knudsen, PhD
Now: Assistant Professor, Director of Cancer Informatics, Associate Director for Data Science, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson

Anil Antony, PhD
Laboratory of Joannes Hoek, PhD
Now: Assistant Director, Corporate Alliances at American Association for Cancer Research

Annabel Torres, PhD
Laboratory of Renato Iozzo, MD, PhD
Now: Scientist, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson

Gregory Omerza, PhD
Laboratory of Edward Winter, PhD
Now:  The Jackson Laboratories