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Recent Graduates

Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology


Class of 2025

Cole Hudson

Program: Pharmaceutics
Dissertation Title:
Nephroprotective strategies to attenuate antibiotic-induced acute kidney injury
Advisor: Vincent H. Tam
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Baylor College of Medicine

Aniket Joshi

Program: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title:
The IRE1a/XBP1 Signaling in Regenerative Myogenesis and Cachexia
Advisor: Ashok Kumar
Current Position: Post Doctoral Fellow, UH College of Pharmacy

Junghwa Park

Program: Pharmaceutics
Dissertation Title:
Model-Informed Drug Development of Riluzole for Neuroprotection in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Integrating Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Clinical Outcomes for Precision Medicine
Advisor: Diana S-L. Chow
Current Position: HEOR Researcher, Healix LLC

Class of 2024

Lu Dai

Program: Pharmaceutics
Dissertation Title:
Polymeric Delivery With Dual Drug Payloads For Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Therapy
Advisor: Diana S-L. Chow
Current Position: Research Scientist

GuoYi Jiang

Program: Pharmaceutics
Dissertation Title:
A Novel Interleukin-15 Receptor Antagonist for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Advisor: Bin Guo
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Toledo

Renzhong Lu

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

Kavya Mathukumalli

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

Michelle Spruill

Program: Pharmaceutics
Dissertation Title: Application of Mass Spectrometry Imaging to Identify Novel Targets for HER-2+ Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis
Advisor: Xinli Liu
Current Position: Chief Quality Officer and VP of Laboratory Operations, Sagis Diagnostics, PLLC

Wissarut Wijitrmektong

Program: Medicinal Chemistry
Dissertation Title:
Novel Design Strategy for Potent and Selective CDPK1 Inhibitors for Cryptosporidiosis
Advisor: Greg Cuny
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, UH College of Pharmacy

Zicong Zheng

Program: Pharmaceutics
Dissertation Title: Mechanistic Investigation of Approaches to Simplifying a Classical Herbal Formulation to Alleviate Irinotecan-Induced Diarrhea
Advisor: Ming Hu
Current Position: Scientist, DMPK, Gilead Sciences

Class of 2023

Noor Abdulkareem

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

Brianna Eales

Program: Pharmaceutics
Dissertation Title: Novel Therapy for Acinetobacter baumannii Infections
Advisor: Vincent Tam
Current Position: Research Fellow, Taimaka

Kalyani Kulkarni

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

Mehrdad Rajaei

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

Lu Wang

Program: Pharmaceutics
Dissertation Title: Investigation into the Disposition of Hydroxyflavones and Their Glucuronides
Advisor: Ming Hu
Current Position: Scientist, Pharmaron

Zuoxu Xie

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

Haowen Zhang

Program: Medicinal Chemistry
Dissertation Title: Design Optimizations, Synthesis, and Biological Validations of Novel Peptoid Targeting Vimentin in Lung Cancer Treatment
Advisor: Gomika Udugamasooriya
Current Position: Product Development Manager, IPHASE Biosciences

Class of 2022

Patrick Chuong

Program: Medicinal Chemistry
Dissertation Title: Development of Inhibitor for E3 Ubiquitin Ligase
Advisor: Alexander Statsyuk
Current Position: Screen UI Tech, Hogarth/Scientific Publication Consultant, Kali Consulting LLC

Elizabeth Gray

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

Hanan Qasim

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

Xue Zhou

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

Class of 2021

Sujit Biswas

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

Dinh Bui

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

Katrina Chan

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

Kwang Bog Cho

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

Westley Eure

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

Xiang Gao

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

Seungheon Lee

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

Li Li

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

Victor Lincha

Program: Pharmaceutics
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
Current Position: Manager, Clinical Pharmacology and Immuno-Oncology, Pfizer

Emilio Yaroslav Lucero Garcia Rojas

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

Jingwen Liu

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

Razia Sultana Mohammad

Program: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: Role of Transcription Factor Nrf2 in the Regulation of Kidney Function During Aging
Advisor: Mustafa F. Lokhandwala and Anees Banday
Current Position: N/A

Ashley Nguyen

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

Nicole Prodan

Program: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: Direct Reprogramming of Myocytes into Cardiac Purkinje-like Cells for the Treatment of Heart Failure
Advisor: Bradley McConnell
Current Position: Scientific Technical Editor, Red Nucleus

Craig Vollert

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

Elise Waldron-Young

Program: Medicinal Chemistry (Pharm.D./Ph.D.)
Dissertation Title: Pyridopyrimidinones as Cryptosporidium parvum Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase 1 (CpCDPK1) Inhibitors
Advisor: Greg Cuny
Current Position: CEO & Founder, Alwayslab

Liye Wang

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

Class of 2020

Lorita Agu

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

Samanthreddy Kedika

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

Camila Kochi

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

Yan Li

Program: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: Regulating the Biosynthesis and Signaling of Thromboxane A2 in Hemostasis and Thrombosis
Advisor: Ke-He Ruan
Current Position: Clinical Genomics Scientist III, Baylor Genetics

Yifan Tu

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

Tasha Womack

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

Youngki You

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

Class of 2019

Amer S.A. Alali

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

Pavan K. Chityala

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

Asma El-Zailik

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

Katherine T. Shatzer

Program: Pharmaceutics
Dissertation Title: Pharmacokinetic Studies of Enteric and Delayed Release Formulations of Locally Bioavailable Drugs (LBD) Targeting the Colon
Advisor: Ming Hu
Current Position: N/A

Ismail Ali Y. Walbi

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

Class of 2018

Henrietta Abodakpi

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

Fatin Atrooz

Program: Pharmacology
Advisor: Samina Salim
Current Position: Adjunct Faculty, UH-Downtown

Manas Gupte

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

Yu He

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

Qinglan Ling

Program: Pharmacology
Advisor: Ke-He Ruan
Current Position: Assistant Professor, T.H. Chan School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts

Sameer Nikhar

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

Suchi Raghunathan

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

Mahua Sarkar

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

Changhong Yun

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

Class of 2017

Nashid Farhan

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

Radhika Joshi

Program: Pharmacology
Advisor: Richard Bond
Current Position: Senior Data Scientist, Deltek

Yu Jin Kim

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

Hesong Liu

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

Ankita Salvi

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

Santosh Suryavanshi

Program: Pharmacology
Advisor: Bradley McConnell
Current Position: Senior Pharmacokineticist, Syneos Health

Guncha Taneja

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

Xitao Wang

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

Jian Zhou

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

Class of 2016

Hironari Akasaka

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

Prajakta Gadgil

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

Pankajini Mallick

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

Pooja Manchandani

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

Luis Martinez

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

Mohammad Saleem

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

Naimesh Solanki

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

Daping Zhang

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

Class of 2015

Sumit Basu

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

Zhiyi Cui

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

Qiying Fan

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

Tao Niu

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

Odochi Ohia

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

Sonal Singh

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

Class of 2014

Isha Dhande

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

Gloria Forkuo

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

Tanay Samant

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

Pranav Shah

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

Vaidehi Thanawala

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

Lei Wu

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

Class of 2013

Nour Al-Sawalha

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

An Dao

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

Abeer Rababah

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

Class of 2012

Kamilia Abdelraouf

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

Odelia Bongmba

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

Dong Dong

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

Adarsh Gandhi

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

Ashley Guillory

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

Jie He

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

Wen Jiang

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

Mohamed I. Nounou

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

Ghazi Rahman

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

Yang Teng

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

Baojian Wu

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

Zhen Yang

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

Class of 2011

Roland Ako

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

Ibrahim Alhaider

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

Qaisar Ali

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

Siddartha Bhatt

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

Gaurav Chugh

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

Fady Ibrahim

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

Apurva Javkhedar

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

Anita Mohite

Program: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: Effect of Selective Up-regulation of Prostacyclin Synthesis on its Signaling and Vascular Protection
Advisor: Ke-He Ruan
Current Position: Senior Manager, Regulatory Strategy, Imbrium Therapeutics

Kaustuv Saha

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

Manish Taneja

Program: Pharmacology
Advisor: Doug Eikenburg
Current Position: Global Program Head, Novartis

Munder Zagaar

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

Class of 2010

Liza George

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

Rania Haddadin

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

Kaustubh Kulkarni

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

Abdul Bari Muhammad

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

Gaurav Patki

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

Rashim Singh

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

Renu Singh

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

Trinh Tran

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

Class of 2009

Long Nguyen

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

Elimika Pfuma

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

Ting Zhu

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

Class of 2008

Rui Lin

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

Yulan Qi

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

Wei Zhu

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

Class of 2007

Yousif Rojeab

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

Stephen Wang

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

Class of 2006

Pranav Gupta

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

Riham Zein

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

Class of 2005

Karem Al-Zoubi

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

Hibah O. Awwad

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

Aditi Marwaha

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

Class of 2004

Abdulaziz Aleisa

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

Monica Chuong

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

Aarti Gohkale Desai

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

Varsha Iyer

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

Xiaohui Li

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

Hatice Ozsoy

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

Meghna Trivedi

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

Class of 2003

Tasneem Bawa-Khalfe

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

Rajesh Nair

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

Deepak R. Thakker

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