Affiliated Faculty
WSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Miriam L. Greenberg, Biological Sciences
Research Area: The role of cardiolipin in mitochondrial and cellular function & molecular targets of bipolar disorder drugs
Website: https://s.wayne.edu/greenberg/
Hanaa Hariri, Biological Sciences
Research Area: Inter-organelle contact sites; Lipid trafficking, storage, and utilization; Organization of metabolic networks; Nutrient signaling; Aging and metabolic disorders
Website: https://clasprofiles.wayne.edu/profile/hg7223
Christopher V. Kelly, Physics and Astronomy
Research Area: Examining the physical properties governing biological membranes using novel optical methods
Website: https://cvkelly.wayne.edu
WSU School of Medicine
Xuequn Chen, Physiology
Research Area: To understand, using systems biology approaches, how ER homeostasis is disrupted in diabetes.
Website: https://physiology.med.wayne.edu/profile/ek2611
Wanqing Liu, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Area: Genetics and genomics of human liver disease and cancer, as well as pharmacogenomics and precision medicine
Website: cphs.wayne.edu/profile/gm2360
Christopher Kassotis, Pharmacology
Research Area: Identifying and characterizing endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and mixtures, as well as their potential impacts on human/animal health
Website: https://pharmacology.med.wayne.edu/profile/hd3511
Seongho Kim, Oncology
Research Area: Data analysis and the methodology development for biological and clinical cancer data
Website: https://oncology.med.wayne.edu/profile/fn4867
Krishna Rao Maddipati, Pathology
Research Area: Bioactive lipids in inflammation and related diseases
Website: pathology.med.wayne.edu/profile.php?id=884
Izabela Podgorski, Pharmacology
Research Area: Identify molecular mechanisms underlying the association between bone marrow adiposity and metastatic prostate, breast and kidney cancers and to pinpoint key factors responsible for aggressiveness and chemoresistance
Website: https://pharmacology.med.wayne.edu/profile/ak5520
Stephanie Tucker, Cancer Biology
Research Area: Bioactive lipids
Website: cancerbiology.med.wayne.edu/bio.php?id=42116
Henry Ford Health
Jagadananda Ghosh, Cancer Research
Research Area: Prostate cancer, metabolism
Website: https://www.henryford.com/physician-directory/g/ghosh-jagadananda
Emilio Mottillo, Pathology
Research Area: The molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate metabolic homeostasis
Website: https://www.henryford.com/physician-directory/m/mottillo-emilio
Organizing Committee
President
Michael W. Schmidtke, Biological Sciences
Research Associate
Website: https://s.wayne.edu/greenberg/members/research-personnel/mike-schmidtke/
Committee Members
Tyler Ralph-Epps
Biological Sciences
Email: gv2028@wayne.edu
Vikalp Kumar
Biological Sciences
Email: hk6334@wayne.edu
Shahnaz Parveen
Physics & Astronomy
Email: he6666@wayne.edu
Mohamed Chakkour
Biological Sciences
Email: hm8021@wayne.edu
Michael Adu
Biological Sciences
Email: hi0697@wayne.edu
Lindsey Kreinbring
Biological Sciences
Email: gn8121@wayne.edu
Anuradha Yadav
Physics & Astronomy
Email: hr2406@wayne.edu
Abu Ramim
Biological Sciences
Email: gg3939@wayne.edu
Chisom Onu
Biological Sciences
Email: gj0514@wayne.edu
Daniel Adebayo
Biological Sciences
Email: he1122@wayne.edu
Eseiwi Obaseki
Biological Sciences
Email: he0132@wayne.edu
Govindaiah Pilli
Pathology
Email: hm8036@wayne.edu
Yaroslav Balytskyi
Physics & Astronomy
Email: hr6998@wayne.edu
Sumit Bandyopadhyay
Biological Sciences
Email: fj5746@wayne.edu
Justina Thomas
Biological Sciences
Email: ho8223@wayne.edu
Raja Narayanasamy
Center for Molecular Medicine/Genetics
Email: hu9623@wayne.edu