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Alumni


Graduate Student Alumni

Anita Ghosh

Anita Ghosh, MS, PhD

Sana Iqbal, BS, PVCert, PhD

Harsh Hariani, MBBS, MS

Anita graduated from the Lab with her Master in Neuroscience in 2019, and her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with Distinction in 2022. Anita is now working as Fidelity Investments, Inc. 

Harsh Hariani

Harsh Hariani, MBBS, MS

Sana Iqbal, BS, PVCert, PhD

Harsh Hariani, MBBS, MS

Harsh graduated from the Lab with his Masters Degree in 2020. After 2 successful years as Research Associate at Herophilus in San Francisco, Harsh recently joined the PhD program at Arizona State University. 

Sana Iqbal, BS, PVCert, PhD

Sana Iqbal, BS, PVCert, PhD

Sana Iqbal, BS, PVCert, PhD

Sana graduated from the Lab with her PhD Degree in Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics with Distinction in 2024. Sana  joined AbbVie, Inc. as Senior Scientist, Toxicology. 

Cassidy Kessinger, BS, MS

Sana Iqbal, BS, PVCert, PhD

Sana Iqbal, BS, PVCert, PhD

Cassidy graduated from the Lab with her MS Neuroscience in 2024. Cassidy is working as a Research Assistant at Endeavor Health in Chicago.  

Bhuvanachandra Pasupuleti, PharmD, MS

Bhuvanachandra Pasupuleti, PharmD, MS

Bhuvanachandra Pasupuleti, PharmD, MS

Bhuvanachandra graduated from the Lab with her MS in Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics in 2024. Bhuvanachandra  joined Selagine, Inc. Research Scientist. 

Candace Betancourt-Szymanowska, MS

Bhuvanachandra Pasupuleti, PharmD, MS

Bhuvanachandra Pasupuleti, PharmD, MS

Candace graduated from the Lab with her MS in Neuroscience in December 2024.  


Alumni

Djamilla Simones, BS, MS

Djamilla Simones, BS, MS

Djamilla Simones, BS, MS

Djamilla spent 2 years in the lab supporting various projects, including leading our Pharmacovigilance projects. Check out her papers on from our lab.

METHA CHEA, BS

Djamilla Simones, BS, MS

Djamilla Simones, BS, MS

Metha spent a research year as Research Assistant II in the lab (2024 - 2025). 

Metha has returned to Medical School at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. 

Vidhya R Rao, PhD

Djamilla Simones, BS, MS

Vidhya R Rao, PhD

Vidhya worked in the Ocular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery Laboratory from 

2021-2025 as Research Assistant Professor. 


MEDICAL STUDENT Alumni

ABHISHEK RAMINI, BS, MD

ABHISHEK RAMINI, BS, MD

ABHISHEK RAMINI, BS, MD

Maha Khokhar, BS

ABHISHEK RAMINI, BS, MD

ABHISHEK RAMINI, BS, MD

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