Part of the Center for Biomedical Genomics and Informatics (CBMGI), Center for Systems Biology in Liver Diseases (CSBLD) and School of Systems Biology (SSB)

If you want to do Graduate Studies in Ancha's lab:

MASTERS IN BIOLOGY

PhD in BIOSCIENCE

MASTERS in BIOINFORMATICS

PhD in BIOINFORMATICS

INOVA Undergraduate Internships in Chronic Diseases

IMPORTANT NOTES AND UPCOMING EVENTS

RESEARCH STAFF

• Aybike Birerdinc, PhD
• MIchael Estep, PhD

PhD STUDENTS

• Rohini Mehta, PhD student Topic: "Real-time PCR based gene expression profiling in the tissues collected form bariatric surgery patients"
• David Armistead, PhD Student: Topic: Profiling of miRNA in the adipose tissue of the morbidly obese patients with NASH and normal liver biopsies
• Yvette S Connell-Albert, PhD student, Topic: “A role of the pannexins in the development of the astrocytic tumors” (with Dr. Reilly)
• Afshin Sohrabi, PhD Student Topic: New leads for the treatment of diabetes and other chronic diseases
• Massihullah Abawi, PhD Student Topic: Vitamin D levels Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) patients correlate with apoptosis and serum levels of M30.
• Catherine Doyle, PhD Student Topic: Inflammation as a Central Factor in the Pathogenesis of Human Chronic Diseases
• Elizabeth Nohelty, PhD student (ESP) Topic: Environmental Factors Contributing to Breast Carcinoma (with Dr. Birerdinc) SUNRISE Fellow
• Lamya Alomair, PhD student (BINF) Topic: Development of Software for the Statistical Analysis of Various Clinical Parameters
• Lei Wang, PhD student Topic: Distance Analysis of Gene Expression Patterns
• Edgar Rodriguez, PhD student (CHEM) Topic:

MS STUDENTS

• Thuy Tran, MS Student, Topic: "PCOS and Metabolic Syndrome"
• Anima Sharma, MS Student, Topic: "RNA Editing in Human Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells"
• Amaya Moushimi, MS Student, Topic: "Farnesylation in Francisella Tularensis" (with Dr. van Hoek)
• Tung Phung, MS Student (BINF), Topic: "Quantitative SPECT Imaging in ADHD patients" (with Dr. Kabbani)
• Jennifer Frost, MS student, Topic: "Design and Validation of Primers for Accurate Analysis of Role of Chemokines CCL4 and CCL21 on FAS mediated NF-kb Pathway"
• Tim Stotish, MS student, Topic: Brown Adipose Tissue and NAFLD: A Systematic Review.
• Supol Phalalong, MS student, Topic: TBD
• Chris Yesmont, MS student Topic: Comparative Genomics of Reptiles
• Sarath Banu Krishna Murthy, MS student (BINF), Topic: An analysis of co-expression patterns of KCNRG gene using Oncomine.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

• Sadaf Bangash, Topic: Energy homeostasis regulators indicating the development of NAFLD.
• Rick (Quoc) Tran, Topic: NF-kB dependent Fas signaling in hepatocytes.
• Mujahida Mahmoodi, Topic: Determination of BAT cells in adipose tissue of NAFLD/Obese patients.
• Hannah Choi, Topic: An analysis of co-expression patterns of KCNRG gene using Oncomine
• Christopher Gerner, Topic:"Investigation and Analysis of the Molecular Biology and Evolution of the Appetite Regulating Hormone Agouti-related protein (AgRP)"
• David Van Natta, Topic: "The relationship between Agouti-related protein (AgRP) expression in Visceral Adipose Tissue and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)."
• Arpan Neupane, Topic: Mitochondria specific primer optimization.
• Erika Stolworthy, Topic: Gastric Tissue Gene Expression RT-PCR Data Analysis.
• Mariam Hashemi, Topic: Vitamin D levels in Obese NAFLD/NASH population.
• Mandy Cho, Topic: Gene Expression analysis.

VOLUNTEERS

• Livpreet Singh, Cont. Ed., Topic: Mitochondrial Gene Analysis.
  
• Aakansha Nangarlia, TJ student
• Dr. Pryanka Lal, volunteer