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Who We Are

Our Faculty

Our faculty bring deep expertise and a commitment to discovery that shapes breakthrough research and supports the growth of future scientists. Their drive to advance knowledge strengthens every part of our department.

Philip H. Howe, Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Philip H. Howe, Ph.D., joined the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) as the Hans & Helen Koebig Chair of Clinical Oncology in 2011, and now serves as chair of the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Dr. Howe earned his Bachelor of Arts from Augusta University and his Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry from the Medical College of Georgia. After completing his postdoctoral training in Cell Biology at Vanderbilt University, he was a faculty member at Case Western University and the Cleveland Clinic before moving his lab to MUSC. Dr. Howe’s NIH and DOD funded research lab focuses on the role of transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) in cellular models of differentiation and cancer.

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Name Rank
Raymond N. Dubois, M.D., Ph.D. Professor
David T. Long, Ph.D. Professor
John P. O'Bryan, Ph.D. Professor
Besim Ogretmen, Ph.D. Professor
Michael C. Ostrowski, Ph.D. Professor
Ozgur Sahin, Ph.D. Professor
Timothy Stemmler, Ph.D. Professor
Dingzhi Wang, Ph.D. Professor
Aiping Bai, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Joseph Delaney, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Vamsi K. Gangaraju, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Saverio Gentile, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Christina V. Johnson, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Sudarshana Sharma, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Zdzislaw Szulc, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Noel A. Warfel, Ph.d. Associate Professor
Jie Wei, MS Associate Professor
Thibaut Barnoud, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Bo Cen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Annamarie C. Dalton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Lu Han, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Jessica H. Hartman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Aaron Hobbs, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Breege V. Howley, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Judit J. Sainz, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Lalima K. Madan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Sajish Mathew, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Patrick Nasarre, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Natalia V. Oleinik, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Jian Ouyang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Natalie Saini, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Russell Spencer-Smith, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Daniel Sprague, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Jennifer Stancill, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Xingjun B. Wu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Huimin Zhang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Our Postdoctoral Scholars

Name Lab
Burge U. Aaltun, Ph.D. Sahin Lab
Farah Alfatyan, Ph.D. Han Lab
Charles Brobbey, Ph.D. Gan Lab
Metin Cetin, Ph.D. Sahin Lab
Odai Darawsha, Ph.D. Ogretmen Lab
Giulia Ferretti, Ph.D. Barnoud Lab
Salih Gencer, Ph.D. Ogretmen Lab
Wisdom Maduabuchi, Ph.D. Sahin Lab
Mubashir Mintoo, Ph.D. O'Bryan Lab
Nathalia Pinheiro, Ph.D. Gentile Lab
Ozge Saatci, Ph.D. Sahin Lab
Samaneh Saberikashani, Ph.D. Ostrowski Lab
Misbah Tabassum, Ph.D. Spencer-Smith Lab
Kristy Thomas, Ph.D. Hartman Lab
Tarah Trebino, Ph.D. O'Bryan Lab
Ai Wei, Ph.D. Ouyang Lab
Ivo Woogeng, Ph.D. Ostrowski Lab
Huipeng Yin, Ph.D. Ouyang Lab
Alessandro Zuccotti, Ph.D. Barnoud Lab

Our Administrators

Our administrative team supports department operations with care and precision. They help create a strong environment for research, education, and collaboration across the department.

Megan E. White
Administrative Manager
843-792-4641
843-792-8304 (fax)
edge@musc.edu

Jennifer Rumble
Grants Administrator
843-792-3568
843-792-8304 (fax)
rumblej@musc.edu

Kate Mackiewicz
Administrative Coordinator to the Chair
843-792-9318
843-792-8304 (fax)
mackiewi@musc.edu

Erika Jenkins
Administrative Coordinator
843-792-8509
843-792-8304 (fax)
jenkinse@musc.edu

Shirley Toelle
Fiscal Technician II
843-792-5895
843-792-8304 (fax)
toellesj@musc.edu

Contact Us

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

MSC 509
173 Ashley Ave
Room 501
Charleston, SC 29425

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