Hammad Lab Trainees

 

Name

Level of Training

Period of Training

Title of Project

Current Position

Mimi Sohn, MD Post-doctoral fellow 2000-2002 Nephropathy in a hyperlipidemic mouse model with streptozotocin-induced diabetes Assistant Professor, Neurology, MUSC
Leslie Eldridge, BS Technician
2000-2002
Experimental Type 1 Diabetes in a Mouse Model of Human Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Pursued higher training/education as surgeon assistant
Yanis Bellil, BS
Technician  2000-2001
Glycoxidized LDL induces apoptosis in retinal capillary cells Pursued Medical School at USC
Stephen Gee, BS
Graduate Student
2000
Glycoxidized LDL induces apoptosis in retinal capillary cells
PhD from UNC-Chapel Hill; Postdoctoral at JHU
Michelle Rothen
Volunteer
Undergraduate
2000-2001
Learned tissue culture and lipoprotein isolation and modification
Pursued Medical School at MUSC
Arelis Salas, BS
Volunteer
2000-2001
Learned tissue culture and lipoprotein isolation and modification
PhD from MUSC, mentor: Dr. Ogretmen; pursued Medical School at USC
Heather Crellin, BS Graduate Student
2004-2006
The sphingosine kinase 1/sphingosine 1-phosphate pathway is modulated by lipopolysaccharide and mediates prostaglandin release
Graduated with MS degree from MUSC and moved to CA 
Alena Nareika, MD
Post-doctoral fellow
2004-2006
 
Oxidized LDL immune complexes induce release of sphingosine kinase in human U937 monocytic cells

Post-doctoral fellow, moved to Alabama
Firoj Khan, PhD
Post-doctoral fellow
2006-2007
Determine the intracellular trafficking of oxLDL immune complexes
Post-doctoral fellow, moved back to Canada
Shereen Amria, BS
Technician
2006-2006
Determine macrophage receptors involved in the uptake of oxLDL immune complexes
Pursuing graduate studies (MS) in herbal medicine in Texas; currently practicing in Atlanta
Christopher Goodman, BS
Technician
2006
Determine macrophage receptors involved in the uptake of oxLDL immune complexes
Pursued Medical School at USC
Kent Smith, MS
Research Specialist
2006-2012
HSP70 expression in response to human oxidized LDL immune complex in macrophages
Senior Research Associate
INTREXON, Charleston, SC. Now in a firm in Milwaukee, WI
Farzan Soodavar, BS
Technician
2006-2009
Determine the intracellular trafficking of oxLDL immune complexes
Mass Spectrometry for Screening Sphingolipid Profile in Human Blood
Graduated with MS degree from CofC; now employee at insurance company, Charleston, SC
Jessica Melton
Undergraduate, Wofford College

Summer 2004, SURP
The Role of S1P in Inflammation
Graduate with BS; Advance Production Leader at Miliken & Co, SC. Pursuing graduate studies
Kelly Hardman
Undergraduate, Gardner-Webb University
Summer 2005, SURP  Oxidized LDL immune complexes and oxidized LDL differentially affect the expression of genes in foam cell formation
Graduated with MS Epidemiology from MUSC; pursued PhD degree
Christabelle Piansay
Undergraduate, Clemson University

Summer 2007, SURP


Summer 2008, SURP 
Differential Trafficking of Oxidized LDL and Oxidized LDL Immune Complexes in Human Monocytic Cells

Secretion of Acid Sphingomyelinase by Human Monocytic Cells Exposed to Oxidized LDL and Oxidized LDL Immune Complexes 
Graduate Student in Georgia
Demarcus Heller
Undergraduate, Morris College
Summer 2008, SURP
Use of Sphingolipids as markers for premature heart disease in Lupus
Graduated with BS
Julia Elisabeth Gambone, BS
Graduate Student, MUSC
First Laboratory Rotation
Fall 2008
HSP70 expression in response to human oxidized LDL immune complex in macrophages
Graduate student in NC
Keerthi Harikrishnan, BS
Graduate Student, MUSC
Third Laboratory Rotation
Spring 2009
The role of PPAR-gamma in the HSP70 signaling pathway in macrophages induced by modified lipoproteins and immune complexes  Graduate student at MUSC. Graduated 2014 now in India
Jashalynn C. German
Undergraduate, Spelman College
Summer 2009, SURP

Summer 2010, SURP

Summer 2011, SURP
Immunohistochemical studies of atherosclerosis in a lupus nephritis mouse model

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Submit the manuscript on lupus and co-write a review paper on the role of macrophages in lupus

BS Graduate, pursued Medical School in PA
Mohammed Al Gadban, MD
Post-doctoral fellow
2009-2011
Determine the effect of oxLDL-IC on the metabolism of key sphingolipids and associated enzymes
2015 MD Resident in Pediatrics, MUSC
Joy N. Jones Buie, BS
Graduate Student, MUSC
First Laboratory Rotation
Fall 2009
Immunohistochemical studies of atherosclerosis in a lupus nephritis mouse model: effect of sphingosine kinase inhibitor
Graduate student at MUSC, now post doc at MUSC
Jean-Philip Truman, PhD
Staff Scientist
2010-2012
Role of Acid Sphingomyelinase in Human Monocytic Cells Exposed to Oxidized LDL and Oxidized LDL Immune Complexes
Research Assistant Professor, SUNY Stonybrook, NY
Dezirea Jones
Undergraduate, Erskine College
Summer 2010, SURP
The role of HSP70/70B’ in the oxidative and nitrosative stress response to oxLDL and oxLDL-IC
Graduated with BS, pursued Medical School at MUSC
Kayla Renee Hill
Graduate Student, MUSC
Fourth Laboratory Rotation
Spring 2011
Role of HSP70 B’ in induction of SOD2 and HMOX1 by modified LDL immune complexes in macrophages
Graduate student at MUSC
Apsley Allen
High school student, Porter-Gaud School
Summer 2011, SURP
Differential localization of acid sphingomyelinase in response to oxidized low-density lipoproteins versus oxidized low-density lipoprotein immune complexes
High School Student
Haley Woodward
Undergraduate, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Summer 2013, SURP
The role of sphingosine 1-phosphate in polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) functions
Undergraduate; obtained BS degree 2014
Rawan Abdulsalam
Undergraduate ,University of South Carolina, Columbia
Summer 2013, SURP
Role of Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein in Lipoprotein Transport: Sphingolipid Composition
Undergraduate
Mohamed Alwan, MD
Clinical Volunteer
2013-2014
Accelerated Vascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Role of Macrophage
2015 MD Resident
Brianna Youngblood
Undergraduate, Clemson University
Summer 2014, SURP
The role of sphingosine 1-phosphate in keloid fibroblasts
Graduate
Jad El Abiad
MD student, American University of Beirut
Summer 2014
Deoxy-Sphingolipids and Neuropathy in Type I Diabetes
Medical Student
Dhruw Maisuria
Student, South Carolina Governors School for Science and Mathematics
Summer 2015
HUVEC and aortic smooth muscle cells together secrete matrix components to build vessel-like structures
Student-Governors School for Science and Mathematics
Olanike Awontunde
Undergraduate-University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Summer 2015, SURP
The Role of Scleraxis in Neutrophil Activation
Undergraduate
Haneen saeed (moh’d shareef) alja’bari
Visiting MD student, Jordan University
Summer 2015
Advanced laboratory techniques
MD Resident, Jordan
Momka Bratoeva, MD
Research Specialist
July 2015-present
Plasma sphingolipids and diabetic nephropathy
Research Specialist II
Ban B. Al Nasiri, MD
Clinical Volunteer
2016

Preparing for Medical Board Exam
Faris Matanis, MD
Visiting MD student
Jordan University of Science & Technology
Summer 2017
Plasma sphingolipids as biomarkers of disease
Medical graduate
Jonathan Low
Anderson University, Greenville
Summer 2017
Role of plasma sphingolipids in regulating renal cell function in diabetic nephropathy
Undergraduate
Jasmyn Hardin
Dominican University, IL
Summer 2018
Association of circulating sphingolipids with disease activity indices in patients with systemic lupus erythematous
Undergraduate