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 Continue on previous project 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