Department of Biomedical Science Faculty

Patrick Grant

Patrick A. Grant, Ph.D.

Chair and Professor of Biomedical Science
Interim Senior Associate Dean for Research

Phone 561-297-1053
Email grantp@health.fau.edu
Randy Blakely

Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.

Executive Director, FAU Brain Institute
Professor

Phone 561-799-8100
Email rblakely@health.fau.edu
Ajay Bommareddy

Ajay Bommareddy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pharmacology

Phone 561-297-3153
Email abommareddy@health.fau.edu
Massimo Caputi

Massimo Caputi, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science

Phone 561-297-0627
Email mcaputi@health.fau.edu
Andrea Cippitelli

Andrea Cippitelli, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science

Phone 561-297-0896
Email acippitelli@health.fau.edu
Kathleen Guthrie

Kathleen M. Guthrie, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science
Assistant Director of Graduate Education, Neuroscience Graduate Program, FAU Brain Institute

Phone 561-297-0457
Email kguthrie@health.fau.edu
Xupei Huang

Xupei Huang, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Biomedical Science

Phone 561-297-2443
Email xhuang@health.fau.edu
Ceylan Isgor

Ceylan Isgor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Science
OURI Faculty Liaison

Phone 561-297-0712
Email cisgor@health.fau.edu
Marc Kantorow

Marc Kantorow, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Professor of Biomedical Science

Administrative Contact:
Bridget Smith, Ph.D. 561-297-4549
Michael Lu

Michael Lu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Science

Phone 561-297-0892
Email mlu3@health.fau.edu
Andrew Oleinikov

Andrew Oleinikov, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science

Phone 561-297-4424
Email aoleinikov@health.fau.edu
Marilyn Pray-Grant

Marilyn Pray-Grant, M.S.

Research Associate

Phone 561-297-2177
Email mpraygrant@health.fau.edu
Howard Prentice

Howard M. Prentice, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science

Phone 561-297-0362
Email hprentic@health.fau.edu
Ning Quan

Ning Quan, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science
FAU Brain Institute Investigator

Phone 561-799-8100
Email nquan@health.fau.edu
Claudia Rodrigues

Claudia O. Rodrigues, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biomedical Science

Phone 561-297-2878
Email crodrigues@health.fau.edu
Wen Shen

Wen Shen, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science

Phone 561-297-0628
Email wshen@health.fau.edu
Rui Tao

Rui Tao, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.S.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Science

Phone 561-297-0713
Email rtao@health.fau.edu
Lawrence Toll

Lawrence Toll, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science
FAU Brain Institute Investigator

Phone 561-297-2578
Email ltoll@health.fau.edu
Henriette van Praag

Henriette van Praag, Ph.D., M.A.

Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
FAU Brain Institute Investigator

Phone 561-799-8689
Email hvanpraag@health.fau.edu
Jianning Wei

Jianning Wei, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Science

Phone 561-297-0002
Email jwei@health.fau.edu
Ewa Wojcikiewicz

Ewa P. Wojcikiewicz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Co-Director, Lifelong Learning and Discovery Thread

Phone 561-297-2678
Email ewojciki@health.fau.edu
Jang-Yen Wu

Jang-Yen Wu, Ph.D.

Professor of Biomedical Science

Phone 561-297-0167
Email jwu@health.fau.edu

Research Faculty

Lisa Ann Brennan

Lisa Ann Brennan, Ph.D.

Research Professor
Director, Graduate Programs Curriculum & Student Access

Phone 561-297-3806
Email lbrenna6@health.fau.edu
Maureen Hahn

Maureen Hahn, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Biomedical Science

Phone 561-799-8100
Email hahnm@health.fau.edu
Hideki Iwamoto

Hideki Iwamoto, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor Biomedical Science

Phone 561-799-8100
Email hiwamoto@health.fau.edu
Akihiko Ozawa

Akihiko Ozawa, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor Biomedical Science

Phone 561-297-4688
Email aozawa@health.fau.edu
Yingcai Wang

Yingcai Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor Biomedical Science
Director of iPSC Shared Facility

Phone 561-297-2855
Email yingcaiwang@health.fau.edu

Visiting Faculty

Hartmut Malluche

Hartmut Malluche, M.D.

University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY

Secondary Appointments

Nicole Baganz

Nicole L. Baganz, Ph.D.

FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Assistant Director
Director of Community Engagement and Programming
Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science (Secondary)

Phone 561-799-8100
Email nbaganz@health.fau.edu
Lucia Carvelli

Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Wilkes Honors College
FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science (Secondary)

Phone 561-799-8115
Email lcarvelli@health.fau.edu
Katherine Freeman-Costin

Katherine Freeman-Costin, Dr.P.H.

Biostatistics Collaborative Core Leader and Biostatistician
Professor, Biomedical Science (Secondary)

Phone 561-297-4858
Email kfreemancostin@health.fau.edu
Yunqing Kang

Yunqing Kang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science (Secondary)

Phone 561-297-3943
Email kangy@fau.edu
Qi Zhang

Qi Zhang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Chemistry
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science (Secondary)

Phone 561-799-8575
Email zhangq@health.fau.edu

Post-Doctoral Fellows

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Muhammad Zaka Asif, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow (Blakely Lab)

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David Cinalli, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow (Baganz Lab)

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Cassio Marais Loss

Postdoctoral Fellow (Van Praag Lab)

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Daniel Nemeth, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow (Quan Lab)

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Alexandra Paz

Postdoctoral Fellow (Baganz Lab)

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Sean Paz

Postdoctoral Fellow (Caputi Lab)

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Matthew Schrier, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow (Quan Lab)

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