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  • Mingdi Yan
    Mingdi Yan
    Professor, Center Director - CPRT
    Chemistry, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)

    The chemistry of electrophilic azides, glyconanomaterials, antimicrobial nanomaterials, graphene chemistry

    • Phone(978) 934-3647
    • EmailMingdi_Yan@uml.edu
  • Frédéric Chain, Ph.D.
    Frédéric Chain, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Associate Director - Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)
    Biological Sciences, CPRT, Biocheminformatics, SWIMMER

    Bioinformatics, Evolution and Environmental Genomics

    • Phone978-934-2873
    • EmailFrederic_Chain@uml.edu
  • Timothy Ford, Ph.D.
    Timothy Ford, Ph.D.
    Chair, Professor, Associate Director - CPRT
    Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)

    Environmental microbiology; community-based participatory research; water and health; waterborne disease

    • Phone978-934-5313
    • EmailTimothy_Ford@uml.edu
  • Olof Ramstrom, Ph.D.
    Olof Ramstrom, Ph.D.
    Professor, Associate Director - CPRT
    Chemistry, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)
    • Phone978-934-3679
    • EmailOlof_Ramstrom@uml.edu
  • Natalie Steinel
    Natalie Steinel
    Assistant Professor, Associate Director of CPRT
    Biological Sciences, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)

    Immunology, B cells, Ecoimmunology, Host-parasite interactions, Comparative immunology

    • Phone978-934-2833
    • EmailNatalie_Steinel@uml.edu
  • Mohammad Arif Ul Alam, Ph.D.
    Mohammad Arif Ul Alam, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    Miner School of Computer & Information Sciences, Center for Pathogen Research and Training (CPRT), Center of Biomedical and Health Research in Data Sciences (CHORDS)

    Mobile Computing, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics

    • Phone978-934-1971
    • EmailMohammadArifUl_Alam@uml.edu
  • Dhimiter Bello, Sc.D., MSc
    Dhimiter Bello, Sc.D., MSc
    Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Professor
    Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)
    • Phone978-934-3343
    • EmailDhimiter_Bello@uml.edu
  • Gulden Camci-Unal, Ph.D.
    Gulden Camci-Unal, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Chemical Engineering, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)

    Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Personalized Medicine, Hydrogels, Additive Manufacturing, Microfabrication, Cardiovascular Diseases, Biomineralization, Point of Care Diagnostics

    • Phone978-934-3143
    • EmailGulden_CamciUnal@uml.edu
  • Dionysios Christodouleas
    Dionysios Christodouleas
    Associate Professor
    Chemistry, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)

    Analytical Chemistry, Materials

    • EmailDionysios_Christodouleas@uml.edu
  • Soumita Das, Ph.D.
    Soumita Das, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Biomedical & Nutritional Science, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)

    Host-microbe interaction; microbial pathogenesis, Infection/inflammation-mediated cancer, immune responses, Inflammatory diseases; Gastro-intestinal diseases; ‘gut in a dish’ model with microbes, epithelial cells and immune cells; Organoid and stem cell biology; organoid-based disease modeling.

    • Phone978-934-4859
    • EmailSoumita_Das@uml.edu
  • Matthew Gage, Ph.D.
    Matthew Gage, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor; Director, UMOVE Center
    Chemistry, UMOVE, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT), SCORE

    Protein Structure/Function, biophysics, Spectoscopy, Bioinformatics

    • Phone978-934-3683
    • EmailMatthew_Gage@uml.edu
  • Chiara Ghezzi, Ph.D.
    Chiara Ghezzi, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Associate Chair - Ph.D. Program
    Biomedical Engineering, Center for Pathogen Research and Training (CPRT)
    • Phone978-934-3278
    • EmailChiara_Ghezzi@uml.edu
  • Manos Gkikas, Ph.D.
    Manos Gkikas, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    Chemistry, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT), SCORE

    Polymer Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Biomaterials/Translational Medicine

    • Phone978-934-3245
    • EmailManos_Gkikas@uml.edu
  • Nancy Goodyear, Ph.D., MLS(ASCP)CM
    Nancy Goodyear, Ph.D., MLS(ASCP)CM
    Associate Professor
    Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)
    • Phone978-934-4427
    • EmailNancy_Goodyear@uml.edu
  • Shannon Kelleher, Ph.D.
    Shannon Kelleher, Ph.D.
    Professor
    Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)

    Nutritional Biochemistry; Zinc Transport, Mammary Gland Biology, Intestinal Physiology, Lactation, Functional Genomics, Cell Culture

    • Phone978-934-3527
    • EmailShannon_Kelleher@uml.edu
  • Yanfen Li, Ph.D.
    Yanfen Li, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    Biomedical Engineering, Center for Pathogen Research and Training (CPRT)

    Tissue Engineering; Biomaterials; Engineering Education; Workforce Development; Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Minorities; First Year Experience; Program Evaluation

    • Phone978-934-3299
    • EmailYanfen_Li@uml.edu
  • Pengyuan Liu
    Pengyuan Liu
    Assistant Professor
    Chemistry, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)
    • EmailPengyuan_Liu@uml.edu
  • Noureddine Melikechi, D.Phil.
    Noureddine Melikechi, D.Phil.
    Dean of Kennedy College of Sciences, Professor
    Kennedy College of Sciences, Physics & Applied Physics, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)
    • Phone978-934-3847
    • EmailNoureddine_Melikechi@uml.edu
  • Sheree Pagsuyoin, Ph.D.
    Sheree Pagsuyoin, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Civil and Environmental Engineering, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT), SWIMMER

    Environmental fate of emerging contaminants; Low-cost water treatment; Environmental systems modeling

    • Phone978-934-5976
    • EmailSheree_Pagsuyoin@uml.edu
  • Susanna Remold
    Susanna Remold
    Professor
    Biological Sciences, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)

    Evolution and Ecology of Microbes

    • Phone978-934-2859
    • EmailSusanna_Remold@uml.edu
  • Dongming Xie, Ph.D.
    Dongming Xie, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Chemical Engineering, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)

    Biochemical Engineering, Bioprocess Modeling and Control, Metabolic Engineering, Fermentation Technology, Industrial Biotechnology

    • Phone978-934-3159
    • EmailDongming_Xie@uml.edu
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