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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

      • Phone978-934-3647
      • EmailMingdi_Yan@uml.edu
    • Frédéric Chain, Ph.D.
      Frédéric Chain, Ph.D.
      Associate Professor, Associate Director - Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)
      Biological Sciences, CPRT, Biocheminformatics, SWIMMER, Climate Change Initiative

      Bioinformatics, Evolution and Environmental Genomics

      • Phone978-934-2873
      • EmailFrederic_Chain@uml.edu
    • Soumita Das, Ph.D.
      Soumita Das, Ph.D.
      Professor, Center for Pathogen Research and Training Associate Director
      Biomedical and Nutritional Science, Center for Pathogen Research and 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
    • 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
      Associate 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 and 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., M.Sc.
      Dhimiter Bello, Sc.D., M.Sc.
      Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Professor
      Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)

      Nanotoxicology, analytical toxicology, human bio/monitoring for toxic exposures, inflammation, oxidative stress, asthma, isocyanates, PFAS

      • Phone978-934-3343
      • EmailDhimiter_Bello@uml.edu
    • Gulden Camci-Unal, Ph.D.
      Gulden Camci-Unal, Ph.D.
      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
    • Kwok-Fan Chow
      Kwok-Fan Chow
      Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator
      Chemistry

      Analytical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Nanomaterials

      • Phone978-934-4022
      • Emailkwokfan_chow@uml.edu
    • Dionysios Christodouleas
      Dionysios Christodouleas
      Associate Professor
      Chemistry, Center for Pathogen Research & Training (CPRT)

      Analytical Chemistry, Materials

      • Phone978-934-5382
      • EmailDionysios_Christodouleas@uml.edu
    • Matthew Gage, Ph.D.
      Matthew Gage, Ph.D.
      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.
      Associate Professor, Associate Chair - Doctoral Program
      Biomedical Engineering, Center for Pathogen Research and Training (CPRT)
      • Phone978-934-3278
      • EmailChiara_Ghezzi@uml.edu
    • Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Ph.D.
      Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Ph.D.
      Assistant Professor
      Biological Sciences, Climate Change Initiative (CCI)

      Global change, infectious disease, genomics, bioinformatics

      • Phone978-934-3136
      • EmailSarah_GignouxWolfsohn​@​uml.edu
    • Nancy Goodyear, Ph.D., MLS(ASCP)CM
      Nancy Goodyear, Ph.D., MLS(ASCP)CM
      Associate Professor, Medical Laboratory Science Program Director
      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

      Mammary Gland Biology, Lactation, Women's Health, Functional Genomics, Biomarkers; Nutritional Biochemistry; Vitamin and Mineral Transport, Functional Foods and Polyphenols

      • 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)
      • Phone978-934-3694
      • EmailPengyuan_Liu@uml.edu
    • Alicia McCarthy
      Alicia McCarthy
      Senior Safer Chemicals Scientist; Adjunct Professor
      Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI); Center for Pathogen Research & Training; Department of Public Health

      Toxics Use Reduction, Antimicrobials, Performance Testing, Manufacturing, Microbiology, Cell Culture, Tissue Engineering, Film Photochemistry

      • Phone978-934-3889
      • EmailAlicia_McCarthy@uml.edu
    • Noureddine Melikechi, D.Phil.
      Noureddine Melikechi, D.Phil.
      Dean of Kennedy College of Sciences, Professor
      Dean's Office, Kennedy College of Sciences
      • 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
    • 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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