Dr. Somiranjan Ghosh, Ph. D., Research Associate.  He has been helping all of my students and assisting me in writing research grants and publications. After successful training from NIH, he joined the Biology Department of Howard University, Washington DC as Research Associate in Professor S. K. Dutta’s laboratory, where he continues his research at present. His research interests are in molecular toxicogenomics on the effect of PCBs in human health with special emphasis on oncogene activation, apoptosis, environmental biochemistry and toxicology. Several publications are in process from his recent work on genomics, apoptotic cell death, and PCB metabolism by human liver and kidney cells and also by microbial communities in human.He is the lead author and coauthors of several peer reviewed papers.

Supriyo De, MBBS, MS., expecting Ph. D. in May 2006.  His Ph. D. dissertation title “PCB-induced gene Expression in Human Liver Cells: Development of Genomic Biomarkers”. He is the recipient of several research awards for presenting his work on genomics and bioinformatics. He is first and coauthors of several peer-reviewed journals.

Y. Q. Chen. B. Sc. (Med., ) expecting Ph. D. in May 2006. His Ph. D. dissertation title is “PCB Induced gene Expression Profiling in Human Kidney Cells: Genomic Biomarkers”. He is currently working as post-doctoral fellow at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. He is first and coauthors of several peer-reviewed journals.

Ms. Aisha Adam, MS., Her Ph. D. research project is “Microbial Community Analysis of PCB Contaminated Experimental Plots in Field using 16s Ribosomal rDNA Restriction Analysis”. She is expecting to be admitted to Ph. D. candidacy during spring 2006 semester.

Ms. Kristie Magee, MS, Her Ph. D. Project title is “Reductive PCB Dechlorination via Plant Nitrate Reductase and its Gene Expression Profiling”. She is expected to be admitted to candidacy in summer 2006.

Ms. Leisel Lashley, MS., Her Ph. D. research project is “Microbial Community Structure of PCB Contaminated Soils and of Alfalfa Rizosphere using High-Throughput 16s rDNA T-RFLP Technology”. She has defended her Ph. D. proposal and expected to be admitted to candidacy in Fall 2006 after taking a course as needed.

Mr. Jermaine Barker, BS., His MS research project is on “ Biotransformation of 2,4-DNT by fungal species using Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) and HPLC”.

Mr. Devan Martin, Undergraduate Honors  research project entitled “ PCB Absorption Studies by Bacterial Species using HPLC”