Training Record

Research Training

Postdoctoral Fellows

(a) Trained

Karl Link, M.D., Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l979-l981). Project: Chemical
Induction of Mutation to Ouabain Resistance in Cultured Rat Prostate Epithelial
Cells. Present Position: Chief of Visceral Surgery, Asklepios Paulinen Clinic,
Weisbaden, Germany.
Paul Billings, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l981-l983). Project: Molecular
Biology of Chemical Transformation: Amplification of the c-Myc Gene in
Chemically Transformed C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. Present Position:
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Radiation Biology, Univ. of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Taro Shuin, M.D., Ph. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l983-l985). Project: Molecular
Biology of Chemically and X-Ray-Induced Morpholical Cell Transformation:
Over-Expression of C-Myc and Under-Epression of C-Fos in Chemically and
X-Ray-Induced C3H/10T1/2 Cl 8 Mouse Embryo Cells. Present Position:
Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan.
Toshio Sakuramoto, M. D., Ph. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l985-l987). Project:
Induction of Morphological Transformation in C3H/10T1/2 Cl Mouse Embryo
Cells by Carcinogenic, Insoluble Nickel Compounds. Prior Position: Professor,
Dept. of Urology, School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama,
Japan. Deceased.
Ahmed Attalah, Ph. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l985-l987). Project: Induction of
Morphological Transformation in C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells by Free
Radical Generating Agents. Present Position: Pharmacist in Private Practice,
Los Angeles, California.
Steven Patierno, Ph. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l985-l987). Project: Induction of
Morphological and Neoplastic Transformation in C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo
Cells by Lead Chromate. Present Position: Professor of Environmental Science
and Deputy Director of the Cancer Center, Duke University, Durham, North
Carolina.
Steve Boone, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l987-l989). Project: Induction of
Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation in C3H/10T1/2 Cl 8 Mouse
Embryo Fibroblasts By Hexavalent Chromium Compounds. Present Position:
Professor of Chemistry, Junior College, St. Louis, Missouri.
Xiao Nong Zou, M.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l985-l987). Project: Extracts of
Cantonese Salted Fish Induce Morphological Transformation in C3H/10T1/2
Mouse Embryo Cells. Present Position: Professor of Epidemiology, Chinese
Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, The People’s Republic of China.
Mark Meskin, Ph. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l985-l986). Project: Induction of
Morphological Transformation by Extracts of Cantonese Salted Fish. Present
Position: Professor, Dept. of Nutrition, Pomona College, Pomona, California.
Robert Shimizu, Ph. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l985-l987). Project: Molecular
Biology of Chemically Induced Mutations to Ouabain Resistance in
C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. Present Position: Staff Scientist, Private
Industry.
Liliana Cerepnalkoski, M. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l985-1990). Project:
Inhibition of Morphological Transformation Induced by 3-Methylcholanthrene
in C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells by Aspirin. Present Postion: Physician in
Private Practice in Glendale, California.
Joseph O. Nwankwo, Ph. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l985-l987). Project:
Induction of Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation in Cultured
Normal Diploid Human Fibroblasts by MNNG and Transfected Oncogenes.
Present Position: Professor of Biochemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan,
Nigeria.
Marina DiGiacomo, M.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l986-l988). Project: Induction
of Morphological Transformation in C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells by
Extracts of Cantonese Salted Fish. Present Position: Staff Scientist, Private
Industry, Los Angeles, California.
Leliani L. Constantinescu, M. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l987-l989). Project:
Induction of Morphological Transformation in C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo
Cells by Extracts of Cantonese Salted Fish. Present Position: Physician in
Private Practice.
Douglas P. Evans, Ph. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l986-l988). Project: Inhibition
of Chemically Induced Morphological Transformation in C3H/10T1/2 Cells by
Aspirin. Prior Position: Staff Scientist, University of California at Los
Angeles. Deceased.
Yuan Li, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l986-l988). Project: Induction of
Morphological Transformation in C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells by
Carcinogenic Arsenic Compounds. Present Position: Professor, University in
The People’s Republic of China.
Takeshi Miura, M. D., Ph. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l987-l989). Induction of
Morphological Transformation in C3H/10T1/2 Cl 8 Mouse Embryo Cells by
Insoluble Carcinogenic Nickel Compounds. Present Position: Chief, Dept. of
Urology, Medical School, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.
Claudia Troesch, Ph.D., M. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l988-l990). Project:
Induction of Morphological and Neoplastic Transformation in C3H/10T1/2 Cl 8
Mouse Embryo Cells by Carcinogenic Arsenic Compounds. Present Position:
Physician in Private Practice.
Aydin Tasci, M. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l989-l991). Induction of Cytotoxicity
In Cultured Normal Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells by MNNG and Arsenic
Compounds. Present Position: Staff Scientist, Private Industry, Los Angeles,
California.
Cecil Miller, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l987-l989). Project: Induction of
Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation in Cultured Normal Human
Diploid Fibroblasts. Present Position: Professor of Biology, Dept. of Biology,
Junior College, Loma Linda, California.
Zhenggang Xiong, M.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l988). Project: Higher Steady-
State Levels of Expression of the SNAP C3 Gene in 3-Methylcholanthrene and
Nickel Compound-Induced C3H/10T1/2 Cl 8 Mouse Embryo Cells. Present
Position: Physician in Private Practice.
John Budroe, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l990-l991). Project: Induction of
Mutation to 6-thioguanine Resistance in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells by
Extracts of Cantonese Salted Fish. Transformation of C3H/10T1/2 Cells by
Dibenz(c,g)carbazole and Its Metabolites. Present Position: Staff Scientist and
Chief of Air Toxics Regulation Program, Office of Environmental Hazard
Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento,
California.
David Brown, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l991-l992). Project: Induction of
Cytotoxicity and Transformation to Anchorage Independence in Cultured
Normal Diploid Human Fibroblasts. Present Position: Unknown.
Stephanie Baker, M. D., Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l990-l993). Project:
Induction of Morphological Transformation in C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo
Cells by Dibenz(c,g)carbazole and Its Metabolites. Present Position: Physician
in Private Practice.
Anton Galitsky, M. D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2002-2004). Project: Induction of
Cytotoxicity and Transformation to Anchorage Independence by Chemical
Carcinogens in Cultured Normal Human Diploid Fibroblasts. Present Position:
Physician in Private Practice, Cleveland, Ohio.
Kris Krishnan, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l993-l994). Project: Chemical
Transformation of Normal Human Diploid Fibroblasts. Present Position:
Staff Scientist in Private Industry.
Rajeswari Pichika, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, l994-l996). Project: Induction of
Morphological Transformation by Extracts of Cantonese Salted Fish. Present
Position: Research Scientist, State of Ohio.
Anuradha Verma, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate, l996-2004).
Project: Molecular Biology of Differential Gene Expression in MCA and
Nickel Compound-Transformed C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. Present
Position: Staff Scientist, Private Industry, New Dehli, India.
Jamuna Ramnath, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2001-2004). Project: Molecular
Biology of MCA and Nickel Compound-Induced Morphological
Transformation of C3H/10T1/2 Cells. Present Position: Staff
Scientist/Molecular Biologist, Qiagen Company, Thousand Oaks, California.
Lisa Kaspin, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2001-2004). Project: Molecular
Biology of Nickel Compound-Induced Morphological Transformation of
C3H/10T1/2 Cells. Present Position: Staff Scientist in Private Industry.
Kashyap N. Thakore, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2001-2003). Project:
Induction of Morphological Transformation of C3H/10T1/2 By Carcinogenic
Insoluble Nickel Compounds. Present Position: Staff Scientist, California
Dept. of Public Health, Richmond, California.

(b) In Training – None

Graduate Ph.D. and M.S. Students

(a) Ph. D. Students Trained

Eric von Hofe (Ph. D., Pathology)(l983-l987). Ph. D. Thesis: Encapsulation of
Oil Fractions in Lipsomes for Accurate Genetic Toxicology Testing. Present
Position: Vice President, Generex Company, Inc., and President, Antigen
Expression, Inc.
Jiaxong Weng (Ph. D., Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology)(l988-l993). Ph.
D. Thesis: Chemically Induced Morphological Transformation of Normal
Human Diploid Fibroblasts in Cell Culture. Present Position: Physician in
Private Practice in Los Angeles, California.
Mark Shibuya (Ph. D., Pathology)(l983-l988). Ph. D. Thesis: Ouabain-Resistant
(Na, K)ATPase Activity in Chemically Induced Ouabain-Resistant
C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. Present Position: Patent Attorney in
Private Practice.
Laurent Ozbun (Ph. D., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)(l989-l994).
Ph. D. Thesis: Increased Half-Life of C-Myc mRNA in Lead Chromate-
Transformed C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. Present Position: Staff
Scientist, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda,
Maryland.
Kim A. Biedermann (Ph. D., Pathology)(l983-l988). Ph. D. Thesis: Induction of
Anchorage Independent Transformation of Cultured Normal Human Diploid
Fibroblasts. Present Position: Senior Staff Scientist, Division of Skin
Products and Pulmonary Products, Procter and Gamble Corporation,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dmitrios Vatakis, rotating Ph. D. student in Molecular Microbiology and
Immunology, 09/01/98-12/01/98)
Bushra Yasin (Ph. D., Pathology)(l990-l995) . Ph. D. Thesis: Induction of
Morphological Transformation in C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells by
Extracts of Cantonese Salted Fish: Present Position: Staff Scientist,
University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Metwally El Sayed Metwally (Ph. D., Toxicology; obtained from Suez Canal
University in Ismalia, Egypt; performed his Ph. D. thesis work in my
laboratory) (2008-2010). Thesis: Chromium-Induced Cytotoxicity to
C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. Present Position: Lecturer, Dept. of
Toxicology, School of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismalia, Egypt.
Michael Dews (Ph. D., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)(l989-l994) Ph.
D. Thesis: Higher Steady-State Levels of C-Myc Expression in Chromium-
Transformed C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. Present Position: Research
Associate, Medical School, Laboratory of Renato Baserga, Jefferson
University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Farrah M. Clemens (Ph. D., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)(l999-
2004). Ph. D. Thesis: Amplification of the Ect-2 Proto-Oncogene in Nickel
Compound-Transformed C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. Present Position:
Staff Scientist, Dept. of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of
Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado.
Christopher Uchiyama (Ph. D., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology) (2002-
2004) Present Position: Physician in Private Practice.
Lorraine Peddada (Ph. D., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology). (2002-
2004). Present Position: Staff Scientist, Alpha Therapeutics, Los Angeles,
California.
Aruni DeSilva (Ph. D.) (2005-2009). Ph. D. Thesis: Alterations in the
Distributions of Microtubules and Microfilaments in Nickel Compound-
Transformed C3H/10T1/2 Cells. Present Position: Research Scientist, Private
Biotechnology Company, Savannah, Georgia.
Qasim A.Aknwumi, Ph. D., Dept of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2014-2015. “Chomium-Induced Morphological and Neoplastic Transformation of C3H/10T1/2 Cells.” Performed Ph. D. thesis work in Dr. Landolph’s laboratory at USC. Present position: Lecturer, Bells University, Nigeria.

(b) M. S. Students Trained

Patricia Loo (M.S., Pathology)(2002-2004). Induction of Cytotoxicity and
Morphological Transformation in C3H/10T1/2 by Insoluble Nickel
Compounds. Next, Medical Student at Drexel University, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 2004-2008. Present Position: Physician in Private Practice.
Everett Williams (M.S., Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology)(2000-2002).
Induction of Free Radicals by Carcinogenic Nickel Compounds in
C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. Present Position: Not known.
Hemant Vekaria (M.S., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)(2004-2006).
Induction of Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation of C3H/10T1/2
Cells. Present Position: Staff Microbiologist, Dept. of Water and Power,
Los Angeles, California.
David Castillo (M.S., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)(2004-2006).
Induction of Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation of C3H/10T1/2
Cells. Next: Attended Pharmacy School, graduated with a Pharm. D. degree.
Present Position: Practicing Pharmacist in San Diego, California.
Manasi Mathur (M. S., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)(2005-2007).
Chromium-Induced Cytotoxicity in C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells.
Present Position: Research Technician, University of California at San
Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, California.
John Diaz DeCaro (M. S., Pathology)(2006-2008). Chromium Compound-
Induced Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation of C3H/10T1/2
Mouse Embryo Cells. Present Position: Ph. D. Student, Dept. of Preventive
Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
Jessie Pettet (M. S., Pathology)(2006-2008). Induction of Cytotoxicity by
Chromium Compounds in C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. Present
Position: Unknown.
Natasha Garg (M. S., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology; M. P. H.)(2006-
2008). Altered Calcium Ion Distributions in Nickel Compound-Transformed
C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Fibroblasts. Present Position: Medical Student,
D. O. Program, Medical College of New York, Valhalla, New York.
Eun-S. Chang (M. S., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology). (2006-2008).
Alterations of Calcium Ion Distributions in Nickel Compound-Transformed
C3H/10T1/2 Cl 8 Mouse Embryo Fibroblasts. Present Position: Unknown.
Sara Batres (M. S.)(2006-2008). M. S. Thesis: Chromium-Induced
Morphological Transformation of C3H/10T1/2 Cells. Present Position:
Unknown.
Hong Kyu Lee (M. S.)(2006-2008). Alterations in Microtubules and
Microfilaments in Nickel Compound-Transformed C3H/10T1/2 Mouse
Embryo Cells. Present Position: Research Technician, University of
California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California.
Said Maqsodi (M. S.)(2007-2009). Nickel Compound Induced Cytotoxicity and
Morphological and Neoplastic Cell Transformation. Present Position:
Unknown.
Alana Harrison (M. S. )(2007-2009). M. S. Thesis: Alterations in Calcium
Ion Distributions in Nickel Compound-Transformed C3H/10T1/2 Cells.
Next Position: Medical Student, D. O. Program, Arizona. Present Position:
Physician in Private Practice.
Lindy Scott (M. S.)(2008-2009). M. S. Thesis: Aberrant Calcium Gradients in
Nickel Compound-Transformed C3H/10T1/2 Cells. Laboratory Technician,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Duy Mai (M. S.)(2007-2009). M. S. Thesis: Aberrant Calcium Gradients in
Nickel Compound-Transformed C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. Present
Position: Research Technician, University of Washington at Seattle, Seattle,
Washington.
Preethi Samala(M.S.)(2008-2010). Nickel-Induced Cell Transformation. Present
Position: Laboratory Technician, Los Angeles, California.
Tim Guyton (M. S. Rotation Student, 2009-2010).
Puneet Agarwal (M. S. Rotation Student, 2009-2010).
Jimmy Zheng (M. S. Student, 2010-2011. Chromium- and Nickel-Induced
Morphological and Neoplastic Transformation of C3H/10T1/2 Cells. Present
Position: Ph. D. Student, Dept. of Bioengineering, Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Carly Movius (M. S. Rotation Student, 2010-2011). Present Position: Ph. D.
Student, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California.
Dian Horton, M. S. Student, 2010-2012. Cytotoxicity of Ascorbate. Present
Position: Medical Student.
James Ku-Han Lin (M. S.)(2009-2011). M. S. Thesis: Effects of Ascorbate on
Cr(VI)-Induced Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation in C3H/10T1/2
Cells. Present Position: Medical Student, St. James University, Caribbean.
Brinda Bhatt (rotating M. S. Student) (2011-2012)
Fauziah Alsheri (rotating M. S. Student) (2012).
Ahmed Fahim (M. S. Student) (2012-2012). Nickel Compound Carcinogenesis
Sara Inanloo (M. S. Student)(2010-2013). M. S. Thesis: Alterations in the
Distribution of Calcium Ions in Nickel Transformed C3H/10T1/2 Cl 8 Mouse
Embryo Cells (2010-2012). Present Position: Medical Student, St. James
Medical School, Carribean.
Jiacong Guo (M. S. Student) (2011-2013). Project: Effects of Ascorbate on
Chromium (VI) Compound-Induced Cytotoxicity in C3H/10T1/2 Cells. Present
Position: Ph. D. Student, Laboratory of Professor Wei Li, USC.
Justin Ocksrider (M. S. Student) (2011-2013). Project: Cytotoxicity of Cr(VI)
Compounds to C3H/10T1/2 Cells. Present Position: Medical Student, D. O.
Program, New Mexico, 2014 – .
Sophia Allaf Shahin (M. S. Student) (2011-2014). Project: Activation of Soluble
Cr(VI) Compounds to Cytotoxic Agents and Cell Transforming Agents by
Ascorbic Acid. Present Position: Ph. D. Student, Dept. of Biology, City of
Hope, Duarte, California. 2014-.
Laureen Tran (M. S. Student) (2012-2014) M. S. Thesis Project: “Effects of
Reductants on Sodium Chromate-Induced Cytotoxicity and Transformation of
C3H/10T1/2 Cl 8 Mouse Embryo Cells.” Staff Scientist in Private Practice, Los
Angeles, California.
Ibukunoluwa Oluwawemitan (M. S. Student) (2012-2014). M. S. Thesis Project:
“Effects of Ascorbate on Cytotoxicity and Morphological and Neoplastic
Transformation Induced by Insoluble Chromium (VI) Compounds in
C3H/10T1/ l 8 Mouse Embryo Cells.” Preparing to enter a Ph. D. Program in
Sept., 2015, at a University in New York City.

(b) In Training

Tiffany Jehng, M. S. Student, Dept. of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, 2015-

Visiting Professors Training in My Laboratory

Johan R. Lillehaug, Ph. D. Professor of Molecular Biology, University of
Bergen, Bergen, Norway (l985, and three months in l988).
K.V.K. Rao, Ph.D., Head of Carcinogenesis, Tata Memorial Cancer Center, Bombay, India (1988).
Huang Nianjun, Ph.D., Chief of Toxicology, National Ministry for the Control of Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, Beijing, People’s Republic of China (1990).
Elizabeth Hudak, Ph.D., Professor, Faculty of National Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (1992).
Banasri Hazra, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Dept. of Pharmacy, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India (1996).
Susumu Ohshima, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Saitama Medical School, Saitama, Japan (1997-1998).
Metwally El Sayed Metwally, M.D., Assistant Lecturer, Dept. of Toxicology, College of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt, 2000-2002.
Kanunganit Pupatwibul, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology and Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand, August, 2004.
Pensiri Nableerong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand, August, 2004.
Krongkarn Chootip, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physiology, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand, October, 2011.

USC Keck Medical Student Research Trainees

Kenneth Haiyashida, Baylor University Medical Student (1992).
Meghan Connelly, University of Southern California (2005).
Kristina Vander Wall, University of Southern California (2006-2007). Present Position: Resident, Internal Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles.
Sirijanya Deecham, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand (2008-2009). Present Position: Private Attorney, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Natthawut Poomsila, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand (2008-2009). Present Position: Ph. D. Student, Dept. of Biology, School of Medicine, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Muang District, Thailand (2009- ).

USC School of Pharmacy Student Research Trainees

Jiten Patel, University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy (2013-2014)

Undergraduate Volunteer Research Trainees

Steven Gartzmann, UC Berkeley, 1985-1987. M. D., USC, 1991. Present Position: Physician in Private Practice.
Yeoman Chen, USC, 1986-1988.
Dan Banh, USC, 1987-1989. D. D. S., 1993. Present Position: Dentist in Private Practice.
Arup Roy-Burman, UC Berkeley, 1986-1988. M. D., Univ. of California at San Francisco, 1992. Present Position: Physician in Private Practice, San Francisco, California.
Caesar Deleon, Long Beach City College, 1988-1989.
Monique Beumann, 1988-1990.
John Completo, USC, 1989-1990.
Mario Villa, Cal. State L.A., 1988-1989.
Farshad Kohan-Ghodosh, USC, 1987-1988.
Suzanne Alloysean, Cal. State, L.A., 1991.
Sheng-Wu D. Liu, UC Berkeley, 1992 (summer).
Jessica Fabula, USC Honors Undergraduate, 1992-1993.
Diane McKinney, Cal. State L.A., 1992-1993.
Gavin Galimi, USC Howard Hughes Scholar, 1994-l996. Obtained Law Degree. Present Position: Attorney in Private Practice.
Chris Log, UC Berkeley, 1994-1996.
Ankan Bhaumik, UC Berkeley, Summers 1991-1994.
Sharon Chan, UC Riverside, Summer, 1995.
Katy Pang, USC, B.A./M.D. student, 1995-1996.
Edward Low, USC, B.A./M.D. student, 1996-.
Richard Natale, USC, B.A./Biology student, 1996-.
Nathan Ho, USC, B.A./Biology student, 1996-.
Andrea Hanson, UC Berkeley, 1997. Present Position: Forensic Scientist, F. B. I., Illinois.
Joon Kim, USC, B.A./M.D. student, 1997-1998. M. D., USC, 2002. Present Position: Physician in Private Practice.
Erin Miller, USC Biology student, 1997-l999.
Anthony Callisto, USC B.A./M.D. student, 1997-1998.
Justin Lee, USC, B.A./M.D. student, 1997-1998.
Nina Ramchandani, USC, B.A./M.D. student, 1997-2000. Completed Medical School at University of California at San Francisco, California.
Stephen Delathabodi, USC, Chemistry student, 1997-1999.
Monica Roy, USC, B.A./M.D. student, 1997-1998.
Tony Liaw, USC, B.A./M.D. student, 1998-1999.
Robert Grumet, 1997-1999.
Chen Wong, 1999-2000.
Albert R. Klekers, USC, Biology student, 1996-2000. M. D., 2004. Present Position: Physician in Private Practice.
Sonali Iyer, USC, Biology student, 1999-2001.
Lisa Sodatani, USC, B.A./M.D. student, 1999-2000.
Tien Wu, B.A./M.D. student, USC, 2000-2000.
Oanh Nguyen, B.A./M.D. student, USC, 2001-2001.
Marnie Scheiner, USC Biology B.A. Student, 2000-2004. M. D., Pennsylvania State University, 2008. Present Position: Physician in Private Practice.
Mike Tocco, USC Biology B.A. Student, 2000-2003.
Malinda Lim, B.A./M.D. Student, USC, 2001-2004. M. D., USC, 2008. Present Position: Physician in Private Practice.
Richard Kim, B. S. Student, Environ. Sciences, UC Berkeley, 2001-2001
Michael Tam, B.A./M.D. Student, USC, 2001-2003. M. D., USC, 2008.
Gene Shiu, B.A./M.D. Student, USC, 2001-2002.
Charlene Kim, B.A./M.D. Student, USC, 2002-2003.
Neil Parikh, B.A./M.D. Student, USC, 2002-2003.
Brian Lee, B.A./M.D. Student, USC, 2001-2004. M. D., USC, 2008. Present Position: Resident in Orthopedics, Orthopedics Hospital, USC.
Philip Duong, B.A./M.D. Student, USC, 2002-2003.
Ashiya Hamirani, B.A. Student, USC, 2002-2006.
Lydia Lee, B.A./M.D. Student, USC, 2002-2003.
Lynn May, B.A. Student, USC, 2004.
Aaron Andrade, B.A. Student, USC, 2003-2006. M. D., UCLA, 2010. Present Position: Physician in Private Practice.
Daniel Kashooy, B.A. Student, Santa Monica Junior College, 2004-2006. M. D., St. James University, Caribbean.
Ankona Ghosh, B.A. Student, USC, 2005-2006.
Aileen Chu, B.A. Student, USC, 2005-2006.
Shant Norhadian, B.A. Student, USC, 2005-2006.
Hugo Torres, B.A. Student, USC, 2005-2007. M. D., Univ. of California at San Francisco, 2011. Present Position: Physician in Private Practice.
Kate Jackson, B.A. Student, USC, 2005-2006. Ph. D. in Medical Ethic
Jimmy Lin, B.A. Student, Santa Monica Junior College, 2005-2007. B. S., U. C. Berkeley. M. S., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, USC, 2011. Present Position: Medical Student, St. James Medical School, Caribbean.
Judy Chen, B.A. Student, USC, 2005-2008. B. A., Biology, USC, 2008. Medical Student, University of Chicago, 2008-2012. Present Position: Physician in Private Practice.
Lauren Patty, B.A. Student, USC, 2005-2006.
Tajdip Sandhu, BA./M.D. Student, USC, 2006-2007.
Drew Fleck, B.A./M.D. Student, USC, 2005-2008. Medical Student, U. C. Irvine, 2008-2012. Present Position: Medical Resident.
Ashima Shenoy, B.A. Student, UC Riverside, 2005-2006.
Natalie Kintz, B.A. Student, USC, 2005-2006.
Rekha Krishnaswamy, B. A./M. D. student, 2007-2008. Medical Student, USC, 2008-2012. M. D., USC, 2012. Present Position: Medical Resident.
Melody Chen, B. A. student, 2007-2008.
Ashley Kim, B. S. student, U. C. Davis, 2007.
Jimmy Zheng, B. S. student in Biomedical Engineering, USC, 2007-2010. M. S. student in Biomedical Engineering, USC, 2010-2011. M. S. in Biomedical Engineering, USC, 2011. Present Position: Ph. D. Student, Bioengineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2011-Present,
Ming Chang, B. S. student, UCLA, 2007-2008. B. S., UCLA, 2010.
Jonathan Mi, B. S. student, USC, 2007-2008.
Jordan Michaels, B. S. student, USC, 2007-2010.
John Reinier Navarrez, B. S. student, Citrus College, 2007-2008.
Thomas Rodriguez, B. A./M. D. Student, 2007 – 2008.
Matthew Najera, B. S. Student, U. C. Irvine, June, 2008.
Hakob Saribekyan, B. S. Student, Glendale Junior College, 2008.
Dan Dichter, Post-Baccalaureate Student, M. D. Prep. Program, USC, 2008.
Nikhil Gupta, B. A./M. D. student, USC, Feb., 2009 -2010. B. S. in Biology,
USC, 2010.
Ravi Agarwal, B. A./M. D. student, USC, Feb, 2009-2010. B. S. in Biology,
2010. Present Position: Medical Student, USC, 2010-Present.
Sharon Maure, B. S. Student in Microbiology, Cal. State Los Angeles, 2009-
2011.
Deepti Upparapalli, B. S. Student in Biology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, 6/1/09-9/01/09; 9/01/10-6/01/11. B. S. in Biology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, 2011. Present Position: St. James Medical School, Caribbean, 2011-Present.
Deeraj Yalamanchili, B. S. Student in Biology, USC, 2009-2011. B. S. in
Biology, USC, 2011. Present Position: Medical Student, USC, 2011-Present.
Jennifer Lee, B. S. Student in Biology, USC, 2010-2011. B. S. in Biology, USC,
2012.
Hector Carmona, B. S. Student in Biology at California State University at Los Angeles, 2010-2011.
Hector Valadez, B. S. Student at California State University at Los Angeles, 2010-2011.
Brian Oh, B. S. Student in Biology/Pre-Med. Student, USC, 2010- 2011. B. S. in Biology, USC, 2011. Present Position: Medical Student, USC, 2011-Present.
Shelly Tseng, B. S. Student in Biology/Pre-Medical Student, USC, 2010-2013. Attending Medical School in Austrailia.
Regina Fang, B. S. Student in Psychology/Pre-Medical Student, Azusa Pacific University, 2011-2012. B. S. in Psychology, Azusa Pacific University, 2012. Present Position: Student in M. B. A. Program, Azusa Pacific University, 2012-Present.
Abbie Jones, B. S. Student in Biology/Pre-Med. Student, USC, 2011-2012.
Isabelle Feldhaus, B. S. Student in Biology, USC, 2011-2012. Intern, Human Resources for Health Unit, World Health Organization, May – August, 2012. Present Position: M. P. H. Student, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 2012-Present. Intern, Office of U. S. Foreign Assistance Resource, U. S. Department of State, March 2013-Present.
Anand Abraham, B. S. Student in Biology/Pre-Med. Student, USC, 2011-2012. B. S. in Biology, USC, 2012. Present Position: Medical Student, Virginia Tech. University, 2012-Present.
Megan Trieu, B. S. Student in Biology/Pre-Med. Student, USC, 2011-2014. Present Postion: Medical Student, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 2014-Present.
Lala Park, B. S. Student in Biology/Pre-Med. Student, USC, 2011-2012.
William Liao, B. S. Student in Biology/Pre-Med. Student, USC, 2011-Present. Won three Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowships, won an Award for Best Poster Presentation and Discussion by an Undergraduate Student, Dept. of Pathology Annual Conference/Retreat, February 21, 2015.
Khalid Namoos, B. S. Student in Biology/Pre-Med. Student, USC, 2011-2012. B. S. in Biology, USC, 2012. Present Position: Post-Baccalaureate Student, University of California at Los Angeles, 2013-Present. Performing Research on Chromium (VI) Carcinogenesis at Dr. Landolph’s Laboratory. Plans to enter Medical School in August, 2016.
Nabil Esmail, B. S. Student in Biology/Pre-Med. Student, USC, 2011-2014. B. S. in Biology, May, 2014. Present Position: Medical Student, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Virginia, 2014-Present.
Shira Yomtoubian, B. S. Student in Biology, USC, 2012-2013. B. S. in Biology, USC, 2012. Project: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation Induced by Insoluble Lead Chromate in C3H/-
10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. Next Position: M. S. in Pharmacology, 2014.
Present Position: Ph. D. Student in Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 2014
Siddarth Mennon, B.S. Student in Biology, USC, 2012-2014.
Jasmine Uysal, B. S. Student in Biology, USC, 2012-2013.
Steven Strozza, B. S. Student in Biology, USC, 2012-2013.
Mathew Moodie, B. S. Student in Biology, USC, 2012-2014. B. S. in Biology, May, 2014. Project: Induction of Cytotoxicity and Mechanisms of This Cytotoxicity Induced by Lead Chromate In Cultured C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. Applying to Veterinary Schools. Performing Voluntary Veterinary Internship.
Olivia Chen, B. S. Student in Biology, USC, 2012.
Yvette R. Rodriguez, Student in Biology, Whittier College, 2012-2013. B. S. in Biology, Whittier College, Whittier, California, 2012. Present Position. Biology Technician.
Kevin Lopez, B. S. Student in Biology, Project: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation Induced by Soluble Chromium (VI) Compounds in Cultured C3H/10T1/2 Cl 8 Mouse
Embryo Cells. USC, 2013-Present.
Joanne Lin, B.S. Student in Biology, USC, 2012-Present. Project: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation Induced by Insoluble Lead Chromate in Cultured C3H/10T1/2 Cl 8 Mouse Embryo Cells.
Bahram Hakemi, B. S. Student in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, USC, 2014-Present. Project: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation Induced by Soluble Cr(VI) Compounds in
C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells.
Samam Tabari. B. S. Student in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, USC, 2014-Present. Project: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation Induced by Insoluble Cr(VI) Compounds in
C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells.
Misagh Fasazadeh, B. S. Student in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, USC, 2014-Present. Project: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation Induced by Soluble Cr(VI) Compounds in
C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells.
Shabab Ben Rabizadeh, B. S. Student in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, USC, 2014-Present. Project: Biological Characterization of Transformed Cell Lines Derived from Foci of Transformed Cells Induced in C3H/10T1/2 Cl 8 Mouse Embryo Cells by Soluble Cr(VI) Compounds.
Sandy On, B. S. Student in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, USC, 2014-Present. Project: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation Induced by Soluble Cr(VI) Compounds in C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells.
Livia Taitano, B. S. Project: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation Induced by Insoluble Cr(VI) Compounds in C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. 2014-Present. Applying to Ph. D. Programs.
Melissa Bonner. B. S. Project: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cytotoxicity and Morphological Transformation Induced by Soluble Cr(VI) Compounds in C3H/10T1/2 Mouse Embryo Cells. 2015-Present.

High School Teacher Summer Interns Training in My Laboratory

Mrs. Constance Oliver, Muir High School, Altadena, California. Supported by a competitive fellowship from the American Society of Biochemists and Molecular Biologists, 1991.
Mr. Dennis Pilien, Bravo Medical Magnet High School, Summer 1992.
Ms. Karen Humphries, Bravo Medical Magnet High School, Summer 1993.
Ms. Sharon Stewart, Bravo Medical Magnet High School, Summer 1994, Summer, 1995. Supported by fellowship from American Society of Biochemists and Molecular Biologists, 1994, 1995.

High School Student Volunteer Research Trainees

Two per year from 1976-1992.

Nguyen Khuu, 1992 (from Bravo Medical Magnet High School).
Luis Pinto, 1992 (from Bravo Medical Magnet High School).
Amalia Villafan, Summer, 1992 (from the USC Med-COR Program).
Nora Lopez, 1992 (from Bravo Medical Magnet High School).
Tina Phu, 1992 (from the Med COR Program).
Richard Luu, 1994 (from Bravo Medical Magnet School).
Julienne Wong, 1994 (from Bravo Medical Magnet School).
Holly Poon, 1995, 1996 American Chemical Society from Bravo Medical Magnet School (through Project Seed, ACS).
Ben Cuan, South Pasadena High School, 1997-1999.
Lina Mao, Temple City High School, 2000-2001.
Janie Yu, Alhambra High School, 2004-2005.
Regina Fang, Arcadia High School, 2008. Present Position: M. B. A. Student, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, 2012-2013.