Juliana Lima, co-chair
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Grace Swanson, co-chair 
Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
School of Medicine

Marufa Rumman is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, School of Medicine at Wayne State University. She was awarded the prestigious Korean Government Scholarship to pursue her doctoral study in the drug development program in the College of Medicine at Inha University, South Korea. Her primary research focused on understanding molecular and cellular regulations of cancer progression, development and dissemination. She is working on unfolded protein response (UPR) in ovarian cancer under the supervision of Dr. Ira Winer, MD, Ph.D. to find effective therapies at the translational level.

Md Hafiz Uddin, secretary
Department of Oncology
School of Medicine

Md Hafiz Uddin is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Oncology, College of Medicine at Wayne State University. He was awarded the prestigious Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Student (GSFS) fellowship for his Ph.D. program at Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. During his Ph.D. he worked on the mechanism of oncogenesis in carcinogen/parasite induced hamster cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) model. In his postdoctoral research, he focused on the mechanism of chemoresistance in ovarian and breast cancer through the modulation of stem cell related gene ALDH1A1, cell division associated gene NEK2, metabolism and MAPK pathway.

Ambikai Gajan, treasurer
Department of Oncology
School of Medicine

Nisansala Muthunayake, professional development
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Akshata Naik, chair of the media and networking committee
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Ferraiuolo Rosa-Maria, co-chair of the events and fundraising committee

Husain Yar, co-chair of the events and fundraising committee

Amina Wofford, biomedical liaison
Department of Biochemistry, Immunology, and Microbiology
School of Medicine

Amina Wofford received her Ph.D. from Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, in the integrative biosciences program. Her research interests involve evaluating novel therapeutic strategies for viral infection, specifically Herpesviruses. As a postdoctoral fellow at Wayne State, Dr. Wofford is continuing her research aimed at investigating and identifying novel strategies to combat viral infections and understanding the complex relationships that contribute to viral pathogenesis. As a Postdoctoral to Faculty Transition (PFT) Fellow, she aspires to ultimately transition to an independent researcher position in which she can continue her research while contributing significantly to the growth and development of Wayne State students interested in science and/or research careers.

Shariat Mobasser, engineering liaison
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering 

Shariat Mobasser is a postdoctoral fellow under the supervision of Dr. Timothy Dittrich. She was previously a postdoc at Michigan State University.  Her primary research interests lie in developing innovative methods for remediation and the detection of pollution in the environment.

Mohammad Sarwar Jamal, IBIO liaison
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Veronica Piggott, advisory board member
Department of Psychiatry 
School of Medicine

Nadia Saadat, advisory board member
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Chitra Thakur, advisory board member
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences