Karim Abdelhalim
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2025Rutgers University
Research Project: Synthesis and Evaluation of Small Molecule Inhibitors of the PD‐1/PD‐L1 Protein‐Protein Interaction
Joshua Baw
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2026Rutgers University
Research Project: Assessing DNA Damage from Ingested Micronanoplastics
Daniela Bermeo Grajales
Major: Chemistry
Grad Year: 2023Kean University
Research Project: Heavy Metal Detection and Quantification on Blow Fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Larvae and Potential Forensic Entomotoxicology Applications
Faythe Cooper
Major: Biological Sciences
Grad Year: 2024Oberlin College
Research Project: Cytokine Expression and Toxic Heavy Metals in Human Placentas
Kaitlyn Fang
Major: Entomology
Grad Year: 2024Cornell University
Research Project: Test of an Exomic Capture Assay To Identify and Sequence Insecticide Resistance Genes in Non‐Model Mosquitoes
Sophie Gao
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2027Rutgers University
Research Project: Determining the Tissue‐Specific Role of FXR in Inflammation Using Diet‐Induced NASH Mouse Models
Benjamin Gelfand-Titiyevskiy
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2025Rutgers University
Research Project: PGC‐1β Regulates Inflammatory Macrophage Recruitment after Ozone Inhalation in Mice
Michaela Greenle
Major: Global Public Health
Grad Year: 2024New York University
Research Project: Neighborhood Stress and Prenatal Anxiety and Depression
Chacko Jacob
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2026Rutgers University
Research Project: Insulin Transcription Factor PDX1 Promotes Liver Tumorigenesis
Mohammed Khedr
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2026Rutgers University
Research Project: Investigating Cyproheptadine as an NRF2 Activator in Human Liver Cancer Cells
Zachary Kobs
Major: Biological Sciences
Grad Year: 2023St. Mary’s University
Research Project: The Impact of Maternal Diet on Flame Retardant Related Gene Expression in Neonatal Mice
Nivedita Krishnakumar
Major: Cell Biology/Neuroscience
Grad Year: 2024Rutgers University
Research Project: Orexin 1 Receptor Antagonist SB‐334876 Impairs Sustained Attention but Only at High, Non‐Clinically Relevant Doses
Melissa Kudlak
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2026Rutgers University
Research Project: Nitrogen Mustard Exposure Upregulates PCNA Expression in Mouse Precision Cut Lung Slices
Justin Lee
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2027Rutgers University
Research Project: Modeling and Modulating the Functional Desensitization of β2AR in Real‐Time
Kyo Chang Lee
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2025Rutgers University
Research Project: Endocrine Disruptor Bisphenol A Increases Cell Migration via an Estrogen Receptor Independent Pathway in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Sung Lee
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2024Rutgers University
Research Project: Acat‐1 Inhibition Limits iNOS in an In Vitro Model of Macrophage Activation
Daniel Luo
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2027Rutgers University
Research Project: Determining if a Novel CRISPR Enzyme Can Efficiently Induce Deletions of Hexanucleotide G4C2 Repeat Mutations in the ALS Gene C9ORF 72 In Vitro
Ruth Meletz
Major: Environmental Sciences
Grad Year: 2023University of California Riverside
Research Project: Effect of Perfluorinated “Forever” Chemicals on the Expression of Intestinal Xenobiotic Transporters
Mohamad Naser Eddin
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2025Rutgers University
Research Project: Protein Marker Changes as a Result of Glutamatergic Signaling and Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Melanoma‐Prone Transgenic Mice
Alden Ordaniel
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2025Rutgers University
Research Project: Liposomes with Silica Coated Shell for Protective Targeted Delivery of mRNA Vaccines
Perel Rose
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2024Rutgers University
Research Project: Nitrated Fatty Acid Inhibition of Bleomycin‐Mediated Pulmonary Fibrosis
Faranguisse Sadrieh
Major: Bioengineering
Grad Year: 2023University of Maryland
Research Project: Mechanisms of Micronanoplastic Uptake and Translocation in the Small Intestinal Epithelium by Pathway Inhibition Using a Triculture Model
Olympia Su
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2025Rutgers University
Research Project: Pulmonary Exposure to Nitrogen Mustard Induced Damage to Small Intestines in Rats
Rachel Sun
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2026Rutgers University
Research Project: Farnesoid X Receptor: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Nitrogen Mustard‐Induced Pulmonary Injury
Shine Wang
Major: Cell Biology/Neuroscience
Grad Year: 2025Rutgers University
Research Project: Macrophage Heterogeneity and Cadmium Exposure in Human Placentas
Betia Zeng
Major: Public Health, Statistics
Grad Year: 2023Rutgers University
Research Project: Use of Low‐Cost Air Monitors to Measure Particulate Matter 2.5 Pollution in a NJ Community