Erica Acox
Major: Biological Sciences
Grad Year: 2024Delaware State University
Research Project: Efflux Transporter Genetics and Heavy Metal Toxicity in Mice
Astha Adroja
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2026Rutgers University
Research Project: Investigating the Ovary Specificity of Proprotein Convertases to Evaluate for their Non-hormonal Contraceptive Candidacy
Angel Beebe
Major: Chemistry
Grad Year: 2025
Research Project: Tracking Environmental Toxins from the 2023 Canadian WildFire with Silicone Wristbands
Caylee Brown
Major: Chemical Engineering
Grad Year: 2025University of Maryland – Baltimore
Research Project: Exploring the Role of Microglia Cells in Dysregulated Orexin System Function in Rats Exposed to Bisphenol-A During the Peripubertal Period
Tom Cai
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2026Rutgers University
Research Project: Testing AAV Vector Based Gene Therapy for Fragile X Syndrome In Vitro
Brian Chan
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2026Rutgers University
Research Project: Inhibition of Volume-Regulated Anion Channel Suppresses Migration of Colorectal Cancer Cells
Brendan Connor
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Grad Year: 2024Rowan University
Research Project: Inhibition of Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells by Liposomal Hesperidin
Adrita Dasgupta
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2027Rutgers University
Research Project: Identification of Compounds that Inhibit the Binding of the FtsZ-Targeting Antibacterial Agent TXA6101 to Serum Albumin
Nacala Gadsden
Major: Chemistry
Grad Year: 2024Lehman College
Research Project: Impairment of Placental Efficiency in Rats Exposed to Micro- and Nanoplastics Throughout Pregnancy
Sadaf Gharibi
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2025Rutgers University
Research Project: Development and Characterization of Caffeine Loaded Nanoparticles in Treatment of Gynoid Lipodystrophy
Nhan Huynh
Major: Biochemistry
Grad Year: 2024Wabash College
Research Project: Involvement of DNA Damage and Oxidative Stress in Differential Sensitivities to Glutamatergic Signaling Inhibitor
Andrew Jelinsky
Major: Biological Sciences/Spanish
Grad Year: 2025Virginia Tech
Research Project: Synergistic Effects of World Trade Center Dust and Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia on Pulmonary Surfactant
Stephanie Mera
Major: Chemistry
Grad Year: 2025High Point University
Research Project: Investigating the Effects of the Nuclear Receptor PXR-KI in the Regulation of Bile Acid Homeostasis, Hepatic Functions, and the Development of MASH in Mouse Models
Shuchi Merai
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2026Rutgers University
Research Project: Suvorexant, a Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist, Normalizes Sleep Disruptions During Cocaine Abstinence and Facilitates Extinction of Cocaine Seeking
Kelly Nugent
Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Grad Year: 2024University of Michigan
Research Project: Mechanism-Based Irreversible Pharmacodynamic Models
Mokshitkumar Patel
Major: Undeclared
Grad Year: 2025Rutgers University
Research Project: Concentration-Dependent Uptake of the Microcystin-RR Toxin in Human Placental Cell Lines
Armando Rios
Major: Chemistry
Grad Year: 2024University of Puerto Rico – Rio Pedras
Research Project: Impacts of Cadmium on Placental BH4 Cofactors
Maria Ruszkiewicz
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2025Rutgers University
Research Project: Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Reprogram Triple Negative Breast Cancer to be Less Aggressive by Targeting Cell Proliferation, Metastasis, and Cancer Stemness
Pratyush Venkatesh
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2027Rutgers University
Research Project: Proportional Impact of Inhibitors on Vascular Reactivity – Unraveling the Effects of Titanium Dioxide on Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation
Joseph Xie
Major: Pharmacy
Grad Year: 2025Rutgers University
Research Project: Perfluoroalkylated Substances’ Effect on Hepatocyte Pathology and Pharmacokinetically Relevant Drug Enzymes and Transporters
Kyle Yuncza
Major: Biochemistry
Grad Year: 2024Rutgers University
Research Project: Deletion of Acyl-Coenzyme A Acyltransferase in Myeloid Cells Enhances Oxidative Stress And Dyslipidemia in the Lung Following Ozone Inhalation