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Lab Personnel

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Mourad Ogbi, BS

  • Sr Research Associate
  • Project: Role of prostaglandin D2 receptor in abdominal aortic aneurysm formation

706-721-4173

mogbi@augusta.edu

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Hong Shi, MD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Project: Role of perivascular adipose tissue in regulating endothelial dysfunction in the context of systemic lupus erythematosus

hoshi@augusta.edu

Shunshun Lu

  • Research Associate

slu1@augusta.edu

Praneet Veerapaneni

  • Research Assistant

pveerapaneni@augsusta.edu

Rashaun McWhinney

  • Research Assistant

rmcwhinney@augusta.edu

Stephen Cave

  • Student Assistant

scave@augusta.edu

Ghaith Aboud, MD

  • Visiting Researcher

gaboud@augusta.edu

 

Weintraub lab- Dr. Mourad Ogbi
David Kim
Weintraub lab- Dr. Ahmadieh

 

Member Activities & News

Cardiovascular Doctor

The Intersection

MCG Magazine
February 1, 2022

There is a bidirectional intersection of the nation’s top two killers that scientists want to better understand and disrupt.

Cardiovascular disease and cancer often occur in the same people, potentially in large part because the two very common conditions share risk factors like obesity, which promotes inflammation, a key driver for both.

Medical College of Georgia scientists have mounting evidence that obesity also puts those with cancer at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and vice versa.

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2024

David Kim successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled: "Identification of human-specific novel long non-coding RNA in neointima formation" on November 13, 2024 and will be awarded his PhD degree "With Distinction"!  Dr. Kim will continue pursuing him MD at the Medical College of Georgia.


2023

GRA lab 2023

GRA Student Scholars 2023

Fourteen undergraduate students from Georgia spent their summer working alongside some of the most accomplished scientists in their fields. Three of those have been working in Dr. Neal Weintraub's lab.

Montana Cagle, McCalyster Turner and Quinkivia Williams all from Paine College.

“My internship experience was amazing,” reports Quinkivia Williams, a Paine College student who joined the lab of GRA Eminent Scholar Neal Weintraub at Augusta University. “While putting together presentations, I learned how important it is for engagement with the community to help reduce cancer disparities in different races.”

 

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2023

Brandee Goo successfully defined her PhD thesis entitled: The role of histone deacetylase 9 (HDAC9) in adipose tissue dysfunction in obesity and aging" on May 31, 2023.  Dr. Goo will continue pursuing her MD at the Medical College of Georgia. 


2022

Brandee Goo

Brandee Goo -
Basic Cardiovascular Sciences New Investigator Travel Award - July 2022
NIH National Institute on Aging F30 Predoctoral Fellowship - Aug 2022 to May 2025
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship -  Jan 2022 to Aug2022

 


2021

Tyler Benson

Tyler Benson -
receives PhD with Distinction!


2020

Dr. Neal Weintarub and Erica Boeson

Neal Weintraub with Erica Boesen

Ross McIntyre Award from University of Nebraska 2020

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Brandee Goo-

MD/ PhD Student  in lab

 


2017

Drs. Nichole Yiew and Neal Weintraub

Nichole Yiew -

Pharmacology graduate student in the lab with Dr. Weintraub

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AHA Donor Appreciation poster “Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm – The silent killer”

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AHA donor appreciation Meet ‘N’ Greet

AHA donor appreciation Meet ‘N’ Greet

AHA donor appreciation Meet ‘N’ Greet

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