Cellular Biology & Anatomy Graduate Students
The graduate program in the Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy offers research training opportunities in the dynamic field of cell biology.
The department has strong collaborative ties with many of the research centers, institutes and clinical departments on campus and offers a rich environment for scientific discovery and dissemination of new knowledge.
Students are graduate research assistants and have the opportunity to pursue research that covers the continuum of development, normal processes, disease/degeneration and death. Some of our faculty investigate polarity and patterning in developing organisms. Other faculty members study mechanisms of protection, repair and regeneration related to diseases of the kidney, bone, breast, visual and auditory systems and the central nervous system. A broad array of genetic, molecular, cell biological, and biochemical tools are used in vivo and in vitro studies of multiple model systems including rodents, zebrafish, drosophila. There are numerous substantive interactions with clinicians offering myriad opportunities for translational research.
CBA PhD Candidates
Phylicia Allen
- Year of Entry: 2022
- Mentor: Graydon Gonsalvez, PhD
- Lab: CB 2917
Kazi Rafsan Radeen
- Year of Entry: 2022
- Mentor: Xingjun Fan, PhD
- Lab: CB1119
Shabiha Sultana
- Year of Entry: 2023
- Mentor: Meghan McGee-Lawrence, PhD
- Lab: CB 1114
CBA Graduate Students
Diana Asante
- Year of Entry: 2024
- Mentor: Sadanand Fulzele, PhD
- Lab: CB 2509
Azeeza Byers
- Year of Entry: 2023
- Mentor: Zheng Dong, PhD
- Lab: CB 1124
Jaeshia Lindsay
- Year of Entry: 2025
- Mentor: Meghan McGee-Lawrence, PhD
- Lab: CB 1114
Miskatul Mishu
- Year of Entry: 2024
- Mentor: Jing Wang, PhD
- Lab: CB 2911
Jessica Pride
- Year of Entry: 2024
- Mentor: Graydon Gonsalvez, PhD
- Lab: CB 2917
Dariana N. Rodríguez
- Year of Entry: 2025
- Mentor: Paul Langridge, PhD
- Lab: CB 2209
Christopher Yearwood
- Year of Entry: 2024
- Mentor: Meghan McGee-Lawrence, PhD
- Lab: CB 1114
We are proud of our recent graduates
Dima Alhamad, PhD-December 2025; Dr. Meghan McGee-Lawrence
Jennifer Dorn, PhD-May 2025; Dr. Meghan McGee-Lawrence
Husam Eldin Bensreti, PhD-May 2024; Dr. Meghan McGee-Lawrence
Anik Tuladhar, PhD - April 2024; Dr. Meghan McGee-Lawrence
Frederick Baker, PhD - July 2023; Dr. Graydon Gonsalvez
Theresa Akoto, PhD - July 2023; Dr. Yutao Liu
Hannah Youngblood, PhD - July 2022; Dr. Yutao Liu
Emily Parker, PhD - June 2022; Dr. Mark Hamrick
Shannon Barwick, PhD - May 2022; Dr. Sylvia Smith
Mackenzie Hagan, PhD- May 2021; Dr. Meghan McGee-Lawrence
Chandler Goldman, PhD - August 2020; Dr. Graydon Gonsalvez
Devi Prasad Boggupalli, PhD - May 2020; Dr. Graydon Gonsalvez
Helen Kaiser, PhD - May 2020; Dr. Mark Hamrick
Ting Liu, PhD - May 2020; Dr. Jian-Kang Chen
Jingwen Cai, PhD - December 2019; Dr. Yutao Liu
Jessica Pierce, PhD - December 2019; Dr. Meghan McGee-Lawrence
Mariam Khaled, PhD - May 2019; Dr. Yutao Liu
Soumya Navneet, PhD - May 2019; Dr. Sylvia Smith
Soumya Navneet, PhD- May 2019; Dr. Sylvia Smith
Khaled El Masry, PhD - May 2018; Dr. Mohamed Al-Shabrawey
Lawrence Hicks, PhD - May 2018; Dr. Graydon Gonsalvez
Chunyuan Guo, PhD - August 2017; Dr. Zheng Dong
Kate Buckley, PhD - October 2015; Dr. William Hill
Paulomi Sanghavi, PhD - August 2015; Dr. Graydon Gonsalvez
Shanu Markand, PhD - May 2015; Dr. Sylvia Smith
R. Nicole Howie, PhD - April 2015; Dr. Mohammed Elsalanty