Our program is taught by experts across fields related to biochemistry and molecular biology.
Leadership & Administration
Cynthia M. Simbulan-Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Professor
Director of Graduate Studies, M.S. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program
Dean S. Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Co-Director of Graduate Studies, M.S. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program
Juliana Katinas
Program Coordinator, M.S. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Program
Nusrat Islam, M.S.
Research Specialist 2
Lab Instructor
Amal Azrahani, M.S.
Research Specialist 1
Lab Instructor
Faculty & Staff
Kyle DiVito, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
C.R Vinayaka, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Khuyen Mai, M.S.
Instructor
Sona Vasudevan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ken Wasserman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department Faculty
Department Chair
Hiroshi Nakai, Ph.D.
Gene amplification and chromosomal rearrangement promoted by movable genetic elements
Professors
Elliott Crooke, Ph.D.
Control of the initiation of chromosomal replication; role of polyphosphates in cellular responses to environmental stresses
Albert Fornace Jr., Ph.D.
Cellular responses to radiation and other environmental toxins
Daniel Djakiew, Ph.D.
Characterizing the interaction of neurotrophins with the Trk receptor in the proliferation of prostate tumor cells, and conversely, with the p75NTR receptor in the induction of apoptosis.
Ivica Labuda, Ph.D.
Professor
Program Director, M.S. Biotechnology Program, Georgetown University
Moshe Levi, M.D.
Renal and cardiovascular complications of obesity, diabetes and aging; regulation of mineral metabolism
Usha S Kasid, Ph.D.
Molecular tumor biology; Raf-1 kinase and signal transduction; regulation of tumor growth and radiation
MaryBeth Martin, Ph.D.
Role of estrogen and the estrogen receptor in the etiology and progression of breast cancer
Vicente Notario, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of oncogenesis; environmental carcinogens; molecular genetics, with emphasis on yeast genetic
Paul Roepe, Ph.D.
Drug resistance mechanisms of membrane transport; gene expression in drug-resistant tumor cells
Carlos Suarez-Quian, Ph.D.
Investigation of testicular function using cell biology methodology
Jessica Jones, Ph.D.
Protein biochemistry; DNA recombination and repair; ubiquitin conjugation; vertebrate immune systems
Sona Vasudevan, Ph.D.
Structure-Function relationships of cancer related genes, Antigen-Antibody interactions, Ligand-Protein interactions, Drug-Design and Systems Medicine
Associate Professors
Partha P. Banerjee, Ph.D.
Understanding how androgen-independent prostate cancer cells develop, survive and proliferate in an androgen-free environment
Mark Danielsen, Ph.D.
Molecular biology of steroid receptors and their role in growth, differentiation, and the development of cancer
Nady Golestaneh, Ph.D.
The study of connections that induce critical genes required for the viability of antibiotic-resistant prokaryotes
Ian G. Gallicano, Ph.D.
Cellular adhesion during early embryogenesis in mammals
Timothy J. Jorgensen, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of radiation-induced signal transduction and DNA repair, to identify molecular targets for sensitizing tumors to radiotherapy
Dean S. Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Epithelial differentiation; apoptosis; carcinogenesis
Cynthia M. Simbulan-Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Skin carcinogenesis; apoptosis; DNA replication and repair; melanoma cancer stem cells
Assistant Professors
Nathan Edwards, Ph.D.
Informatics of proteomics by mass spectrometry
C. R. Vinayaka, Ph.D.
Bioinformatics focusing on protein classification
Adjunct Faculty
Peter Sykora, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer, Amelia Technologies Vice President, Chief of Staff, MedImmune Inc.
Richard Ascione, M.S., Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Office/Consultant, OnkoLogix LTD/ImmunoLogix LTD
Sinu John, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Georgetown University Medical Center
Lee Eiden, Ph.D.
Chief, Section on Molecular Neuroscience, NIMH, NIH
Rasha Al-Ali, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor, Georgetown University; Genetic Analyst, GeneDx
Robert Blakesley, Ph.D.
Director, Sequencing Group, NIH Intramural Sequencing Center
Edward Kisailus, Ph.D.
Director, BioLect Inc.
Joseph Shiloach, Ph.D.
Chief, Biotechnology Core Laboratory, NIDDK, NIH
Larry Millstein, Ph.D., J.D., Esq.
Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan
Matthew Arnold, M.S., MBA
Vice President, Chief of Staff, MedImmune Inc.