Sophie Astrof, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell Biology

Sophie Astrof received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biochemistry from Brandeis University in 1995 in the laboratory of Dr. Abeles. She received her Ph.D. degree in Virology from Harvard
Sophie Astrof received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biochemistry from Brandeis University in 1995 in the laboratory of Dr. Abeles. She received her Ph.D. degree in Virology from Harvard
Huaning Zhao earned her BS in Biotechnology from Northwest University in China, and her Master’s degrees from the University of Bridgeport. Prior to joining the Astrof Lab, she completed her
Gideon pursued Biological Sciences at the Undergraduate level at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana. He then continued with a Master’s degree in Microbiology at the University of Ghana and a PhD in
Christina Vyzas M.A. is an MD/PhD student at Rutgers NJMS. In the Astrof Lab, she is currently studying the role of second heart field-derived progenitors in congenital heart disease. She
Jonathan Dias is a PhD student in the Molecular Biology, Cancer, and Genetics (MBGC) track at Rutgers Health. He is currently studying the regenerative mechanisms of blood vessel compensatory responses