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Sophie Astrof, Ph.D.

Associate 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


AnnJosette Ramirez

Graduate Student

AnnJosette Ramirez, B.A. is a Ph.D. student in the Cell Biology, Neuroscience, and Physiology (CBNP) track of the Biomedical Science PhD program at Rutgers. She currently investigates the requirement and


Michael Warkala

Graduate Student

Michael Warkala, B.Sc. Michael Warkala is a Ph. D. candidate in the Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Cancer (MBGC) track of the Multidisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program at Rutgers SGS. He


Cecilia Arriagada, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Cecilia Arriagada has obtained her undergraduate degree in Bioengineering and a Masters degree in Biochemistry and Bioinformatics from the University of Concepcion, Chile. During her career, she has been interested



Monika Chung

Medical Student Researcher

Monika Chung is a first-year medical student at NJMS. She received a B.S. in Biotechnology from William Paterson University (2017) and an MPhil in Translational Biomedical Research from the University