Principal investigator
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Rutgers University
599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
My research centers on gene regulation in stem and progenitor cells, integrating cellular and molecular engineering, developmental biology, genomics, and animal models. The ultimate goal is to develop gene therapies for central nervous system (CNS) injuries. This work builds on my doctoral training with Richard Nowakowski (RWJ Medical School) and postdoctoral research with Connie Cepko (Harvard), where I also developed novel statistical tools for genome-wide data analysis at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard. At Rutgers, my lab has advanced understanding of neural development and CNS injury, identifying key regulatory mechanisms with strong translational potential. Supported by NIH, NSF, and NJ state funding, I bring the expertise, leadership, and drive to successfully lead this research forward.
Publications
Awards & Distinctions
- 1998 Annual Dissertation Award, Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools, USA and Canada
- Busch Biomedical Research
- 2023 Training in Neurotherapeutics Discovery and Development for Academic Scientists (NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research) at UC Davis