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Sherlin | Moses | Dr. Moses’ background has been varied through both research and scientific industry experiences. Her profession in the field of regulatory toxicology has given her broad exposure to the different tiers of testing pesticide compounds, with a main focus on genetic toxicity tests in rodents through chromosomal analysis to determine the mutagenic properties. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Banner Sun Health Research Institute where the emphasis of the research was on neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Alzheimer’s disease. |
Anju | Dubey | Dr. Dubey has unique combination of expertise both in industry and academia, in preclinical and clinical research and development as well as automation in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. She has published in several peer-reviewed journals as well as presented at various conferences. Her past research and field of study has included aging, neurodegenerative, autoimmune and infectious diseases. Currently, at GCU, she is working on a project exploring the relationship between heart rate variability and anxiety. This inimitable connection between the psychological and physiological aspect of the body gives a rare insight into the autonomous nervous system and this project offers students learning opportunity with a seasoned researcher. |
Madhavi | Chakravadhanula | Dr. Chakravadhanula (Dr. Chakra) has fifteen years of research experience with thirteen peer-reviewed publications and many conference presentations. Her research expertise areas include Cellular biology, Molecular biology, Genetics, Biochemistry. She worked as a Scientist at Arizona State University (ASU) and Phoenix Children’s Hospital for four and a half years, where her research projects included cancer related signal transduction pathways and non-coding RNAs. Dr. Chakra earned her PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology at ASU, where she studied cell cycle regulation in cancers. With Dr. Chakra’s extensive experience and publications involving signal transduction pathways in cell cycle regulation and cancer, her research interests lie in investigating the signal transduction pathways in various pediatric brain cancers. |
Randall | Ordovich Clarkson |
| Dr. O. Clarkson is a medical doctor with experience and training in the fields of psychiatry, psychotherapy, neurology, and microbiology. With his background in behavioral health and neurology, Dr. O’s Parkinson’s Project focuses on various neuroprotective compounds that may help to prevent the progression of Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. On the psychotherapeutic front, Dr. O’s Loyalty Project studies the biopsychosocial underpinnings of interpersonal and intrapersonal cohesiveness. The latter studies aim at developing a deeper understanding of behavioral systems ranging from self, kin, community, state, humanity, and the biosphere, writ large. |
Hikmet | Nural-Guvener | Dr. Nural-Guvener earned her PhD in 2006 from the University of Nevada, Reno, with expertise in developmental biology and neuroscience. Dr. Nural-Guvener started her first post-doctoral position in 2008 at Banner Sun Health Research Institute in a neuro-degeneration research laboratory. Main objective of her research was to investigate putative biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and find possible drug therapy for treatment of AD. Later, Dr. Nural-Guvener joined the Center for Cardiovascular Research team in the same institute. Her research focused on the effects on myocardial infarction (MI) on brain biochemistry and pathology. In addition, she investigated epigenetic mechanisms involved in cardiac fibrosis in heart failure. |
Maurice | Jabbour | Dr. Jabbour has interdisciplinary research training in engineering and biology. His research work included a master’s thesis on designing a workable proof-of-concept portable biosensor. Based on doctoral and postdoctoral research, Dr. Jabbour has expertise in molecular and cell biology and biochemistry focusing on understanding processes within the immune system including antigen presentation, regulation of inflammatory responses, and autoimmunity. Dr. Jabbour has also taught at community colleges and GCU various laboratories introducing students to biotechnology, which included DNA cloning, cell culture, and biochemical techniques. |