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Cardiovascular Sciences

Houston, Texas

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CVS Graduate Program: Alumni

Ferhaan Ahmad
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Roberts (1997-2001)
E-mail/Contact:
fahmad@genetics.med.harvard.edu

Jana Burchfield
Current position: Postdoctoral Associate, Dr. Stephanie Dimmeler Lab, Department of Cardiology, University of Frankfurt
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Mann (1999-2005)
E-mail/Contact
: jburchf@yahoo.com

David Chang
Current position: Stem Cell Scholar, Division of Bone Marrow Transplant, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Schwartz (1998-2003)
E-mail/Contact: davchang@chla.usc.edu

Min-Ji Charng
Current position: Assistant Professor, Div. Of Cardiology, Dept. of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Schneider (1992-1997)
E-mail/Contact: MJCharng@MS26.hinet.net

Xuan Chi
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow Genetics, Dr. Frank Constantini Lab, Columbia University
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Schwartz (1999-2004)
E-mail/Contact: xc2118@columbia.edu

Zai-Feng Huang
Current position: Hospitalist, Good Samaritan Hospital
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Via (1991-1999)
E-mail/Contact: zh029386@yahoo.com

Pascal Lafontant
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow Wells Center for Pediatrics Research
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Entman (1999-2004)
E-mail/Contact: plafonta@iupui.edu

Thomas Edwin Landerholm
Current position: Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Californa State University
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Majesky (1993-1999)
E-mail/Contact: landerholm@csus.edu

Ankang Li
Current position:
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Schwartz ()
E-mail/Contact:

Lei Li
Current position: Associate Research Scientist, Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Yale University
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Pownall (1992-1998
E-mail/Contact: ll254@email.med.yale.edu

Juann-Huey Lin
Current position: Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Yale University
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Towbin (1999-2004)
E-mail/Contact: ivy.lin@yale.edu

Merry L. Lindsey
Current position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine-Cardiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Entman(1994-1999)
E-mail/Contact: lindseml@musc.edu

Eric Lloyd
Current position: Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Pownall (1997-2005)
E-mail/Contact: el692223@bcm.edu

Jun Lu
Current position: Research Associate, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Majesky (1994-2001)
E-mail/Contact: jlu1@genetics.med.harvard.edu

Ke Ma
Current position: Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Baylor College of Medicine
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Chan (1998-2003)
E-mail/Contact: km191978@bcm.edu

Kimberly Makar
Current position: Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Towbin (1999-2004)
E-mail/Contact: Kimberly.Makar@USPTO.GOV

Sean Poul Marrelli
Current position: Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Bryan (1993-1998)
E-mail/Contact:
marrelli@bcm.edu

Zhiyv Niu
Current position:
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Schwartz ()
E-mail/Contact:

Rohini Seshappa Rao
Current position: Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Pownall (1992-1997)
E-mail/Contact:
rohini-rao@ouhsc.edu

Hong Ruan
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Pownall (1994-1999)
E-mail/Contact: ruan@wi.mit.edu

Feng Wang
Current position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Diabetes Center, University of California-San Francisco
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Mann (1995-2002)
E-mail/Contact: fwang@itsa.ucsf.edu

Xiaozhen Wang
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Amgen
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Schneider (1996-2001)
E-mail/Contact: xiaozhen@amgen.com

Zhiqing Wang
Current position: Postdoctoral Associate, Schwartz Lab, Texas A&M - Institute of Biotechnology
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Towbin (1995-2002)
E-mail/Contact: zw691551@bcm.edu

Jun Stephen Wei
Current position: Staff, Pediatric Oncology, Scientist Advanced Technology Center
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Majesky (1992-1999)
E-mail/Contact: weij@mail.nih.gov

San-Pin Wu
Current position: Postdoctoral Associate, Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Majesky (1999-2006)
E-mail/Contact:

Min Xie
Current position: Postdoctoral Associate, Cardiology-Schneider Lab, Baylor College of Medicine
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Schneider (1998-2004)
E-mail/Contact: mx692260@bcm.edu

Huansheng Xu
Current position: Postdoctoral Associate Pediatric Cardiology-Antonio Baldini Baylor College of Medicine
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Baldini (2000-2005)
E-mail/Contact: hx131353@bcm.edu

Keith Youker
Current position: Assistant Professor, Division of Transplant Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Entman (1992-1997)
E-mail/Contact: kyouker@bcm.edu

Song Zhan
Current position: Research Associate, University of Texas Houston Science Center
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Schneider (1993-2003)
E-mail/Contact:

Dou Zhang
Current position: Cardiology Fellow, Johns Hopkins
Ph.D. Mentor: Dr. Schneider (1993-2000)
E-mail/Contact:

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