Division of Research and Economic Development News
Isabelle Anillo is a graduate student in NSU’s College of Psychology PsyD program. She has conducted research at NSU under the mentorship of Drs. Tom Kennedy and David Feldman in forensic psychology. Talk me through your journey to where you are at NSU now. I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) which afforded me […]
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Dmitriy Minond, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the College of Pharmacy and a scientist at the Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute of Cancer Research (RGI) at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). Dr. Minond received his undergraduate degree in Biology and Biochemistry from Odessa State University in Ukraine and Ph.D. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL). Following his PhD, […]
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Grace Waldron is a recent graduate from NSU’s undergraduate program majoring in biology. She has been working with Dr. Appu Rathinavelu and colleagues in the Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research (RGI). In this interview she shared about her diverse research experiences at NSU as well as her future academic and career plans. Talk me through your journey to […]
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Mark Cayabyab, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Director of Virology and Mucosal Immunology at the College of Dental Medicine at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology at the University of California, Berkeley. He subsequently obtained his Master of Science and PhD in Public Health, Immunology, and Virology at Harvard […]
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Zakariyah Mujeeb is an undergraduate senior majoring in Biology, on the Premed track at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). He has been working for the past three years in Dr. Robert Speth’s research lab in the College of Pharmacy. He shared many of his positive experiences with the Razor’s Research Program at NSU, his work in Dr. Speth’s lab doing […]
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In the past decade digital transformation, powered by the latest innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, has influenced almost all aspects of the drug development process from screening therapeutic targets to management of clinical trial data. This innovative field, with a multitude of potential applications, has attracted the attention of scientists in various universities and research institutes. Travis […]
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Gretchen Spencer is a 2nd year graduate student in Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) marine science master’s program in the Halmos College of Arts & Sciences (HCAS). She works in Dr. Tyler Cyronak’s lab, which focuses on biogeochemical cycles in marine and coastal ecosystems–such as reefs, seagrass beds, and mangroves–and how these systems may be impacted by climate change. She discussed what brought her to NSU, the data she is collecting for her master’s thesis, and where she plans to go next.
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Jose Lopez, PhD is a professor in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences at NSU. His research focuses on application of the latest technologies for DNA sequence analysis of microorganisms and marine invertebrates. One of the primary objectives of his research is characterization and understanding of genetic diversity and how it contributes to the understanding of genetic and evolutionary […]
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Colton Simmons is a 4th year PhD student in the College of Pharmacy at NSU. He is pursuing his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences through the college’s Molecular Medicine and Pharmacogenomics (MMP) track. He currently works in the AutoNation Institute for Breast Cancer Research and Care run by Dr. Jean Latimer, located on the 4th floor of the Center for […]
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Farzanna Haffizulla, MD, MACP, FAMWA is the Chair of internal medicine at NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. As a board-certified Internist, Dr. Haffizulla runs her own concierge, internal medicine hybrid private practice, which she founded in 2008. She is a leader in advocating for minority health initiatives, promoting health equity of underserved communities, and facilitating diversity representation […]
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