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Translational Therapeutics Research Group

Departments Department of Neurosurgery Translational Therapeutics Research GroupTeam

Team

Co-Directors

Graeme F. Woodworth, M.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Neurosurgery

Professor, Departments of Anatomy & Neurobiology and Radiology
Director, Brain Tumor Treatment and Research Center

Anthony J. Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Neurosurgery, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Chemical, Biochemical, & Environmental Engineering
Director, Therapeutic Bioengineering Laboratory

Jeffrey A. Winkles, Ph.D.
Professor
Departments of Surgery, Neurosurgery and Physiology
Leader, Molecular Medicine Ph.D. Program
Cancer Biology Track

Collaborators:

Heather Ames, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology (UMSOM)
Eli Bar, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pathology (UMSOM)
Chetan Bettegowda, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurosurgery (Johns Hopkins University)
Henry Brem, M.D., Professor of Neurosurgery (Johns Hopkins University)
Victor Frenkel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (UMSOM)
Olga Goloubeva, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health (UMSOM)
Eric Holland, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurological Surgery (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)
Joseph Kao, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology (UMSOM)
Rena Lapidus, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine (UMSOM)
David Loane, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anesthesiology (UMSOM)
Dirk Mayer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (UMSOM)
Nhan Tran, Ph.D., Professor of Cancer Biology (Mayo Clinic - Arizona)
Betty Tyler, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery (Johns Hopkins University)
J Marc Simard M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurosurgery (UMSOM)

Post-doctoral Fellows and Research Staff

Anshika Kapur

Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Florida State University

Pavlos Anastasiadis

Research Associate 2021-

NIH T32 Fellow (2017-2020)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. University of Hawaii

Nikhil Pandey

Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. University of Texas

Graduate Students and Medical Students

Pranjali Kanvinde, M.S.

Ph.D. Student, GPILS Molecular Medicine Program
University of Maryland School of Medicine
M.S. Johns Hopkins University

Chrissy Carney, M.S.

Ph.D. Student, GPILS Molecular Medicine Program
University of Maryland School of Medicine
B.S., M.S. University of Delaware

Alumni

Aymen Alqazzaz
Medical Student
B.S. University of Maryland

Nina Connolly, Ph.D.
NIH T32 Fellow (2015-2018)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. American University

Rebeca Galisteo
Research Assistant
Department of Surgery

Neila Kline, MD
Resident, University of Texas Southwestern
Former Medical Student
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Blair Landon
Nathan Schnaper Summer Intern Program
Currently: Undergraduate at University of Maryland Baltimore County

Haelee Pettingill
Nathan Schnaper Summer Intern Program (NSIP) in Cancer Research, 2014
Currently: Undergraduate student,
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD

Nathan Roberts, Ph.D.
NIH F30 Fellow
MSTP MD/PhD Student
GPILS, Molecular Medicine Program
B.S. University of Alabama
Ph.D. University of Maryland School of Medicine

Bruck Negash
UM Scholar Summer Program
Currently: Undergraduate at University of Maryland College Park

Jimena G. Dancy, Ph.D.
Meyerhoff Scholar (2013-2015)
NIH T32 Fellow (2016-2018)
GPILS, Molecular Medicine Program
B.A. Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D. University of Maryland School of Medicine
Currently: ORISE Fellow FDA

Jacqueline Hwang
Nathan Schnaper Summer Intern Program (NSIP) in Cancer Research, 2018
Currently: Undergraduate Student, Dickinson College

Sarah Balow
Nathan Schnaper Summer Intern Program (NSIP) in Cancer Research, 2017
Currently: Undergraduate student,
Grand Valley State University

Arjun Adapa
Fulbright Scholar (2016-2017)
UM Scholars Summer Research Program, 2015
Currently: Medical Student, University of Michigan

Emily Cheng, Ph.D.
GPILS, Molecular Medicine Program
Currently: Research Associate, Battelle Eastern Science & Technology Center (BEST)
Aberdeen, MD

Craig Schneider, MD Ph.D.
Medical Student
Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. University of Maryland School of Medicine
Currently: Radiation Oncology Resident at University of Alabama

Aniket S. Wadajkar, Ph.D.

NIH T32 Fellow (2016-2019)
ACS-IRG Fellow (2017-2018)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D. University of Texas, Arlington
Currently: Associate Director of Nanoparticle Platform Development, NexImmune Inc.

Lucy Wang
Medical Student
University of Maryland School of Medicine

David Hersh, M.D.
Neurosurgery Resident
Department of Neurosurgery
M.D. New York University
Currently: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Nathalie Chen
Nathan Schnaper Summer Intern Program (NSIP) in Cancer Research, 2016
Currently: Undergraduate student,
Carnegie Mellon University

Adip Bhargav
HHMI Medical Research Fellow (2018)
Nathan Schnaper Summer Intern Program (NSIP) in Cancer Research, 2015
Currently: Medical Student, Mayo Clinic

Jay Swayambunathan
UM Scholars Summer Research Program, 2016
Currently: Undergraduate student,
University of Maryland College Park