Faculty Research Mentors

PI NameContact Email/PhoneResearch Interest

Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology

Diego Nino,MD, PhD

dnino@fiu.edu /305-348-1488

Implementation of asynchronous multimedia learning strategies in medical education

Department of Translational Medicine

Charles Dimitroff, PhD

cdimitro@fiu.edu

Cancer Glycobiology

Robert Sackstein, MD, PhD

sackstein@fiu.edu/ 305 348 2585

Regenerative medicine; Immunology; Pathobiology of Cancer

Kevin Chandler

kchandler@fiu.edu / 571-242-3092

Glycobiology, Head and Neck Cancer, Pulmonary Hypertension, Endothelial cell biology

Department of Immunology and Nano-Medicine

Nagesh Kolishetti

nkolishe@fiu.edu / avashist@fiu.edu/ 305-348-0674

Nanoformulations for Drug delivery applications

Arti Vashist

Development of nanotechnology-based Therapeutics for NeuroAIDS. Development and characterization of nano particles and other nano carriers and study their application in drug delivery

Nazira El-Hage

nelhage@fiu.edu/ 305-348-0674

DRUG-DRUG INTERACTIONS BETWEEN OPIOID AND ANTIRETROVIRALS; ROLE OF AUTOPHAGY IN OPIOID DRUG ADDICTION IN THE CONTEXT OF HIV; NOVEL CELL- BASED THERAPY TARGETING MITOCHONDRIA DYSFUNCTION IN PARKINSONS DISEASE;ENZYME REPLACEMENT THERAPY IN BATTEN DISORDER ENHANCING NEURONAL SURVIVAL

Myosotys Rodriguez, PhD

myrodrig@fiu.edu / 305-348-7656

Neurological consequences of HIV infection in the context of aging 

Office of Medical Education

Sarah Stumbar, MD

sstumbar@fiu.edu / 607-592-9587

 Medical Education-Student Experiences Providing Clinical Care

Dept of Pediatric Critical Care/Nickalaus Children's Hospital

Balagangadhar Totapally, MD

Balagangadhar.totapally@nicklaushealth.org

Database research [Kid’s Inpatient Database]