Faculty Research Mentors

PI NameContact Email/PhoneResearch Interest

Department of Internal Medicine

Charles Dimitroff, Ph.D.

cdimitro@fiu.edu / 305-348-9069

Cancer Glycobiology

Robert Sackstein, M.D., Ph.D.

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 Cellular and Molecular 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 Parkinson’s disease; enzyme replacement therapy in batten disorder enhancing neuronal survival

Myosotys Rodriguez, Ph.D.

myrodrig@fiu.edu / 305-348-7656

Neurological consequences of HIV infection in the context of aging 

Office of Medical Education

Sarah Stumbar, M.D.

sstumbar@fiu.edu / 607-592-9587

 Medical Education-Student Experiences Providing Clinical Care

Department of Pediatric Critical Care/Nickalaus Children's Hospital

Balagangadhar Totapally, M.D.

btotapal@fiu.edu / 305-348-9280

Database research [Kid’s Inpatient Database]