Graduate Students

Our lab examines the chemokines at atomic level to describe their interactions. Chemokines are a superfamily of small (6–10kDa) chemotactic cytokines that function in leukocyte trafficking, recruitment, and activation. We need chemokines to fight the infection, but they can also play a negative role by promoting autoimmune and allergic inflammatory reactions, cancer, atherosclerosis, or other […]

I was born and raised in Charlotte, NC, and have always had a strong fascination for the life sciences from an early age. Initially, I pursued a degree in Biochemistry and my initial exposure to research was working with drug discovery models in Glioblastoma Multiforme at Purdue University. I have since continued my educational journey […]

Investigating chemokine signaling involved in metastatic cancer

I am a marine microbial ecologist, currently looking into the diversity and biogeochemical impact of viruses in the deep sea. Previously, I pursued my M.Sc (Marine Biology) from Ghent University, Belgium and B.Sc. (Biotechnology) from Islamic University, Bangladesh. I love traveling and have so many places yet to explore.