Dr. Dina Mofed received an M.Sc. degree and Ph.D. in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology at Cairo University in 2018 and 2022, respectively. She works as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her skills and expertise mainly include molecular biology, molecular virology, cancer biology, cancer biomarkers, cell culture, cell signaling, cell proliferation, and gene expression.
Dr. Yuekun Lang graduated from Northeast Agricultural University in Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology in 2009 and received her master’s degree at Harbin Veterinary Research Institute in 2012; then, she joined Kansas State University as a Graduate Research Assistant until February 2018. She worked at Wadsworth Center for two years. In November 2022, she studied as a research fellow at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her skills and expertise include cell culture, PCR, SDS-PAGE, cloning, protein purification, gel electrophoresis, Western blot analysis, DNA extraction, RNA isolation, and DNA gel electrophoresis.
Prof. Dr. Ganjam V Kalpana obtained her doctorate in Microbiology/Immunology in 1991 at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and then studied at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, as a postdoctoral fellow until April 1995. In May 1995, she joined the Albert Einstein College of
Medicine, serving as an assistant professor, and became a professor in July 2007. She is a highly experienced professor with a demonstrated history of NIH-funded biomedical research. She leads a group of researchers that investigates mechanisms underlying the role of host factor INI1 in HIV-1 replication, HIV latency, and cancers arising from the loss of the INI1 tumor suppressor gene.
Prof. Dr. Vinayaka R. Prasad received his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science in 1984 and was a post-doctoral research fellow at Columbia University from 1987 to 1990. He joined the Albert Einstein College of Medicine as an assistant professor in 1990 and became a professor in 2001. He is an HIV researcher with broad expertise in viral replication mechanisms, the development of therapies, and pathogenesis. His research focuses on how viruses (e.g., HIV-1) exploit chemokines to regulate the cellular endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) machinery to promote virus replication fitness and how viruses trigger neuropathogenesis in the brain.
