Wataru Mizushima MD, PhD
2016-2019 Postdoctoral Fellow, Rutgers NJMS
2019-Present Kashiwaba Neurosurgical Hospital
Toshiro Saito MD, PhD
2013—2018 Postdoctoral Fellow
2018- Present Assistant Professor, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine
Natalija Odanovic, MD, PhD
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2015-2016 Internal Medicine Resident, Rutgers NJMS
2014-2016 PhD, University of Belgrade, Serbia
2008-2014 MD, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Narayani Nagarajan PhD
2010-2018 PhD Student Rutgers NJMS
Jaemin Byun PhD
2013-2019 PhD Student Rutgrers NJMS
2019-Present Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Medical Health
Bonaventure Magrys, BS
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2017-Present: Senior Lab Technician, Rutgers SEBS - Entomology
2009-2017 Research Teaching Specialist
Shohei Ikeda, MD, PhD
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2017-Present: Assistant Professor, Dept of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku Univeristy Hospital
2015-2017 Postdoctoral Fellow, Rutgers NJMS
2014-2015 Clinical Physician, Iwate Prefectural Hospital, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
2010-2014 PhD, Tohoku University Grad. Sch. of Med., Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
2007-2010 Internship, Sendai Medical Center, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
2001-2007 MD, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
2010-2014 PhD in Tohoku University Grad. Sch. of Med., Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Akihiro Shirakabe, MD, PhD
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2014-2016 Postdoctoral Fellow, Rutgers NJMS
2005-2013 Asst. Professor, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
2005-2009 PhD, Nippon Mecichal School
2003-2005 Clinical Resident, Nippon Medical School
1996-2002MD, Nippon Medical School, Japan
Research Interests: Autophagy, Mitochondrial dysfunction, Drp-1
Yanbin Chen, MD, PhD
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2017-Present: Doctoral Supervisor, Soochow University, Suzhou, P.R. China
2016-2017 Visiting Scholar, Rutgers NJMS, Newark, NJ
2013-2016 Chief Physician, Soochow University, Jiang Su Province, China
2012 Visting Scholar, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany
2009-2011 MD, Soochow University, Jiang Su Province, China
2007-2009 Master of Medicine, Soochow University, Jiang Su Province, China
2003-2007 Attending Physician, Chief Physician, Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Soochow University, Jiang Su Province, China
Dominic Del Re, PhD
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2012-2014 Assistant Professor, Rutgers NJMS
2008-2012 Postdoctoral Fellow, UMDNJ
2002-2008 PhD, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
Research Interests: Regulation of Mst in the heart
Dan Shao, PhD
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2014-Present: Acting Instructor, UW
2012-2014 Postdoctoral Fellow, Rutgers NJMS
2007-2012 PhD Student: Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, UMDNJ
Research Interests: Redox regulation in the heart
Yoshiyuki Ikeda, MD, PhD
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2012-2014 Postdoctoral Fellow, Rutgers NJMS
2009-2012 Assistant Professor at Kagoshima University Hospital
2004-2008 Fellow of Cardiology, Kagoshima University Hospital
Research Interests: Autophagy, DRP-1, Mitochondrial Fission and Fusion, Foxo
Shouji Matsushima, MD, PhD
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2014-present: Assistant professor, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
2010-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow, UMDNJ
2009-2010 Clinical Fellow, Hokkaido University Hospital, Japan
2007-2009 Clinical Fellow, Hakodate General Central Hospital, Japan
2003-2007 Ph,D., Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Science
2001-2003 Medical Resident, Kyushu University
Research Interests: Oxidative stress, NAD(P)H oxidase, Thioredoxin
Takanobu Yamamoto, MD, PhD
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2015-Present: Assistant Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental Univeristy
2013-2015 Cardiologist-in-Chief, Shuuwa General Hospital, Saitama, Japan
2010-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow, UMDNJ
2005-2010 PhD, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
1996-2005 Resident and Fellow, Toranomon Hospital, Japan
1990-1996 MD, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
Research Interests: Myocardial metabolism
Yanfei Yang, PhD
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2012-Present: Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, BWH-Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
2005-2012 PhD student, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, UMDNJ, Newark, NJ.
2001-2005 B.S University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Thesis Topic: miRNAs function in the heart.
Yoshiya Monden, MD, PhD
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2010-2012 Postdoctoral Fellow, UMDNJ
2007-2010 Clinical Fellow, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital, Japan
2003-2007 Ph.D., Kyushu University
2001-2003 Medical Resident, Kyushu University Hospital
1995-2001 M.D., Kyushu University, Japan
Research Interests: Molecular mechanism of autophagy in regulating cardiac remodeling
Jaeyeaon Cho Ph.D
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2011-Present: Research Assistant Professor, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
2010- 2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, UMDNJ
2004 -2010 Ph.D Student, Biomedical Science Program, UMDNJ
2001- 2004 MS New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA
1995- 1999 BS Inha University, Korea
Thesis: GSK-3-beta mediates cardiomyocyte differentiation of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells and improves cell therapy effects after myocardial infraction.
Research Interests: Cardiomyocyte differentiation and stem cell therapy for myocardial infarction.
Nirmala Hariharan PhD
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2011-Present: Assitant Adjunct Professor at UC Davis
2007 -2011 Ph.D Student: Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
2005-Present CBMM PhD student, UMDNJ
2000-2005 B.E Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India
Thesis Topic: Role of FOXO transcription factors in the heart.
Junya Kuroda MD PhD
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2011-Present: Assistant Professor, Kyushu University, Japan
2008-2010 Postdoctoral fellow, UMDNJ
1999-2003 Ph.D., Kyushu University, Japan
1990-1996 M.D., Kyushu University, Japan
Research Interests: NAD(P)H oxidase
Hsu Chiao-Po, MD, PhD
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2006-2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, UMDNJ, NJ, USA
1985-1992 MD Natinal Yang-Ming University,Taiwan
Research Interests: Nampt, Sirt1
Soichiro Usui, MD PhD
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2008-Present Assistant Professor, Department of Disease Control and Homeostasis, Kanazawa University
2005-2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, UMDNJ
2000-2005 Ph.D., Kanazawa University, Japan
1997-2005 Clinical Fellow, Kanazawa University, Japan
Research Interests: MST1, cardiac apoptosis
Tetsuro Ago, MD PhD
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2008-present Assistant Professor, Kyushu University
2005-2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, UMDNJ
1996-2000 PhD, Kyushu University
1987-1993 MD, Kyushu University
Research Interest: vascular biology, redox regulation, cell signaling oxidative stress, NADPH oxidase, brain ischemia, neuroprotection, neurovascular unit, repair and regeneration system of the CNS
Stefan Hardt
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2014-Present: Center for Cardiac and Circulatoy Diseases Bruchsal, Germany
2010 - Present: Professorship, Faculty of Medicine, University of Heidelberg
2010 - 2014 Director Cardiac Catheterization laboratory, University of Heidelberg
2008 - 2010 Director Coronary Care Unit, University of Heidelberg
2005 - 2009 Director Echocardiography laboratory, University of Heidelberg
2007 Habilitation (Venia legendi)
2006 - 2007 Director Cardiology Outpatient Department
2005 Attending physician, Dept. of Cardiology, University of Heidelberg
2001 - 2005 Senior Resident, Dept. of Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
2000 - 2001 Research Fellowship
Postdoctoral Fellow, UMDNJ, NJ, USA
Takahisa Matsuda, PhD
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2016- Present: Sr. Manager, Medical Affairs, Alexion Pharma (Japan)
2008- 2016 Scientist/Principal Scientist, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company (Japan)
2005-2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, UMDNJ
2002-2005 PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
2000-2002 MS, Osaka University, Japan
1996-2000 BS, Osaka University, Japan
Research Interests: Mst1, GSK-3
Ralph Alcendor, PhD
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2001-2007 Ph.D. Student, UMDNJ
1996-2000 BS University of Virgin Islands, USA
Jonathan Galeotti BS
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2001-2009 Research Teaching Specialist IV
Noritsugu Nakano, MD PhD
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2006-2008 Postdoctral Fellow, UMDNJ
Shiori Kyoi, MD
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2006-2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, UMDNJ
Shinichi Hirotani MD, PhD
2004-2007 Postdoctoral Fellow, UMDNJ
2007-2016 Associate Professor, Hyogo College of Medicine
2016 Director, Kawachi General Hospital, Osaka, Japan