Center for Clinical and Translational Science

Pending approval by the University’s Board of Trustees, four Clinical Scholars are scheduled to recieve Masters’ of Clinical and Translational Science degrees in June 2012.  A dinner celebrating the Scholars and their mentors is scheduled for June 7, 2012.  A list of the Scholars, and their mentors,  research titles, and future plans follows:

Dr. Niroshana Anandasabapathy
Mentor: Dr. Ralph Steinman
Potentiating Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Immunity with Flt3L
Dr. Anandasabapathy is considering serveral Assistant Professor offers by major academic medical centers.

Dr. Jennifer Belasco
Mentor: Dr. James Krueger
Characterizing Skin and Joint Tiessue in Psoriatic Arthritis
Dr. Belasco received an Arithritis Foundation grant and will continue her studies in Dr. Krueger’s laboratory as an Instructor in Clinical Investigation.
 
Dr.  Iddo Ben-Dov
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Tuschl
microRNA as Biomarkers in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Dr. Ben-Dov has accepted a faculty position as an Attending Nephrologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem.

Dr. Dana Orange
Mentor: Dr. Robert Darnell
Basic and Clinical Insights Into the Regulation of Cellular Autoimmunity
Dr. Orange received an Arthritis Foundation grant and will continue her studies in Dr. Robert Darnell’s labortory as an Instructor in Clinical Investigation.