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December 1, 2022

New Clinical Scholars Join the Center for Clinical and Translational Science
By Editorial Staff

We are pleased to announce that Drs. Charlie Buffie and Mira Patel are serving as the chief Clinical Scholars for the academic year 2022 - 2023. Dr. Buffie is a member of the Brady Laboratory, and his research focuses on metagenomic analyses of bioactive metabolites produced by native intestinal bacteria.  Dr. Patel is a member of the Tavazoie Laboratory and her research focuses on the role of immunosurveillance in mechanisms of cancer progression and metastasis, particularly as it relates to germline genetic variants that may predispose to metastatic disease.

We are also pleased to welcome seven new Clinical Scholars who joined the Center for Clinical and Translational Science on July 1, 2022.
 
Tamar Berger, MD
Mentor: Agata Smogorzewska, MD, PhD
Laboratory of Genome Maintenance

Research Interest: Dr. Berger’s research interests are the epidemiology of hematological malignancies and biomarker characterization for early cancer detection.

Biography: Dr. Berger received her MD and MHA from the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Be’er Sheva, Israel.  Dr. Berger completed her Internal Medicine residency and Hematology fellowship at Rabin Medical Center in Israel. Dr Berger served as a senior Hemato-oncologist at Rabin Medical Center, Davidoff Cancer Center, focusing on treating patients with plasma cell disorders.

Xiaojing Huang, MD, PhD
Mentor: Paul Cohen, MD, PhD
Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism

Research Interest: Dr. Huang’s research interests are systems biology and developing metabolomics technologies.

Biography: Dr. Huang received both her MD and PhD from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis and is currently a Radiation Oncology resident at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Matthew Kudelka, MD, PhD
Mentor: Elaine Fuchs, PhD
Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development

Research Interest: Dr. Kudelka’s research interests are post-translational modifications of proteins in health and disease and developing novel cancer therapies.

 Dr. Kudelka received his MD and PhD from the Emory University School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell. Dr. Kudelka is currently a Medical Oncology/Research Fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Ryan Q. Notti, MD, PhD
Mentor: Thomas Walz, PhD
Laboratory of Molecular Electron Microscopy

Research Interest: Dr. Notti’s research interests are structural biological approaches to address fundamental questions in oncology and the design of new therapeutics, with a focus on the treatment of sarcomas.

Biography: Dr. Notti received his MD from Weill Cornell Medical College and PhD from Rockefeller University. Dr. Notti completed his Internal Medicine residency at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell.  

Amihai Rottenstreich, MD
Mentor: Barry Coller, MD
Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology

Research Interest: Dr. Rottenstreich’s research interest is hematologic aspects of reproductive medicine, focusing on improving methods to prevent pre-eclampsia in pregnancy.

Biography: Dr. Rottenstreich received his MD from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Israel. He completed his residency in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.  


Leon L Seifert, MD
Mentor: Charles Rice, PhD
Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease

Research Interest: Dr. Seifert’s research interests are liver diseases and liver cirrhosis. He is particularly focused on the hepatitis B infection, a viral disease that affects ~250 million people worldwide.

Biography: Dr. Seifert received his MD from Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster in Germany. He completed the residency program in internal medicine and gastroenterology at University Hospital Münster.


Zijun Wang, MD
Mentor: Michel Nussenzweig, MD, PhD
Laboratory of Molecular Immunology

Research Interest: Dr. Wang’s research interest is the evolution of antibody responses to virus infection and vaccination, which includes SARS-CoV-2, HIV-1, and HBV.

Biography: Dr. Wang received her MD and PhD from Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University in China. She completed the dermatology residency program at Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University