Dr. Jatinder Lamba, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Dr. Jatinder Lamba is currently the associate dean of research and graduate education and a professor in the department of pharmacotherapy and translational research in the UF College of Pharmacy. Dr. Lamba’s research is focused on identification, characterization and clinical validation of genomic/epigenomic markers predictive of therapeutic outcome in cancer patients.
Email: jlamba@cop.ufl.edu
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Current Lab Members’ Research Interests
Vivek M. Shastri, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
2019, PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Research Interests: Biological characterization of CD33 isoforms; DNA damage response (DDR) pathway-based score to predict response to GO; development and cellular evaluation of anti-CD33 based bispecific T cell engagers (BiTEs) and multi-target adaptable cell engagers (MACEs) for potential use in AML immunotherapy.
Email: vivekshastri@cop.ufl.edu
Post-doctoral Associates
Phani Krishna Parcha, Ph.D.
2019, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pondicherry Central University, India
Research Interests: Cancer signaling, Drug screening, Patient derived in vitro cancer models (tumorspheres & Organoids) for drug discovery.
Email: phanikrishparcha@cop.ufl.edu
Aneesha Nath, Ph.D.
2020, PhD in Stem Cell Biology, Center for Stem Cell Research, Unit of InSTEM and CMC Vellore, India
Research interests : Crispr screening in AML patients to identify druggable targets, Crispr screening to identify the players contributing to radioresistance, molecular mechanisms of normal and malignant haematopoiesis.
Email : aneeshanath@ufl.edu
Graduate Students
Francisco Marchi
2020, Bachelor of Science in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida
Research Interests: Multi-omics integration, deep learning, liquid biopsies
Email: flourenco@ufl.edu
Satyavardhan Rao Nittu, Pharm.D
2020, PharmD, Osmania University, India
Research Interests: Genome-wide association analysis, identification and validation of toxicity biomarkers predictive of adverse clinical outcomes in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia.
Email : nittus@ufl.edu
Abdullah Alhumaid, PharmD, MS
2023, MS, University of Georgia
2018, PharmD, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia
Research Interests: Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) role in drug resistance in AML, Multi-omics analysis
Email: aalhumaid@ufl.edu
Naifah Alshameri, PharmD, MSc
2024, MS., University of Florida.
2018, PharmD., University of Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Research Interests: Study the association between DNA methylation and the genes related to the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of AML drug treatments, alongside myeloid genes, and its impact on the clinical outcomes of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
Ryanne Mulligan
2024, BS (Microbiology and Cell science), University of Florida
Research Interests: Protein sequencing of AML cells for discovery of novel drug targets, characterization of aberrant proteins in AML
Email : ryannemulligan@ufl.edu
Additional Pharm.D. Students
- Bailey Gregory
- Molly Lofy
- Hanh Tran
- Leila Becirevic
Undergraduate Students
- Fernando Sckaff
Lamba Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Associates
| Name | Year | Affiliation | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Amit K Mitra | 2009-2012 | University of Minnesota | Assistant Professor- Auburn University, Alabama |
| Dr. Yogita Ghodke | 2010-2012 | University of Minnesota | Assistant Professor – NYU Langone Medical Center, New York |
| Dr. Lata Chauan | 2012-2016 | University of Minnesota | Manager/Senior Scientist at CPL Biologicals US, LLC |
| Dr. Miyoung Shin | 2015-2016 | University of Florida | Clemson School of Health Research |
| Dr. Roya Rafiee | 2016- 2021 | University of Florida | National Cancer Institute |
| Dr. John Papageorgiou Ioannis | 2018-2019 | University of Florida | Emory University |
Graduate Students
| Name | Graduation Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neha Bhise | 2015 | PhD | University of Minnesota |
| Taraswi Mitra Ghosh | 2016 | PhD | University of Minnesota |
| Salma Bargal | 2017 | MS | University of Florida |
| Bradley Stockard | 2019 | PhD | University of Florida |
| Mohammed Gbadamosi | 2022 | PhD | University of Florida |
| Richard “RJ” Marrero | 2024 | PhD | University of Florida |
| Nam K. Nguyen | 2025 | PhD | University of Florida |
Pharm.D. Students
| Name | Year | Affiliation | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Kassem | 2015 | University of Florida | Summer Research Mentor- University of Florida and Directed Research |
| Emile Bergsma | 2015 | University of Florida | Summer Research Mentor- University of Florida and Directed Research |
| Charles Davis | 2016 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | Summer Research Mentor |
| Elham Elmasry | 2016 | Visiting scientist from Egypt | NA |
| Andrew Asante | 2018 | University of Florida | ISRP (Intensive summer research program) |
| Akhila Dadwai | 2019-2020 | Osmania University, Sangareddy, Telangana, India | International PharmD Intern |
| Satyavardhan Rao Nittu | 2019-2020 | Osmania University, Sangareddy, Telangana, India | International PharmD Intern |
| Natasha Emanuel | 2019-2020 | University of Florida | PharmD Intern |
| Angelica de Jesus Sosa | 2019-2020 | University of Florida | PharmD Intern |
| Alessandra Diioia | 2019-2020 | University of Florida | PharmD Intern |
| Yennifer Nunez | 2021-2020 | University of Florida | PharmD Intern |
| Jennifer Ahmed | 2021-2020 | University of South Florida | PharmD Intern |
High School students mentored through University of Florida SSTP program
- Rachel Goepner – 2015
- Ella Singh – 2016