Blair Lab Alumni
Jasbir S. Arora, Ph.D
Degree: Ph.D. 1997, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, India
Blair Lab: 2002-2004 and 2007-2012
Currently: Laboratory Director, Advanced Laboratory Services, Sharon Hill, PA
Email: jarora@advanced-lab.com
Vinod Arora, Ph.D.
Degree: Ph.D., 1991, University of Saskatchewan
Blair Lab: 1993 - 1997
Currently: Biotransformation/Bio-analytical Scientist
Email: varora5@cox.net
Alexandra Barrantes
Degree: B.A., 1996, Boston University
Blair Lab: 1999
Colin Barry, Ph.D.
Degree: Ph.D., 2005, Wake Forest University
Blair Lab: 2005 - 2008
Currently: Director, Large Molecule Bioanalysis, Alliance Pharma
Email: colin.g.barry@gmail.com
Sankha "Bobby" Basu, Ph.D.
Degree: Ph.D., 2011; M.D., 2013, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2008 - 2011
Currently: Clinical Pathology residency at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston
Email: bobby.basu@gmail.com
Frank Belas, Ph.D.
Degree: Ph.D., 1992, University of Houston
Blair Lab: 1992 - 1997
Currently: Director, Drug Disposition, Eli Lilly Company
Email: Belas_Frank@lilly.com
Showket Bhat, Ph.D.
Degree: Ph.D., 2007. Biochemistry (A.M.U., Aligarh, India)
Blair Lab: 2008 - 2011
Currently: Asst. Professor, Applied Medical Sciences, Tabuk University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Lisa Bottalico, Ph.D.
Degree: Ph.D., 2017 University of Pennsylavania
Blair Lab: 2012-2017
Currently: Penn-PORT fellow, Weljie Lab, Dept of Systems Pharmacology & Translational Therapeutics, Univ of Penn
Email: bottlisa@mail.med.upenn.edu
Christine Busch, B.S.
Degree: B.S., Purdue University
Blair Lab: 2003-2015
Currently: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Email: christinembusch@yahoo.com
Ajai Chaudhary, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1984, Panjab University
Blair Lab: 1992 - 1996
Currently: Executive Director, Operations, Sourcing and Logistics, PPDM, Merck & Co
Email: ajai.chaudhary@merck.com
Tom Chou, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2003, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2003 - 2005
Currently: UC San Francisco, CA
Email: ThomasChou@ucsfmedctr.org
Brian Christman, M.D.
Degree: M.D. 1984, Vanderbilt University
Blair Lab: 1985 - 1987
Currently: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Medicine
Email: Brian.Christman@vanderbilt.edu
Dominic Ciccimaro
Degree: BSCE, Drexel University
Blair Lab: 2016 - 2017
Eugene Ciccimaro, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2008, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2004 - 2008
Currently: Research Investigator II, Bioanalytical Research, PCO, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Email: eugene.ciccimarojr@bms.com
Jere L. Compton
Currently: Mass Spectrometer Engineer, Vanderbilt University
Email: jere.l.compton@vanderbilt.edu
Xingpin Cui, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2002, University of Science and Technology of China
Blair Lab: 2002 - 2006
Currently: Beijing Food Safety Monitoring Center
Arnaldo Diaz, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2008, Texas A&M University
Blair Lab: 2008 - 2010
Currently: Assoc. Director Recruitment & Special Programs Adjunct Asst Prof SPATT, Co-Director, Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PennPREP) Biomedical Graduate Studies University of Pennsylvania
Email: diaza@mail.med.upenn.edu
Thien Dinh, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2003, University. of California
Blair Lab: 2004 - 2007
Currently: Field Application Specialist at Advion BioSciences
Email: tpdinh1@hotmail.com
Lamar Dixon
Blair Lab: 1983 - 1997
Currently: Vanderbilt University, Mass Spectrometry Research Center
Email: lamar.dixon@vanderbilt.edu
Tom Fenn, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1997, University of Minnesota
Blair Lab: 1997 - 1999
Currently: Advanced Quality Specialist at 3M Health Care; 3M Drug Delivery Systems Division, Carleton College, St. Paul, Minnesota;
Email: tom.fenn.4@gmail.com
Betty Fox
Blair Lab: 1983 - 1997
Currently: Vanderbilt University
Ben Fryer, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1997, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 1997
Currently: Team Leader, CMC, Cardiomyocyte Cell Manufacturing at University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Carlos O. Garner, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1997, Vanderbilt University
Blair Lab: 1993 - 1997
Currently: Eli Lilly and Company, Senior Director, Global Regulatory Affairs
Email: garner_carlos_o@lilly.com
Ashley Wohler Gerrish, M.D.
Degree: M.D., 2014, Virginia Tech School of Medicine; B.S., 2009, Washington and Lee University
Blair Lab: 2009 - 2010
Currently: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Email: wohler@gmail.com
Susanne Goeters, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2001, Philipps University, Marburg Germany
Blair Lab: 2002 - 2004
Currently: Dep Director Regulatory Affairs, Sanofi Pasteur, Allentown, PA
Email: susanne.goeters@sanofi.com
Luis Gil De Gomez, Ph.D
Degree: PhD, 2013, University of Valladolid
Blair Lab: 2015 -2016
Currently: Radiation-Oncology, University of Pennsylvania
Email: luisgil@mail.med.upenn.edu
Charles "Andy" Goldthwaite, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1993, University of Virginia
Blair Lab: 1991 -1996
Currently: Goldthwaite & Associates;owner of Medical Writing Business
Email: cgoldthwaite@sport.rr.com
Lili Guo, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2013, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2014 - 2018
Currently: Regeneron, West Chester, NY
Alejandro Gutierrez, MD
Degree: BS, 1996, University of Arizona
Blair Lab: 1999 - 2000
Currently: Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Staff Physician, Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Staff Physician, Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Jane Huang, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1993, Vanderbilt University
Blair Lab: 1990 - 1993
Currently: Honor Consulting, providing services in DMPK related disciplines
Email: huangjz2000@yahoo.com
Michael Yuehua Huang, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2000, Peking University
Blair Lab: 2002 - 2007
Currently: Absorption Company
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Email: YHuang@absorption.com
Anthony Huggett, PhD
Currently: Head of Quality Management, Nestlé Nutrition at Nestec S.A., Vevey, Switzerland
Feng-yin Hsieh, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1992, University of Rhode Island
Blair Lab: 1992 -1995
Koichi Inoue, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2004, Hoshi University, Tokyo, Japan
Blair Lab: 2005 - 2007
Currently: Associate Professor, Laboratory of Analytical and Bio-Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Japan
Email: kinoue@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp
Hemant Jajoo, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1989, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India
Blair Lab: 1986 - 1989
Currently: Vice President, Lambda Therapeutic Research, Ahmedabad, India
Wenying Jian, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2005, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2002 - 2005
Currently: Johnson & Johnson
Email: WJian@its.jnj.com
Sara Kambouris, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1998, Vanderbilt University
Blair Lab: 1993 - 1998
Currently: President, Co-Founder, Infinite Dimensions
Amin Kamel, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1998, University of Rhode Island (in collaboration with the University of Delaware
Blair Lab: 1988-1990
Currently: Takeda
Email: amin.kamel@takeda.com
Jong Seong Kang, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1998, Wuerzburg University, Germany
Blair Lab: 2007 (visiting scholar)
Currently: College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Korea
Email: kangiss@cnu.ac.kr
Stefanie Khartulyari, M.S.
Degree: M.S., 2007, Tübingen University
Blair Lab: 2007 - 2009
Currently: Senior Consultant at OC Recruitment GmbH & Co. KG
Email: s.khartulyari@gmx.de
Maya Khezam, M.S.
Degree: M.S., 2012
Blair Lab: 2011-2012
Currently: West- Ward Pharmaceuticals
Email: Maya.Khezam@gmail.com
Hye Young Kim, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2001, Vanderbilt University
Blair Lab: 2002 - 2003
Currently: Vanderbilt University, Research Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department
Email: hye-young.h.kim@vanderbilt.edu
Eileen M. Kowalski, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1999, Vanderbilt University
Blair Lab: 1993 -1997
Currently: Associate Professor, Head Academic Counselor, Department of Chemistry and Life Science, West Point
Email: Eileen.Kowalski@usma.edu
Seon Hwa Lee, PhD
Degree: 1999, Sungshin Women's University Seoul, Korea
Blair Lab: 1999 - 2007
Currently: Assistant Professor, Tohoku University, Bioanalytical Chemistry
Email: sh-lee@m.tohoku.ac.jp
Laurent Laboureur, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2017, University of Paris-Saclay, France
Blair Lab: 2018-2019
Currently: Servier, France
Jiarong Li, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1992, School of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Beijing Institute of Technology
Blair Lab: 1999 - 2000
Currently: Director, Drug Research Center, Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Xiaojing Liu, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2012, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2008 - 2012
Currently: Duke University;Senior Research Associate, Locasale Lab
Matthew MacDonald, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2012, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2007 - 2012
Currently: Asst Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Email: mailto:macdonaldml@upmc.edu
Dipti Mangal, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2005, Delhi University
Blair Lab: 2005 - 2009
Currently: University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Soma Lab) New Bolton Center
Email: dipti@vet.upenn.edu
Marissa Martinez, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2012, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2006 - 2010
Currently: Post doc, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Zachara Lab
Email: mmart137@jhmi.edu
Piero Menna, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2005, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti School of Pharmacy and the Center of Excellence on Aging
Blair Lab: 2004 - 2005
Currently: Clinical Pharmacologist, University Hospital of Campus Bio-Medico of Rome
Email: P.Menna@unicampus.it
Ian V.J. Murray, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1999, McGill University, Canada
Blair Lab: 2007
Currently: Assoc. Prof., Dir. Medical School Resarch Institute (MSRI); Program Director, Med School Assessment Program (MSAP): online admissions course. Chair, Departmental Research St. George’s University, University Centre, Grenada, West Indies
Email: IMurray@sgu.edu
Masaharu Nakajima, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1988, Tokyo College of Pharmacy, Japan
Blair Lab: 1997 - 1998
Currently: Senior Researcher, Nigata Prefectural Food Research Institute, Japan
Email: nakajima@niigata-pharm.ac.jp
Tomoyuki Oe, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1992, Tohoku University, Japan
Blair Lab: 1996 - 1998 and 2000 - 2007
Currently: Professor, Bio-analytical Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku Sendai, Japan
Email: mailto:t-oe@mail.pharm.tohoku.ac.jp
Yoshi Ohyama, PhD
Degree: PhD., Tohoku Univ., 1992
Blair Lab: 1992-93
Currently: Professor, Biopharmaceutics, Nihon Pharmaceutical Univ., Japan
Shaokun Pang, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1997, SUNY
Blair Lab: 1997 – 1999
Currently: AB Sciex, Sr. Field Applications Specialist
Email: shaokun.pang@absciex.com
Caterina Pettinella, PhD.
Degree: PhD, 2007, University of "G. D'Annunzi ", Chieti, Italy
Blair Lab: 2004 - 2005
Currently: Postdoc, Universidad Biomedico, Roma, Italy
Email: c.pettinella@virgilio.it
Dennis R. Phillips, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1992, University of Utah
Blair Lab: 1993 -1994
Currently: Director, Mass Spectrometry Facility, University of Georgia
Email: drp@uga.edu
Michael Pollack, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2005, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2001 - 2006
Currently: Technology Transfer Specialist, NIH/NCI
Email: mp562q@nih.gov
Chandra Prakash, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1977, University of Delhi, India
Blair Lab: 1985 - 1992
Currently: Agios
Email: Chandra.Prakash@agios.com
Amy Quinn, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2008, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2003 Rotation
Currently: Investigator (GSK Screening & Compound Profiling), GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA
Email: amy.m.quinn@gsk.com
Kannan Rangiah, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2006, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Blair Lab: 2006-2011
Currently: Technology Manager, NCBS, Center for Cellular & Molecular Platforms. Bangalore, India
Email: kannanr@ncbs.res.in
Asha Rathanakumar, M.Sc.
Degree: M. Sc., 2010, Temple University
Blair Lab: 2010-2011
Diane Rindgen, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1996, Northeastern University
Blair Lab: 1996 - 1999
Currently: Research Investigator, Merck
Email: diane.rindgen@merck.com
Michelle V. Williams Romm, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2005, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2002 - 2005
Currently: Senior Scinetist, Agilent Technologies, Inc
Email: michelle.romm@agilent.com
Qian Ruan, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2003, New York University
Blair Lab: 2003 - 2005
Currently: Senior Research Investigator; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Email: qian.ruan@bms.com
Ashkan Salamatipour
Degree: B.S. 2014, UCLA, Berkeley
Blair Lab: 2016 - 2017
Currently: Medical Student, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University
Email: asalamati@berkeley.edu
Sam Saleh, PhD
Degree: M.S., 1979, Middle Tennessee State University
Blair Lab: 1983 - 1995
Currently: Senior Research Specialist, Vanderbilt University
Stephanie Sanchez
Currently: Vanderbilt University; Lab Manager, Division of Clinical Pharmacology
Vineet Sangar, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2008, Pennsylvania State University
Blair Lab: 2008-2011
Currently: The Institute for Systems Biology
Email: Vineet.Sangar@systemsbiology.org
Rajesh Sanku, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2018, Temple University
Blair Lab: 2018-2019
Currently: Charles River Labs, San Francisco, CA
William Schaefer, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1985, Vanderbilt University
Blair Lab: 1985 - 1987
Currently: Retired
Sushmita Sen, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2007, Temple University
Blair Lab: 2008 - 2009
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Currently: Program Admin, AACR, Phila, PA
Sumit Shah, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2004, Univ. of Louisiana at Monroe
Blair Lab: 2007 - 2011
Currently: LC/MS applications scientist, Agilent
Email: sumit.shah@agilent.com
Yu Shi, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2009, University of Connecticut
Blair Lab: 2010 - 2011
Email: yu.grace.shi@gmail.com
Roman Shimanovich, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2003, Princeton University
Blair Lab: 2003- 2005
Currently: Senior Scientist at Amgen
Email: rshimano@amgen.com
Christine Shwed
Degree: B.S., 1971, Temple University
Blair Lab: 1997 - 2018
Currently: retired
Email: shwedenia@gmail.com
Gurkeerat Singh, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1991, North Dakota State University
Blair Lab: 1997 - 2000
Currently: Research Scientist, Eli Lilly Company
Email: singh_gurkeerat@lilly.com
Nathaniel W. Snyder, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2013 University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2009 - 2014
Currently: Assistant Professor, A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Email: Nathaniel.W.Snyder@drexel.edu
Nicole Speed, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2010, Vanderbilt University
Blair Lab: 2010 - 2011
Currently: Scientific Director, The Lockwood Group
Email: nicole.k.speed@gmail.com
Xin Tang, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2005, Medical College of Wisconsin
Blair Lab: 2005 - 2007
Currently: Senior Program Manager at Medtron
Ye Tian, M.S
Degree: M.S., 2002, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2000 - 2004
Currently: Associate Scientist at Schering-Plough Research Institute
Email: Ye.Tian@spcorp.com
Anita Tilve, PhD
Blair Lab: 2001 - 2002
Currently: P.E.S. College of Arts & Science, Goa, India
Santosh Tilve, PhD
Degree: PhD
Blair Lab: 2001 - 2002
Currently: Goa University, Taligao Plateau, India
Montri Thippornwong
Degree: B.S
Blair Lab: Aug-Dec 2007
Currently: Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Daljit Vudathala, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1990, University of Alberta (Canada)
Blair Lab: 2002 - 2005
Currently: Sr. Res. Investigator, Toxicol. Lab, New Bolton Ctr, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
Email: vudathal@vet.upenn.edu
Qingqing Wang, PhD
Degree: PhD and MS, 2005, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, P. R. China
Blair Lab: 2013 – 2018
Susie (Siyu) Wang, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2018, Rutgers University
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Blair Lab: 2018-2019
Currently: Inzen Therapeutics
Cong Wei, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2010, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2006 - 2010
Currently: Res. Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Email: cong.wei@bms.com
Angela Wehr, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2011, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2006 - 2011
Currently: Associate Director Alkermes, Clinical Pharmacology & Translational Medicine
Email: angela.wehr@alkermes.com
Stacy L. Gelhaus Wendell, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2005, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Blair Lab: 2005 - 2011
Currently: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh
Email: gstacy@pitt.edu
Liwei Weng, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2014, Johns Hopkins University
Blair Lab: 2015-2019
Currently: Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Scott Womble, D.Sc
Degree: D. Sc., 1987, University of Texas at Arlington
Blair Lab: 1989 - 1992
Currently: Head DMPK Study Operations/Sr. Project Pharmacokineticist, Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Andrew Worth, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2011 - 2015
Currently: Agios
Email: ajworth887@gmail.com
Heng Xiao, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2016, Wuhan University, China
Blair Lab: 2019-2021
Currently: Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
JunFeng Xiao, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2009, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst
Blair Lab: 2009 - 2010
Currently: Field Support Scientist, Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry Division. Thermo Fisher Scientific
Email: junfeng.xiao@thermofisher.com
Jiyun Xu, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2004, Penn State University
Blair Lab: 2003 - 2005
Currently: Senior Patent Attorney, Bayer (China) Limited
Email: jiyun.xu@bayer.com
Keyang Xu, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1997, University of Pittsburgh
Blair Lab: 1997 - 1999
Currently: Senior Scientist at Genentech
Email: xu.keyang@gene.com
Kouma Yamashita, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1983, Tohoku University
Blair Lab: 1987 - 1989
Currently: Manager, Pharmacokinetics Kayaku Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan
Yuan Yan, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2002, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2002 - 2005
Currently: Research Scientist, Bio-Rad, California;
Email: yuan_yan@bio-rad.com
Suresh Yeola, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1986, University of Poona, India
Blair Lab: 1992 - 1993
Currently: Research Fellow, DMPK, Theravance Biopharma;
Email: snyeola@gmail.com
Anastasia Yocum, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2006, University of Pennsylvania
Blair Lab: 2002 - 2006
Currently: A2 Idea, Software Consulting Company;
Email: aky1972@gmail.com
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Kenneth Yu, M.D., M.Sc.
Degree: M.D., 1999, Johns Hopkins University
Blair Lab: 2003 - 2010
Currently: Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania; Fellow, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Email: YuK1@mskcc.org
Jinghua Zhang, M.D.
Degree: M.D., 2001, Peking Union Med. College
Blair Lab: 2002-2003
Currently: Internist, Department of Medicine, Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ
Jiyue Zhang, PhD
Degree: M.D./PhD., 1988, Shanghai Inst. Materia
Blair Lab: 1989-1992
Suhong Zhang, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2006, University of New Orleans
Blair Lab: 2007-2014
Naiyu Zheng, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1999, University of Rhode Island
Blair Lab: 1999 - 2002
Currently: Res. Scientist, Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Email: naiyu.zheng@bms.com
Peijuan “Penny” Zhu, PhD
Degree: PhD, 1999, University of Rhode Island
Blair Lab: 1999 - 2002
Currently: Senior Investigator Clinical Pharmacology, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Inc
Email: penny.zhu@novartis.com
Xiaoliang Zhuo, PhD
Degree: PhD, 2001, University of New York at Albany
Blair Lab: 2002 - 2004
Currently: Drug Metabolism & Biotransformation Scientist, Board-certified toxicologist, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Email: xiaoliang.zhuo@bms.com
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