Meet The Team
Dong Zhang
EXPERTISE: CANCER DEVELOPMENT, DIAGNOSIS, AND THERAPY
Dong Zhang teaches medical biochemistry and specializes in cancer biology, cell biology, and molecular biology. His research focuses on DNA damage checkpoint and repair…read more
Bhuma Krishnamachari
EXPERTISE: EPIDEMIOLOGY, CANCER GENETICS
An epidemiologist and genetic counselor with a focus on oncology, Bhuma Krishnamachari, Ph.D., earned her doctorate in epidemiology from the University of Illinois…read more
Maria M. Plummer
EXPERTISE: PATHOLOGY
Maria Plummer is a board certified pathologist who teaches extensively at the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is also involved in teaching Physician Assistants…read more
Haotian Zhao
EXPERTISE: CANCER BIOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Haotian Zhao, Ph.D., holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in medicine from China Medical University, as well as a Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology…read more
Claude E. Gagna
EXPERTISE: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, ANATOMICAL SCIENCES, DNA NANOTECHNOLOGY
Claude Gagna is a Professor in the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences (i.e., biology), holding a central position (i.e., Course Director) as a senior educator…read more
Bryan Gibb
EXPERTISE: BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOPHYSICS, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY
Bryan Gibb completed his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in the laboratory of Gregory D. Van Duyne and studied the molecular mechanisms of DNA…read more
Niharika Nath
EXPERTISE: CANCER BIOLOGY, CELL BIOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY
Niharika Nath specializes in research on cancer biology and prevention. She focuses on the regulation of signaling molecules relevant to cellular processes…read more
Azhar Ilyas
EXPERTISE: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, NANOSCIENCE, NANOTECHNOLOGY
Azhar Ilyas is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. Prior to joining New York Tech, he was a post-doctoral fellow at Texas A&M…read more
Leonidas Salichos
EXPERTISE: COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS
Leonidas Salichos, Ph.D., is a computational biologist. His research focuses on studying evolving systems, such as the spread of infectious diseases and…read more
Amerigo Rossi
EXPERTISE: APPLIED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
Amerigo Rossi earned his B.A. in Biological Sciences from Columbia University in 1999, his M.A. in Exercise Science from Cal State Los Angeles in 2005, and his Ed.D. in Applied Exercise…read more
Subhabrata Chaudhury
EXPERTISE: CANCER THERAPEUTICS
Subhabrata Chaudhury, Ph.D., is an organic chemist. His research is focused on developing small molecule-based therapeutics for several diseases including cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. He has developed…read more
Karrer Alghazali
EXPERTISE: TISSUE ENGINEERING, REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, MEDICAL DEVICE DEVELOPMENT, BIOMATERIAL
Karrer Alghazali received his B.S. in Applied Physics from the University of Technology in Baghdad in 2008 and subsequently earned a master’s degree in Material Science from the same university in 2010. …read more
Steven Zanganeh
EXPERTISE: CANCER IMMUNOENGINEERING AND IRON IMMUNOMETABOLISM
Dr. Steven Zanganeh is an Assistant Professor in the Bioengineering Program at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). His research focuses on cancer immunoengineering, with an emphasis on macrophages in the tumor immune landscape, inflammatory responses, iron metabolism, and ferroptosis-based therapies.