Lab Members (in alphabetical order)
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Dan Nguyen
Undergraduate Research Assistant Dan Nguyen is a sophomore undergraduate student in the Science and Technology Honors Program. He majors in Chemistry with a Biochemistry concentration as well as minors in Computer Science. He joined the lab in the fall of 2016 and has been working on immunofluorescent staining and imaging of alpha cells, INS1 cells, HEK cells, and pancreatic sections to look for protein interactions in the Syt9 and C1ql3 projects. He also maintains the cell cultures by reseeding and changing media for INS1 and HEK Cells. As a long-term goal, Dan wishes to pursue a career as a physician. |
Rajesh Gupta, Ph.D.
ADA Postdoctoral Fellow
Rajesh joined Dr. Bhatnagar’s lab in March 2016 as a Research Associate. He completed his PhD in Life Sciences from Banaras Hindu University, India. During his former postdoctoral training at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Rajesh studied the role of agouti related peptide (AgRP, an orexigenic peptide) in mouse adrenal gland which developed his interest in diabetes and beta cell biology. His research in the Bhatnagar's lab is focused on investigating the role of C1Ql3 secreted proteins in pancreatic beta cells by using cell lines and mouse models.
Saba Alsharif, M.S.
Research Assistant
Saba is an energetic, motivated, and responsible individual who enjoys working in the lab and also keeps the lab organized. In the Spring of 2019, she received her M.S. degree in Biotechnology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is working on understanding the role of BAI3 G-protein coupled receptor in insulin secretion.
Research Assistant
Saba is an energetic, motivated, and responsible individual who enjoys working in the lab and also keeps the lab organized. In the Spring of 2019, she received her M.S. degree in Biotechnology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is working on understanding the role of BAI3 G-protein coupled receptor in insulin secretion.
Sayak Bhattacharya, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sayak joined the lab in April, 2019 as a postdoctoral fellow. He received his PhD from the Virgina Commmonwealth University, USA. He is working on understanding the role of tomosyn-2 protein in insulin secretion. He enjoys cooking and working out in the gyn!.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sayak joined the lab in April, 2019 as a postdoctoral fellow. He received his PhD from the Virgina Commmonwealth University, USA. He is working on understanding the role of tomosyn-2 protein in insulin secretion. He enjoys cooking and working out in the gyn!.
