Ahmed Lawan, Ph.D.
Ahmed Lawan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. His laboratory elucidates the involvement of complex signaling pathways in the control of lipid metabolism. Dr. Lawan received his Ph.D. from the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom and worked as a postdoc and research scientist at Yale School of Medicine.
Cassandra Secunda: Masters Student in Biology
Cassandra Secunda graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2018 with a B.S in Biology and a minor in chemistry. She has run a Medical Pathology lab at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and worked in Behavioral Neurogenetics and Nutritional Neuroscience labs at Pennsylvania State University. She is pursuing a master's degree in Biology with a focus on the hematological ramifications of the removal of the MKP-2 gene.
Nabin Ghimire: PhD Candidate in Biotechnology
Undergraduate: Major in Biochemistry from Purbhanchal University, Nepal.
Master: MS Biological Chemistry from University of Stavanger, Norway, Graduation on 2015, Research: "Effect of the uvrC gene in mutation induction by 5-formyldeoxyuridine in Escherichia coli"
Master: MS Innovation & Entrepreneurship from University of Oslo, Norway, Project: Role of MKP-2 in Diabetes
Richard Evans: Masters Student in Biology
Richard Evans is a current Master’s student in the Biology Program at UAH. Richard grew up in northern Alabama and previously graduated with a Chemistry and Biology bachelor’s degree from UAH. Richard has a great interest in diabetes research and primarily studies medical biochemistry. Initially pursuing medical school, Richard found that he could make a bigger impact in the research field.
Morgan Welch: Masters Student in Biology
Morgan attended the University of Alabama in Huntsville for her undergraduate degrees in Biology and Chemistry. She has participated in research across disciplines, including inorganic chemistry, microbiology, and biochemistry. In spring of 2023 she completed her Masters degree in biology focusing on the effects of MKP-2 on cellular senescence and metabolism.
