Faculty Summaries
Edna Cukierman
Edna Cukierman, PhD
Associate Professor
Edna.Cukierman@fccc.edu
Office Phone: 215-214-4218
Lab Phone: 215-214-4219
Fax: 215-728-3616
Office: W428
Twitter: @ednacukierman
Edna Cukierman, PhD, Principal Investigator

Education

  • BS, Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1991
  • MS, Biochemistry, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1993
  • PhD, Molecular and Cell Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1997

Honors

  • Fellows Award for Research Excellence at the NIH, 2002
  • National Pancreas Foundation Award, 2004-2005
  • Nikon Small World Competition (Image Distinction Award), 2005
  • AACR Career Development Award, 2004-2007
  • W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Award, 2005-2008

Curriculum Vitae or Biographical Sketch

Vivekanand Gupta, PhD, Postdoctoral Associate
Vivekanand Gupta, PhD

Education

  • BS, Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, West Bengal University of Animal & Fisheries Sciences. Kolkata, India, 2002
  • MS, Veterinary Science in Animal Biotechnology, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India, 2004
  • PhD, Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 2008

Curriculum Vitae or Biographical Sketch

Research Interests

Kidney tumor-stromal interactions, Cancer immunology

Contact Information

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Janusz Franco-Barraza, MD, PhD, Postdoctoral Associate
Janusz Franco-Barraza, PhD

Education

Research Interests

Immune response-triggered mechanisms responsible for invasion through tumor-associated ECM

Contact Information

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Tiffany Luong, BS, Scientific Technician I
Tiffany Luong

Education

Research Interests

Contact Information

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Neelima Shah, Microscopy Specialist

Contact Information

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Alexander Zenin, Graduate Student

Education

Contact Information

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Jeffrey Simons, Student Assistant
Jeffrey Simons, Student Assistant

Education

Curriculum Vitae or Biographical Sketch

Research Interests

Cell-matrix adhesion structures and matrix-induced cancer cell behaviors (e.g., invasion).

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Kelci R Holman, Student Assistant
Kelci Holman

Education

Research Interests

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Brad Rybinski, Student Assistant
Brad Rybinski

Education

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Corinne Watson, Student Volunteer

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Ellen Ragan, Administrative Assistant
Ellen Ragan

Contact Information

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Former Personnel
Michael AmatangeloDorothy BeachamKimberly Brown
Remedios Castelló-CrosMastan Rao ChintalapudiGil Cukierman
James FlahertySarah GoldstonDavid Khan
Melissa LechRoderick QuirosPoornima Rao
Rebecca RothMatthildi ValianouFernanda Villamar
Olga VillamarGary WilkStephanie Wirtshafter
Daniel ZinshteynDaniel BassiGalia Wilk
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