Hampton University URISE Program - Mentors
Luisel Ricks-Santi
Degrees: PhD
Rank: Associate Professor & Director
Primary Department or Program: Biological Sciences & Cancer Research Center
Research Interests: Cancer Genomics, Cancer Disparities, Genetic Epidemiology, Clinical-Translational Sciences
Oluwatoyin Asojo
Degrees: PhD
Rank: Associate Professor
Primary Department or Program: Chemistry
Research Interests: Crystallography, Chemistry of Life Processes
Michelle Waddell
Degrees: PhD
Rank: Assistant Professor
Primary Department or Program: Chemistry & Biochemistry
Research Interests: Synthesis of Natural Product Analogs
Jermel Watkins
Degrees: PhD
Rank: Associate Professor
Primary Department or Program: Biological Sciences
Research Interests: Mitochondrial / Nuclear Communication, Cellular Differentiation, and Oxidative Stress
Neelam Azad
Degrees: PhD
Rank: Associate Professor and Chair
Primary Department or Program: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interests: Cellular and Molecular Biology, Lung Cancer and Fibrosis
Joanne Chan
Degrees: PhD
Rank: Associate Professor
Primary Department or Program: Biological Sciences
Research Interests: Vascular Signaling Pathways Using Zebrafish Models
Kermit Crawford
Degrees: PhD
Rank: Associate Professor
Primary Department or Program: Psychology
Research Interests: Multicultural Behavioral Health Disaster Response, Trauma and Culturally-Informed Practices
Jerald Dumas
Degrees: PhD
Rank: Associate Professor
Primary Department or Program: Chemical Engineering
Research Interests: Biomaterials, Bone Tissue Engineering, Cancer Detection
Isi Ero-Tolliver
Degrees: PhD, MS
Rank: Associate Professor
Primary Department or Program: Biological Sciences
Research Interests: Science Education, Extracellular Matrix Science
Herman Fennell
Degrees: PhD, MS
Rank: Assistant Professor
Primary Department or Program: Biological Sciences
Research Interests: Tyrosine Kinase Receptors and Breast Cancer
Anand Iyer
Degrees: PhD, MS
Rank: Professor and Dean
Primary Department or Program: Pharmacy
Research Interests: Cancer Pharmacology, Proteiomics, Lipidomics
Yogesh Kulkarni
Degrees: PhD, MS
Rank: Assistant Professor
Primary Department or Program: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interests: Proteiomics, Lipidomics of Breast and Prostate Cancer
Carolina Lewallen
Degrees: PhD, MS
Rank: Assistant Professor
Primary Department or Program: Biological Sciences
Research Interests: Population Genetics, Molecular Ecology, Evolutionary Biology
Eric Lewallen
Degrees: PhD
Rank: Assistant Professor
Primary Department or Program: Biological Sciences
Research Interests: Cell Biology, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Molecular Ecology
Indu Sharma
Degrees: PhD, MS
Rank: Assistant Professor
Primary Department or Program: Biological Sciences
Research Interests: Microbiology, Immunology, Biological Techniques
Candice Wallace
Degrees: PhD
Rank: Associate Professor
Primary Department or Program: Psychology
Research Interests: Social Psychology
Juan Yakisich
Degrees: MD, PhD
Rank: Assistant Professor
Primary Department or Program: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interests: Cancer Stem Cells, Chemotherapy, Cell & Molecular Biology
School of Science
- Department of Biological Sciences: Dr. Jermel Watkins, Chair
- Department of Mathematics: Dr. Arun Verma, Chair
- Department of Chemistry: Dr. Oluwatoyin Asojo, Chair
- Department of Physics: Dr. Calvin Lowe, Chair
School of Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering: Dr. Eric Sheppard, Dean
School of Liberal Arts
- Department of Psychology: Dr. Dr. Kermit Crawford, Chair
