June 2019 New faculty

 

 List of new faculty members from June 2019 for Faculty Newsletter
Biochemistry
Name:  Mario Mietzsch, Ph.D.
Mietzsch
Department:  Biochemistry
Rank:  Assistant Scientist
Specialty:
Location obtained PhD:  Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
Biostatistics
Name:  XiangYang Lou, Ph.D.
Lou
Department:  Biostatistics
Rank:  Research Professor
Specialty:  Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Data Analytics, and Quantitative Genetics
Location obtained PhD:  Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Name:  Qing Lu, Ph.D.
Lu
Department:  Biostatistics
Rank:  Professor
Specialty:  Statistical Genetics and Statistical/Machine Learning
Location obtained PhD:  Case Western Reserve University
Epidemiology
Name:  Yun Zhu, Ph.D.
Zhu
Department:  Epidemiology
Rank:  Research Assistant Scientist
Specialty:  Research focuses on genetic epidemiology in aging and neurological diseases. The long-term goals of Dr. Zhu’s research are to identify novel ‘omics’ biomarkers (e.g., genomics, epigenomics, proteomics, metabolomics, proteinomics) for human chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, depression and Alzheimer’s disease, to unravel interactions among genes and between genes and environments, and to develop and design precision prevention, intervention, drug discovery and effective treatment.
Location obtained PhD:  University of Florida
Medicine
Name:  Philip George, M.D.
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Department:  Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  Electrophysiology
Location obtained MD:  University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Name:  Maigan Brusko, Ph.D.
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Department:  Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Rank:  Research Assistant Scientist
Specialty:  Immunology and Immunophenotyping
Location obtained PhD:  University of Florida
School of Physician Assistant Studies
Name:  Travis Grant, PA-C
Grant
Department:  School of Physician Assistant Studies
Rank:  Clinical Assistant Professor
Specialty:  Mental Health
Location obtained PA-C:  Baylor College of Medicine
Surgery
Name:  Giles Peek, M.D., Ph.D.
Peek
Department:  Surgery or Congenital Heart Center
Rank:  Clinical Professor
Specialty:  Cardiothoracic surgery
Location obtained MD & PhD:  MD degree obtained at Kings College Hospital; PhD obtained at the University of Leicester in England