Department Directory
Directory
Below you will find information about how to contact our department faculty members and staff. Each faculty member has a link to a profile page with more information.
Department leadership
Esther Biswas-Fiss, Ph.D., MB(ASCP)CM
Department Chair, Medical and Molecular Sciences
Professor
Director, Graduate Programs in Medical Sciences
Director, Programs in Applied Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Program Advisor, Molecular Diagnostics Minor and Certificate
302-831-2912
Virginia Hughes, Ph.D., MLS (ASCP)CM, SBB
Vice Department Chair, Medical and Molecular Sciences
Professor
Director, Medical Diagnostics (Pre-PA)
302-831-3865
Department Faculty Members
Mona Batish, PhD
Associate Professor
302-831-8591
232 Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Huey-Jen Lin, Ph.D., MT(ASCP)
Associate Professor
302-831-7576
303B Willard Hall
Heather A. Walters, M.Ed., MLS(ASCP)CM
Instructor
Director, Forensic Science Minor
302-831-4212
305G Willard Hall
Andrew Hollinger, MS, MLS(ASCP)SMCM
Instructor
Director, Medical Laboratory Science
302-831-8595
303D Willard Hall
Vijay Parashar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
302-831-4552
231 Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Kimberly E. Walker, Ph.D., MLS(ASCP)CM
Assistant Professor
Director, Medical Diagnostics
302-831-8737
303C Willard Hall
Professional staff
Joselin Abraham, M.S. MLS(ASCP)CM
Manager of Clinical Operations/External Relations
302-831-3662
305F Willard Hall
Susan Coffing, M.Ed.
Academic Advisor II
Program Advisor, Genetic Counseling Minor
302-831-8804
Patty Wuthnow, MLS (ASCP)
Laboratory Education Coordinator
302-831-3662
305D Willard Hall
Kelley Bielewicz, B.A.
Graduate Services Coordinator
302-831-3469
305C Willard Hall
Stefanie Hansen, BS, MLS(ASCP)CM
Laboratory Education Coordinator
302-831-3662
305D Willard Hall
| Name | Title | |
| Anna P. Ciulla, MCC, MLS (ASCP)SC, CC(NRCC) | Professor Emeritus | aciulla@udel.edu |
| Donald C. Lehman, EdD, MLS(ASCP)CM, SM(NRCM) | Professor Emeritus |
dlehman@udel.edu |
| Raelene Maser, PhD, MT(ASCP) | Professor Emeritus | rmaser@udel.edu |
| Mary Ann McLane, PhD, MLS(ASCP)CM | Professor Emeritus | mclane@udel.edu |
| Name | Title | |
| Karen R. Brinker, M. Ed., MLS (ASCP)CM | Adjunct/Supplemental Faculty University of Delaware |
kcchem@udel.edu |
| Zohra Ali-Khan Catts, M.S. LCGC | Director, Genetic Counseling Services ChristianaCare Co-Director, Masters in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling Thomas Jefferson University |
zcatts@udel.edu |
| Sheau Ching Chai | Assistant Professor Behavioral Health and Nutrition University of Delaware |
scchai@udel.edu |
| Eric Chandler, MLS (ASCP) | Medical Laboratory Scientist | echandl@udel.edu |
| Mallory Chimmel, MSFS | DNA Analyst The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory |
mchmiel@udel.edu |
| Jasmine Fuentes, MLS (ASCLS) | Technical Service Technician Integrated Chemistry In-Vitro Diagnostics Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. |
jfuentes@udel.edu |
| Lindsey M. Hardy, MHA, MLS (ASCP) | Medical Laboratory Scientist ChristianaCare, Department of Microbiology |
lhardy@udel.edu |
| Marie Kuczmarski | Professor Behavioral Health and Nutrition University of Delaware |
mfk@udel.edu |
| Katy Koluch, MLS (ASCP)CM | Medical Laboratory Scientist Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children |
kkoluch@udel.edu |
| Scott Kleckner, MS | Corporate Security Global Investment and Technology Firm American Society for Industrial Security National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Association of Retired Delaware State Police |
kleckner@udel.edu |
| Eric B. Kmiec, Ph.D. | Director, Gene Editing Institute Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute ChristianaCare |
ebkmiec@udel.edu |
| Danyella Lopez-Juarez, MLS (ASCP) | Medical Laboratory Scientist I ChristianaCare Blood Bank |
danyell@udel.edu |
| Christine Miller, B.S., MLS (ASCP)CM | Adjunct/Supplemental Faculty University of Delaware |
chmiller@udel.edu |
| Michael Monge, MLS (ASCP) | Medical Laboratory Scientist II ChristianaCare Department of Pathology |
monge@udel.edu |
| Kawal Jeet Narula, PhD | Adjunct Faculty Medical and Molecular Sciences University of Delaware |
knarula@udel.edu |
| Beth Ranauto, MT(ASCP) | Adjunct Microbiology Instructor University of Delaware and Cecil College |
branauto@udel.edu |
| Vipul Shah, MBA;MLS(ASCP);DLM(ASCP)CM | Clinical Labs, Division Manager Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Professional Medical Technologist, Penn Medicine Adjust Faculty, University of Delaware |
shahv@udel.edu |
| Jessica Smith, M.S., D-ABFT-FT | Chief Forensic Toxicologist State of Delaware Division of Forensic Science |
smithtox@udel.edu |
| Richard A. West, M.S. | Flow Cytometry Core Manager/Associate Scientist Delaware Biotechnology Institute University of Delaware |
richwest@udel.edu |
| Name | Graduate Program | Previous Degrees | Research Interests |
| Roxy Evande | PhD in Medical Science | BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State University | |
| Jazzlyn Jones | PhD in Medical Science | BS in Biotechnology, Thomas Jefferson University MS in Biotechnology, Thomas Jefferson University |
ABCA4 protein and its clinical variants |
| Richard Knappenberger | PhD in Medical Science | BS in Biochemistry, Rutgers University | Swarming motility, signal transduction, structural biology, microbiology |
| London McGill | PhD in Medical Science | BS in Biology, Temple University MS in Biotechnology, Temple University |
Use of CRISPR/CAS technology in prevention and treatment of pancreatic ductile adenocarcinoma along with the discovery of correlating disease pathways and resistance mechanisms often seen in the clinical setting |
| Anshul Rana | PhD in Medical Science | BS in Biochemistry Honors, University of Delhi (India) MS in Biochemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia University (India) |
Molecular mechanism of human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA replication initiation; protein purification; protein assays; protein-DNA binding studies |
| Brigette M. Romero Carpio | PhD in Medical Science | BS in Biotechnology Engineering, Universidad de las Americas (Ecuador) MS in Applied Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Delaware |
RNA biology, noncoding RNAs, single-molecule imaging, diagnostics development & cerebral palsy |
| Masoumeh Sadeghinejad | PhD in Medical Science | BS in Exercise Physiology, Alzahra University (Iran) MS in Applied Exercise Physiology, Birjand University (Iran) |
ABCA4 protein and its clinical variants |
| Sadik Sattar | PhD in Medical Science | BS in Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) MS in Biotechnology, University of Glasgow (UK) |
Structural biology, x-ray crystallography, cryo-EM |
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