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
Office Location:
305J Willard Hall
Department Faculty Members
Mona Batish, PhD
Associate Professor
302-831-8591
232 Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Andrew Hollinger, MS, MLS(ASCP)SMCM
Instructor
Director, Medical Laboratory Science
302-831-8595
305E Willard Hall
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
Paula A. Melancon, M. Ed., MLS(ASCP)CM
Instructor
Director of Clinical Education
302-831-0623
305F Willard Hall
Vijay Parashar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
302-831-4552
231 Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Academic Program Directors
Leslie M. Allshouse, M.Ed., M.B.A., MLS (ASCP)CM
Department Vice Chair
Senior Instructor
Program Advisor, Post Baccalaureate Categorical Certificate in MLS
CHS Director of Curriculum
302-831-2755
305E Willard Hall
Kimberly E. Walker, Ph.D., MLS(ASCP)CM
Assistant Professor
Director, Medical Diagnostics
302-831-8737
303C Willard Hall
Virginia Hughes, Ph.D., MLS (ASCP)CM, SBB
Professor
Director, Medical Diagnostics (Pre-PA)
302-831-3865
303D Willard Hall
Joselin Abraham, M.S. MLS(ASCP)CM
Laboratory Education Coordinator
302-831-3662
305D Willard Hall
Susan Coffing
Academic Advisor II
Program Advisor, Genetic Counseling Minor
302-831-8804
305F Willard Hall
Kelley Bielewicz, B.A.
Graduate Services Coordinator
302-831-3469
305C 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 |
| Senem Cevik | PhD in Medical Science | BS in Bioengineering, Gaziosmanpasa University (Turkey) MS in Bioengineering, Gaziosmanpasa University (Turkey) |
Unraveling the consequences of genetic variants of uncertain clinical significance in the context of ABCA4-associated retinal disorders using a combination of in silico and in vitro approaches |
| 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 |
| Olivia Tharp | PhD in Medical Science | BS in Integrative Biology, West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Investigating biological mechanisms using CRISPR-Cas systems |
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