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Adam Khater graduated with a BA in Chemistry from Grinnell College. He played middle linebacker for Grinnell College Football and was a member of the chess club. Adam's undergraduate research was a synthetic methodology optimizing the functionalization of 6-subtituted tryptamine derivatives, a...

Johnathen joined the Healthy Minds Lab in 2025 as a Clinical Research Associate. As a Veteran and a proud Citizen of the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma, he brings a unique and deeply rooted perspective to his work, guided by a lifelong commitment to addressing health disparities and advancing public...

I am a graduate student pursuing a PhD in medical sciences at the Morsani College of Medicine (MCOM)). I earned my B.S. in biomedical engineering from USF in 2023 where I specialized in tissue engineering and wound healing. Now, I apply these tissue engineering techniques to the regeneration of the...

Dr. Yael Bensoussan is an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and a fellowship-trained laryngologist with advanced expertise in voice, swallowing and upper airway evaluation and treatment. She is also an avid proponent of multidisciplinary care and has...

Tom is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the USF Morsani College of Medicine and a faculty member of the USF Health Heart Institute in Tampa, Florida, USA. He earned his Ph.D. from Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine, where he was...

Dr. Ajit Magadum is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Regenerative Medicine within the Department of Internal Medicine at the USF Health Heart Institute. His research is dedicated to advancing mRNA-based therapeutics for cardiovascular disease (CVD), with a particular focus on cardiac repair...

Dr. Mohd Rihan, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Ajit Magadum at the Center for Regenerative Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa. He earned his M.S. (Pharm) and Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the National Institute of...

I am a research scientist under the tutelage of Dr. Song and I conduct translational research within the field of cardiology. I developed a research background in cancer immunology during my undergraduate career, which has lent itself well to understanding the signaling mechanisms for...