LAB MEMBERS

Hanan Tlais

PhD Student (2023-present)

MA in Biology, Oakland University.

B.S. in Biology, University of Michigan. 

• Awards: 

  • Graduate Fellowship - Michigan Space Grant Consortium (2025)

  • Provost Graduate Student Research Award (2025) 

Emmanuella Avogo

PhD Student (2025-present)

MSc in Biology, Oakland University.

B.S. in Biochemistry, University for Development Studies.

Farah Thomas 

PhD Student (2025-present)

MA in Biology, Oakland University.

B.S. in Biology, Oakland University. 

Brooke Stasak

MSc student (2025-present)

B.S. In Biology, Oakland University.

• Awards

  • Provost Graduate Student Research Award (2026) 

Former Honors College Student (2024-2025).

• • Awards as Undergraduate Student:

    • Honors Thesis with Distinction (2025)

    • Honors College Thesis award (2024)

Gabriela Ferraz

MSc student (2026-present)

B.S. in Biomedical Sciences, Oakland University.

• Awards as Grad Student:

  • 2026 Alpha Lambda Delta Graduate Fellowship

Former Honors College Undergraduate Student (2023-2026)

   American Heart Association AHA SURE student (2025)

   BIO 4995 - Independent Research

• Awards as Undergraduate Student:

  • Honors Thesis with Distinction (2026)

  • Seeker Travel Award - Young Honors College (2026) to attend APS Summit 2026.

  • Best Scored Abstract, Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association (AHA) (2025).

  • Provost Undergraduate Student Research Award (2024)

  • 3rd prize for "Undergraduate Poster", Michigan Physiological Society Annual conference (2024)

  • Honors College Thesis award (2024)

Fernanda Ferraz

Bioengineering Major

Honors College Student (2025-2027)

Bioengineering SURP student 2026

Mastura Bari

Biology Major

Honors College Student (2025-2027)

• Awards

  • Honors College Thesis award (2026)

Ava Musharbash 

Biomedical Sciences Major

Honors College Student (2025-2027)

American Heart Association (AHA) SURP student (2026)

• Awards

  • Honors College Thesis award (2026)

Rafael Zaniratto

Biology Major

Honors College Student (2025-2027)

• • • Awards

      • Honors College Thesis award (2026)

Carmen Safou

Health Sciences Major.

Lab assistant (2025-2028)

BIO SURP student 2026

Maryam Nakooj

Biomedical Sciences Major

Lab assistant and Honors College Student (2025-2029)

Graduate Student

Isabella Limbert, Master of Science (2023-2025)

• Awards: Provost Graduate Student Research Award (2024)

Emily Rossello (2024-2026)

Biology major

Honors College Student 

American Heart Association (AHA) SURP student (2025)

BIO SURP student (2024)

BIO 4995 - Independent Research

• Awards:

  • Honors Thesis with Distinction (2026)

  • Provost Undergraduate Student Research Award (2025)

  • Honors College Thesis award (2025)

James Champlin (2024-2025)

Biomedical Sciences major

Honors College Student

BIO 4995 - Independent Research

• Awards: 

  • Honors Thesis with Distinction (2025)

  • Honors College Thesis award  (2025)

James Boyle (2024).

Biomedical Sciences major.

Honors College Student

Erika Luft (2024-2025)

Biomedical Sciences major

 SURP (2024) 

Volunteer Undergraduate Student (2024-2025)

Angelina Lulgjuraj (2024-2025)

Biology major

Undergraduate Lab Assistant.

Marley McMahon (2024)

Nursing major

 Undergraduate Lab Assistant.

Belgin Kazkaz (2024)

Health Sciences major

Volunteer undergraduate student (2024)

Yousif Ghareeba, Undergraduate Student (2024) 

Biology major

BIO 4995 - Independent Research

Isabella Johnson (2023-2024)

Biology major

Volunteer undergraduate student