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Cell Biology Graduate Faculty

Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics Graduate Faculty who are interested in taking new graduate students in Fall 2027 have " ** " before their names below.

Faculty Member	Contact Information	Areas of Research	Links
	** Jean Engohang-Ndong, PhD Professor Kent Campus 201 Cunningham Hall jengohan@kent.edu 330-308-7458	Infectious Diseases, Drug Discovery, Antimicrobial Resistance, Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Surface Water Quality, Microbial Ecology
	** Elda Hegmann, PhD Associate Professor Kent Campus 251A Integrated Sciences Building ehegmann@kent.edu 330-672-1584	Liquid Crystal Elastomers, Spatial 3D in vitro Systems, Biosensors for Optical Imaging and Diagnostics	Dr. Hegmann's Faculty Page
	** Min-Ho Kim, PhD Associate Professor Kent Campus 312G Williams Hall mkim15@kent.edu 330-672-1445	Immunity on Wound Healing and Infection, Macrophage Biology, Nano-medicine, Tissue Engineering
	Edgar Kooijman, PhD Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Kent Campus 312J Williams Hall ekooijma@kent.edu 330-672-8568	Lipid Physical Chemistry, Anionic Glycerophospholipids, Phosphatidic Acid, Lipid Droplets, Protein-Lipid Interactions	Dr. Kooijman's Faculty Page
	Gary Koski, PhD Professor, Kent Campus 315 Cunningham Hall gkoski@kent.edu 330-672-3670	Immunology, Cancer, Vaccines, Infectious Diseases	Dr. Koski's Faculty Page
	** Manabu Kurokawa, PhD Associate Professor, Kent Campus 108 Cunningham Hall mkurokaw@kent.edu 330-672-2979	Cancer, Metabolism, Programmed Cell Death, Tumor Suppressors	Dr. Kurokawa's Faculty Page
	** Sangeet Lamichhaney Associate Professor, Kent Campus slamichh@kent.edu 330-672-2764	Adaptive Evolution in Vertebrates, Computational Genomics, Organismal Biology	Dr. Lamichhaney's Faculty Page
	Michael Model, PhD Assistant Professor- NTT Research, Kent Campus 311B Cunningham Hall Annex mmodel@kent.edu 330-672-0774	Cell Physiology, Intracellular Water, Intracellular Ions, Osmolytes, Apoptosis, Optical Microscopy	Dr. Model's Faculty Page
	** Helen Piontkivska, PhD Professor and Curriculum Coordinator, Kent Campus 241 Cunningham Hall opiontki@kent.edu 330-672-3620	Bioinformatics, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Zika Virus, Microcephaly	Dr. Piontkivska's Faculty Page