{"id":21,"date":"2020-12-17T19:40:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T19:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2025-09-30T20:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T20:39:49","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Navneet Dogra, PhD<\/h2>\n<p>ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences &amp; Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-112 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-03-at-5.00.50-PM-230x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-03-at-5.00.50-PM-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-03-at-5.00.50-PM-768x1003.png 768w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-03-at-5.00.50-PM.png 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Mount Sinai, he led research efforts at IBM research and Yale University to drive translational research in \u201cliquid biopsy in cancer\u201d and \u201cdrug delivery\u201d by bridging together clinical and experimental oncology and develop novel tools for biosensing of genetic markers.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Dogra has recently filed for two US patents relating to \u201cexosomes nanoparticles assisted drug delivery\u201d and \u201ctumor heterogeneity\u201d. He has published in a diverse array of journals including Cell (research featured on the cover), Lab-on-a-chip, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (cover feature), ACS Bioconjugate Chemistry, Langmuir (cover feature), and Scientific Reports.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>CURRENT MEMBERS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Anish Korrapati, Undergraduate student<\/h2>\n<p>Anish is a sophomore at Case Western Reserve University who is interested in computational biology and biostatistical research. His current research in the Dogra lab involves using transcriptomic methods to determine the make-up of different extracellular vesicle types.<\/p>\n<h2>Swapnil Tichkule, PhD<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Tichkule research centers on somatic mosaicism in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases and its diagnostic potential. He is also exploring omics signatures of extracellular vesicles to translate brain-disease biology into personalized diagnostics and therapies.<\/p>\n<h2>Ed Reznik, PhD<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Reznik got his PhD in Columbia University and studies cancer biology.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>COLLABORATORS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Edgar Gonzalez-Kozlova , PhD<\/h2>\n<p>ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Department of Immunology &amp; Immunotherapy<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-154 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-30-at-8.59.18-AM-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-30-at-8.59.18-AM-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-30-at-8.59.18-AM-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-30-at-8.59.18-AM-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-30-at-8.59.18-AM.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gonzalez-Kozlova excels at Multi-OMICs and structural biology data modeling and analysis. He got his degree in Biological Sciences (UNMSM-Peru) and then his Ph.D in Bioinformatics (UFMG-Brazil). His strongholds are immunology of chronic and infectious diseases. Dr. Gonzalez-Kozlova shares Dr. Dogra&#8217;s excitement for extracellular vesicles as critical players in cellular communication and vehicles for future therapies. He is currently working in liquid biopsies and personalized medicine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>PAST MEMBERS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Tina (Tzu-Yi) Chen, PhD<\/h2>\n<p>POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW | Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-100\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-03-at-4.34.55-PM-e1635973396365-222x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-03-at-4.34.55-PM-e1635973396365-222x300.png 222w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-03-at-4.34.55-PM-e1635973396365-756x1024.png 756w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-03-at-4.34.55-PM-e1635973396365-768x1040.png 768w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-03-at-4.34.55-PM-e1635973396365.png 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Tina completed her Ph.D. degree in Clinical Research at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her doctoral and postdoctoral research involves projects focusing on the emerging field of genomic analysis that utilizes exosomes and extracellular vesicles and their prospects in liquid biopsy diagnostics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Rebecca Miceli, PhD<\/h2>\n<p>POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW | Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-150 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2023\/10\/Becca-Headshot-238x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2023\/10\/Becca-Headshot-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2023\/10\/Becca-Headshot.png 556w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining the Dogra Lab as a postdoctoral fellow,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Becca<\/span>\u00a0completed her B.A. in biochemistry at Wheaton College (MA), and her Ph.D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in chemistry &amp; biological chemistry. Her doctoral studies were focused on identifying molecularly engineered biosurfactants with increased efficacy and selectivity against breast cancer. Using an interdisciplinary approach,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Becca<\/span>\u00a0studied organic synthesis and 2D\/3D cell culture techniques to complete her research.\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Becca<\/span>\u00a0is excited to expand her skillset through the addition of genomic analysis to expand on the uses of extracellular vesicles in liquid biopsy and personalized medicine development. Outside of the lab,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Becca<\/span>\u00a0enjoys running, hiking, and tiring out her high-energy puppy.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Taliah Soleymani<\/h2>\n<p>UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH INTERN<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-102\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2021\/11\/db4b968675b27d10024406ed79b4f050-e1635972712362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"280\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Taliah is currently a sophomore at Yeshiva University pursuing a degree in Neuroscience on the Pre-Med track. In the past, she has worked under Dr. Sonia Kupfer at the University of Chicago where she researched the influence of aspirin on colorectal cancer organoids. Additionally, she spent time in Dr. Einav Gross\u2019s lab at Hebrew University where she studied oxidative stress in C. Elegans.<\/p>\n<p>She is fascinated by the various applications of exosomal research-such as liquid biopsies and drug delivery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navneet Dogra, PhD ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences &amp; Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine &nbsp; Prior to Mount Sinai, he led research efforts at IBM research and Yale University to drive translational research in \u201cliquid biopsy in cancer\u201d and \u201cdrug delivery\u201d by bridging together clinical and experimental oncology and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":440,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/440"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/dogralab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}