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Jijun Hao, PhD Christopher Nosrat, DDS, PhD Pen-Jen Lin, PhD, mentors MSBS ’15
student Anna-Marie Kelemen
GCBS Assistant Professor Pen-Jen Lin, PhD, is “In the College of Dental Medicine, we’re researching
investigating ways to prevent diabetes by removing the different topics, but our approaches are very much the
accumulation of insulin in cells. He has been at same as the rest of the people here,” he said. “Not only
WesternU for about a year, and is readying publishable can you exchange ideas about your research projects, but
data. He previously borrowed bench space from colleague you can also teach each other techniques. That is what
Doug Ethell, PhD. I’m really looking forward to.”
“With this new bench, I am The fresh, new environment
able to recruit more students,” has boosted morale, Nosrat
he said. “Our research will be said.
faster. So that’s the great
impact of new space on our “I’m really proud to be part of
research.” the WesternU family because
of how close we are, how good
CVM Assistant Professor Jijun we are to each other, and how
Hao, PhD, is studying we support each other,” he
potential stem cell therapies for cardiovascular disease. said. “This support is highly reflected in this amazing
He is also investigating the use of chemicals to donation by Dr. Gosenfeld.”
manipulate the signaling pathways that are critical for
cancer development, and identifying a biomarker for Western University of Health Sciences dedicated the
acute kidney injury. Lawrence F. Gosenfeld, DO Research Laboratory on Sept.
11, 2014. WesternU Founding President Philip
“In the past 2 1/2 years, I have witnessed rapid Pumerantz, PhD, said Dr. Gosenfeld was one of the first
development in research at WesternU. There are really professors he hired in the early 1980s.
great opportunities to work here. I am confident that
research at WesternU is going to move up very quickly,” “He was very loyal and very skillful. Everybody liked
Hao said. “We have been hiring many research faculty him,” Pumerantz said. “Larry Gosenfeld is a very
recently. I have developed several collaborations on important part of this university. He was responsible in
campus, especially with the College of Pharmacy.” large part for its successes. Through the years, there have
been a lot of people like that. But he stands out.”
Christopher Nosrat, DDS, PhD, Professor for CDM and
GCBS, is studying how the phenomenon of supertasting The research opportunities in the new laboratory are
– having an enhanced sense of taste – is established in tremendous, Pumerantz said.
humans by developing an animal model. He is also “He’s going to be known years from now because of the
studying how teeth become innervated - how the research that’s coming out of it, the scientists and the
connections between a tooth and the brain are teachers here,” Pumerantz said. “We thank him for his
established.
vision.” – Rodney Tanaka
WesternU View Fall/Winter 2014 15
student Anna-Marie Kelemen
GCBS Assistant Professor Pen-Jen Lin, PhD, is “In the College of Dental Medicine, we’re researching
investigating ways to prevent diabetes by removing the different topics, but our approaches are very much the
accumulation of insulin in cells. He has been at same as the rest of the people here,” he said. “Not only
WesternU for about a year, and is readying publishable can you exchange ideas about your research projects, but
data. He previously borrowed bench space from colleague you can also teach each other techniques. That is what
Doug Ethell, PhD. I’m really looking forward to.”
“With this new bench, I am The fresh, new environment
able to recruit more students,” has boosted morale, Nosrat
he said. “Our research will be said.
faster. So that’s the great
impact of new space on our “I’m really proud to be part of
research.” the WesternU family because
of how close we are, how good
CVM Assistant Professor Jijun we are to each other, and how
Hao, PhD, is studying we support each other,” he
potential stem cell therapies for cardiovascular disease. said. “This support is highly reflected in this amazing
He is also investigating the use of chemicals to donation by Dr. Gosenfeld.”
manipulate the signaling pathways that are critical for
cancer development, and identifying a biomarker for Western University of Health Sciences dedicated the
acute kidney injury. Lawrence F. Gosenfeld, DO Research Laboratory on Sept.
11, 2014. WesternU Founding President Philip
“In the past 2 1/2 years, I have witnessed rapid Pumerantz, PhD, said Dr. Gosenfeld was one of the first
development in research at WesternU. There are really professors he hired in the early 1980s.
great opportunities to work here. I am confident that
research at WesternU is going to move up very quickly,” “He was very loyal and very skillful. Everybody liked
Hao said. “We have been hiring many research faculty him,” Pumerantz said. “Larry Gosenfeld is a very
recently. I have developed several collaborations on important part of this university. He was responsible in
campus, especially with the College of Pharmacy.” large part for its successes. Through the years, there have
been a lot of people like that. But he stands out.”
Christopher Nosrat, DDS, PhD, Professor for CDM and
GCBS, is studying how the phenomenon of supertasting The research opportunities in the new laboratory are
– having an enhanced sense of taste – is established in tremendous, Pumerantz said.
humans by developing an animal model. He is also “He’s going to be known years from now because of the
studying how teeth become innervated - how the research that’s coming out of it, the scientists and the
connections between a tooth and the brain are teachers here,” Pumerantz said. “We thank him for his
established.
vision.” – Rodney Tanaka
WesternU View Fall/Winter 2014 15
