{"id":594,"date":"2019-06-04T15:57:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T15:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/?page_id=594"},"modified":"2026-04-08T07:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:50:43","slug":"members-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/members-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Members NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/cilia\/vivian_firstprize_oral\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Vivian La:<\/strong>\u00a0 First Place Oral Presentation; Chapman Research Day [May 2025]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Dr. Farideh Amirrad:<\/strong> Joined Ketchum University [March 2025](<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketchum.edu\/directory\/farideh-amirrad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ketchum.edu\/directory\/farideh-amirrad<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/cilia\/francisco_ayan_farewell\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Dr. Francisco Nunez:<\/strong> Will join City of Hope [Oct 2024]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/cilia\/ashwaq-graduation\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Dr. Ashwaq Alanazi:<\/strong> \u00a0Graduation [May 2024]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/cilia\/sheri-farewell\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Sheri Ohadi:\u00a0<\/strong> Farewell Pictures [Feb 2024]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ucp.edu.pk\/member\/dr-imran-sajid\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Dr. Muhammad Imran Sajid: \u00a0<\/strong>Will continue his academic career at the University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan [Nov 2023]<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/cilia\/imranfarewell\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">[Pictures]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/cilia\/end-of-the-year-celebration-2022\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">End of the Year Celebration <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">[December 2022]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/pharmasciences.cnsu.edu\/directory\/bios\/Ashraf-Mohieldin.php\"><strong>Dr. Mohieldin: \u00a0<\/strong>Has been appointed as a Faculty member at Pharmaceutical Sciences Department; College of Graduate Studies; California Northstate University [September 2022]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.chapman.edu\/2022\/06\/23\/chapman-university-school-of-pharmacy-ph-d-graduate-publishes-research-in-nanoscale\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Research Hightlight: \u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Qamar Alshammari [June 2022]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Best Postdoctoral Oral Presentation:<\/strong> \u00a0Dr. Farideh Amirrad [May 2022]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Dr. Qamar and Saud Alshammari:<\/strong> \u00a0Graduation \u00a0[May 2022]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/cilia\/amirrad_graduation\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Dr. Farideh Amirrad:<\/strong> \u00a0Graduation \u00a0[May 2022]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.chapman.edu\/2022\/02\/25\/new-research-at-chapman-school-of-pharmacy-could-aid-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-genetic-disorders\/\"><strong>Dr. Mohieldin:<\/strong> New Research at Chapman School of Pharmacy Could Aid Diagnosis and Treatment of Genetic Disorders [February 2022]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/cilia\/mri\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>MRI:<\/strong> \u00a0Chapman University has invested in our research infrastructure [June 2021]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/tun.touro.edu\/about-us\/contact-us\/staff-directory\/staff-members\/kimberly-f-atkinson.php\"><strong>Dr. Atkinson:\u00a0<\/strong> Has joined the faculty of Touro University in Nevada as Assistant Director of Medical Health Sciences program since April [June 2021]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/atlasofscience.org\/method-to-measure-calcium-signaling-in-nanometer-sized-primary-cilia\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Research Highlight:<\/strong>\u00a0 Dr. Sherpa [May 2021]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.augusta.edu\/mcg\/phmtox\/primaryfaculty.php\"><strong>Dr. Muntean:<\/strong> Has joined the faculty of Medical College of Georgia <\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.augusta.edu\/mcg\/phmtox\/primaryfaculty.php\">since 2020 <\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augusta.edu\/mcg\/phmtox\/primaryfaculty.php\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">to lead an exciting research in motor neurons using cutting-edge imaging system [March 2021]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/copharm.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/11\/CV-English_2020dr-sarmad.pdf\"><strong>Dr. Kathem:<\/strong> Has been appointed to lead College of Pharmacy as Dean since 2019 [March 2021]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kau.edu.sa\/Home.aspx\"><strong>Dr. Jamal:\u00a0<\/strong> Has joined the faculty of Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA [March 2021]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/atlasofscience.org\/the-primary-cilia-bend-with-the-flow-but-do-they-sense-the-ph\/\"><strong>Research Highlight:\u00a0<\/strong> Drs. Rinzhin Sherpa and Kimberly Atkinson [September 2020]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2020-08\/cu-rrc081920.php\"><strong>News Release:<\/strong> \u00a0Dr. Ashraf Mohieldin [August 2020]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/pharmacy\/2020\/08\/17\/976\/\"><strong>Research Highlight:<\/strong> \u00a0Dr. Ashraf Mohieldin [August 2020]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/cilia\/maha-jamal\/\"><strong>Congratulations to Dr. Maha Jamal:\u00a0<\/strong> for successfully defending her doctoral dissertation [June 2020]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/cilia\/celebrating-new-year\/\"><strong>Pictures:<\/strong> \u00a0New Year Celebration [January 2020]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/sherparinzhin\/\"><strong>Pictures:<\/strong> \u00a0Celebrating Dr. Sherpa&#8217;s success [October 2019]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/pharmacy\/2019\/09\/04\/dr-sherpa-first-to-graduate-from-the-cusp-phd-program-in-biomedical-and-pharmaceutical-science\/\"><strong>Congratulations to Dr. Rinzhin T. 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Kimberly F Atkinson and Sarmed H Kathem [December 2014]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/cilia\/motilecilia\/\">[Example of motile cilia]<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vivian La:\u00a0 First Place Oral Presentation; Chapman Research Day [May 2025] Dr. Farideh Amirrad: Joined Ketchum University [March 2025](https:\/\/www.ketchum.edu\/directory\/farideh-amirrad) Dr. Francisco Nunez: Will join City of Hope [Oct 2024] Dr. Ashwaq Alanazi: \u00a0Graduation [May 2024] Sheri Ohadi:\u00a0 Farewell Pictures [Feb &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/members-news\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-594","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/594\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.chapman.edu\/cilia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}