Rajasree Saltpuram , Ph.D. student in Environmental Toxicology

I am a second year Ph.D. student in Dr. Gray laboratory at Southern University. My research project involves optimization of quantitative RT-PCR for used in screening plant for gene that are involved in phytoremediation. My thesis dissertation is design to study the biological function of dietary phytoestrogens in the prevention of prostate cancer.

Srivatcha Naragoni, Ph.D. student in Environmental Toxicology

Research project involves understanding the role of ressveratrol in cardiovascular disease: Identification of molecular target for resveratrol using ligand specific chromatography and MALDI-TOF-MS. My second project involves characterization of phytoestrogen-specific responsive element in phytoestrogen activated genes.

Everett Nixon, Ph.D. student in Environmental Toxicology, Southern University

Project involves using microarray to study plant gene expression .

Willie Washington, a graduate student in Environmental Chemistry Southern University

Project involved studying the interaction of environmental estrogen with low affinity estrogen binding macromolecules.