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Board of Trustees
- 1. Dr. Ngan Huang – Chairperson
- Medical Scientist and faculty member, Department of Cardiology, Stanford University, California
Bio
As the Chairperson of IISAC, she coordinates the educational activities in the organization. She is passionate about guiding students to develop their academic potential by didactic courses and experiential learning. She enjoys motivating young students to pursue the fields of science and engineering through summer research internships, seminars, and other speaking engagements.
With a doctoral degree in bioengineering, she is an Instructor of Medicine at Stanford University, where she actively studies the role of stem cells and extracellular matrices for applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Selected Publications:
- Huang NF, Patlolla B, Abilez OA, Sharma H, Beygui RE, Zarins CK, Cooke JP. A Matrix Micropatterning Platform for Cell Localization and Stem Cell Fate Determination. Acta Biomaterialia 6: 4614-4621, 2010
- Huang NF, Niiyama H, Peter C, De A, Natkunam Y, Fleissner F, Li Z, Rollins MD, Wu JC, Gambhir SS, Cooke JP. Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Endothelial Cells Engraft into the Ischemic Hindlimb and Restore Perfusion. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 30:984-91, 2010
- Huang NF, Fleissner F, Sun J, Cooke JP. Role of nitric oxide signaling in endothelial differentiation of embryonic stem cells. Stem Cells Dev 19:1617-1625, 2010
- Huang NF, Sievers RE, Park JS, Fang Q, Li S, Lee RJ. A Rodent Model of Myocardial Infarction for Testing the Efficacy of Cells and Polymers for Myocardial Reconstruction. Nature Protocols 1:1596-1609, 2006
- Huang NF, Patel S, Thakar RG, Wu J, Hsiao BS, Chu B, Lee RJ, Li S. Skeletal Muscle Morphogenesis on Micropatterned and Nanopatterned Biopolymers. Nano Letters 6:537-542, 2006
- Huang NF, Yu J, Sievers R, Li S, Lee RJ. Injectable Biopolymers Enhance Angiogenesis after Myocardial Infarction. Tissue Eng 11:1860-1866, 2005
- Levenberg S, Huang NF, Lavik E, Rogers AB, Itskovitz-Eldor J, Langer R. Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells on Three-Dimensional Polymer Scaffolds. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100:12741-12746, 2003
- 2. Dr. Sunny Luke - Program Director, International Education Research
- Former Distinguished Scientist, Ortec International @ Columbia University School of Medicine, New York and Adjunct Graduate Professor, Department of Biology, Adelphi University, New York. Visiting Professor, US universities.
Bio
- 3. Mr. Alex V. Koshy BE, MBA - Executive Director, Administration
- Principal Engineer, City of Newark, New Jersey
- 4. Mr. Sanoop Luke - Director of Youth Empowerment & Seminars
- Associate Director, Turner Broadcasting, Hong Kong
- 5. Dr. George Jacob - Director of Publications
- Former Medical Director, Tristate Institute for Reproductive Medicine, New Jersey
Organizational Chart, IISAC
IISAC’s Advisory Board
Sreedhar Kavil Ph.D
Professor, Department of Management Studies
St.John’s University, New York, USA
Zac Vargheese Ph.D,
FRCPath
Former Professor,
Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
Mark Schaub Ph.D
Professor, Department of English
Director of International Education
Grand Valley State University, MI, USA
Paul Thuluvath, MD, Ph.D, FACG, FRCP
Professor of Medicine,
Johns Hopkins University,
MaryLand, USA
Ho, Nguyen PhD
Emirites Professor, Economics
Director of International Education
St.Mary’s College of Maryland, USA
Mala Gupta, MD
Professor of Pathology,
Winthrop University Hospital ,
Minneola, NY, USA
Ms. LaRita Hagar
Administrator,
International Education
St.Mary’s College of Maryland
Jacob C Tony, MD MRCP (E), MRCP (I)
Neurologist and Head of Neuro Muscular Diseases
Methodist Hospital, Peoria, IL, USA
Rev. Thomas Vazhayil, Ph.D
Emirites Professor, Department of Sociology
Bridgewater State University,
Massachusetts, USA
Rajeev Thachil, MD, MRCP
Professor Critical Care,
Pennsylvania,
USA
Shaily Menon, Ph.D
Professor, Biology Department and Natural Resources Management
Grand Valley State University MI, USA
Benjamin S Weeks
Professor of Biology,
Adelphi University,
LI, NY, USA
Erin Naegle, DA
Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Integrated Science Program
Grand Valley State University MI, USA
J.V Vilanilam, Ph.D, D.Litt
Former Vice-Chancellor,
Kerala University,
India
Paul Keenlance Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources Mgmnt.
Grand Valley State University, MI, USA
Antony Palackal, Ph.D
Professor of Sociology,
Layola college of Social Sciences,
Trivandrum, India
Chris Tanner, Ph.D
Professor of Biology
St. Mary's College of Maryland, USA
K.C Sreekumar, Ph.D
Professor of International studies, MG University, Kottayam, India
P. P. Mathur, Ph.D
Professor and Head Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics and Biochemistry
Pondicherry University, India
Kan Liu, MS ( Engg)
Director,
R & D, Google,
USA
Rev. Abraham Mulamootil, Ph.D
Principal, MACFAST, Tiruvalla,
India
Duna Menos M.S, CLSp ( CG) (Sup)
Assistant director, Chromosome Pathology
Methodist Hospital of NewYork, Brooklyn
Punnen Kurian, Ph.D
Director, Tropical Institute of Ecological sciences, Kerala, India
Lawrence E. DeBault Ph.D
Professor Molecular Biology, Oklahoma University Health Science Center, OK, USA
Faculty Directors
Faculty Directors and Junior Consultants
The Institute has identified and inducted over 100 eminent scientists, professors, engineers and executives in different disciplines to give their services as Faculty Directors and inducted over thirty Junior Consultants to work as Peer Counselors among the High School and College Students. The services of these Faculty Directors and Junior Consultants are free to those who seek guidance from the institute after attending IISAC’s educational seminars.
The Junior Consultants are young professionals working in various fields, providing academic counseling to the High School or Junior College students. They consult and take the advice of the Faculty Directors.
The Faculty Directors give authentic and expert advice on higher education, careers, scholarships, research opportunities as seminar presenters. They also assist the outstanding undergraduate students for getting internships, externships and career placement.
IISAC Programs
- 1. IISAC’s Semester in India Program with Pondicherry University (www.semesterinindia.org)
- 2. IISAC’s Tropical Green School Program Abroad (www.tropicalgreenschool.org)
- 3. IISAC’s Experiential Learning Program Abroad
- 4. IISAC’s Graduate Study and Research Program Abroad
- 5. IISAC’s Youth Empowerment Programs
- 6. IISAC’s Faculty Development and Professor for Inspiration Programs
- 7. IISAC’s Publication: Books and Journals
Iisac’s Founding Members And Profiles
The extra ordinary visions of its’ founding members has resulted the formation of IISAC as a true Indo-US bridge for internationalization of higher education and research for instilling success in young minds. They are:
- Sunny Luke
- Ngan Huang
- Sanoop Luke
- Alex Koshy
IISAC’s Partner Universities and Affiliates
Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA
St.Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD, USA
Tropical Institute of Ecological Sciences (TIES), Kerala, India
Mar Athanasios College For
Advanced Studies and Technology (MACFAST), Kerala, India
US Office
IISAC, 15 Honnis Place, Suite # 1
Newark, NJ, 07104
973-699-2550, 908-461-2606
India Office
IISAC, 3rd Floor
Vicar’s Building, Christh Raj Cathedral
Near Malayala Manorama, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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