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University of Miami Superfund Research Program
The University of Miami Superfund Research Program is directed by Sylvia Daunert, Pharm.D., M.S., Ph.D. and Michal Toborek, M.D., Ph.D. Our research team includes members of various University of Miami schools and colleges such as the Miller School of Medicine, School of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences and School of Law.

Sylvia Daunert, Ph.D.

Sylvia Daunert, Pharm.D., M.S., Ph.D.

Professor and Lucille P. Markey Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Biography: Sylvia Daunert, PharmD, MS, PhD, is the Lucille P. Markey Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Miller School of Medicine and the Director of the JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, and Director of hte Frost Institutes and University STEM Centers and Institutes of the University of Miami. Prior to joining the University of Miami, Dr....
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Michal Toborek, M.D., Ph.D.

Michal Toborek, M.D., Ph.D.

Leonard M. Miller Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Biography: Dr. Toborek is the Miller Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Vice-Chair for Research in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Toborek is double Doctor Honoris causa by the Silesian Medical University and the Academy of Physical Education in his native Poland. He is proud to be an alumnus of the SRP, as...
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Investigators

  • Leonidas Bachas, Department of Chemistry, Dr. JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami
  • Alberto Caban-Martínez, Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
  • Sapna Deo, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dr. JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
  • Ali Habashi, Department of Cinematic Arts, School of Communication, University of Miami
  • Dushyantha Jayaweera, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
  • Marc Knecht, Department of Chemistry, Dr. JT Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami
  • Erin Kobetz, Department of Medicine and Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami 
  • Shathiyah Kulandavelu, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami 
  • Christopher Mader, Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami 
  • Timothy Norris, Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami
  • Mitsunori Ogihara, Department of Computer Science, Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami
  • Jessica Owley, Environmental Law Program Director, School of Law, University of Miami
  • Michael Paidas, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
  • Pasquale Patrizio, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami