Zoya Bangash
Biography
Zoya Bangash is currently a junior at Oakland University pursuing a degree in Health Sciences with a concentration in Pre-Professional Studies and a minor in German. She is Currently a Lab Technician/Research Assistant in Dr. Wei-Ling Tsou’s Lab in the Pharmacology Department at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine (WSU-SOM) where she studies the Parkinson’s Disease model in Drosophila, more specifically, studying the effects of different compounds on the aggregation of alpha-synuclein. Her laboratory expertise involves statistical analysis, Western blotting, Native PAGE, as well as as Drosophila longevity and motility assays.
Publications
Poster Presentation:
Ranxhi B, Chbihi Z, Bangash Z, Qadri Z, Todi SV, LeWitt PA, Tsou W-L (2023, Nov).
Decoding the Roles of Polyamine Metabolism in Parkinson's Disease. Neuroscience
2023. Washington DC.
Bangash Z, Chbihi Z, Ranxhi B, Todi SV, LeWitt PA, Tsou W-L (2023, Nov). Exploring
the Potential of Akt Modulator A-443654 as a Therapeutic Approach for Parkinson's
Disease: Insights from Drosophila melanogaster Models. Neuroscience 2023.
Washington DC.
Ranxhi B, Chbihi Z, Bangash Z, Qadri Z, Todi SV, LeWitt PA, Tsou W-L (2023, June ).
Exploring the Involvement of Polyamines in α-Synucleinopathies. The 49th Annual
Pharmacology Colloquium. Lansing, Michigan.
Ranxhi B, Chbihi Z, Bangash Z, Qadri Z, Todi SV, LeWitt PA, Tsou W-L (2023, March).
The role of polyamine metabolism in Parkinson's disease. Graduate Research Symposium
Wayne State University. Detroit, Michigan.