Kate J. F. Carnevale, Ph.D. joined the faculty of Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics in September of 2024, where she teaches physiology and related medical science topics to Graduate, Dental, and Medical students. Dr. Carnevale’s scholarly research interests include academic, societal, and basic science topics, such as: student study skills for academic success; faculty and student wellness; implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in higher education such as pipeline and mentoring programs; health disparities and healthcare advocacy in vulnerable populations; and cellular therapeutics for personalized medicine utilizing nanoparticle-bioconjugated delivery platforms.
Dr. Carnevale earned her dual B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Biology from the University of North Florida (UNF) in 2012, while working as a Certified Pharmacy Technician, and as a Research Assistant on natural product antibiotic properties with Amy Lane, Ph.D. At UNF she was awarded Outstanding Student in Chemistry. Dr. Carnevale went on to earn her M.S. (2015) and Ph.D. (2018) degrees in Biochemistry from Florida State University (FSU), while working as a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant on bio-functionalizing nanoparticles for biomedical therapy and imaging applications with Geoffrey Strouse, Ph.D. At FSU she was awarded a fellowship in the Program for Instructional Excellence as well as the Joseph M. Schor fellowship in Biochemistry. Dr. Carnevale then joined the faculty of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) as an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Medical Education in the Fall of 2018, teaching medical sciences to undergraduate Nutrition students, Master’s students, and Dental and Medical Doctoral students. As well as mentoring students in various wet lab and literature research projects. At NSU she was awarded a President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant FY20 to continue her work on genetically engineering mesenchymal stem cells using peptide functionalized nanoparticles for cellular therapy, and the NSU MD Health Equity & Social Justice Community Engagement Grant to study “Community Needs Assessment for Healthcare Advocacy Training in Foster Care” with collaborator, Melissa Armas, Ph.D., as well as being nominated for the Excellence in Diversity award for her work with several pipeline and community outreach programs.
Dr. Carnevale plans to continue this important work, as well as establishing new scholarly and academic collaborations in her new position at Boston University.
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Prasad, S., & Carnevale, K. J. F. . Advancing Wellness Across an Academic Healthcare Curriculum: An Interprofessional Educational Approach. International Medical Education. 2025; 3(4):32. View Publication
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Prasad S, Perez C, Carnevale KJF. Medical students' perspective on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 transition to Pass/Fail. MedEdPublish (2016). 2024; 14:20. PMID: 40765926; PMCID: PMC12322661; DOI: 10.12688/mep.19975.3;
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Irasema Rodriguez, Kate J. F. Carnevale. Systematic Review: JAK-STAT Regulation and Its Impact on Inflammation Response in ARDS from COVID-19. Immuno. 2024; 2(4):147-158. View Publication
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Choi J, Horner KA, Carnevale K. Atazanavir. StatPearls. 2024.
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Kate J. F. Carnevale, Melissa Armas, Vijay Kumar Rajput. Cases on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Health Professions Educator, edited by Chasity Beth O'Malley, et al. Classism: Navigating the Hierarchy. IGI Global. Hershey, PA. 2023; 149-167. View Publication
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Shadi A. Baajour, Waseem Wahood, Kate J. F. Carnevale. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Florida Medical Students’ Wellbeing and Academic Experience During “Lockdown”. Archives of Internal Medicine Research. 2022; (5):471-480.
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Carnevale KJF, Muroski ME, Vakil PN, Foley ME, Laufersky G, Kenworthy R, Zorio DAR, Morgan TJ, Levenson CW, Strouse GF. Selective Uptake Into Drug Resistant Mammalian Cancer by Cell Penetrating Peptide-Mediated Delivery. Bioconjug Chem. 2018 Oct 17; 29(10):3273-3284. PMID: 30240193; DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00429;
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Carnevale KJF, Strouse GF. Intracellular DNA Cargo Release from a Gold Nanoparticle Modulated by the Nature of the Surface Coupling Functionality. Bioconjug Chem. 2018 Oct 17; 29(10):3429-3440. PMID: 30199616; DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00575;
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Carnevale KJF, Riskowski RA, Strouse GF. A Gold Nanoparticle Bio-Optical Transponder to Dynamically Monitor Intracellular pH. ACS Nano. 2018 Jun 26; 12(6):5956-5968. PMID: 29874043; DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b02200;
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Muroski ME, Carnevale KJ, Riskowski RA, Strouse GF. Plasmid transfection in mammalian cells spatiotemporally tracked by a gold nanoparticle. ACS Nano. 2015 Jan 27; 9(1):124-33. PMID: 25494916; DOI: 10.1021/nn5060305;
This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown,
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| 2014 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
2024 Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale:
Excellence in Diversity Award Nominee
2016 Florida State University:
Joseph M. Schor Fellowship in Biochemistry
2016 Florida State University:
Three Minute Thesis Finalist
2012 University of North Florida:
Outstanding Student in Chemistry
2009 Florida State College at Jacksonville:
Outstanding Student in Chemistry
I am open to mentoring students and faculty. I have experience in educational & study best practices, navigating intersecting identities with family/life/professional roles, wellness and mindfulness, peer connection, collaboration, community building, and scientific manuscript writing. I have also mentored students and faculty in oral and poster presentation preparation and delivery in a variety of contexts, and have been an independent research project mentor for 5 undergraduate students, 3 master's students, and 10 medical students, and a peer research mentor for 5 PhD students and 3 faculty. I have also led and co-led training, seminars and workshops on various active learning teaching pedagogy approaches, as well as student study skills and wellness workshops for audiences ranging from 5 to 100+ attendees, both virtually and in person.
I am most passionate about working with mentees to reach their full potential through facilitated self-actualization. I encourage a candid self-assessment of strength, goals, and areas for growth. I work with mentees to identify helpful resources and provide accountability check-ins to ensure forward progress, while making myself available to help troubleshoot any roadblocks as they arise. For technical skills training (academic or scientific) I believe in the tiered mentoring philosophy of 1. Show (mentor modeling and demonstration), 2. Observe (mentee application with mentor monitoring), 3. Review (mentor-feedback with mentee self-reflection on independent work), all while providing a supportive environment for mistakes that lead to growth!
The greatest joys I have found in mentoring are seeing the culmination of a mentee's hard work in achieving their desired goals (publication, award, new skill, etc.) as well as the development of new confidence which allows them to then go on and mentor others.
Available to Mentor as: (Review Mentor Role Definitions):
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Co-Mentor or Peer Mentor
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Diversity Mentor
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Education Mentor
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Work / Life Integration Mentor