Graduate Alumni

Jeff Arni Cruz Valisno, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/05/2026
Thesis/Dissertation: “Broadening the Paradigm: Vascular Endothelial Cells as Non-Professional Phagocytes in Inflammation-Resolution of Abdominal Aortic Aneurisms”
Mentor: Dr. Gilbert Upchurch Jr.

James Bernard Heidings, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/16/2025
Thesis/Dissertation: “Biomolecular Condensation of a Myosin Motor in Hearing and Deafness”
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Bird

Zane Garrett Moreland, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/16/2025
Thesis/Dissertation: “Regulation of MYO15A Motor Function in Hearing Loss”
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Bird

Elizabeth Klaas, MS
Conferral Date: 12/17/2024
Thesis/Dissertation: “An Analysis of Ferroptosis and the Murine Autologous Blood Single Injection Model in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage”
Mentor: Dr. Brian Hoh

Ghazaleh Behnammanesh, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/13/2024
Thesis/Dissertation: “A Novel Isoform of Myosin 15 Is Essential for Hearing and Controls Stereocilia Architecture in Cochlear Hair Cells”
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Bird

Natalie Lewis Johnson, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/07/2024
Thesis/Dissertation: “Mechanisms Promoting Sniffing in the Context of Naturalistic and Addictive Behaviors”
Mentor: Dr. Dan Wesson

Victoria Leroy, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/07/2024
Thesis/Dissertation: “Mechanisms of Inflammation-Resolution in Post-Lung Transplant Injury”
Mentor: Dr. Ashish Sharma

Ann Anh Thu, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/07/2024
Thesis/Dissertation: “Investigating the Role of Stimulator of Interferon Genes in Pulmonary Hypertension Development”
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Bryant

Jonathan Larochelle, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/19/2023
Thesis/Dissertation: “The Neuroprotective Effects of Blocking RIPK2 Activity in Ischemic Stroke”
Mentor: Dr. Eduardo Candelario

Yang Yang, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/19/2023
Thesis/Dissertation: “A BCL-xL/BCL-2 PROTAC Effectively Clears Senescent Hepatocytes and Prevents Nash-Driven Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Mice [BCL-xL and BCL-2]”
Mentor: Dr. Daohong Zhou

Niharika Bala, MS
Conferral Date: 8/15/2023
Thesis/Dissertation: “Mechanism of Enac Regulation and Polyamine Action in Hpheo1 Cells and Sdhb Knockdown Cells”
Mentor: Dr. Abdel Alli

Julien Charles Habif, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/15/2023
Thesis/Dissertation: “The Role of ARL13B in Olfactory Sensory Neurons”
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey R. Martens

Alessandra M Norris, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/15/2023
Thesis/Dissertation: “Hedgehog Signaling via Its Ligand DHH Acts as a Fate Determinant during Skeletal Muscle Regeneration”
Mentor: Dr. Daniel Kopinke

Yixiao Wang, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/15/2023
Thesis/Dissertation: “Regulation of Proteasomes in the Retina”
Mentor: Dr. Ekaterina Lobanova

Cora C. Hart, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/09/2023
Thesis/Dissertation: “The Duchenne Cardiomyopathy: Considerations for Animal Models and Therapeutics”
Mentor: Dr. Lee Sweeney

Jordan T. Bateman, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/09/2022
Thesis/Dissertation: “Opioid Suppression of an Excitatory Pontomedullary Respiratory Circuit by Convergent Mechanisms”
Mentor: Dr. Erica Levitt

Yang Feng, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/09/2022
Thesis/Dissertation: “The Effect of Clonal Hematopoiesis on the Molecular Pathophysiology of Solid Tumors”
Mentor: Dr. Olga Guryanova

Aishwarya S. Kulkarni, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/09/2022
Thesis/Dissertation: “Mechanisms Underlying Olfactory Dysfunction in Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease”
Mentor: Dr. Dan Wesson

Christian James Kreiger, MS
Conferral Date: 05/03/2022
Thesis/Dissertation: “Understanding the Migratory Axis of Immune-Suppressive CCR2+ Myeloid Cells in Glioblastoma”
Mentor: Dr. Jeffery K. Harrison

Sandy E. Saunders, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/21/2021
Thesis/Dissertation: “The Role of Dorsolateral Pontine Respiratory Neurons in Fentanyl Overdose”
Mentor: Dr. Erica Levitt

Chao Xie, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/10/2021
Thesis/Dissertation: “Understanding the Olfactory Penetrance and the Signaling Mechanisms of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome”
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey R. Martens

Arthur D. Zimmerman, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/18/2020
Thesis/Dissertation: “The Behavioral and Neuroanatomical Basis of GC-D-Dependent Odor Learning”
Mentor: Dr. Steven D. Munger

Jordan Caroline Moretta, MS
Conferral Date: 05/05/2020
Thesis/Dissertation: “Loss of Arl13b in Olfactory Sensory Neurons Leads to Age Related Olfactory Impairment”
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey R. Martens

David S. Fireman, MS
Conferral Date: 12/17/2019
Thesis/Dissertation: “Optimizing Neuronal Circuit Tracing of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons”
Mentor: Dr. Nikhil Urs

Joseph Flores-Toro, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/17/2019
Thesis/Dissertation: “Targeting CCR2-Expressing Myeloid Cells to Overcome Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Resistance in Glioma”
Mentor: Dr. Jeffery K. Harrison

Mengxiong Wang, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/13/2019
Thesis/Dissertation: “On the Trail of a Proteostatic Killer of Highly Resistant and Metastatic Breast Cancer”
Mentor: Dr. Brian Keith Law

Kate A. White, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/08/2018
Thesis/Dissertation: “Olfactory Cortical Control Defines Striatal Sensory Representations”
Mentor: Dr. Dan Wesson

Jennifer M. Wiggins, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/19/2017
Thesis/Dissertation: “Evaluation of Aerobic Exercise in Tumor Bearing Mice”
Mentor: Dr. Dietmar W. Siemann

Veronica S. Hughes, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/19/2017
Thesis/Dissertation: “Phosphorylation of c-Met: An Underutilized Predictor of Sensitivity to c-Met Inhibition in Preclinical and Clinical Cancer Trials”
Mentor: Dr. Dietmar W. Siemann

Guannan Zhou, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/08/2017
Thesis/Dissertation: “Ventral Respiratory Column Expiratory Neurons Participation in the Fictive Swallow in the Cat”
Mentor: Dr. Paul W. Davenport

Jude Naser Massannat, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/08/2017
Thesis/Dissertation: “Beta Arrestin 2 Mediates Renal Cell Carcinoma Tumor Growth and Metastasis”
Mentor: Dr. Yehia Daaka

James Michael Dominguez II, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/22/2015
Thesis/Dissertation: “Potential Therapeutic Interventions For Diabetic Microvascular Complications”
Mentor: Dr. Maria A. Grant

Thomas G. Biel, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/23/2014
Thesis/Dissertation: “Mitofusin 2 Mediates Sirtuin 1 Induced Autophagy to Suppress Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury”
Mentor: Dr. Jae Sung Kim

Dhivya Raja Sudhan, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/12/2014
Thesis/Dissertation: “Cathepsin L Targeting in Metastatic Disease”
Mentor: Dr. Dietmar W. Siemann

Kien Trung Pham, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/13/2013
Thesis/Dissertation: “Functions and Therapeutic Targeting of Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors in Glioblastoma Progression”
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey K. Harrison

Nikolett Molnar Biel, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/13/2013
Thesis/Dissertation: “Angiopoietin-2 Inhibition by the Investigational Ang-2 Antibody Medi3617 in Renal Cell Carcinoma Induced Angiogenesis: Therapeutic Implications”
Mentor: Dr. Dietmar W. Siemann

Kevin Y. Strehler, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/13/2013
Thesis/Dissertation: “Complications of Leptin and Serotonin Agonist Therapy in Regulation of Food Intake and the Promise of Wheel Running Intervention in Rats”
Mentor: Dr. Philip James Scarpace

Guizhi Zhu, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/13/2013
Thesis/Dissertation: “Aptamer-Mediated DNA Nanomedicines for Targeted Cancer Theranostics”
Mentor: Dr. Weihong Tan

Stephan C. Jahn, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/07/2013
Thesis/Dissertation: “Overactive Cdk2 in the Progression and Treatment of Cancer”
Mentor: Dr. Brian Keith Law

Dustin K. Williams, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/08/2012
Thesis/Dissertation: “Activation, Desensitization and Potentiation of Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors:  Relevance to Alpha7-Targeted Therapeutics”
Mentor: Dr. Roger Lee Papke

Roxana F. Weil, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/20/2011
Thesis/Dissertation: “Activation of the Largemouth Bass Estrogen Receptors by Model Environmental Estrogenic Compounds”
Mentor: Dr. Nancy D. Denslow

Che Liu, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/03/2011
Thesis/Dissertation: “Functional Significance and Therapeutic Targeting of Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors in Glioblastoma”
Mentor:

Rose Lynn Mikulski, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/21/2010
Thesis/Dissertation: “Kinetics and Structure of Proton Transfer Pathways in Carbonic Anhydrase”
Mentor: Dr. David N. Silverman

Jennifer L Kielczewski, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/04/2010
Thesis/Dissertation: “Mechanisms of Action of Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 in Promoting Repair in Ischemic Retinal Vascular Mouse Injury Models”
Mentor: Dr. Maria A. Grant

Melanie Kae Judge, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/22/2009
Thesis/Dissertation: “The Role of Endocannabinoid Receptor Activity in Young and Aged Rats with High-Fat Feeding”
Mentor: Dr. Philip James Scarpace

Meiyu Dong, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/22/2009
Thesis/Dissertation: “Targeting Tumor Metastasis-Src Inhibition”
Mentor: Dr. Dietmar W. Siemann

Karen Kristi Banks, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/22/2009
Thesis/Dissertation:
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Melinda S. Prucha, PhD
Conferral Date: 8/11/2009
Thesis/Dissertation: “Regulation of the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein by Nuclear Receptor Signaling Pathways and by Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)”
Mentor: Dr. Nancy D. Denslow

Stephen J. Fernando, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/05/2009
Thesis/Dissertation: “Sleeping Beauty Mediated Targeting of Tumor Endothelial Marker 8 in the Tumor Vasculature of Colorectal Carcinomas in Mice”
Mentor: Dr. Brad S. Fletcher

Katharine M. Laughlin, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/05/2009
Thesis/Dissertation: “Function of Hematopoietic- and Neurologic-Expressed Sequence 1 (Hn1) in Cancer”
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey K. Harrison

Jiejin Zhang, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/05/2009
Thesis/Dissertation: “Leptin Antagonist and Soluble Leptin Receptor Block Leptin Action in Vivo: Evidence for an Essential Role of Leptin in Homeostatic Energy Regulation”
Mentor: Dr. Philip James Scarpace

Patrick E. Corsino, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/23/2008
Thesis/Dissertation: “Cyclin-Dependent Kinases as Tumor Initiators and Therapeutic Targets”
Mentor: Dr. Brian K. Law

Kyung Hee Chang, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/06/2008
Thesis/Dissertation: “Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Regulates Hematopoietic Stem Cell and Endothelial Progenitor Cell Function during Vascular Development”
Mentor: Dr. Maria A. Grant

You-Lin Tain, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/18/2007
Thesis/Dissertation:
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Kelly Jackman, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/05/2007
Thesis/Dissertation: “A Preclinical Study of Flavopiridol in the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia”
Mentor: Dr. Stephen D. Hunger

Jason L. Blum, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/05/2007
Thesis/Dissertation: “Effects of Methoxychlor on the Expression and Activity of Largemouth Bass Estrogen Receptors Alpha, Beta-A and Beta-B In Vivo and In Vitro”
Mentor: Dr. Nancy D. Denslow

William D. Brazelle, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/16/2006
Thesis/Dissertation: “Molecular Targeting Strategies Directed at the Tumor Endothelium to Enhance the Efficacy of Cancer Radiotherapy”
Mentor: Dr. Dietmar W. Siemann

Christina M. Norris, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/16/2006
Thesis/Dissertation: “Impact of Tumor VEGF Expression on the Response to Anti-Cancer Therapies”
Mentor: Dr. Dietmar W. Siemann

Beth Ann Salmon, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/16/2006
Thesis/Dissertation: “Characterizing the Tumor Response to Vascular Disrupting Agent Treatment”
Mentor: Dr. Dietmar W. Siemann

Hao Pan, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/06/2006
Thesis/Dissertation: “Targeting Angiogenic Growth Factors in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy”
Mentor: Dr. Maria A. Grant

Fei Wang, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/17/2005
Thesis/Dissertation: “Acceleration of Murine Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) by Exposure to the Organochlorine Pesticide Chlordecone”
Mentor: Dr. Stephen M. Roberts

Andon Nicholas Placzek, PhD
Conferral Date: 04/30/2005
Thesis/Dissertation: “Regulation of Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function and Pharmacology by Amino Acid Sequence in the Second Transmembrane Domain”
Mentor: Dr. Roger L. Papke

Nilanjana Sengupta Caballero, PhD
Conferral Date: 04/30/2005
Thesis/Dissertation:
Mentor: Dr. Maria A. Grant

Susan Eliz Lefrancois, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/18/2004
Thesis/Dissertation: “A Structure Activity Investigation of Benzylidene Anabaseine Interactions with the Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor”
Mentor: Dr. William R. Kem

James K. Tolson, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/18/2004
Thesis/Dissertation: “Heat Shock Proteins (Hsps) and Protection from Hepatotoxicity”
Mentor: Dr. Stephen M. Roberts

Ileana Elder, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/07/2004
Thesis/Dissertation: “Kinetic and Structural Studies on the Activation of the Proton Transfer in Catalysis by Carbonic Anhydrase”
Mentor: Dr. David N. Silverman

David G. Taylor, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/07/2004
Thesis/Dissertation: “Roles of Sarcoplasmic Reticular Ca2+ -Atpase 2a and Action Potential Duration in Rat Normal and Hypertrophied Myocardium”
Mentor: Dr. Harm Knot

Christopher N. Davis, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/07/2004
Thesis/Dissertation: “Mammalian and Viral Chemokines Provide Insight into the Mechanism of Chemokine receptor Activation”
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey K. Harrison

William B. Greenleaf, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/01/2004
Thesis/Dissertation: “Proton Transfer in Catalysis by Iron and Manganese Superoxide Dismutase”
Mentor: Dr. David N. Silverman

Shuzhen Chen, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/01/2004
Thesis/Dissertation: “TGF-β1 Regulation of Chemokine Receptors in Rat Microglia and Human Macrophages”
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey K. Harrison

Monica L. Gardon, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/20/2003
Thesis/Dissertation: “Functional Remodeling of the Renal and Cerebral Resistance Vasculature in Hypertensive Rats”
Mentor: Dr. Harm Knot

Xuefang Cao, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/20/2003
Thesis/Dissertation: “Cleavage of Bax to P18 Bax Facilitates Stress-Induced Apoptosis”
Mentor: Dr. W. Stratford May

Jared T. Wilsey, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/09/2003
Thesis/Dissertation: “Potent Anorexic and Lipopeni Effects of Central Leptin Gene Therapy are Blocked by Diet-Induced Obesity: Evidence for Impaired Leptin Receptor Expression/Signal Transduction in Obesity and Reversal by Caloric Restriction”
Mentor: Dr. Philip J. Scarpace

Gang Li, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/09/2003
Thesis/Dissertation: “Effects of the Melanocortin Agonist Melanotan II, Central Propopiomelanocortin and Interleukin-6 Gene Therapies on the Regulation of Body Weight and Homeostasis”
Mentor: Dr. Philip J. Scarpace

Tara L. Sabo-Attwood, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/09/2003
Thesis/Dissertation:
Mentor: Dr. Nancy D. Denslow

Yi Tang, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/03/2003
Thesis/Dissertation:
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Wenyin Shi, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/10/2002
Thesis/Dissertation:
Mentor: Dr. Dietmar W. Siemann

Christopher J. Bowman, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/01/2001
Thesis/Dissertation: “Gene Regulation in Teleosts by Estradiol and Estrogen Mimics”
Mentor: Dr. Nancy D. Denslow

Kenneth H. Warrington, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/01/2001
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Gene Therapy Approaches for Solid Tumors: Ovarian Carcinoma and Bioreductive Chemotherapy”
Mentor: Dietmar W. Siemann

Amy S. Hearn, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/2001
Thesis/Dissertation: “Product Inhibition in Human Manganese Superoxide Dismutase”
Mentor: Dr. David N. Silverman

Michelle A. McGarry, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/2001
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Benzo(a)pyrene-Mediated Effects on Cellular Adhesion and Signal Transduction Pathways in Endometrial Cancer”
Mentor: Kathleen T. Shiverick

Von G. Samedi, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/2001
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Antiproliferative Effects of Isoflavonoids on Prostate Cancer Cells and Antitumorigenic Effects in Xenograft Nude Mice”
Mentor: Kathleen T. Shiverick

Lingyun Li, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/2000
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Studies of the Anticancer Effects of the Vascular Targeting Agent Combretastatin A-4 Disodium Phosphate (CA4DP)”
Mentor: Dietmar W. Siemann

Nikolas B. Karkanias, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1999
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Lithium Modulates Desensitization of AMPA Receptors”
Mentor: Roger L. Papke

Mark J. Ozeck, MS
Conferral Date: 12/01/1999
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “A1 Adenosine Receptor Activation Increases Leptin Production by Rat White Adipose Tissue”
Mentor: Luiz Belardinelli

Jeannette M. Watterson, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1999
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “In Vitro Studies on a Putative Molecular Mechanism of Action of Valproic Acid in Treatment of Bipolar Disorder”
Mentor: Dr. Robert Lenox

Alan J. Klopp, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/01/1998
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Characterization of DNA Cleavage Fragment Populations Induced by Topoisomerase II Active Drugs”
Mentor: Thomas C. Rowe

Joseph G. Rudolph, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/01/1998
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Effects of Chronic Ethanol on NMDA Receptor Pharmacology and Physiology: Possible Mechanisms for the Development of Ethanol Tolerance and Dependence”
Mentor: Fulton T. Crews

Monica V. Kumar, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1998
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Vitamin A and β3-Adrenergic Regulation of Leptin and UCP1 Gene Expression: Role in Energy Homeostasis and Senescence”
Mentor: Philip J. Scarpace

Stephen T. Nowicki, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1998
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Characterization of the Mechanism of the Sub-Type Selective, Slow-Dissociation of a Carbostyril Based β-Adrenergic Receptor Agonist From the β2-Adrenergic Receptor”
Mentor: Nigel G. J. Richards

Michael M. Francis, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1998
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Subunit-Specific Determinants of Function and Pharmacology of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors”
Mentor: Roger L. Papke

Yan Jiang, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1998
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Expression of Chemokine Receptors in Rat Central Nervous System”
Mentor: Jeffrey K. Harrison

Jeffrey R. Martens, PhD
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Miduturu Srinivas, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1997
Thesis/Dissertation Title: The Importance of A1-Adenosine Receptor Reserve in the Heart
Mentor: Luiz Belardinelli

Samuel Wang, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1997
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Characterization of Novel AAV-Derived Gene Transfer Approaches for Mitotic and Differentiated Cells”
Mentor: Edwin M. Meyer


Grantley D. Charles, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1997
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Xenobiotic Effects on Gene Expression in Endometrial Cells and Placental Tissue”
Mentor: Kathleen T. Shiverick

Amy A. Jennings, MS
Conferral Date: 05/01/1996
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Identification and Characterization of Two Novel Rat CXC Chemokine Receptors”
Mentor: Thomas C. Rowe

Cheryl-Ann N. Dunstan, MS
Conferral Date: 08/01/1996
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Identification and Characterization of Two Novel Rat CXC Chemokine Receptors”
Mentor: Jeffrey K. Harrison

Liyan Zhang, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1996
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Xenobiotic-Dependent Regulation of Gene Expression in Human Placental Cell Lines”
Mentor: Kathleen T. Shiverick

Vincent J. Andaloro, PhD
Conferral Date: 02/01/1995
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Neurotrophic Ramifications of Muscarinic Receptor Stimulation of Intracellular Calcium Signals in SH-SY5Y Cells”
Mentor: Fulton T. Crews

Desuo Wang, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/01/1995
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Ionic Basis of the Negative Dromotropic and Inotropic Actions of Adenosine”
Mentor: Luiz Belardinelli

Bismark Amoah-Apraku, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1995
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Regulation of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Murine Proximal Tubule Epithelial Cells”
Mentor: Nicolas J. Guzman

Karen R. Dukes, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1995
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Selective Inheritance of Mitochondrial DNA in Heteroplasmic Mice”
Mentor: Allen H. Neims

Scott A. Masten, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1995
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Evaluation of Potential Mechanisms for Xenobiotic-Mediated Disruption of Lymphocyte Function and Responsiveness”
Mentor: Kathleen T. Shiverick

Jiahui Zhang, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1994
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Characterization and Use of A1 Adenosie Receptor Irreversible Ligands”
Mentor: Stephen P. Baker

Rajiv A. Patel, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1993
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “The Regulatory Role of Lipids in Transforming Virus Infectivity and in Growth Factor Mediated Cellular Mitogenesis and Differentiation”
Mentor: Fulton T. Crews

Philip V. LoGrasso, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/01/1992
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Source of the Catalytic Differences Between Human Carbonic Anhydrases III and II as Determined by Site-Specific Mutagenesis”
Mentor: David N. Silverman

Jeffrey W. Lawrence, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1992
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “DNA Topoisomerase Inhibitors Induce a Loss of Mitochondrial DNA in Mammalian Cells”
Mentor: Thomas C. Rowe

Lynne M. Fleming, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1992
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Opiod Receptor-Mediated Inhibition of Protein Phosphorylation in Rat Brain”
Mentor: Steven R. Childers

Christopher S. Konkoy, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1992
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Pharmacological Properties of Kappa Opioid Receptors in Guinea Pig Brain”
Mentor: Steven R. Childers

Mary A. Pacheco, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1992
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Characterization of Endogenous Aminoalkylindole/Cannabinoid Systems in Brain”
Mentor: Steven R. Childers

Magdalena Wozniak-Rydzewski, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1992
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Differential Regulation of Alpha-1A and Alpha-1B Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes in Neuronal and Astroglial Cell Cultures”
Mentor: Stephen P. Baker

Fan Xie, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1992
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Interaction of Adenosine Receptors in a Smooth Muscle Cell Line”
Mentor: Stephen P. Baker

Nelida N. Sjak-Shie, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/01/1991
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “The Effects of Potential Trophic or Cytoprotective Agents in Cholinergically Hypofunctional Rat Brains”
Mentor: Edwin M. Meyer

Dayna J. Clarke, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/01/1991
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Alpha Andrenoceptors in Rabbit Renal Inner Medullary Collecting Duct Cells”
Mentor: Lal C. Garg

Daniel Y. Danso, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1991
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Differentiation and De-Differentiation in FRLA-209-15 Cells and the Potential Role of Polyamines”
Mentor: Kathleen T. Shiverick

Walter H. Folger, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1991
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Characterization of the Role of Thromboxane in the Aorta and Kidney and the Thromboxane Receptor in the Glomerulus”
Mentor: Christopher S. Wilcox

Christopher J. Borgert, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1991
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Phosphorylation of Type I and Type II DNA Topoisomerases in a Human Tumor Cell in Line”
Mentor: Thomas C. Rowe

Kevin Krajniak, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1990
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “In Search of Extramolluscan FMRFamide-Related Peptides”
Mentor: Michael J. Greenberg

John A. Olson Jr., PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1990
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Developmental Regulation of Constitutive and Angiotensin II-Induced Protein Secretion by Astrocytes of the Brain”
Mentor: Kathleen T. Shiverick

Paula E. Papanek, PhD
Conferral Date: 05/01/1989
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Cold-Induced Hypertension in Rats”
Mentor: Melvin J. Fregly

Carolyn P. Bolden, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1989
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Characterization of Acetylethylcholine Mustard and Basal Turnover of the Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptor in GH3 Cells”
Mentor: Stephen P. Baker

David J. Kroll, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1989
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Regulation of DNA Topoisomerase II in a Human Tumor Cell Line”
Mentor: Thomas C. Rowe

Kemal Payza, PhD
Conferral Date: 04/01/1988
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “FMRF Receptors of Helix Aspersa”
Mentor: Michael J. Greenberg

James A. Scott, PhD
Conferral Date: 04/01/1988
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Central Biogenic Amine Receptor Adaptation During Antidepressant Treatment: Studies Directed at Therapeutic Mechanisms”
Mentor: Fulton T. Crews

Shari McArdle, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1988
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Pharmacological Characterization of the Phosphoinositide Second Messenger System in the Rabbit System”
Mentor: Lal C. Garg

Kelly M. Standifer, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1988
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Characterization of Some Carbostyril Congeners Having Novel Beta-Adrenoreceptor Agonist Properties”
Mentor: Stephen P. Baker

Elaine M. Richards-Sumners, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1988
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Catecholamine and Angiotensin II Interactions in Primary Cultures of Brain Cells”
Mentor: M.I. Phillips

Richard A. McClusky, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1987
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Synthesis and Properties of Submicron Albumin Spheres”
Mentor: E.P. Goldberg

Rita B. Bortell, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1987
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Effects of Polyamine Analogs on Mitochondrial DNA and Cell Growth”
Mentor: Allen H. Neims

Robert E. Raulli, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1987
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Alpha-Adrenergic Stimulation of Phosphoinositide Hydrolysis in the Rat Brain”
Mentor: Fulton T. Crews

Scott M. Lambert, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1986
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Proteolytic Degradation of the Neuropeptide FMRFamide by Molluscan Myocardial Membranes”
Mentor: Michael J. Greenburg

Denise F. Bottiglieri, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1985
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Lipid Modulation of Neuronal Cholinergic Activity”
Mentor: Edwin M. Meyer

Ann S. Heiman, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1984
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Studies on Agents Which Modify Mast Cell Stimulation-Secretion Coupling”
Mentor: Fulton T. Crews

Tugrul T. Kararli, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1984
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Kinetics and Inhibition of Carbonic Anhydrase III: Comparison with Carbonic Anhydrase II”
Mentor: David N. Silverman

Carol A. Nelson, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1984
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Studies on Agents Which Modify Mast Cell Stimulation-Secretion Coupling”
Mentor: Stephen P. Baker

Judith B. Feldstein, PhD
Conferral Date: 08/01/1983
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Purification and Characterization of Carbonic Anhydrase from the Saliva and Red Cells of the Rat”
Mentor: David N. Silverman

James W. Doyle, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/1/1982
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Membrane Actions of a Protein Cytotoxin Isolated from a Carribean Sea Anemone, Stoichactis helianthus”
Mentor: William R. Kem

Chun-Jung Chu, PhD
Conferral Date: 03/01/1980
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Chemotherapy of an Experimental Glioma with Autonomic Drugs”
Mentor: Sharon K. Chapman

Dr. Deborah L. Kirner, PhD
Conferral Date: 12/01/1980
Thesis/Dissertation Title: “Studies on Cyanide Release from Acrylonitrile in Rate Hepatic Microsomes”
Mentor: Kenneth C. Leibman