Students

Student Name ResearchInterest Professor

Robin Altman Alzheimer's Disease, inflammatory effects of lipoproteins on the cerebrovasculature and astrocytes. John C. Rutledge
Leslie Baehr Muscle Atrophy Sue Bodine
Olga Balashova Neuromuscular physiology, cell signalling, kinases.
Jose M. Ballesteros Mouse visual system development Leo M. Chalupa
Kristina Bezold
Alissa Blum Endothelial progenitor cell characterization in the monocrotaline rat model of primary pulmonary hypertension
Jennifer (Chih-Chen) Chen
Shawn Chi
Christopher Cox
Bethany Cummings Nutraceutical and surgical approaches to the prevention and treatment of Type II Diabetes Mellitus in a novel animal model. Peter J. Havel
Sep Dadsetan Calcium signaling in human T lymphocytes Alla Fomina
Daniel Daugherty
Shannamar Dewey
Beverly Gabert Dietmar Kueltz
Sheila Ganti
Keri Hayakawa Jason P. Eiserich
Kathryn Helmstadter Broadly, our lab investigates the calcium signaling (particularly excitation-contraction coupling) that occurs during normal heart function and during heart fai
Anthony Herren
Darren Hwee
David Jenkins
Amanda Klein TRP Channels, Pain, Irritation, Peripheral and Central Sensitization/Desensitization, Itch Earl Carstens
Jesse Krause
Jenny Lee Alan Conley
Philip Lee
Alice Liou Gastrointestinal neuroendocrinology, satiety, and food intake. Helen Raybould
Karen Lizars Effects of environmental change on endocrine and energetic coping strategies, mechanisms that modulate stress responsiveness, developing a metric fo
Ross Lyons Mechanics of skeletal and cardiac muscle relating to myosin binding protein C and heart failure.
Elizabeth Martin
Philip Matern Muscle Sue Bodine
Colin McCoin
Nature McGinn Effects of contaminants, especially pharmaceutical and personal care product chemicals, on reproduction and early development in marine invertebrates. Gary Cherr
Brian Moore respiratory physiology; structural/neural characteristics of the asthmatic lung. Edward Schelegle
Richard Myers Nipavan Chiamvimonvat
Kit Fai Ng I am interested in the interaction of fatty acid with the sugar coating on endothelium, known as glycocalyx, and how that might lead to vascular dysfunction. John C. Rutledge
Angela Papalamprou
Sassan Rafizadeh I study Small-Conductance, Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel (SK) structure and function in atrial cardiac myocytes using molecular and electrophysiology tech Nipavan Chiamvimonvat
Kristyn Ringgold Kristyn is working in the lab of Dr. Charles Fuller, studying neurovestibular modulation of the circadian timing system. Charles A. Fuller
Megan Roberts The effect of ethanol on embryonic and trophoblast stem cells Catherine A. VandeVoort
Adam Ross Muscle physiology, specifically effects of the MuRF1 gene on muscle atrophy. Sue Bodine
John Rudell Synapse formation as well as acetylcholine receptor localization and stabilization at the NMJ. Alan Conley
Lorne Sachs
Omar Satter
Padmini Sirish Cardiac stem cells in cardiac regeneration Nipavan Chiamvimonvat
Logan B. Smith I am interested in determinants of mammalian bone growth and investigating genetic mutations advantageous to skeletal growth. Anita M. Oberbauer
Michael Steinman Glial Regulation of GnRH release
Tyler Stradleigh Network adaptation in the mammalian retina. Andrew Ishida
Chrisoula Toupadakis Mesenchymal stem cells, bone regeneration, and veterinary orthopedic surgery. Clare Yellowley
Breanna Wallace Edema formation during ischemic stroke; activation of cotransporters Martha E. O'Donnell
Katherine Watson
Monica Watson Synthetic ligand dependent glucocorticoid receptor action in skeletal muscle. David Furlow
Fan Yang the study of ion channels Jie Zheng
Natalie Yuen Martha E. O'Donnell
Karen Zanotto I am currently researching the effect that cold-channel activating compounds, such as menthol and cinnemaldehyde, have on thermal sensation and thermal sensitiv Earl Carstens

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