Students

Student Name Research Interest 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
Kimberly Barnholt Inflammation and cardiovascular disease  John C. Rutledge
Kristina Bezold
Alissa Blum Endothelial progenitor cell characterization in the monocrotaline rat model of primary pulmonary hypertension
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
Larissa Eiselein Larissa is working in the lab of Dr. John Rutledge, determination of the mechanism by which high blood triglyceride levels contribute to formation of atheroscle  John C. Rutledge
Sheila Ganti
Paul D. Hagerty Evaluating the effect of total knee arthroplasty on physical fitness, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and overall quality of life.  Gretchen Casazza, PhD
Keri Hayakawa  Jason P. Eiserich
Darren Hwee
David Jenkins
Brittany Kammerer Currently interested in the mechanisms of osmoregulation in fish  Dietmar Kueltz
Amanda Klein Somatosensory  Earl Carstens
Jesse Krause
Tina I. Lam Stroke, ion transporters mechanism in mediating cerebral edema formation  Martha E. O'Donnell
Jenny Lee  Alan Conley
Philip Lee
Alice Liou Gastrointestinal neuroendocrinology, satiety, and food intake.  Helen Raybould
Karen Lizars
Bob Lu
Philip Matern Muscle  Sue Bodine
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  Wenbin Deng
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
Jenna Nyholt Reproduction, Oocyte maturation  Catherine A. VandeVoort
Kari Pollock
Sassan Rafizadeh Atrial Arrhythmias Using Patch-Clamp Techniques  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
Johanna Rochester I am interested in endocrine disrupting chemicals (both natural and synthetic), and their effect on wildlife (especially birds) and humans.  James Millam
Adam Ross
Lyons Ross
John Rudell Synapse formation as well as acetylcholine receptor localization and stabilization at the NMJ.  Alan Conley
Lorne Sachs
Dewey Shannamar
Padmini Sirish Cardiac stem cells in cardiac regeneration  Nipavan Chiamvimonvat
Mitchell Sitnick Understanding the molecular basis of skeletal muscle function  John C. Rutledge
Logan B. Smith I am interested in determinants of mammalian bone growth and investigating genetic mutations advantageous to skeletal growth.  Anita M. Oberbauer
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
Michael Steinman
James Stice Th effects of estrogen withdrawl and aging on vascular function and expression of heat shock proteins in the cardiovascular system.  Anne Knowlton
Tyler Stradleigh Network adaptation in the mammalian retina.  Andrew Ishida
Chrisoula Toupadakis Mesenchymal stem cells, bone regeneration, and veterinary orthopedic surgery.  Clare Yellowley
Kimberly Vincent
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