Alumni
Sophia Kaska, Ph.D.
2017
Thesis Title: Investigating the Role of Ventral Tegmental Area TORC2 in Stress and Stress-Induced Changes in Opiate Reward
Advisor: Dr. Michelle Mazei-Robison
Theresa Lansdell, Ph.D.
2017
Thesis Title: The Role of Parkin in Maintaining Proteasome Activity Following Acute Neurotoxic Insult
Advisors: Dr. John Goudreau & Dr. Keith Lookingland
Brittany Winner, Ph.D.
2017
Thesis Title: UCH-L1 as a Susceptibility Factor for Nigrostriatal and Mesolimbic Dopamine Neurons After Neurotoxicant Exposure and Aging
Advisors: Dr. John Goudreau & Dr. Keith Lookingland
Isola Brown, Ph.D.
2017
Thesis Title: Enteric Glial Cell Regulation of Oxidative Stress and Immune Homeostasis During Gastrointestinal Inflammation
Advisor: Dr. Brian Gulbransen
Nadia Ayala-Lopez, Ph.D.
2016
Thesis Title: A New Role for PVAT: Regulation of Blood Vessel Function Through the Control of Norepinephrine
Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Watts
Nusrat Matin, Ph.D.
2016
Thesis Title: The effects of soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibition in a hypertensive model of cognitive impairment
Advisor: Dr. Anne Dorrance
Natalia Kovalova, Ph.D.
2016
Thesis Title: Role of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Polymorphisms on TCDD-mediated CYP1B1 Induction and IgM Suppression by Human B cells
Advisor: Dr. Norb Kaminski
Nikita Joshi, Ph.D.
2016
Thesis Title: Hepatoprotective functions of the hemostatic system in experimental xenobiotic-induced biliary injury
Advisor: Dr. Jim Luyendyk
Ashley Maiuri, Ph.D.
2015
Thesis Title: Drug-Cytokine Cytotoxic Interaction: Relationship to Idiosyncractic, Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Advisor: Dr. Bob Roth
Kate O'Brien, Ph.D.
2014
Thesis Title: Elucidation of the Mechanisms of Interaction Between Bile Acids and the Interleukin-23/Interleukin-17 Axis During Cholestasis
Advisor: Dr. Bryan Copple
Jeremiah Phelps, Ph.D.
2014
Thesis Title: Mechanisms by which Remanl Denervation Chronically Lowers Blood Pressure in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat
Advisor: Dr. Gregory Fink
Ninitha Asirvathamjeyaraj, Ph.D.
2013
Thesis Title: Role of Central Eicosanoids in the Development of Angiotensin II-Salt Hypertension in the Rat
Advisor: Dr. Gregory Fink
Kevin Beggs, Ph.D.
2013
Thesis Title: Mechansims of Hepatocellular Apoptosis by Trovafloxacin-tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Interaction: An In Vitro Model of Idiosyncractic Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Advisor: Dr. Bob Roth
Sara Ciotti, Ph.D.
2013
Thesis Title: Disruption of Cellular Calcium Homeostasis and Mitochondrial Function Following Chronic Methylmercury Treatment
Advisor: Dr. Bill Atchison
Aaron Fullerton, Ph.D.
2013
Thesis Title: 2,3,7,8-TCDD Alters the Development and Severity of Hepatotoxicity in a Mouse Model of Immune-Mediated Liver Injury Induced by Concanavalin A
Advisor: Dr. Patti Ganey
Thitirat Ngaotepprutaram, Ph.D.
2013
Thesis Title: Suppression of the T-cell dependent Humoral Immune Response by Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Involves Impairment of CD40-CD40 Ligand Interaction
Advisor: Dr. Norb Kaminski
Paulo Pires, Ph.D.
2013
Thesis Title: The Role of Inflammatory Mediators in Hypertensive Remodeling of Cerebral Arteries: Focus on Perivascular Macrophages, Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α
Advisor: Dr. Anne Dorrance
Kyle Poulsen, Ph.D.
2013
Thesis Title: Trovafloxacin Potentiates Lipopolysaccharide-induced Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha in a Macrophage Cell-Line: Mechanistic Insights into Idiosyncratic Liability
Advisor: Dr. Bob Roth
Joseph Prinsen, Ph.D.
2013
Thesis Title: Insights into the Effect of Tachycardia Irregularity on
Ventricular Repolarization Dynamics
Advisor: Dr. N. Bari Olivier
Sutheera Sangsiri, Ph.D.
2013
Thesis Title: Impaired Function of PreJunctional Adenosine Receptors on Perivascular Sympathetic Nerves in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
Advisor: Dr. Jim Galligan