Alumni
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
Loc Vinh Thang, Ph.D.
2013
Thesis Title: Macrophage (MΦ)-derived Superoxide Disrupts Sympathetic Nerve Function In Deoxycorticosterone Acetate (DOCA)-Salt Hypertensive Rats
Advisor: Dr. Jim Galligan
Priya Balasubramanian, Ph.D.
2012
Thesis Title: Prenatal Stress Mediated Fetal Programming of Obesity in Diet-Induced Obese and Dietary Resistant Rats.
Advisor: Dr. Sheba MohanKumar
Nathan Tykocki, Ph.D.
2012
Thesis Title: Endothelin-1-Induced Calcium Signaling in Artieries and Veins
Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Watts