Current Students, 2016-2017
Current Students, 2016-2017
Venkat Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.
Medical School Year 3
| Department | Physiology |
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| Dissertation 2015 | "Development of a Vascularized, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Liver-Tissue Mimic for Therapeutic Applications" |
| Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Nolan Boyd |
| Fulbright Research Fellow | University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, 2010-2011 |
| Undergraduate Degree | BS Biology (Cellular Physiology), 2010 |
Jessica Mezzanotte Sharpe, Ph.D.
Medical School Year 3
| Department | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
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| Dissertation 2016 | "The discovery of a novel, Ras-mediated NORE1A/PMLIV tumor suppressor complex" |
| Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Geoffrey Clark |
| Undergraduate Degree | BA Biology, minors in Chemistry and English, 2010 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN |
Heather Clair
Graduate School Year 4
Congratulations, Heather, on your F-30 Grant Award from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences!
Project Title: Xenobiotic Receptors Modulate PCB-induced Steatohepatitis
| Department | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
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| Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Matthew Cave |
| Graduate Degree | MS Animal Science, Biotechnology, 2001 University of Georgia, Athens, GA |
| Undergraduate Degree | BS Animal Science, Dairy Science, 1999 University of Georgia, Athens, GA |
Peter Campbell
Graduate School Year 3
| Department | Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology |
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| Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. William Guido |
| Undergraduate Degree | BA Independent Study in Neuroscience, 2006 Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA |
Douglas Saforo
Graduate School Year 2
| Department | Pharmacology and Toxicology |
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| Ph.D. Mentors | |
| Undergraduate Degree | BA Biology, 2013 University of Louisville, Louisville, KY |
Sanet Steyn
Graduate School Year 2
| Department | Pharmacology and Toxicology |
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| Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Kenneth Palmer |
| Graduate Degree | MS Biology, 2011 Emory University, Atlanta, GA |
| Undergraduate Degree | BA Biology and Chemistry, minor in Dance and Movement Studies, 2011 Emory University, Atlanta, GA |
Joseph Zakhari
Graduate School Year 2
| Department | Physiology |
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| Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Stuart K. Williams II |
| Graduate Degree | MA Medical Sciences, 2013 Boston University, Boston, MA |
| Undergraduate Degree | BS Biology, minor in Chemistry, 2009 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC |
Samantha Morrissey
Graduate School Year 1
| Department | Microbiology and Immunology |
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| Mentor | Dr. Jun Yan |
| Undergraduate Degree | BA Biology, minor in Chemistry, 2013 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
Jordan Noe
Graduate School Year 1
| Department | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
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| Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Robert Mitchell |
| Undergraduate Degree | BS Biology, minor in Chemistry, 2013 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT |
Desmond Stewart
Graduate School Year 1
| Department | Pharmacology and Toxicology |
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| Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Geoffrey Clark |
| Undergraduate Degree | BS Biochemistry, minor in Biology, 2014 Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA |
Anne Geller
Medical School Year 2
| Intramural Research Training Award Fellow | National Institutes of Health, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Bethesda, MD, 2014-2015 |
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| Graduate Degree | MS Biomedical Science, 2014 Tufts University, Medford, MA |
| Undergraduate Degree | BS Biomedical Science in Engineering, minor in Engineering Entrepreneurship, 2013 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
George Wei
Medical School Year 1
| Undergraduate Degree | BA Chemistry, 2014 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ |
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