Current Students
Current Students
PhD Students
CLASS OF 2013
Linda Omer
EDUCATION: BS in Biology -Chicago State University
MS in Molecular Biology- Chicago State University
MS in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics- University of Louisville
MENTOR(S): Dr. Nolan Boyd
PROJECT: CRISPR/Cas9 correction of homozygous mutation in the low-density lipoprotein receptor to Restore LDL Metabolism in Familial hypercholesterolemia Induced pluripotent stem cell derived hepatocyte-like cells
CLASS OF 2014
Josiah Hardesty
EDUCATION: B.S., Biology, University of Kentucky, 2013
MENTOR(S): Dr. Matt Cave, Dr. Russell Prough
PROJECT: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) promote fatty liver disease through inhibition of epidermal growth factor signaling
Stephanie Metcalf
EDUCATION: B.A., Chemistry, Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
MENTOR(S): Dr. Brian Clem
PROJECT: Investigation of phosphoserine aminotransferase 1 and its role in breast cancer metastasis and endocrine resistance
CLASS OF 2015
Rumeysa Biyik-Sit
EDUCATION: B.S. (2007), M.S. (2009), Mol Biol and Genetics, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey; M.S. Mol. Cell. Dev. Biol., Ohio State University, 2012
MENTOR(S): Dr. Brian Clem
PROJECT: Potential role for a phosphoserine aminotransferase 1 and pyruvate kinase M2 (PSAT1:PKM2) functional interaction in lung cancer cells
Avisek Majumder
EDUCATION: B.S., Biotechnology, Vidyasagar University, 2008; M.S. Genetic Eng., West Bengal University of Technology, 2010
MENTOR(S): Dr. Suresh Tyagi
PROJECT: Mechanism of skeletal muscle myopathy in hyperhomocysteinemia
Lindsey Reynolds
EDUCATION: B.S., Biochemistry, Indiana University Southeast, 2014
MENTOR(S): Dr. Brian Clem
PROJECT: Regulation of glucose metabolism by the Rb pathway
CLASS OF 2016
Timothy Audam
EDUCATION: BSc, Microbiology, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria, 2012; M.S. Biochem/Mol. Biol., East Tennessee State University, TN, 2016
MENTOR(S): Dr. Steve Jones
PROJECT: Mechanisms of cell therapy-mediated remodeling of the failing heart
Emily Duderstadt
EDUCATION: B.S., Biochem/Mol. Biol., Wittenberg University (OH), 2016
MENTOR(S): Dr. David Samuelson
PROJECT: Genetics of breast cancer susceptibility and molecular mechanisms of progression
Justin Kos
EDUCATION: B.S., Biology, Saint Louis University, 2012; M.S., Cell Mol. Biol., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2015
MENTOR(S): Dr. Corey Watson
PROJECT: Genetic and epigenetic variation in mouse antibody repertoire development
Robert Monsen
EDUCATION: B.S., Biochemistry, University of Southern Indiana, 2014
MENTOR(S): Dr. John Trent
PROJECT: Characterization of the hTERT promoter quadruplex
Jordan Noe
EDUCATION: B.S., Biology, minor in Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 2013
MENTOR(S): Dr. Bob Mitchell
PROJECT: The role of MIF in the matabolism of tumor-associated macrophages and the promotion of a protumorigenic microenvironment
CLASS OF 2017
Natalia Bilchuk
EDUCATION:
B.S./M.S. Chemical Biology, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Medical School, University of Louisville (present)
MENTOR(S): Dr. Paula Bates
PROJECT: Elucidating the mechanisms of cancer sensitivity and resistance to AS1411
Jessica Cannon
EDUCATION:
B.S./M.S. 2015 - Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
MENTOR(S): TBD
PROJECT: TBD
Mark DeLa Cerna
EDUCATION:
B.S/M.S. Chemistry, 2014, Ateneo de Manila Univ., Quezon City, Philippines
MENTOR(S): Dr. Donghan Lee
PROJECT: Structural and biophysical characterization of proteins - Defining the role of conformational flexibility in protein function using biomolecular NMR
William Gibson
EDUCATION:
B.S. Biology, Physics, 2011 - Oregon State Univ. Corvalis, OR
MENTOR(S): Dr. Corey Watson
PROJECT: TBD
Velma Shang
EDUCATION:
B.S. Biochemistry, 2013 - Kwame Nkrumah Univ. Sci & Tech., Kumasi, Ghana
M.S. Biotechnology, 2015 - University of Warwick, United Kingdom
MENTOR(S): Dr. Brad Hill
PROJECT: Metabolic regulation of reparative processes in the failing heart. Metabolic changes in the fibroblasts of the infarcted heart and key steps that could regulate fibroblast trans differentiation.
CLASS OF 2018
Makayla Brady
EDUCATION:
B.S. Biochemistry, 2017 - Bridgewater State Univ. Bridgewater MA
MENTOR(S): TBD
PROJECT: TBD
Annalara Fischer
EDUCATION:
B.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology/ Music, 2016 - Centre College, Danville, KY
MENTOR(S): Dr. Joseph Moore IV
PROJECT: TBD
Belinda Petri
EDUCATION:
B.S. Biology, 2018 - Indiana Univ. Southeast New Albany, IN
MENTOR(S): TBD
PROJECT: TBD
Muge Sak
EDUCATION:
B.S. Molecular Biology & Genetics, 2017 - Middle East Technical University, Ankara Turkey
MENTOR(S): TBD
PROJECT: TBD
Alexis Vega
EDUCATION:
B.S. Biotechnology, 2014 - Florida Gulf Coast University, FL; M.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, 2018 - Univ. of Louisville, Louisville, KY
MENTOR(S): TBD
PROJECT: TBD
MS Students
CLASS OF 2017
Arnela Alomerovic
EDUCATION:
B.S. Biochemistry, 2017 - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
MENTOR(S): TBD
PROJECT:TBD
CLASS OF 2018
Shannon Green
EDUCATION:
B.S. Biology (conc. in Chemistry) 2016 - Alabama State Univ., Montgomery, AL
MENTOR(S): TBD
PROJECT: TBD
Kira Schulz
EDUCATION:
B.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 2018 - Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY
MENTOR(S): TBD
PROJECT: TBD