Graduates
Evan Tracy, Ph.D.
May 2024
Residency | Johns Hopkins University, Internal Medicine Combined Physician Scientist Training Program |
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Graduate Department | Physiology |
Dissertation Title | "Stromal Vascular Fraction Restores Vasodilatory Function By Reversing Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress In Aging-Induced Coronary Microvascular Disease" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Amanda Jo LeBlanc |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Biology, 2015 Linfield College, McMinnville, OR |
Jordan Noe, M.D., Ph.D.
May 2023
Residency | University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, General Surgery Residency Program, Preliminary |
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Graduate Department | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
Dissertation Title | "Metabolic-Epigenetic Regulation of Macrophage Polarization" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Robert A. Mitchell |
F30 AWARD | National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Project Title: "The role of MIF in mitochondrial metabolism and M2-TAM polarization." |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Biology, minor in Chemistry, 2013 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT |
Anne Geller, M.D., Ph.D.
May 2023
Residency | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Urology Residency Program |
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Graduate Department | Microbiology and Immunology |
Dissertation Title | "Harnessing the Power of Trained Immunity in the Setting of Pancreatic Cancer: A Novel Mechanism of Immune Trafficking and Tumor Control" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Jun Yan |
Intramural Research Fellowship | National Institutes of Health, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Bethesda, MD, 2014-2015 |
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, M.D., Ph.D.
May 2023
Residency | Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Neurosurgery Residency Training Program |
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Graduate Department | Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Dissertation Title | ""Oligodendrocyte Responses after Spinal Cord Injury" |
Ph.D. Mentors | Dr. Michal Hetman and Dr. Scott Whittemore |
Undergraduate Degree | BA Chemistry, 2014 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ |
Desmond Harrell-Stewart, M.D., Ph.D.
May 2022
Residency | University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, for Internal Medicine Research Pathway |
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Graduate Department | Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Dissertation Title | "A Novel Role for RASSF1A in the Regulation of Ras Activation" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Geoffrey Clark |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Biochemistry, minor in Biology, 2014 Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA |
Samantha Morrissey, M.D., Ph.D.
May 2022
Residency | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, for Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program |
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Graduate Department | Microbiology and Immunology |
Dissertation Title | "Tumor-derived Exosomes Drive Immunosuppressive Macrophages in a Pre-metastic Niche through NF-kB dependent Glycolytic Metabolic Reprogramming" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Jun Yan |
Undergraduate Degree | BA Biology, minor in Chemistry, 2013 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
Peter Campbell, M.D., Ph.D.
May 2021
Residency | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX for Child Neurology, receiving one of two spots, with one year of basic neuroscience research |
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Graduate Department | Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology |
Dissertation Title | "Development, form and function of intrathalamic circuits" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. William Guido |
F30 AWARD | National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute, Project Title: "Formation and Maturation of Projections Between Thalamic Reticular Nucleus and Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus" |
Undergraduate Degree | BA Independent Study in Neuroscience, 2006 Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA |
Douglas Saforo, M.D.,Ph.D.
May 2021
Residency | Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Pediatrics Residency Training Program |
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Graduate Department | Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Dissertation Title | "Characterizing the role of extracellular matrix in non-small cell lung carcinoma metastasis using a 3D microenvironment mimetic in-vitro culture system" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Leah Siskind and Dr. Levi Beverly |
Undergraduate Degree | BA Biology, 2013 University of Louisville, Louisville, KY |
Heather Clair, M.D., Ph.D.
May 2019
Residency | Orange Park Medical Center, Orange Park, FL, Family Medicine, 2022 |
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Graduate Department | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
Dissertation Title | "PCB-Associated Steatohepatitis and the Role of Xenobiotic Receptors" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Matthew Cave |
F30 AWARD | National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Project Title: "Xenobiotic Receptors Modulate PCB-induced Steatohepatitis" |
Graduate Degree | MS Animal Science, Biotechnology, 2001 |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Animal Science, Dairy Science, 1999 |
Venkat Ramakrishnan
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2018
Fellowship | Pediatric Urology Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA |
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Residency | Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA - Urology Residency Program. Dr. Ramakrishnan was selected to be one of the 2022-2023 chief residents, and will stay for an additional year to fulfill that role. |
Graduate Department | Department of Physiology |
Dissertation Title | "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
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2018
Fellowship | Hematology/Medical Oncology Fellowship, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN |
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Residency | The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Sharpe was selected to be one of the 2021-2022 chief residents and stayed for an additional year to fulfill that role. 2018-2022 |
Graduate Department | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics |
Dissertation Title | "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 |
Huy T. Le, M.D., Ph.D.
May 2016
Faculty Appointment | Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE |
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Residency | University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska - Internal Medicine Pediatrics Residency Program, 2020 |
Graduate Department | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Dissertation Title | "Biophysical and Computational Investigation into G-Quadruplex Structural Polymorphism and Interaction with Small Molecules." |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. John Trent |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Chemistry, minor in Biology; University of Louisville, Louisville, KY |
Michael J. Zhang
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2016
Fellowship | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - Physician Scientist Training Program Fellowship Dr. Zhang was awarded a NIH F32 training grant and will spend 3 years in the lab before finishing his fellowship in 2024. He was also awarded an American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant in 2021. |
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Residency | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - Physician Scientist Training Program - two years of clinical training (short track) as an Internal Medicine resident. |
Graduate Department | Department of Physiology and Biophysics |
Dissertation Title | "Inflammation-resolving Lipid Mediators Promote Revascularization to Enhance Wound Healing" |
Ph.D. Mentors | Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar and Dr. Matthew Spite |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, minor in Global Studies University of California, Los Angeles, CA |
Alex Belshoff
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2015
Residency | Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL - Urology Residency Program, 2021 |
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Graduate Department | Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Dissertation Title | "Probing the Anti-cancer Mechanism of Selenite: a Metabolic Approach" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Teresa Fan |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY |
Alden Klarer
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2015
Faculty Appointment | Assistant Professor, University of Louisville, Department of Radiation Oncology, Louisville, KY Dr. Klarer specializes in the treatment of breast malignancies and is involved in a number of investigator-initiated and cooperative group clinical trials. Her treatment expertise and clinical interests includes intensity modulated radiation therapy, cardiac-sparing radiation therapy, stereotactic body radiotherapy, and radiobiology |
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Residency | University of Louisville, Department of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology Residency, 2020 |
Graduate Department | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Dissertation Title | "6-Phosphofructo-2-Kinase Inhibition Induces Autophagy as a Survival Mechanism" |
Ph.D. Mentors | Dr. Steven Ellis and Dr. Sucheta Telang |
F30 AWARD | Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Project title: "Y-family DNA Polymerases and Cellular Responses to Benzo[a]pyrene" |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2004 |
Francesca Rinaldo
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2015
Fellowship | Stanford University, Stanford, CA - Clinical Excellence Research Center (CERC) Fellowship 2017-2018 Dr. Rinaldo put her surgical residency on hold to accept a year long fellowship as a Design Fellow. CERC is a value-based healthcare "think-tank" with a focus on using scientific evidence to design less costly approaches and innovating models of healthcare delivery to improve the quality of care and safely and significantly reduce costs. Upon completing the fellowship, she remained at CERC as an Associate Director for the Healthcare Design Fellowship and served as a Clinical Lead for the Stanford CERC Partnership for AI Assisted Care (PAC). At PAC, she co-led a team of computer scientists and clinicians in a study examining the application of computer vision deep-learning algorithms to detect patterns of mobility in critically ill patients, and how these patterns drive post-ICU clinical outcomes. This work was published in Nature Digital Medicine in March 2019. http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/07/strategies-to-better-care-for-older-adults-at-lower-cost.html |
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Residency | Stanford University, Division of General Surgery, Stanford, CA - Accelerated Surgeon Scientist Track
Dr. Rinaldo finished her first two years of surgical residency and was voted the Consult Resident of the Year by her surgical attendings at the end of year two. |
Graduate Department | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Dissertation Title | "Investigating the Mechanism of Action of XB05: A Novel Small Molecule with Anticancer Properties" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Paula Bates |
Undergraduate Degree | BA Pre-Med, Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
Alan Brooks
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2014
Fellowship | University of Rochester, Rochester, New York Cardiovascular Diseases: Fellowship in Research, 2021; Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease, 2020 |
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Residency | University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY - Physician Scientist Training Program, Internal Medicine Research Path, 2016 |
Graduate Department | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Dissertation Title | "Unfolded Protein Response Signaling in Myocardial Response to Ischemia" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar |
Graduate Degree | ME Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 2003 |
Lacey Jo Gunn
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2014
Faculty Appointment | Assistant Professor, University of Louisville, Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine, Louisville, KY |
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Residency | University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine, 2017 |
Graduate Department | Department of Microbiology and Immunology |
Dissertation Title | "Effect of Complement C5a in Tumor Progression and the Local Tumor Microenvironment" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Jun Yan |
Undergraduate Degree | BA Biology and Chemistry, Earlham College, Richmond, IN |
Courtney Jetun Mitchell
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2014
Faculty Appointment | Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Fetal Medicine Fellowship Faculty, Jackson, MS. Dr. Mitchell's research interests include: hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, maternal mortality and morbidity, barriers to care in resource poor areas, OB quality improvement. |
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Fellowship | Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship, Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021 |
Residency | University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency, 2018 |
Graduate Department | Department of Microbiology and Immunology |
Dissertation Title | "IL12 Induced Modifications of Tumor Infiltrating Macrophages" |
Ph.D. Mentors | Dr. Robert Stout and Dr. Jill Suttles |
F31 AWARD | Grant award from the National Cancer Institute, Project title: "Functional Conversion of Tumor Associated Macrophages via Cytokine Therapy" |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Biology, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA, 2007 |
Adrianna Henson Masters
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2014
Faculty Appointment | Assistant Professor, University of Louisville, Department of Radiation Oncology, Louisville, KY |
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Residency | Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC for Radiation Oncology University of Louisville, Louisville, KY for Preliminary Year Internal Medicine, 2015 |
Graduate Department | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Dissertation Title | "Molecular Bases of Inherited Bone Marrow Failures: Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome and Diamond Blackfan Anemia" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Steven Ellis |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Chemistry, minor in Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 2005 |
Carlo Renato G. Bartoli
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2013
Faculty Appointment | Assistant Professor, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Danville, PA Dr. Bartoli is a cardiac surgeon-scientist with special interests in surgical management of congenital and acquired heart disease, development and clinical implantation of mechanical circulatory support devices, von Willebrand factor biology, and angiogenesis. His appointment is 60% clinical and 40% research. In parallel with his clinical practice, Dr. Bartoli manages an internationally-recognized translational biophysics laboratory that is independently funded with support from the NIH, multiple congenital cardiology foundations, and industry partners. Ongoing projects examine mechanical circulatory support in the fetus to the adult and include left ventricular assist device (LVAD) design and development, mechanisms of LVAD-associated bleeding and thrombosis, novel LVAD therapies, abnormal angiogenesis in children with single ventricle disease, and cardiovascular biology of the placenta. |
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Faculty Appointment | Instructor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, with a translational biophysics laboratory Awarded the 2020 American College of Cardiology Doug Zipes Distinguished Young Scientist Award for "contributions to cardiovascular medicine and significant body of research." |
Fellowship | Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, June 2020 |
Residency | Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, June 2019. Dr. Bartoli was the Chief Resident of the Cardiovascular Surgery service. He received the Young Author Achievement Award from the American College of Cardiology, in recognition of outstanding research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure. |
Graduate Department | Department of Physiology and Biophysics |
Dissertation Title | "Partial vs Full Support of the Heart with a Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device: Implications for Myocardial Recovery" |
Ph.D. Mentors | Dr. Steven Koenig and Dr. Sumanth Prabhu |
Graduate Degree | MA Biotechnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Biology (Physiology), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2004 |
Toros A. Dincman
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2013
Faculty Appointment | Assistant Professor, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology Dr. Dincman was also appointed as a South Carolina Translational Research (SCTR) Institute KL2 Scholar which provides protected research time/salary support and research funds. |
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Fellowship and Residency | Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Charleston, SC ABIM subspecialty research pathway in Hematology/Oncology which included appointment as a T32 post-doctoral scholar in Integrative Training in Oncogenic Signaling (ITOS), 2020 |
Graduate Department | Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology |
Dissertation Title | "Histone deacetylase inhibition-mediated cytotoxicity oligodendrocytes" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Scott Whittemore |
Undergraduate Degree | BA Biological Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2004 |
Enid Choi
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2012
Faculty Appointment | Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Department of Radiation Oncology, Ann Arbor, MI at VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System |
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Residency | University of Michigan, Department of Radiation Oncology, Ann Arbor, MI (2015-2017) University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD - Radiation Oncology (2013-2015) University of Louisville, Louisville, KY - Preliminary year in Internal Medicine, 2013 |
Graduate Department | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Dissertation Title | "Tumor-targeting aptamers for the treatment of prostate cancer" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Paula Bates |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2000 |
Janelle Fassbender Adeniran M.D., Ph.D.
May 2012
Dr. Adeniran provides vitreoretinal services at Bennett and Bloom Eye Centers, Louisville, KY and maintains a strong interest in clinical research and teaching. She is a Gratis Faculty Member at the University of Louisville, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Louisville, KY.
Fellowship | University of Louisville, Louisville, KY - Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science Fellow in Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery, 2018 |
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Residency | University of Louisville, Louisville, KY in Ophthalmology, 2016 Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH - Preliminary year in General Surgery, 2013 |
Graduate Department | Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology |
Dissertation Title | "Improving Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury by Therapeutically Targeting the Vasculature" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Scott Whittemore |
F30 AWARD | Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Project title: "Functional Consequences of Notch-mediated Angiogenesis following SCI" |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Neuroscience, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, 2005 |
Patrick Andrew Holt
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2012
Dr. Holt is the Chief of the Department of Surgery, TidalHealth Peninsula Regional. He is an Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in Hand, Wrist and Elbow nerve decompression surgery, trauma, and complex reconstruction at Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates. He is one of only a few fellowship-trained hand surgeons on the Lower Eastern Shore.
Fellowship | Duke University, Durham, NC - Hand and Microvascular Surgery Program, 2018 |
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Residency | University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT in Orthopaedic Surgery, 2017 |
Graduate Department | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Dissertation Title | "Determination of In Silico Rules for Predicting Small Molecule Binding Behavior to Nucleic Acids In Vitro" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. John Trent |
Graduate Degree | MS Biotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
Justin R. Kingery
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2012
Faculty appointment | Associate Professor of Medicine and Hospitalist, University of Louisville, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Medical Education. Louisville, KY. |
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Faculty appointment | Assistant Professor in Medicine and Hospitalist, Joan and Sanford I Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY. Medical Director of the 5W Stepdown Unit at NY Presbyterian Hospital and course instructor at Weill Cornell Medical College. Director, Global Ultrasound at Weill Cornell Medical College and Center for Global Health. Lecturer in Medicine at Weill Bugando College of Health Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania and the Global Health Center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. |
Fellowship | Global Health Research Fellow at the Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital and the Weill Bugando College of Health Sciences, Mwanza,Tanzania |
Residency | University of Louisville, Louisville, KY in Internal Medicine, 2015 |
Graduate Department | Department of Physiology and Biophysics |
Dissertation Title | "Inflammatory Cell-Derived Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Exacerbates Post-Inarction Left Ventricula Remodeling" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Sumanth Prabhu |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Chemistry, Biochemistry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV |
Jason B. Meier
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2012
Fellowship | Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program |
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Residency | Indiana University (IUPUI) in Internal Medicine |
Graduate Department | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Dissertation Title | "Structure Based Drug Design for CXCR4" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. John Trent |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Biology, Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 2004 |
Maria E. Barnes-Davis
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2011
Faculty Appointment | Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati, Department of Pediatrics in the Perinatal Institute at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Neuroscience Graduate Program at UC College of Medicine. Dr. Barnes-Davis is an Attending Neonatologist in the Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology and has funding via a K-12 Award through Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Her research focuses on Functional neuroimaging (fMRI, MEG, EEG); neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely preterm children; language; sleep and learning disorders. |
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Clinical Fellowship | Neonatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH |
Residency | Icahn School of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY in Integrated Pediatrics/Research Track. |
Graduate Department | Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences |
Dissertation Title | "Pre-and Post-operative Differences in Brain and Sleep-related Events in Children" |
Ph.D. Mentors | Dr. David Gozal and Dr. Dennis Molfese |
F30 AWARD | Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health, Project title: "Pre- and Post-operative Differences in Brain and Sleep-related Events in Children with OSA" |
Undergraduate Degree | BA Philosophy, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2003 |
W. Lee Titsworth
M.D., Ph.D., MPH
May 2010
Neurosurgeon Lee Titsworth, MD, PhD, joined the Baptist Health Medical Group Neurosurgery in Paducah, KY as the only fellowship-trained pediatric neurosurgeon in the region. Dr. Titsworth provides surgical treatment for conditions of the brain and spine, with emphasis in adult and adolescent scoliosis surgery and endoscopic brain surgery.
Fellowship | Johns Hopkins University, Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship, 2017 |
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Residency | University of Florida/Shands Medical Center, Gainesville, FL in the Neurosurgical Residency Program, 2016 |
MPH | Clinical Effectiveness, Harvard University, School of Public Health, Fall 2015 |
Graduate Department | Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology |
Dissertation Title | "A Possible Role for sPLA2 in Oligodendrocyte Death and Spinal Cord Injury" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr.Xiao-Ming Xu |
F31 AWARD | Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Project title: "Role of sPLA2 in Post Spinal Cord Injury Demyelination" |
Undergraduate Degree | BA Psychology, Samford University, Birmingham, AL, 2001 |
Christina B. Clark
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2010
Faculty Appointment | Assistant Professor, University of Louisville, Department of Radiology, Breast Imaging, Louisville, KY |
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Fellowship | University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, Breast Imaging Fellowship, 2016-2017, where she had the opportunity to work on a clinical research project focused on the USA's only FDA-approved cone beam breast CT scanner at UR's Breast Imaging Center. |
Residency | Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA in Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program, 2016 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH - Preliminary year in Internal Medicine, 2011 |
Graduate Department | Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Dissertation Title | "Role of Hsp90 Interactions in PC-12 Neuronal Cell Survival to Hypoxia" |
F30 AWARD | Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Project title: "Role of Hsp90 Interactions in PC-12 Survival to Hypoxia" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Evelyne Gozal |
Undergraduate Degree | BA Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, German Literature, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
B. Frazier Taylor
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2009
Dr. Taylor is a Radiation Oncologist with Northeastern Radiation Oncology, PLLC. He provides services at Saratoga Hospital's Mollie Wilmot Radiation Oncology Center in Saratoga Springs, NY; the C. R. Wood Cancer Center in Glens Falls, NY.; and Elllis Hospital, Schenectady, NY.
Residency | Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Therapeutic Radiology Radiation Oncology Training Program, 2014 |
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Graduate Department | Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Dissertation Title | "Arsenite Inhibition of Mitotic Progression" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. J. Christopher States |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Biochemistry, minor in Studio Art, Denison University, Granville, OH |
James Massey
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2008
In August 2014, Dr. Massey returned to his hometown of Nashville, TN and joined Radiology Alliance, P.C., specializing in diagnostic and pediatric radiology. Radiology Alliance, P.C., is a provider of inpatient and outpatient radiology services at TriStar Health System's nine Middle Tennessee Hospitals.
Fellowship | Indiana University, (IUPUI) Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Pediatric Radiology |
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Residency | Cleveland Clinic Imaging Institute, Cleveland, OH, Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program Transitional year - Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH |
Graduate Department | Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Stephen Onifer |
Graduate Degree | MA Perception and Sensory Physiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Biology, minor in Chemistry, David Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN |
Kelby B. Napier
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2008
Faculty Appointment | Assistant Professor, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, St. Louis, MO Dr. Napier specializes in musculoskeletal imaging and MRI, musculoskeletal CT, musculoskeletal ultrasound, image-guided procedures, sports medicine, arthritis, and bone and soft tissue tumors. |
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Fellowship | Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Imaging and Interventions Program |
Residency | Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology Training Program, June 2013 |
Graduate Department | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. John Trent |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Chemistry, Biology, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY |
Stephen R. Reeves
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2008
Faculty Appointment | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Seattle, WA Attending physician at Seattle Children's Hospital in the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Reeves continues to do basic science and translational research in the realm of asthma and airway biology at Seattle Children's Research Institute, Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies. |
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Fellowship | University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Seattle Children's Hospital, Pediatric Pulmonology/Respiratory Medicine, June 2014 |
Residency | University of California, San Diego, CA in General Pediatrics |
Internship | University of California, San Diego, CA in General Pediatrics, 2009 |
Graduate Department | Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Dissertation Title | "Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia and Respiratory Plasticity" |
F30 AWARD | Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Project title: "Postnasal Intermittent Hypoxia and Respiration: Potential Role of Protein Kinase C." |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. David Gozal |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Biological and Environmental Sciences, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, 2001 |
Daniel Allendorf
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2007
Dr. Allendorf joined Alabama Oncology in August 2013, the largest, private, community-based provider of cancer care services in Alabama. Their network is comprised of nine clinics strategically located throughout central Alabama. He is located at the Shelby Cancer Care Center, Alabaster, AL.
Fellowship | University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL in Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2013 He received The J. Claude Bennett Award for Excellence in research by an Associate Fellow, 2013. |
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Residency | University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL Internal Medicine Residency Program, Board Certification in Internal Medicine, 2010 He received the William E. Dismukes Award of Excellence for Outstanding Senior Resident, 2010. |
Graduate Department | Department of Microbiology and Immunology |
Dissertation Title | "Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Beta-Glucans for Tumor Immunotherapy in Syngeneic and Translational Animal Models" |
Ph.D. Mentors | Dr. Gordon Ross and Dr. Jun Yan |
Undergraduate Degree | BA Chemistry, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY |
Anwar Husain
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2007
Dr. Husain is a Toxicologist for the US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Office of Science, Division of Nonclinical Science, Silver Spring, MD.
Postdoctoral Fellowship | Johns Hopkins Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Department of Oncology - Division of Immunology/Hematopoesis. Developed machine learning based workflows to assist translational research efforts in immuno-oncology research, drug development and discovery, and digital pathology whole slide image analysis. |
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Postdoctoral Fellowship | Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Metabolomic and Toxicology Research Scientist under mentorship of Peter G. Shields, M.D., working on metabolomics studies related to cigarette smoke toxicology and folate metabolomics related to breast cancer risk. |
Graduate Department | Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Dissertation Title | "Regulatory Control Regions of Human Arylamine N-acetyletransferase 1 and 2: Implications for Genetic Implications to Breast Cancer" |
F30 AWARD | Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Project title: "Genetic Polymorphisms in 5'-UTR of Human NAT1 and NAT 2" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. David Hein |
Graduate Degree | MS Computer Science, Hood College, Frederick, MD 2018 MS Physiology and Biophysics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 2000 |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2016 BS Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1998 |
Jason Talbott
M.D., Ph.D.
May 2007
Faculty appointment | Associate Professor, Neuroradiology section, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG). Dr. Talbott is the Director of Clinical Operations at ZSFG. Dr. Talbott also serves as the Associate Residency Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program. Research interests include advanced spinal cord and peripheral nerve MR imaging techniques utilizing experimental animal models. |
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Fellowship | University of California, San Francisco, CA, Neuroradiology, 2013 |
Residency | University of California, San Francisco, CA, Diagnostic Radiology Residency, 2012
In 2012 he received the Alexander Margulis Outstanding Resident Research Award and also served as a Chief Resident. In 2010-2011 he was selected to participate in research training in Biomedical Imaging sponsored by a T32 Training Grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. At the 8th Annual Imaging Research Symposium in August 2011, Dr. Talbott received the award for Best Presentation for "Diffusion Weighted-MRI of White Matter Injury Produced by Ethidium Bromide and Cervical Spinal Cord Contusion Injuries in the Rat". |
Internship | University of California, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, preliminary year in Internal Medicine |
Graduate Department | Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology |
Dissertation Title | "Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Remyelination in the Adult Rat Spinal Chord" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Scott Whittemore |
Undergraduate Degree | BS Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2000 |
David N. Loy
M.D., Ph.D.
Dec 2002
Faculty appointments | Clinical Instructor in Neuroradiology, Washington University at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO as of March 2024. He had been an Assistant Professor, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology and was the Co-Medical Director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital, Richmond, VA Dr. Loy had previously been on faculty at Washington University, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO, in Division of Neuroradiology/Interventional Radiology, 2010-2011. |
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Fellowship | Washington University, St. Louis, MO, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Endosurgical Neuroradiology, 2010 Two year fellowship that included one year of specialized diagnostic neuroradiology followed by a year of interventional training involving endovascular treatment of brain aneurysms and advanced interventional spine procedures. |
Residency | Washington University, St. Louis, MO, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Diagnostic Radiology Training Program, 2008. The residency tract allowed him to spend 1 full year in the lab, working with Dr. Victor Song in the Biomedical MR laboratory, focusing on MR diffusion tensor imaging in spinal cord injury. Additionally, he started a collaborative effort between WashU and the UofL Dept. of Neurosurgery in 2006. |
Internship | University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, in General Surgery, 2004 |
Post-doctoral Research Fellowship | University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology - mentored by Dr. Scott Whittemore and Dr. Christopher Shields |
Graduate Department | Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology |
Dissertation Title | "Locomotor Pathways and Microvascular Processes Following Spinal Cord Injury" |
Ph.D. Mentor | Dr. Scott Whittemore |
Undergraduate Degree | BA Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY |