Eight Pharmacology and Toxicology graduate students receive degrees at May 2017 commencement
Eight Pharmacology and Toxicology graduate students were awarded degrees at the May 2017 commencement. Nicole M. Jackson-Santerre received the School of Medicine 2017 Student Diversity Award. Graduates and their faculty mentors:
Graduate | Degree | Mentor | Dissertation/Thesis Title |
Elizabeth M. Hollis | M.S. | Ayman El-Baz, Ph.D. | Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing graft dysfunction: a non-invasive alternative to renal biopsies |
Al Hassan Kyakulaga | M.S. | Ramesh C. Gupta, Ph.D. | Withaferin A synergistically enhances the effect of paclitaxel against lung cancer |
Stephan L. Wechman | Ph.D. | Kelly M. McMasters, M.D., Ph.D. | Characterization of a mutant oncolytic adenovirus and the role of JNK in enhancing virotherapy |
Nicole M. Jackson-Santerre | Ph.D. | Brian P. Ceresa, Ph.D. | Identifying the signaling mechanisms of EGFR-mediated apoptosis |
Jaspreet S. Grewal | Ph.D. | Jason A. Chesney, M.D., Ph.D. | Targeting the glucose metabolism of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) to stimulate cancer immunity |
Christine E. Dolin | M.S. | Juliane Beier Arteel, Ph.D. | The effects of moderate alcohol consumption and inflammation on the hepatic matrisome and the renal cortex proteome |
Christopher P. Shidal | Ph.D. | Keith R. Davis, Ph.D. | Combating malignant melanoma with the multifaceted soy-derived peptide lunasin |
Aaron M. Neely | Ph.D. | Chi Li, Ph.D. | The interaction of homoserine lactones and paraoxonase 2 modulates cell death signaling and cell proliferation |