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Sushmita Adhikari 1st year PhD student
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Advisor: Stacey Gilk, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, University of Nebraska - Omaha
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Monisha Alla 3rd year PhD student
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Advisor: Stacey D. Gilk, PhD Education: MS, Vellore Institute of Technology, India
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Blake Bertrand 5th year PhD student
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Advisor: Tammy Kielian, PhD Research: Host-pathogen interactions during staphylococcus aureus prosthetic joint infection Education: BS, Saint Louis University, MO
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Ashish Das 2nd year PhD student
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Advisor: David Oupicky, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, South Asian University, New Delhi
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Srijanee Das 4th year PhD student
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Advisor: Howard Gendelman, MD Co-Advisor: Benson Edagwa, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS/MS, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India
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Elizabeth DelMain 7th year PhD student
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Advisor: Ken Bayles, PhD Research Area: Regulation and expression of virulence genes in Staphylococcus aureus Education: BS, University of Saint Thomas, MN
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Del Dsouza 1st year PhD student
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Advisor: M. Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, University of Nebraska-Omaha, NE
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Christi Ellis 1st year PhD student
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Advisor: Derrick Samuelson, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, Southeast Missouri State University, MO
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Amanda Fernandes 2nd year PhD student
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Advisor: Santhi Gorantla, PhD Research: TBD Education: B.tech., Manipal Institute of Technology, India
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Tessa Firestone 4th year MS student
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Advisor: Caroline Ng, PhD Research: Cell stress responses and Artemisinin resistance in the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Education: BS, University of Pittsburgh, PA
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Francis Fontanilla 3rd year PhD student
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Advisor: Rey Carabeo, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, University of Philippines
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Valerie Fousek-Schuller 4th year PhD student
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Advisor: Gloria Borgstahl, PhD Research: Investigation of molecular mechanisms in cell death and survival in cancer cells Education: BS, Wayne State College, NE
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Dylan George 3rd year PhD student |
Advisor: M. Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, Peru State College, NE
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Benjamin Girardo 5th year PhD student |
Advisor: Marilynn Larson, PhD Research: Characterization of the Stress Response in Francisella tularensis Education: BS, Northern Arizona University, AZ
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Abigail Hall 2nd year PhD student |
Advisor: Vinai C. Thomas, PhD Research: Investigating the metabolic pathways Staphylococcus uses to respond to oxidative stress Education: BS, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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Nathan Hatch 6th year PhD student |
Advisor: Scot Ouellette, PhD Research: Chlamydial microbiology: metabolism and gene regulation Education: BS, Wayne State College, NE
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Emily Heaton 3rd year PhD student |
Advisor: Stacey D. Gilk, PhD Research: Manipulation of the host endocytic pathway during Coxiella burnetii infections Education: BS, Peru State College, NE
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Dawson Hollingsworth 1st year PhD student |
Advisor: Howard Gendelman, MD Research: TBD Education: BS, Oregon State University, OR
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Melissa Holzapfel 5th year MS student |
Advisor: Geoffrey Talmon, MD Research: Microvillus Inclusion Disease Education: BS, University of Nebraska - Omaha
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Christopher Horn 4rd year PhD student |
Advisor: Tammy Kielian, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, University of Nebraska - Omaha
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Aaron Jensen 4th year PhD student
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Advisor: Scot Ouellette, PhD Research: Proteomic turnover in the context of chlamydial developmental cycle progression Education: BS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Brigham Killips 3rd year PhD student
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Advisor: Stacey D. Gilk, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, University of Kansas
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Elizabeth Klug 3rd year PhD student
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Advisor: Joshua Santarpia, PhD Co-Advisor: St. Patrick Reid, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, University of Nebraska-Omaha
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Haley Knowles 2nd year PhD student
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Advisor: St. Patrick Reid, PhD Education: BS, Saint Andrews University, NC
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Mojisola Ogunnaike 1st year PhD student
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Advisor: Rotating Research: TBD Education: MS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
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Megan Otte 2nd year PhD student
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Advisor: Amar Singh, Phd Research: Molecular mechanisms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Education: BS, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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Kabita Pandey 4th year PhD student |
Advisor: Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, South Dakota State University
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Ashley Peer 2nd year PhD student |
Advisor: Michael Wiley, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, Michigan State University - East Lansing
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Aramis Pereira 2nd year PhD student |
Advisor: Dr. Martin Conda-Sheridan Research: TBD Education: MS, Federal University of Parana, Brazil
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Itidal Reslane 3rd year PhD Student |
Advisor: Paul D. Fey, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE
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Matthew Romero 6th year PhD student |
Advisor: Rey Carabeo, PhD Research: Molecular Pathogenesis Education: MS, Microbiology, Texas Tech University
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Enakshi Roy 5th year PhD student |
Advisor: St. Patrick Reid, PhD Research: Understanding the dynamics of Chikungunya virus-induced impairment of bone homeostasis during infection Education: MS, University of Calcutta, India.
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Ramia Salloom 3rd year PhD student |
Advisor: Maher Abdalla, PhD Research: Targeting Heme Oxygenase-1 in Prostate Cancer Education: BS, University of Nebraska-Omaha
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Thomas Schulze 6th year PhD student
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Advisor: Paul Davis, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, University of Nebraska-Omaha
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Zachary Scott 4th year PhD student
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Advisor: Prabagaran (Praba) Narayanasamy, PhD Research: investigating the mechanisms of action of gallium-based antibiotics Education: MS, University of Nebraska-Omaha
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Ryan Singh 6th year PhD student
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Advisor: Vinai C. Thomas, PhD Research Area: physiological significance of bacterial NOS in Staphylococci Education: BS, University of Chicago, IL
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Amanda Stastny 4th year PhD student
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Advisor: Rey Carabeo, PhD Research: Iron Acquisition and Regulation by Chlamydia trachomatis Education: BS, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
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Natalie Sturd 3rd year PhD student MD/PhD Scholars Program |
Advisor: Elizabeth Rucks, PhD Research: TBD Education: BA, Carleton College, MN
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Reegan Sturgeon 2nd year PhD student
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Advisor: Rakesh Singh, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, University of Dubuque, IA
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Zachary Van Roy 2nd year PhD student MD/PhD Scholars Program |
Advisor: Tammy Kielian, PhD Research: The association between metabolism and epigenetics during S. aureus craniotomy infection Education: BS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Rosalie Warner 2nd year MS student |
Advisor: Scot Ouellette, PhD Education: MS, University of Nebraska-Omaha
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Gabrielle Watson 2nd year PhD student |
Advisor: Paul D. Fey, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, University of Nebraska – Omaha
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Ray Widner 4th year PhD student |
Advisor: Elizabeth Rucks, PhD Research: The Effect of Eukaryotic SNARE Proteins on Chlamydia trachomatis Lipid Content Education: BS, South Dakota State University, SD
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Nicholas Wood 5th year PhD student |
Advisor: Scot Ouellette, PhD Research: Proteomic turnover in the context of chlamydial developmental cycle progression Education: BS, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
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