Graduate Students | Pharmacology | University of Nebraska Medical Center

The Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience at the University of Nebraska Medical Center houses the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences Neuroscience graduate program, which offers formal courses and research training in neuroscience leading to the doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree.

Also, the INBRE or the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence, provides research opportunities for undergraduate students. The INBRE program is supported by a $17.2 million National Institutes of Health Grant.

Current students and interns

Yasra Arif Dr. Tony Wilson's lab Doctor of Medicine, Ayub Medical College Research Interests: Changes in brain oscillations in visuospatial attention task after tdcs (transcranial direct current stimulation) via magnetoencephalography.
Lara Bergdolt Dr. Anna Dunaevsky's lab BA, Chemistry and Biology, Concordia University Research Interests: Maternal immune activation and exosomes
Elizabeth Bierlein Dr. Matthew Van Hook's lab BA, Neuroscience Alma College
Srijita Das Dr. Steve Gliske's lab MS, Biotechnology St. Xavier's College Research interests: The comparison of language and memory performance in epilepsy patients pre and post-surgery using MEG and fMRI
Suyash Sanjay Deodhar Drs. Howard E. Gendelman's and Benson Edagwa's labs MS, Pharmaceutical Sciences Creighton University
Luis Daniel Estrella Dr. Kelly Stauch's lab BS, Chemistry Wayne State College
Abraham Killanin Dr. Tony Wilson's lab BS, Psychology Yale College
Matthew McCumber Dr. Steve Gliske's lab MS, Anatomy Creighton University
Christopher Mesnard Dr. Wallace Thoreson's lab BS, Neuroscience Creighton University Research Interests: The role of mitochondrial dysfunction in aging, as well as mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and neurodegeneration
Mohammad Ullah Nayan Drs. Benson Edagwa's and Howard E. Gendelman's labs B. Pharmacy University of Dhaka
Connor Phipps Dr. David Warren's lab BS, Bioinformatics University of Nebraska - Omaha
Meghan Ramirez Dr. David Warren's lab BS, Psychology University of Oregon - Eugene
Maggie Rempe Dr. Tony Wilson's lab BS, Biochemistry University of Nebraska - Lincoln Research interests: neuroimaging, cognitive function, memory disorders, Alzheimer's disease
Farah Shahjin Dr. Howard E Gendelman's lab M. Pharm Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Research Interests: Potential role of extracellular vesicles in the pathophysiology of drug addiction and neurotoxicity.
Devanshi Shukla Dr. Xinglong Wang's lab MS, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
Jake Son Dr. Tony Wilson's lab BSE, Biomedical Engineering Duke University Research interests: brain development, mental health disorders, neurodegenerative diseases
Seth Springer Dr. Tony Wilson's lab BS Chemistry University of Nebraska, Kearney
Jennifer L. Thompson Dr. Matthew Van Hook's lab BS, Neuroscience BA, Biology University of Nebraska - Omaha
Kevin Tyner Dr. Steve Gliske's lab BS Biology Ottawa University Research Interests: Functional connectivity of language networks in epilepsy using MEG and EEG
Thomas Ward Dr. Tony Wilson's labs BS, Biomedical Science Troy University - Troy
Lubaba Zaman Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab B. Pharmacy University of Dhaka
Chen Zhang Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab BS, Medical Experiment Peking University
Student Interns: Jacob Cohen Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab Jaron Harmon Dr. Dan Monaghan's lab Kellen McDonald Dr. Tony Wilson's lab Rachel Poulsen Dr. Jennifer Merickel's lab Maamoon Saleh Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab Megan Sandal Dr. Tony Wilson's lab Raechel Tittor Dr. Dan Monaghan's lab Jina Yi Dr. Sowmya Yelamanchili's lab

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