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

Elizabeth (Liz) Bierlein Dr. Matthew Van Hook's lab BS Neuroscience BA Psychology Alma College Research interests: The electrophysiological effects of glaucoma on neurons in visual centers in the brain. Publications PMID: 33584206 and 35179406
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 Presentations: ICTALS 2022
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
Emma Foster Rotating in labs BS, Neuroscience & Psychology Northern Kentucky University
Abraham Killanin Dr. Tony Wilson's lab BS, Psychology Yale College
Mohit Kumar Rotating in labs MS, Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology - Guwahati MS, Biochemistry Kurukshetra University
Shaylah McCool Dr. Matt Van Hook's lab BS Biochemistry University of Northern Iowa
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
Samiksha Raut Rotating in labs MS, Biotechnology Savitribai Phule Pune University
Maggie Rempe Dr. Tony Wilson's lab BS, Biochemistry University of Nebraska - Lincoln Research interests: neuroimaging, cognitive function, memory disorders, Alzheimer's disease
Samuel Shipley Rotating in labs BS, Neuropsychology Brown University
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
Ashrafi Sultana Rotating in labs M.S., Pharmaceutical Sciences State University of Bangladesh
Jennifer L. Thompson Dr. Matthew Van Hook's lab BS, Neuroscience BA, Biology University of Nebraska - Omaha
Lou Townsend Dr. Wallace Thoreson's lab BS Bioengineering University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Kevin Tyner Dr. Steve Gliske's lab BS Biology Ottawa University Research Interests: Functional connectivity of language networks in epilepsy using MEG and EEG
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: Jaron Harmon Dr. Dan Monaghan's lab Eugene Lu Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

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