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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Current Students

The Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience 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. While our primary focus is the IGPBS Neuroscience program, our faculty are always happy to consider students from other graduate programs on campus.

PhD in Neuroscience Candidates

Elizabeth (Liz) Bierlein

BS in Neuroscience & BA in Psychology from Alma College

Dr. Matthew Van Hook's lab

Srijita Das

MS in Biotechnology from St. Xavier's College

Dr. Steve Gliske's lab

Suyash Sanjay Deodhar

MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Creighton University

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Luis Daniel Estrella

BS in Chemistry from Wayne State College

Dr. Kelly Stauch's lab

Emma Foster

BS in Neuroscience & Psychology from Northern Kentucky University

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Abraham Killanin

BS in Psychology from Yale College

Dr. Tony Wilson's lab

Caleb Kugel

BS in Neuroscience from the University of Nebraska Omaha

Mohit Kumar

MS in Biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology - Guwahati
MS in Biochemistry from Kurukshetra University

Dr. Shilpa Buch's lab

Shaylah McCool

BS in Biochemistry from the University of Northern Iowa

Dr. Matt Van Hook's lab

Matthew McCumber

MS in Anatomy from Creighton University

Dr. Steve Gliske's lab

Mohammad Ullah Nayan

B. Pharmacy from University of Dhaka

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Connor Phipps

BS in Bioinformatics from the University of Nebraska Omaha

Dr. David Warren's lab

Meghan Ramirez

BS in Psychology from the University of Oregon - Eugene

Dr. David Warren's lab

Samiksha Raut

MS in Biotechnology from Savitribai Phule Pune University

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Maggie Rempe

BS in Biochemistry from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Dr. Tony Wilson's lab

Samuel Shipley

BS in Neuropsychology from Brown University

Jake Son

BSE in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University

Dr. Tony Wilson's lab

Seth Springer

BS in Chemistry from the University of Nebraska Kearney

Dr. Tony Wilson's lab

Ashrafi Sultana

MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences from State University of Bangladesh

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Jennifer L. Thompson

BS in Neuroscience and BA in Biology from the University of Nebraska Omaha

Dr. Matthew Van Hook's lab

Lou Townsend

BS in Bioengineering from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Dr. Wallace Thoreson's lab

Kevin Tyner

BS in Biology from Ottawa University

Dr. Steve Gliske's lab

Lubaba Zaman

B. in Pharmacy from the University of Dhaka

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Chen Zhang

BS in Medical Experiment from Peking University

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Graduate students in other programs

Shaurav Bhattarai

IGPBS Integrative Physiology & Molecular Medicine

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Srijanee Das

IGPBS Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Amanda Fernandes

IGPBS Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease

Dr. Santhi Gorantla's lab

Bhoomika Gowda

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Dawson Hollingsworth

IGPBS Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Rana Kadry

IGPBS Integrative Physiology & Molecular Medicine

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Mojisola Ogunnaike

IGPBS Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease

Dr. Larisa Poluektova's lab

Abiola Oladapo

IGPBS Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology

Drs. Palsamy Periyasamy's and Shilpa Buch's lab

Kabita Pandey

IGPBS Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease

Dr. Siddappa Byrareddy's lab

Milankumar Patel

MSIA Patient Oriented Research

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab