Alumni | Pharmacy | University of Nebraska Medical Center

	Ying Xie, Ph.D. – December 2018 Thesis: Delivery of MicroRNA with CXCR4-Targeted Nanoparticles in Metastatic Cancer Treatment Mentor: David Oupicky, Ph.D. Position:PostDoc at Yale University
	Zhihao Mao, Ph.D. – December 2018 Thesis: The opposing roles of GluN2C and GluN2D NMDA receptor subunits in modulating neuronal oscillations Mentor: Daniel T Monaghan, Ph.D. Position: UNMC Postdoctoral Research Associate
	Laura Weber, Ph.D. – November 2018 Thesis: Development of Macromolecular Prodrugs for Chronic Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis Mentor: Dong Wang, Ph.D. Position: Product Development Scientist, ProTransit Nanotherapy
	Xiaobei Wang, Ph.D. – November 2018 Thesis: Development of Glucocorticoid Prodrugs for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis Mentor: Dong Wang, Ph.D. Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
	Fei Yu, Ph.D. – September 2018 Thesis: Development of Chloroquine-containing HPMA Copolymers for Drug Delivery Mentor: David Oupicky, Ph.D. Position: Postdoctoral fellow in MD Anderson Cancer Center
	Shrey Kanvinde, Ph.D. – August 2018 Thesis: Development of Novel Therapies for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Mentor: David Oupikcy, Ph.D. Position: Scientist, Formulation - Catalent Pharma Solutions, Madison, WI
	Ruinan Yang, Ph.D. – August 2018 Thesis: Polymeric Nanocarriers Delivering Anticancer Agents For The Treatment Of Chemoresistant Prostate Cancer And Lung Metastatic Melanoma Mentor: Ram Mahato, Ph.D. Position: Senior Scientist, PPD
	Xin Wei, Ph.D. – August 2018 Thesis: Development of Macromolecular Prodrug Conjugates for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Diseases Mentor: Dong Wang, Ph.D. Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate
	Yi Chen, Ph.D. – August 2018 Thesis: Development of polymeric carriers for the treatment of acute kidney injury Mentor: David Oupicky, Ph.D. Position: R&D, Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co., LTD.
	Mohtadin Hashemi, Ph.D. – May 2018 Thesis: Molecular Mechanism of Early Amyloid Self-assembly Revealed by Computational Modeling Mentor: Yuri Lyubchenko, Ph.D. Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at UNMC
	Tian Zhou, Ph.D. – February 2018 Thesis: Next Generation of Translational Long-acting Cabotegravir Mentor: Howard E. Gendelman, M.D. Position: Formulation Scientist, Ascendia Pharmaceuticals, LLC., North Brunswick, NJ
	Rhishikesh Thakare, Ph.D. – December 2017 Thesis: In-vitro and In-vivo Models of Bile Acid Metabolism and Transport Mentor: Yazen Alnouti, Ph.D. Position: Senior Scientist, Sekisui XenoTech, LLC, Kansas City, KS
	Suthida Boonsith, Ph.D. – August 2017 Thesis: Development of CXCR4 Inhibitors for Topical Treatment of Psoriasis Mentor: David Oupicky, Ph.D. Position: Faculty member at department of Chemical Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand
	Shailendra Tallapaka, Ph.D. - August 2017 Thesis: Development of C5AR-Targeted Nanoparticles for Delivery of Vaccines Mentor: Joseph Vetro, Ph.D. Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Kansas in Lawrence
	Yinnong Jia, Ph.D. - May 2017 Thesis: Development of Neurotensin-based Radiopharmaceuticals for Neurotensin-receptor-1-positive tumor targeting Mentor: Jered Garrison, Ph.D. Current Position: TBD
	Kruti Soni, Ph.D. - May 2017 Thesis: Targeted Delivery of Drug Combinations via Nanocarrriers for Cancer Treatment Mentor: Tantiana Bronich, Ph.D. Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in San Diego
	Di Wen, Ph.D. - May 2017 Thesis: Delivery of Small Molecule and RNA for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes and Prostate Cancer Mentor: Ram Mahato, Ph.D. Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at North Carolina State University
	Calliste Steffensmeier, Ph.D. - August 2016 Thesis: Stability and Kinetics of DNA Pseudoknots: Formation of T*A●T Base-Triplets and Their Targeting Reactions Mentor: Luis Marky, Ph.D. Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at UNMC
	Virender Kumar, Ph.D. - May 2016 Thesis: Polymeric nanocarriers for delivery of small molecules and miRNAs for the treatment of liver fibrosis and pancreatic cancer Mentor: Ram Mahato, Ph.D. Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at UNMC
	Vaibhav Mundra, Ph.D. - December 2015 Thesis: Polymeric Nanocarriers for Treatment of Melanoma and Genetically Modified Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Improve Outcome of Islet Transplantation Mentor: Ram Mahato, Ph.D. Current Position: Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, Manchester University
	Wen Shi, Ph.D. - August 2015 Thesis: Development of Polymer Peptide Conjugates for Enhanced Pancreatic Cancer Imaging Mentor: Jered Garrison, Ph.D.
	Zhenyuan Zhou, Ph.D. - August 2015 Thesis: Development of Hypoxia Trapping Enhanced BB2R-Targeted Radiopharmaceutics for Prostate Cancer Mentor: Jered Garrison, Ph.D. Current Position: Duke University
	Rajesh Wakaskar, Ph.D. - May 2015 Thesis: Effect of peripheral shell cross-linking on the efficacy of the hydrophobic vascular disrupting agent physically loaded in core-shell polymeric micelles Mentor: Joe Vetro, Ph.D. Current Position: Formulation Scientist at Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
	Bala Vamsi Karuturi, Ph.D. - December 2014 Thesis: Development of EP67-based mucosal vaccines against cytomegalovirus infection Mentor: Joe Vetro, Ph.D. Current Position: Process Development Scientist at Mylan
	Vishakha Ambardekar, Ph.D. - August 2013 Thesis: Cholesterol-siRNA polyplexes of polycation-polyethylene glycol diblock copolymers for cancer therapy Mentor: Vinod Labhasetwar, Ph.D. Current Position: Research Scientist at Lupin Limited
	Kavitha Rao, Ph.D. - February 2009 Thesis: TAT-Conjugated nanoparticles for the CNS delivery of Anti-HIV drugs Mentor: Joe Vetro, Ph.D. Current Position: Scientific Manager at Biocon Research Limited
	Jasmine Davda, Ph.D. - September 2007 Thesis: Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Therapeutic Antibodies Mentor: Peter Gwilt, Ph.D. Current Position: Pfizer, Inc.
	Jayanth Panyam, Ph.D. - December 2003 Thesis: Biodegradable nanoparticles for the prevention of restenosis Mentor: Vinod Labhasetwar, Ph.D. Current Position: Endowed Professor in Targeted Drug Delivery & Head, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota
	Sinjan De, Ph.D. - August 2003 Thesis: Formulation, uptake, and cytotoxicity of biodegradable particulate delivery systems ofpaclitaxel Mentor: Dennis Robinson, Ph.D. Current Position: Perrigo Company
	Haiyang Sun, Ph.D. - 2001 Thesis: Characterization of active organic anion transport on drug distribution in the central nervous system Mentor: William Elmquist, Ph.D. Current Position: Director of PK Sciences, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
	Kamal Jonnalagadda, Ph.D. - December 2000 Thesis: The Design and Development of a Biodegradable Polylactide Reservoir for Controlled, Zero-Order Drug Delivery Mentor: Dennis Robinson, Ph.D. Current Position: Professor & Director, Pharmaceutics Graduate Program Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences

Ying Xie, Ph.D. – December 2018

Zhihao Mao, Ph.D. – December 2018

Laura Weber, Ph.D. – November 2018

Xiaobei Wang, Ph.D. – November 2018

Fei Yu, Ph.D. – September 2018

Shrey Kanvinde, Ph.D. – August 2018

Ruinan Yang, Ph.D. – August 2018

Xin Wei, Ph.D. – August 2018

Yi Chen, Ph.D. – August 2018

Mohtadin Hashemi, Ph.D. – May 2018

Tian Zhou, Ph.D. – February 2018

Rhishikesh Thakare, Ph.D. – December 2017

Suthida Boonsith, Ph.D. – August 2017

Shailendra Tallapaka, Ph.D. - August 2017

Yinnong Jia, Ph.D. - May 2017

Kruti Soni, Ph.D. - May 2017

Di Wen, Ph.D. - May 2017

Calliste Steffensmeier, Ph.D. - August 2016

Virender Kumar, Ph.D. - May 2016

Vaibhav Mundra, Ph.D. - December 2015

Wen Shi, Ph.D. - August 2015

Zhenyuan Zhou, Ph.D. - August 2015

Rajesh Wakaskar, Ph.D. - May 2015

Bala Vamsi Karuturi, Ph.D. - December 2014

Vishakha Ambardekar, Ph.D. - August 2013

Kavitha Rao, Ph.D. - February 2009

Jasmine Davda, Ph.D. - September 2007

Jayanth Panyam, Ph.D. - December 2003

Sinjan De, Ph.D. - August 2003

Haiyang Sun, Ph.D. - 2001

Kamal Jonnalagadda, Ph.D. - December 2000