Alumni

	Sameer Alshehri, PhD – December 2020 Thesis: Delivery of Hydrophobic Drugs for Treating Pancreatic Cancer Mentor: Jered C. Garrison, PhD Position:
	Insiya Mukadam, PhD – December 2020 Thesis: Rilpivirine-Associated Aggregation-Indused Emission Enables Cell-Based Nanoparticle Tracking Mentor: Howard E. Gendelman, PhD Position: Employed at BD Biosciences.
	Catherine Orzechowski, PhD – December 2020 Thesis: Anti-MUC4β Antibodies as a Novel Therapeutic Modality for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer Mentor: Maneesh Jain, PhD Position: Research Scientist at Charles Rive Laboratories, IL
	Dhruvkumar Soni, PhD – December 2020 Thesis: Long Acting Antivirals for the Prevention and Treatment of HIV-1 and HBV Infection Mentor: Howard E. Gendelman, PhD Position: Co-Op, Formulation and Process Development Group at Regeneron, NY
	Jawaher Alamoudi, PhD – August 2020 Thesis: Urinary Bile Acid Indices as Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers for Liver Diseases Mentor: Yazen Alnouti Position: Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University
	Wafaa Aldhafiri, MS – August 2020 Thesis: Development of an LC-ESI-MS/MS method for determination of a novel Pyrrolomycin (MP-1) and application to pre-clinical ADME studies Mentor: DJ Murry, PharmD Position: Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Student UNMC
	Yu Hang, PhD – August 2020 Thesis: Development of CXCR4-Inhibiting RNA Delivery Vectors for the Treatment of Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Mentor: David Oupicky, PhD Position: Employed as a Scientist, Stemirna Therapeutics, Shanghai China
	Derek Leas, PhD – August 2020 Thesis: Optimization of Antischistosomal Aryl Hydantoins Mentor: Jonathan Vennerstrom, PhD Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL
	Xinyuan Xi, PhD – August 2020 Thesis: Ligand-installed Polymeric Nanocarriers for Combination Chemotherapy Mentor: Tatiana Bronich, PhD Position: ORISE Fellow at FDA in Silver Springs, MA
	Zhen Ye, PhD – August 2020 Thesis: Development of Cholesterol Modified RNAi Polyplexes for Breast Cancer Therapy Mentor: Joseph A. Vetro, PhD Position:
	Saud Almawash, PhD – May 2020 Thesis: Nanocarrier Delivery of Hydrophobic Drugs for Treating Pancreatic Cancer Mentor: Ram I. Mahato, PhD Position: Assistant Professor at Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia
	Feng Lin, PhD – May 2020 Thesis: Smart Delivery of Genes and Drugs for Treatment of Cancer Mentor: Ram I. Mahato, PhD Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Connecticut
	William Payne, PhD – May 2020 Thesis: Development of Hyaluronic Acid-Derived Macromolecular Agents for Multimodal Imaging Probes and Nanomedicine Mentor: Aaron M. Mohs, PhD Position: Co-Founder of Simple Ag Solutions, NE
	Damian Daszynski, PhD – April 2020 Thesis: Ocular, Neural, and Cellular Distribution of Multifunctional Antioxidants Mentor: Peter F. Kador, PhD Position: Medical Science Liaison at Abbvie
	Suliman Almahmoud, PhD – December 2019 Thesis: Computational Studies and Design of PPARy and GLUT1 Inhibitors Mentor: Jonathan L. Vennerstrom Position: Assistant Professor, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
	Abdulrahman Alshammari, PhD – December 2019 Thesis: Identification of More Potent and Efficacious Analogs of the Novel Host-Derived Immunostimulant EP67 Mentor: Joseph A. Vetro, PhD Position:
	Deep Bhattacharya, PhD – December 2019 Thesis: Engineering hyaluronic acid for biomedical applications Mentor: Aaron M. Mohs, PhD Position: Senior Scientist in Formulation and Process development group at Pfizer Worldwide Research, Chesterfield MO
	Trey Neeley, MS – December 2019 Thesis: Charge-Based Optimization of Neurotensin for Neurotensin-Receptor-1 Targeting Utilizing a One-Bead One-Compound Peptide Library Approach Mentor: Jered C. Garrison, PhD Position: Associate Scientist at PPD, WI
	Yang Peng, PhD – December 2019 Thesis: Delivery of Small Molecule and RNA for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes Mentor: Ram I. Mahato, PhD Position: Scientist – Cell Therapy Analytics at Platelet BioGenesis, Boston MA
	Bowen Qi, PhD – December 2019 Thesis: The Development of Hyaluronan-based Contrast Agents for the Intraoperative Detection of Pancreatic Tumors Mentor: Aaron M. Mohs, PhD Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University School of Medicine
	Yuanyuan Sun, MS – August 2019 Thesis: Development of Macromolecular Glucocorticoid Prodrug for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis Mentor: Dong Wang, PhD Position: Investment Manager at Panlin Capital, Shanghai China
	Yosif Almoshari, PhD – May 2019 Thesis: Development of Local Drug Delivery Systems for Periodontal Disease Mentor: Dong Wang, PhD Position: Assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
	Richard Sleighholm, PhD – May 2019 Thesis: Chloroquine Revisited: A Novel Approach to Multi-Functional Drug Delivery Systems Mentor: David Oupicky, PhD Position:
	Gang Zhao, PhD – April 2019 Thesis: Development of Macromolecular Prodrug Conjugates for the Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases Mentor: Dong Wang, PhD Position: Ensign Pharmaceuticals
	Yosif Almoshari, PhD – April 2019 Thesis: Development of Local Drug Delivery Systems for Periodontal Disease Mentor: Dong Wang, PhD Position: Assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia.
	Zhiyi Lin, PhD – April 2019 Thesis: Development of Long-acting Nanoformulated Abacavir ProTides Mentor: Howard E. Gendelman, PhD Position: Senior Scientist at Cour Pharmaceuticals Development, IL
	Ying Xie, PhD – December 2018 Thesis: Delivery of MicroRNA with CXCR4-Targeted Nanoparticles in Metastatic Cancer Treatment Mentor: David Oupicky, PhD Position: PostDoc at Yale University
	Zhihao Mao, Ph. – December 2018 Thesis: The opposing roles of GluN2C and GluN2D NMDA receptor subunits in modulating neuronal oscillations Mentor: Daniel T Monaghan, PhD Position: UNMC Postdoctoral Research Associate
	Laura Weber, PhD – November 2018 Thesis: Development of Macromolecular Prodrugs for Chronic Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis Mentor: Dong Wang, PhD Position: Product Development Scientist, ProTransit Nanotherapy
	Xiaobei Wang, PhD – November 2018 Thesis: Development of Glucocorticoid Prodrugs for the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis Mentor: Dong Wang, PhD Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
	Fei Yu, PhD – September 2018 Thesis: Development of Chloroquine-containing HPMA Copolymers for Drug Delivery Mentor: David Oupicky, PhD Position: Postdoctoral fellow in MD Anderson Cancer Center
	Shrey Kanvinde, PhD – August 2018 Thesis: Development of Novel Therapies for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Mentor: David Oupikcy, PhD Position: Scientist, Formulation - Catalent Pharma Solutions, Madison, WI
	Ruinan Yang, PhD – August 2018 Thesis: Polymeric Nanocarriers Delivering Anticancer Agents For The Treatment Of Chemoresistant Prostate Cancer And Lung Metastatic Melanoma Mentor: Ram Mahato, PhD Position: Senior Scientist, PPD
	Xin Wei, PhD – August 2018 Thesis: Development of Macromolecular Prodrug Conjugates for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Diseases Mentor: Dong Wang, PhD Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate
	Yi Chen, PhD – August 2018 Thesis: Development of polymeric carriers for the treatment of acute kidney injury Mentor: David Oupicky, PhD Position: R&D, Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co., LTD.
	Mohtadin Hashemi, PhD – May 2018 Thesis: Molecular Mechanism of Early Amyloid Self-assembly Revealed by Computational Modeling Mentor: Yuri Lyubchenko, PhD Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at UNMC
	Tian Zhou, PhD – February 2018 Thesis: Next Generation of Translational Long-acting Cabotegravir Mentor: Howard E. Gendelman, MD Position: Formulation Scientist, Ascendia Pharmaceuticals, LLC., North Brunswick, NJ
	Rhishikesh Thakare, PhD – December 2017 Thesis: In-vitro and In-vivo Models of Bile Acid Metabolism and Transport Mentor: Yazen Alnouti, PhD Position: Senior Scientist, Sekisui XenoTech, LLC, Kansas City, KS
	Suthida Boonsith, PhD – August 2017 Thesis: Development of CXCR4 Inhibitors for Topical Treatment of Psoriasis Mentor: David Oupicky, PhD Position: Faculty member at department of Chemical Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand
	Shailendra Tallapaka, PhD - August 2017 Thesis: Development of C5AR-Targeted Nanoparticles for Delivery of Vaccines Mentor: Joseph Vetro, PhD Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Kansas in Lawrence
	Yinnong Jia, PhD - May 2017 Thesis: Development of Neurotensin-based Radiopharmaceuticals for Neurotensin-receptor-1-positive tumor targeting Mentor: Jered Garrison, PhD Current Position: TBD
	Kruti Soni, PhD - May 2017 Thesis: Targeted Delivery of Drug Combinations via Nanocarrriers for Cancer Treatment Mentor: Tantiana Bronich, PhD Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in San Diego
	Di Wen, PhD - May 2017 Thesis: Delivery of Small Molecule and RNA for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes and Prostate Cancer Mentor: Ram Mahato, PhD Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at North Carolina State University
	Calliste Steffensmeier, PhD - August 2016 Thesis: Stability and Kinetics of DNA Pseudoknots: Formation of T*A●T Base-Triplets and Their Targeting Reactions Mentor: Luis Marky, PhD Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at UNMC
	Virender Kumar, PhD - May 2016 Thesis: Polymeric nanocarriers for delivery of small molecules and miRNAs for the treatment of liver fibrosis and pancreatic cancer Mentor: Ram Mahato, PhD Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at UNMC
	Vaibhav Mundra, PhD - December 2015 Thesis: Polymeric Nanocarriers for Treatment of Melanoma and Genetically Modified Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Improve Outcome of Islet Transplantation Mentor: Ram Mahato, PhD Current Position: Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, Manchester University
	Jinjin Zhang, PhD - September 2015 Thesis: Antiviral Peptide Nanocomplexes As Potential Therapeutics For The Treatment Of Infectious Diseases Mentor: Tatiana Bronich, PhD Current Position: Scientist, Drug Product Development, GSK, MD
	Wen Shi, PhD - August 2015 Thesis: Development of Polymer Peptide Conjugates for Enhanced Pancreatic Cancer Imaging Mentor: Jered Garrison, PhD
	Zhenyuan Zhou, PhD - August 2015 Thesis: Development of Hypoxia Trapping Enhanced BB2R-Targeted Radiopharmaceutics for Prostate Cancer Mentor: Jered Garrison, PhD Current Position: Duke University
	Rajesh Wakaskar, PhD - 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, PhD Current Position: Formulation Scientist at Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
	Bala Vamsi Karuturi, PhD - December 2014 Thesis: Development of EP67-based mucosal vaccines against cytomegalovirus infection Mentor: Joe Vetro, PhD Current Position: Process Development Scientist at Mylan
	Vishakha Ambardekar, PhD - August 2013 Thesis: Cholesterol-siRNA polyplexes of polycation-polyethylene glycol diblock copolymers for cancer therapy Mentor: Vinod Labhasetwar, PhD Current Position: Research Scientist at Lupin Limited
	Kavitha Rao, PhD - February 2009 Thesis: TAT-Conjugated nanoparticles for the CNS delivery of Anti-HIV drugs Mentor: Joe Vetro, PhD Current Position: Scientific Manager at Biocon Research Limited
	Jasmine Davda, PhD - September 2007 Thesis: Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Therapeutic Antibodies Mentor: Peter Gwilt, PhD Current Position: Pfizer, Inc.
	Jayanth Panyam, PhD - December 2003 Thesis: Biodegradable nanoparticles for the prevention of restenosis Mentor: Vinod Labhasetwar, PhD Current Position: Endowed Professor in Targeted Drug Delivery & Head, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota
	Sinjan De, PhD - August 2003 Thesis: Formulation, uptake, and cytotoxicity of biodegradable particulate delivery systems ofpaclitaxel Mentor: Dennis Robinson, PhD Current Position: Perrigo Company
	Haiyang Sun, PhD - 2001 Thesis: Characterization of active organic anion transport on drug distribution in the central nervous system Mentor: William Elmquist, PhD Current Position: Director of PK Sciences, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
	Kamal Jonnalagadda, PhD - December 2000 Thesis: The Design and Development of a Biodegradable Polylactide Reservoir for Controlled, Zero-Order Drug Delivery Mentor: Dennis Robinson, PhD Current Position: Professor & Director, Pharmaceutics Graduate Program Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences

Sameer Alshehri, PhD – December 2020

Insiya Mukadam, PhD – December 2020

Catherine Orzechowski, PhD – December 2020

Dhruvkumar Soni, PhD – December 2020

Jawaher Alamoudi, PhD – August 2020

Wafaa Aldhafiri, MS – August 2020

Yu Hang, PhD – August 2020

Derek Leas, PhD – August 2020

Xinyuan Xi, PhD – August 2020

Zhen Ye, PhD – August 2020

Saud Almawash, PhD – May 2020

Feng Lin, PhD – May 2020

William Payne, PhD – May 2020

Damian Daszynski, PhD – April 2020

Suliman Almahmoud, PhD – December 2019

Abdulrahman Alshammari, PhD – December 2019

Deep Bhattacharya, PhD – December 2019

Trey Neeley, MS – December 2019

Yang Peng, PhD – December 2019

Bowen Qi, PhD – December 2019

Yuanyuan Sun, MS – August 2019

Yosif Almoshari, PhD – May 2019

Richard Sleighholm, PhD – May 2019

Gang Zhao, PhD – April 2019

Yosif Almoshari, PhD – April 2019

Zhiyi Lin, PhD – April 2019

Ying Xie, PhD – December 2018

Zhihao Mao, Ph. – December 2018

Laura Weber, PhD – November 2018

Xiaobei Wang, PhD – November 2018

Fei Yu, PhD – September 2018

Shrey Kanvinde, PhD – August 2018

Ruinan Yang, PhD – August 2018

Xin Wei, PhD – August 2018

Yi Chen, PhD – August 2018

Mohtadin Hashemi, PhD – May 2018

Tian Zhou, PhD – February 2018

Rhishikesh Thakare, PhD – December 2017

Suthida Boonsith, PhD – August 2017

Shailendra Tallapaka, PhD - August 2017

Yinnong Jia, PhD - May 2017

Kruti Soni, PhD - May 2017

Di Wen, PhD - May 2017

Calliste Steffensmeier, PhD - August 2016

Virender Kumar, PhD - May 2016

Vaibhav Mundra, PhD - December 2015

Jinjin Zhang, PhD - September 2015

Wen Shi, PhD - August 2015

Zhenyuan Zhou, PhD - August 2015

Rajesh Wakaskar, PhD - May 2015

Bala Vamsi Karuturi, PhD - December 2014

Vishakha Ambardekar, PhD - August 2013

Kavitha Rao, PhD - February 2009

Jasmine Davda, PhD - September 2007

Jayanth Panyam, PhD - December 2003

Sinjan De, PhD - August 2003

Haiyang Sun, PhD - 2001

Kamal Jonnalagadda, PhD - December 2000