Integrative Physiology & Molecular Medicine (IPMM) students
Joy Adewumi – 1st year PhD IPMM student BSc (Biochemistry), Obafemi Awolowo University;MS (Biotechnology), University of Texas at Tyler Supervisor: Rebekah Gundry Research Interest: Cardiovascular Physiology
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Emmanuel Adu-Agyekum – 1st year PhD IPMM student MBBS (Biology), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Supervisor: Yulong Li Research Interest: Cardiovascular Physiology
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Weilun Ai – 5th year PhD IPMM student BS (Medicine), Jianghan University; MSc (Cell Biology), Capital Medical University Supervisor: Saraswathi Viswanathan Research Interest: Alcohol-associated liver disease and alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
- Viswanathan Saraswathi, Narendra Kumar, Thiyagarajan Gopal, Saumya Bhatt, Weilun Ai, Carmen Ma, Geoffrey A Talmon , Cyrus Desouza. Lauric Acid versus Palmitic Acid: Effects on Adipose Tissue Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obesity. Biology (Basel). 2020 Oct 22; 9(11):346. Abstract
- Gopal T, Ai W, Casey CA, Donohue TM Jr, Saraswathi V. A review of the role of ethanol-induced adipose tissue dysfunction in alcohol-associated liver disease. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2021 Oct; 45(10):1927-1939. Abstract
- Saraswathi V, Kumar N, Ai W, Gopal T, Bhatt S, Harris EN, Talmon GA, Desouza CV. Biomolecules. Myristic Acid Supplementation Aggravates High Fat Diet-Induced Adipose Inflammation and Systemic Insulin Resistance in Mice. 2022 May 24; 12(6):739. Abstract
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Shaurav Bhattarai – 3rd year PhD IPMM student BVetMed, Tribhuvan University; MS (Microbiology), South Dakota State University Supervisor: Howard E. Gendelman Research Interest: Neurodegenerative disease, neuroimmunology, and Alzheimer's disease. Social Chair - IPMM Student Body Committee
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Opeoluwa O Oyewole, Kyle Dunnavant, Shaurav Bhattarai, Yugesh Kharel, Kevin R Lynch, Webster L Santos, St Patrick Reid. A Novel Sphingosine Kinase Inhibitor Suppresses Chikungunya Virus Infection. Viruses. 2022 May 24; 14(6):1123. Abstract
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Kwadwo Boateng – 2nd year PhD IPMM student OD (Optometry), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Supervisor: Wallace B. Thoreson Research Interest: Ocular pathophysiology and retinal neurodegeneration
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Deepan Chatterjee - 3rd year PhD IPMM student BS/MS (Biotechnology), St. Xavier's College Kolkata Supervisor: Robert E. Lewis Research Interest: Understanding the potential roles of molecular scaffolds Kinase Suppressor of Ras 1 (KSR1) and KSR2 in Small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Academic Chair - IPMM Student Body Committee
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Colman Freel - 1st year MD/PhD IPMM Student
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Misha Gansvind - 1st year PhD IPMM Student BA (Biological Sciences), UNL Supervisor: Karen Gould
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Flobater Gawargi - 3rd year PhD IPMM Student BS (Biology-concentration in Molecular Cell Physiology), Monmouth Univ Supervisor: Paras Kumar Mishra Research Interest: Diabetic cardiomyopathy and RNA biology
- Kambis TN, Tofilau HMN, Gawargi FI, Chandra S, Mishra PK. Regulating Polyamine Metabolism by miRNAs in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy. Curr Diab Rep. 2021 Dec 13; 21(12):52. Abstract
- Yadav SK, Gawargi FI, Hasan MH, Tandon R, Upton JW, Mishra PK. Differential effects of CMV infection on the viability of cardiac cells. Cell Death Discov. 2023 Apr 3; 9(1):111. Abstract
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Rasha Attia Barakat Ghorab - 1st year PhD IPMM Student MS (Veterinary Medicine), Damanhour University
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Megan Goeckel - 1st year PhD IPMM Student BS (Microbiology & Medical Biochemistry), Kanas State University; MA (Biology), Washington University in St Louis Supervisor: Lynda Harris
- Goeckel ME, Lee J, Levitas A, Colijn S, Mun G, Burton Z, Chintalapati B, Yin Y, Abello J, Stratman A. CXCR3-CXCL11 signaling restricts angiogenesis and promotes pericyte recruitment. bioRxiv. 2023 Sep 17:2023.09.16.557842. Abstract
- Schrock MN, Yan Y, Goeckel ME, Basgall EM, Lewis IC, Leonard KG, Halloran M, Finnigan GC. Characterization of Bud3 domains sufficient for bud neck targeting in S. cerevisiae. Access Microbiol. 2022 Mar 24;4(3):000341. eCollection 2022. Abstract
- Goeckel ME, Basgall EM, Lewis IC, Goetting SC, Yan Y, Halloran M, Finnigan GC. Modulating CRISPR gene drive activity through nucleocytoplasmic localization of Cas9 in S. cerevisiae. Fungal Biol Biotechnol. 2019 Feb 4;6:2. eCollection 2019. Abstract
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Taija Hahka - 5th year PhD IPMM Student BS/MS (Biology), Michigan Technological University Supervisor: Ann Anderson-Berry Research Interest: Omega-3 fatty acids derived specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs) in mitigating mitochondrial dysfunction in human hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). Bioengineered artificial tissue stiffness in vitro modeling to mimic in vivo human placental stiffness.
- Chapp AD, Behnke JE, Driscoll KM, Hahka T, LaLonde Z, Shan Z, Chen QH. Elevated L-lactate Promotes Major Cellular Pathologies Associated with Neurodegenerative Diseases. Neurosci Bull. 2021 Mar; 37(3):380-384. Abstract
- Slotkowski R, Van Ormer M, Akbar A, Paetz O, Hahka T, Thompson M, Freeman A, Hergenrader A, Sweeney S, Korade Z, Genaro-Mattos T, Hanson C, Anderson-Berry A, Thoene M. Nutrients. Retinol and Pro-Vitamin A Carotenoid Nutritional Status during Pregnancy Is Associated with Newborn Hearing Screen Results. Nutrients. 2023 Feb 4; 15(4):800. PMID: 36839158. Abstract
- Akbar A, Duvall S, VanOrmer M, Slotkowski R, Hahka T, Genaro-Mattos T, Korade Z, Hanson C, Anderson Berry A, Thoene M. Nutrients. Plasma Retinol Concentrations and Dietary Intakes of Mother-Infant Sets in Singleton versus Twin Pregnancy. 2023 May 30; 15(11):2553. PMID: 37299515. Abstract
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Rana Kadry - 3rd year PhD IPMM Student BPHARM, Zagazig University; BCCCP & MS (Pharmacy), University of Georgia Supervisor: Howard E. Gendelman Research Interest: Cell signaling, Proteomics, Pulmonary diseases and clinical therapeutics |
Kajal Kamra - 5th year PhD IPMM Student BS (Zoology), University of Delhi; MS (Physiology & Neuroscience), Wright State University Supervisor: Hanjun Wang Research Interest: Physiology and neural mechanisms that regulate breathe abnormality in acute lung injury condition. Chair - IPMM Student Body Committee
- Kamra K, Karpuk N, Zucker IH, Schultz HD, Wang HJ. The superior cervical ganglion is involved in chronic chemoreflex sensitization during recovery from acute lung injury. Front Physiol. 2023 Feb 8; 14:1101408. Abstract
- Kamra K, Karpuk N, Adam R, Zucker IH, Schultz HD, Wang HJ. Time-dependent alteration in the chemoreflex post-acute lung injury. Front Physiol. 2022 Oct 20; 13:1009607. Abstract
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Anna Kosmach - 1st year MD/PhD IPMM Student BS (Biochemistry & Mathematics), University of Wisconsin-Madison Supervisor: Pooneh Bagher Research Interest: Vascular physiology and disease, calcium imaging.
- Sveeggen TM, Kosmach A, Bagher P. What Is Next for Connexin and Pannexin? J Vasc Res. 2023 Aug 16:1-4. PMID: 37586339. Abstract
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Mane Polite Roneldine Mesidor - 4th year PhD IPMM Student BS (Biochemistry), Oklahoma Baptist University Supervisor: Rebekah L. Gundry Research Interest: Role of cell surface proteins in heart failure progression
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Wojtkiewicz M, Linda Berg Luecke L, Castro C, Burkovetskaya M, Mesidor R, Gundry RL. Bottom-up proteomic analysis of human adult cardiac tissue and isolated cardiomyocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2021 Aug 24; 162:20-31. PMID: 34437879. Abstract
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Corrine Monaco - 5th year PhD IPMM Student BS (Zoology), State University of New York at Oswego Supervisor: John S. Davis Research Interest: Microenvironment of the ovarian corpus luteum and its changes during cyclic regression.
- Van Hook MJ, Monaco C, Bierlein ER, Smith JC. Neuronal and Synaptic Plasticity in the Visual Thalamus in Mouse Models of Glaucoma. Front Cell Neurosci. 2020; 14:626056. Abstract
- Przygrodzka E, Monaco CF, Plewes MR, Li G, Wood JR, Cupp AS, Davis JS. Protein Kinase A and 5' AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathways Exert Opposite Effects on Induction of Autophagy in Luteal Cells. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021 Nov 8; 9:723563. Abstract
- Plewes MR, Przygrodzka E, Monaco CF, Snider AP, Keane JA, Burns PD, Wood JR, Cupp AS, Davis JS. Prostaglandin F2α regulates mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in the bovine corpus luteum. Life Sci Alliance. 2023 May 15; 6(7):e202301968. Abstract
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Adedayo Ogunware - 1st year PhD IPMM Student BS (Biochemistry) Lago State University; MS (Biology) University of Texas-San Antonio Research Interest: Development, Inflammation, and Degeneration of the Nervous System.
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Delia Omar - 3rd year PhD IPMM Student BS (Pharmacy); MS (Clinical Pharmacy) University of Jordan Supervisor: Micah Schott Research Interest: Regenerative Medicine Applications in Cardiovascular Diseases, Stem Cell Therapy
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Afia Saabea Owusu Konadu - 1st year PhD IPMM Student BS (Biology) & BMBS (Medicine), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Supervisor: Yulong Li
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Dalton Staller - 3rd year PhD IPMM Student BS (Biology), Midland University Supervisor: Ram Mahato Research Interest: Alcohol-associated and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Kumar V, Sethi B, Staller DW, Xin X, Ma J, Dong Y, Talmon GA, Mahato RI. Anti-miR-96 and Hh pathway inhibitor MDB5 synergistically ameliorate alcohol-associated liver injury in mice. Biomaterials. 2023 Apr; 295:122049. Abstract
- Mahato R, Kumar V, Sethi B, Staller D. Gemcitabine elaidate and ONC201 combination therapy inhibits pancreatic cancer in a KRAS mutated syngeneic mouse model. Res Sq. 2023 Jul 11:rs.3.rs-3108907. PMID: 37503215. Abstract
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