Alumni
2026
Deepan Chatterjee, PhD
Dissertation: KSR1 mediates SCLC tumor initiation and cisplatin resistance
Mentor: Robert Lewis, PhD
2025
Taija Hahka, PhD
Dissertation: Targeting oxidative and nitrosative stress: the role of omega-3 derived RvD2 and NRF2 signaling in hypertensive-affected placenta
Mentor: Ann Anderson-Berry, MD, PhD
- Abogunrin, Adebola, MS
- Bassett, Hanna, MS
- Emsick, Alayna, MS
- Jobczyk, Victoria, MS
- Knapp, Jordan, MS
- Mathew, Angela, MS
- Miller, Emily, MS
- Simon, Gretchen, MS
- Soyer, Madeline, MS
- TeKolste, Reagan, MS
2024
Weilun Ai, PhD
Dissertation: The Role of Thromboxane A2 Receptor in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
Mentor: Saraswathi Viswanathan, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNMC
Flobater Gawargi, PhD
Dissertation: Regulatory Roles of Matrix Metalloprotease-9 in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Mentor: Paras Kumar Mishra, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNMC
Kajal Kamra, PhD
Dissertation: Novel Mechanisms for the Neural Control of Breathing in Acute Lung Injury
Mentor: Hanjun Wang, MD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNMC
Corrine Monaco, PhD
Dissertation: Elucidating the luteal microenvironment: the role of fibroblasts in luteal regression
Mentor: John S. Davis, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNMC
- Seerat Balraj, MS
- Alex Blake, MS
- Jillian Kramer, MS
- Ashley Reid, MS
- Kennedy Scheele, MS
- Kole Smith, MS
- Abby Stevens, MS
2023
Adrian Flores, PhD
Dissertation: Characterization of Perinatal Oxycodone Exposed in Early Adolescence
Mentor: Gurudutt Pendyala, PhD
Austin Gowen, PhD
Dissertation: The Role of Pre and Perinatal Oxycodone Exposure on Postnatal Brain Development and Behavior
Mentor: Sowmya Yelamanchili, PhD
Neurology Medical Science Liaison Fellow, Sanofi
Molly Schieber, PhD
MD/PhD scholar
Dissertation: Oxidative Damage together with Post-occlusive Re-Oxygenation Kinetics, in Calf Muscle, Implicate Microvessels in the Myopathy of Peripheral Artery Disease
Mentor: Iraklis Pipinos, MD, PhD
Medical student at UNMC
- Emilee Foix, MS
- Ethan Jeal, MS
- Sidharta (Sunny) Kumar, MS
- Jay Reifenrath, MS
- Rishav Srivastava, MS
2022
Cassandra Moshfegh, PhD
Dissertation: The Role of Calprotectin in T-Lymphocyte Driven Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Psychological Trauma
Mentor: Adam J. Case, PhD
Analytical Development Scientist, Matica Biotechnology Inc.
Upendra Chalise, PhD
Dissertation: Modulating Cardiac Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction
Mentor: Merry L. Lindsey, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNMC
2021
Safwan Elkhatib, PhD
MD/PhD scholar
Dissertation: Psychological Trauma Alters T-Lymphocyte Inflammation and Redox Through Sympathetic Mechanisms
Mentors: Adam J. Case, PhD, and Kaushik P. Patel, PhD
Medical student, UNMC
Sarah Schlichte, PhD
Dissertation: Mechanisms of the Superoxide Dismutase Mimic MnTnBuOE-2-PyP5+ and its Nanoformulation on Blood Pressure Regulation
Mentor: Matthew C. Zimmerman, PhD
Assistant Professor, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, Iowa
Zhiqiu (Claire) Xia, PhD
Dissertation: Cardio-Renal Syndrome Type 2: The Role of Cardiac Spinal Afferent Reflex
Mentor: Hanjun Wang, MD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNMC