Education / Graduate Education / PhD Programs / Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology / Students Students First-Year Graduate Students and CMPP Program Directors ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZMaedeh AghahosseiniFirst YearNada Ahmed SelimWojtovich LabResearch Interest: Optogenetic control of mitochondria to investigate the role of protonmotive force in neuronal physiologyRana AlabdaliOrlandi LabResearch Interest: Molecular mechanisms regulating G protein signaling biasFatemeh Alimohammadi, M.S.Harris LabHalima Aweis, M.S.Haber LabWang LabResearch Interest: Rodent and primate cross-species investigation of myelin maturation patterns during postnatal development. Investigating the effects induced by early exposure to amphetamine.Kathryn BernierFirst YearKathryn BernierSmall LabEmanuelle ChrysillaFalsetta LabLily Cisco, M.S.Lueck LabResearch Interest: Pathomechanism of skeletal muscle weakness and degeneration in Myotonic DystrophyDavid Delemos, M.S.Dean LabResearch Interest: Exploring the use of electroporation for gene delivery to the lung to treat cystic fibrosisKatherine EdwardsLueck LabRhodalyn EssienGlading LabLueck LabResearch Interest: Suppression of cerebral cavernous malformation nonsense mutation using anti-codon edited tRNAs Wenqi Fu, M.S.Orlandi LabResearch Interest: The physiological function of orphan G protein-coupled receptorsCaio FukushimaFirst YearMartin GarciaAnderson LabGrant GriebleBidlack LabResearch Interest: Investigating structural determinants for and consequences of G protein subtype biased signaling at the mu opioid receptorMiao He, M.S.Dirksen LabResearch Interest: Pathophysiology and treatment of malignant hyperthermia and environmental heat strokeCih-Li (Amy) Hong, MSShuchi Yeh LabKai-Ting Huang, M.S.Yule LabResearch Interest: Alteration of cytosolic Ca2+ machinery, mitochondrial Ca2+ handling, and mitochondrial metabolism contributing to the progression of Sjogren's syndromeKazi JerinFirst YearXingyu JingWhasil Lee LabMaster's Degree in Pharmacology or PhysiologyWooree Ko, M.S.Lueck LabResearch Interest: Exploring the use of suppressor tRNAs for suppression of nonsense mutations in the CFTR gene as a potential treatment for cystic fibrosisChen Li, M.S.Morrell LabResearch Interest: The role of platelets in immune systemXiaoxuan LinYule LabYunzhi Lin, M.S.First YearXiaoyi Liu, M.S.Small LabResearch Interest: The role of small proline-rich protein 2b (Sprr2b) in the regulation of protein stability, fibroblast plasticity and cardiac fibrosis.Jing Luan, M.S.First YearZahra MahamedFalsetta LabMinsoo Kim LabMichael MalloyMorrell LabAlireza MousaeiMacLean LabResearch Interest: Mechanisms of ASIC desensitizationNidhi Shah, M.S.Dirksen LabMichal Shaposhnikov, M.S.Berk LabResearch Interest: Signaling transduction mechanisms in the vascular systemSiddhi ShettyFirst YearMatthew Sipple, M.S.Lueck LabMedical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)Research Interest: Characterizing the molecular underpinnings of muscle excitability in Myotonic Dystrophy and the development of potential therapeuticsEmily SorensenFirst YearOni (Tiwa) TiwaladeO'Banion-Olschowka LabsWang LabEi TunFirst YearBrianna VonderhaarFirst YearNan Zhao, M.S.Dirksen LabResearch Interest: Pathophysiological mechanisms of Tubular Aggregate Myopathy (TAM) in Orai1 G100S mice