Neuroscience2020
Monique Mendes, Ph.D.The kinetics of microglial ontogeny and maturation in the adult brain
Advisor: Ania Majewska, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Associate at Stanford University
Patrick Miller-Rhodes, M.S.The Mixed-lineage Kinase 3 Inhibitor URMC-099 Exhibits Broad-Spectrum Activity in Mouse Models of Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders
Advisor: Harris Gelbard, M.D., Ph.D.
2019
Jessica Hogestyn, Ph.D.Human herpesvirus 6A latency gene U94A impairs motility and maturation in glial cells and neurons: Implications for neurodegenerative disease
Advisor: Margot Mayer-Pröschel, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Fellow at Sanofi US
Rianne Stowell, Ph.D.Noradrenergic modulation of microglial dynamics and synaptic plasticity
Advisor: Ania Majewska, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Fellow at Univ. Rochester Dept. Neuroscience
2018
Aleta Steevens, Ph.D.The Dynamic Role of SOX2 in Mammalian Inner Ear Development
Advisor: Amy Kiernan, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoc Fellow at University of Minnesota
2017
Matthew Cavanaugh, Ph.D.Properties of training-induced visual recovery in cortical blindness
Advisor: Krystel Huxlin, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoc with Dr. Steve Feldon, Ophthalmology at Univ. of Rochester
Kelli Fagan, Ph.D.The Genetic Sex of the Sensory Neuron ADF Confers Pheromone Attraction in C. elegans
Advisor: Douglas Portman, Ph.D.
Now: Data Scientist at BCBS
Berkeley Fahrenthold, Ph.D.Mechanisms of Retinal Cell Death Following Excitotoxic Injury
Advisor: Richard Libby, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoctoral Fellow in Ophthamology at Univ. of Rochester
Julianne Feola, Ph.D.The Role of Astrocytic Transglutaminase 2 in Mediating Cellular Viability
Advisor: Gail Johnson, Ph.D
Now: Regulatory Specialist at Masonic Cancer Center at Univ. of Michigan
Nguyen Mai, M.D., Ph.D.Role of Lung-Brain Coupling in Neutrophil Priming
and Reperfusion Injury Following Global Cerebral Ischemia
Advisor: Marc Halterman, M.D., Ph.D.
Now: Resident, Neurology at UC San Francisco
Heather Natola, Ph.D.Restoring nervous system function: Using astrocytes to breathe new life into damaged neurons
Advisor: Christoph Pröschel, Ph.D.
Now: Postdoc, Biomedical Genetics at Univ. of Rochester
Rebecca Rausch, Ph.D.Dissecting the Roles of Notch and BMP Signaling in Anterior Segment Dysgenesis
Advisor: Amy Kiernan, Ph.D. & Richard Libby, Ph.D.
Now: Senior Scientist at EyeCRO, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Stephanie Syc-Mazurek, M.D., Ph.D.The Molecular Signaling Pathways Controlling Apoptotic Retinal Ganglion Cell Death after Axonal Injury
Advisor: Richard Libby, Ph.D.
Now: Resident, Neurology at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
Xiaowei Wang, Ph.D.Bayesian Semiparametric Measurement Error Models: Estimation, Variable Selection and Fast Algorithms
Advisor: Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., DMSc
Now: Postdoctoral Associate Nedergaard Lab at Univ. Rochester
Laura Yunes-Medina, Ph.D.The Role of Transglutaminase 2 in Neuronal Viability
Advisor: Gail Johnson, Ph.D
Now: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Indiana Univ. School of Medicine