Program Alumni

Astrocyte Sigma-1 Receptor signaling induces XBP1 pro-inflammatory functions in Movement Disorders

Advisor: Ania Majewska, Ph.D.

Elucidating Androgen Effects on TNF-Induced Inflammatory Erosive Arthritis. Advisor: Homaira Rahimi

Advisor: Homaira Rahimi, M.D.

Investigating the Role of Presenilin Proteins and BAG3 in Vacuolar Function and Tau Dynamics

Advisor: Gail Johnson, Ph.D

Exploring Age-Related Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis: Insights from DNA Damage, Chronic Proinflammatory Signaling, Pain Behavior, and Transcriptomics Advisor: Jennifer Jonason

Advisor: Jennifer Jonason, Ph.D.

Lung megakaryocytes are long-lived, arise from Flt3-negative bone marrow cells and contribute to platelet recovery in thrombocytopenia

Advisor: Craig Morrell, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Modeling and uncovering the surface expression requirements of the nonpolymorphic MHC-I-like molecule XNC4 in Xenopus laevis

Advisor: Jacques Robert, Ph.D.

Probing Cognitive-Motor Interactions During Proactive and Reactive Control Using Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI)

Advisor: Edward Freedman, Ph.D. & John Foxe, Ph.D.

Elevated Lactate in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Bone Marrow Microenvironment Dysfunction

Advisor: Benjamin Frisch, Ph.D.

Gene Delivery to the lung: siRNA and Non-Viral Multigenic approaches

Advisor: David Dean, Ph.D.

Platelet Ido1 in Plasmodium yoelii Uncomplicated Malaria Infection

Advisor: Craig Morrell, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Expression and Function of SPRR1A, a Novel Marker of the Ischemic Cardiac Border Zone

Advisor: Eric Small, Ph.D.

The Role of JAG1-Notch Signaling in the Maturation and Function of the Inner Ear

Advisor: Amy Kiernan, Ph.D.

Investigating the role of CLN3 in retinal pigment epithelium dysfunction in CLN3-Batten

Investigating the Role of CD4+ T Cells in Flavorings-Related Lung Disease

Advisor: Matthew McGraw, M.D.

The Role of Senescent Cells in Aging Fracture

Advisor: Lianping Xing, B.Med., Ph.D.

Dissecting the role(s) of the Notch ligand Jagged1 during sensory cell formation in the mammalian cochlea

Advisor: Amy Kiernan, Ph.D.

Characterization of CAR T cell phenotypes to augment response against solid tumors

Lineage Tracing and Spatial Transcriptomics Illustrate the Role of Myofibroblasts During Fibrotic Tendon Healing

Advisor: Alayna Loiselle, Ph.D.

The Contribution of Skeletal Muscle Stemcells to Prepubertal Skeletal Muscle Maturation and the Implications for Pediatric Cancer Radiotherapy

Advisor: Joe Chakkalakal, Ph.D.

Elucidating the Mechanisms of Lymphatic Muscle Cell Dysfunction in Arthritic Flare

Advisor: Edward Schwarz, Ph.D.

Mechanisms of Glaucoma-Relevant Retinal Ganglion Cell Death

Advisor: Richard Libby, Ph.D.

Advisor: Yi-Fen Lee, Ph.D.

Roles of Extracellular Vesicle-Borne Protein Disulfide Isomerase in Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Advisor: Yi-Fen Lee, Ph.D.

Optical Control of CD8+ T Cell Mitochondrial Metabolism

Advisor: Minsoo Kim, Ph.D.

The roles of AR variants in Enzalutamide resistant prostate cancer

Advisor: Chawnshang Chang, Ph.D.