Education / Graduate Education / PhD Programs / Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology / Students Students 2019 First Years ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZMiriam Barnett, M.S.Bidlack LabResearch Interest: Pharmacological properties of opioids and the signaling mechanisms at the kappa opioid receptor.Brandon Berry, M.S.Wojtovich LabResearch Interest: Mitochondrial physiology by using optogenetics to control bioenergeticsSi Chen, M.S.Yan LabResearch Interest: Focuses on the role of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 10A (PDE10A) in regulating cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction.Lily CiscoLueck LabResearch Interest: Pathomechanism of skeletal muscle weakness and degeneration in Myotonic DystrophyTyler Couch, M.S.MacLean LabResearch Interest: Intracellular dynamics and protein interactors of human acid-sensing ion channelsDavid Delemos Second YearLouben Dorval, M.S.Bidlack LabResearch Interest: Investigating the effects of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (FGF21) on opioid preference and the development of analgesic opioid tolerance and dependenceIsaac Fisher, M.S.No AffiliationEsraa Furati, M.S.Chakkalakal LabJarreau HarrisonGail Johnson LabResearch Interest: The role of HspB8 and BAG3 in mediating autophagy and tau clearanceKai-Ting HuangYule LabWooree KoLueck LabResearch Interest: Exploring the use of suppressor tRNAs for suppression of nonsense mutations in the CFTR gene as a potential treatment for cystic fibrosisChen LiSecond YearJing Liu, M.S.Dean LabResearch Interest: To study the effect of beta 1 subunit of the Na,K- ATPase in regulating tight junction and barrier function in acute lung injury in vivo.Tyler McCullock, M.S.Kammermeier LabResearch Interest: Molecular and cellular regulation of metabotropic glutamate receptor dimerizationAlexander Milliken, M.S.Brookes LabResearch Interest: Studies the underlying molecular mechanisms of cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury to design novel therapeutic approachesNicholas Nobiletti, M.S.Glading LabResearch Interest: Regulation of neutrophil adhesion and function by KRIT1.Matthew Rook, M.S.MacLean LabResearch Interest: Structural and Stoichiometric Elucidation of Acid-Sensing Ion Channel Gating MechanismsMatthew SippleLueck LabMedical Scientist Training Program (M.D., Ph.D.)Harsha Swamy, M.S.Glading LabResearch Interest: Structural and binding relationships regulating KRIT1 localization and function.Lara Terry, M.S.Yule LabResearch Interest: Studies the structural and functional effects of mutations in the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptorAmanda WahlYule LabResearch Interest: Elucidating the Mechanisms of Salivary Gland Dysfunction Following γ-Irradiation Using 3DMultiscale ModelingChongyang Zhang, M.S.Yan LabResearch Interest: Focuses on the role of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 1C in smooth muscle cell remodeling in human vessel diseases.Nan ZhaoSecond Year