Education / Graduate Education / PhD Programs / Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology / Students Students Current First-year Students ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZRana AlabdaliOrlandi LabHalima AweisSecond YearLily Cisco, M.S.Lueck LabResearch Interest: Pathomechanism of skeletal muscle weakness and degeneration in Myotonic DystrophyKatyana CollinsFirst YearMaura ConnortonSecond YearTyler Couch, M.S.MacLean LabResearch Interest: Intracellular dynamics and protein interactors of human acid-sensing ion channelsDavid Delemos Dean LabResearch Interest: Exploring the use of electroporation for gene delivery to the lung to treat cystic fibrosisKatherine EdwardsSecond YearRhodalyn EssienFirst YearWenqi FuOrlandi LabResearch Interest: The physiological function of orphan G protein-coupled receptorsEsraa Furati, M.S.Chakkalakal LabResearch Interest: Cell-specific genetic and pharmacological targeting of C-C chemokine receptor type 2 (Ccr2) to promote aged and denervated skeletal muscle regeneration following injuryGrant GriebleFirst YearJarreau Harrison, M.S.Gail Johnson LabResearch Interest: The role of HspB8 and BAG3 in mediating autophagy and tau clearanceMiao HeDirksen LabResearch Interest: Pathophysiology and treatment of malignant hyperthermia and environmental heat strokeAutumn HellandSecond YearKai-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 syndromeWooree 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 LinFirst 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.Xiaoyi LiuSmall LabResearch Interest: The role of small proline-rich protein 2b (Sprr2b) in the regulation of protein stability, fibroblast plasticity and cardiac fibrosis.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 MechanismsNada SalimFirst YearMichal ShaposhnikovBerk LabResearch Interest: Signaling transduction mechanisms in the vascular systemMatthew 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 therapeuticsEi TunFirst YearAmanda Wahl, M.S.Yule LabResearch Interest: Elucidating the Mechanisms of Salivary Gland Dysfunction Following γ-Irradiation Using 3DMultiscale ModelingAnya WangFirst YearBryce WestFirst YearNan Zhao, M.S.Dirksen LabResearch Interest: Pathophysiological mechanisms of Tubular Aggregate Myopathy (TAM) in Orai1 G100S mice