Education / Graduate Education / PhD Programs / Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology / Students Students Current First-year Students ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZHalima AweisFirst YearMiriam Barnett, M.S.Bidlack LabResearch Interest: Pharmacological properties of opioids and the signaling mechanisms at the kappa opioid receptor.Amanda BradleyFirst YearSi 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 DystrophyMaura ConnortonFirst 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 fibrosisLouben 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 dependenceKatherine EdwardsFirst YearWenqi FuFirst YearEsraa 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 injuryJarreau HarrisonGail Johnson LabResearch Interest: The role of HspB8 and BAG3 in mediating autophagy and tau clearanceMiao HeFirst YearAutumn HellandFirst YearKai-Ting HuangYule LabResearch Interest: Alteration of cytosolic Ca2+ machinery, mitochondrial Ca2+ handling, and mitochondrial metabolism contributing to the progression of Sjogren's syndromeWooree 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 LiMorrell LabResearch Interest: The role of platelets in immune systemJing 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 MechanismsMichal ShaposhnikovFirst YearMatthew SippleLueck 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 therapeuticsHarsha 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 ZhaoDirksen LabResearch Interest: Pathophysiological mechanisms of Tubular Aggregate Myopathy (TAM) in Orai1 G100S mice