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Sushmita Adhikari 2nd year PhD student
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Advisor: Stacey Gilk, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, University of Nebraska - Omaha
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Monisha Alla 3rd year PhD student
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Advisor: Rey Carabeo, PhD Research: Pathogen recognition of iron-starved Chlamydia trachomatis. Education: MS, Vellore Institute of Technology, India
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Ridhi Bhola 1st year PhD student
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Advisor: Rotating Research: TBD Education: BDS, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal University of Health Sciences, India
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Taylor Burke 1st year PhD student MD/PhD Scholars Program
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Advisor: Paul Fey, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, BA, Creighton University, NE
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Ashish Das 3rd year PhD student
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Advisor: David Oupicky, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, South Asian University, New Delhi
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Srijanee Das 5th year PhD student
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Advisor: Howard Gendelman, MD Co-Advisor: Benson Edagwa, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS/MS, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India
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Del Dsouza 2nd year PhD student
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Advisor: M. Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, University of Nebraska-Omaha, NE
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Taylor Dunning 1st year PhD student
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Advisor: Rotating Research: TBD Educaton: BS, Webster University, MO
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Christi Ellis 2nd year PhD student
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Advisor: Derrick Samuelson, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, Southeast Missouri State University, MO
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Amanda Fernandes 3rd year PhD student
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Advisor: Santhi Gorantla, PhD Research: TBD Education: B.tech., Manipal Institute of Technology, India
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Francis Fontanilla 4th year PhD student
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Advisor: Rey Carabeo, PhD Research: Structural and biophysical studies of DNA repair proteins like Replication Protein A Education: MS, University of Philippines
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Valerie Fousek-Schuller 5th year PhD student
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Advisor: Gloria Borgstahl, PhD Research: Structural and biophysical studies of DNA repair proteins like Replication Protein A Education: BS, Wayne State College, NE
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Dylan George 4th year PhD student |
Advisor: M. Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD Research: Development of immunological tests for emerging infectious diseases including SARS-CoV-2 Education: BS, Peru State College, NE
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Benjamin Girardo 6th year PhD student |
Advisor: Marilynn Larson, PhD Research: Characterization of the Stress Response in Francisella tularensis Education: BS, Northern Arizona University, AZ
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Jampa (Jhyama) Gurung 1st year MS student |
Advisor: Benita McVicker, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, Nobel College Affiliated to Pokhara University, Nepal
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Abigail Hall 3rd year PhD student |
Advisor: Vinai C. Thomas, PhD Research: Investigating the metabolic pathways Staphylococcus uses to respond to oxidative stress Education: BS, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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Emily Heaton 4th year PhD student |
Advisor: Stacey D. Gilk, PhD Research: Manipulation of the host endocytic pathway during Coxiella burnetii infections Education: BS, Peru State College, NE
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Dawson Hollingsworth 2nd year PhD student |
Advisor: Howard Gendelman, MD Research: TBD Education: BS, Oregon State University, OR
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Aaron Jensen 5th year PhD student
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Advisor: Scot Ouellette, PhD Research: Proteomic turnover in the context of chlamydial developmental cycle progression Education: BS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Brigham Killips 4th year PhD student
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Advisor: Stacey D. Gilk, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, University of Kansas
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Elizabeth Klug 4th year PhD student
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Advisor: Joshua Santarpia, PhD Co-Advisor: St. Patrick Reid, PhD Research: Intrinsic Factors Impacting Viral Aerosol Stability in the Environment Education: BS, University of Nebraska-Omaha
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Haley Knowles 3rd year PhD student
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Advisor: Elizabeth Rucks, PhD Research: Impact of Chlamydia trachomatis on host cell vesicular trafficking Education: BS, Saint Andrews University, NC
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Jaxon Kramer 1st year PhD student
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Advisor: Rotating Research: TBD Education: BS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Mojisola Ogunnaike 2nd year PhD student
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Advisor: Larisa Poluektova, MD, PhD Research: CRISPR- based curative technologies for Hepatitis B virus Education: MS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
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Megan Otte 3rd year MS student
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Advisor: Amar Singh, PhD Research: Molecular mechanisms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Education: BS, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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Kabita Pandey 5th year PhD student |
Advisor: Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, South Dakota State University
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Ashley Peer 3rd year PhD student |
Advisor: Derrick Samuelson, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, Michigan State University - East Lansing
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Aramis Pereira 3rd year PhD student |
Advisor: Dr. Martin Conda-Sheridan Research: TBD Education: MS, Federal University of Parana, Brazil
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Israt Poly 1st year PhD student |
Advisor: Rotating Research: TBD Education: BS, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Itidal Reslane 4th year PhD Student |
Advisor: Paul D. Fey, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE
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Enakshi Roy 6th year PhD student |
Advisor: St. Patrick Reid, PhD Research: Understanding the dynamics of Chikungunya virus-induced impairment of bone homeostasis during infection Education: MS, University of Calcutta, India.
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Arif Sadi 2nd year PhD student |
Advisor: Stacey D. Gilk, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, North South University, Dhaka
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Dania Sahtout 1st year MS student, Fulbright Scholar |
Advisor: Rotating Research: TBD Educaton: BS, Tafila Technical University, Jordan
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Ramia Salloom 4th year PhD student |
Advisor: Maher Abdalla, PhD Research: Targeting Heme Oxygenase-1 in Prostate Cancer Education: BS, University of Nebraska-Omaha
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Natalie Sturd 4th year PhD student MD/PhD Scholars Program |
Advisor: Elizabeth Rucks, PhD Research: TBD Education: BA, Carleton College, MN
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Reegan Sturgeon 3rd year PhD student
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Advisor: Rakesh Singh, PhD Research: TBD Education: BS, University of Dubuque, IA
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Debapriya Sutar 1st year MS student |
Advisor: Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
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Zachary Van Roy 3rd year PhD student MD/PhD Scholars Program |
Advisor: Tammy Kielian, PhD Research: The association between metabolism and epigenetics during S. aureus craniotomy infection Education: BS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Gabrielle Watson 2nd year PhD student |
Advisor: Paul D. Fey, PhD Research: TBD Education: MS, University of Nebraska – Omaha
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Ray Widner 5th year PhD student |
Advisor: Elizabeth Rucks, PhD Research: Eukaryotic SNARE Protein Recruitment to and Interactions with the Chlamydia trachomatis Inclusion Education: BS, South Dakota State University, SD
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