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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Current Students

The Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience houses the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences Neuroscience graduate program, which offers formal courses and research training in neuroscience leading to the doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree. While our primary focus is the IGPBS Neuroscience program, our faculty are always happy to consider students from other graduate programs on campus.

PhD in Neuroscience Candidates

Mohammad Uzair Ali

BP in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Jamia Hamdard University

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Bharatbhai Chaudhary

MS in Pharmacology from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Dr. Howard E Gendelman's lab

Srijita Das

MS in Biotechnology from St. Xavier's College

Dr. Steve Gliske's lab

Luis Daniel Estrella

BS in Chemistry from Wayne State College

Dr. Kelly Stauch's lab

Emma Foster

BS in Neuroscience & Psychology from Northern Kentucky University

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Luke Hamilton

MS in Biology from University of Nebraska at Kearney

Dr. Sowmya Yelamanchili's lab

Caleb Kugel

BS in Neuroscience from the University of Nebraska Omaha

Dr. Steve Gliske's lab

Mohit Kumar

MS in Biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology - Guwahati
MS in Biochemistry from Kurukshetra University

Drs. Susmita Sil's and Howard E. Gendelman's labs

Priscilla Lebesse

BS in Human Development from University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Dr. Padmashri Ragunathan's lab

Matthew Ma

NHS in Medicine from Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Dr. Josue Avecillas-Chasin's lab

Shaylah McCool

BS in Biochemistry from the University of Northern Iowa

Dr. Matt Van Hook's lab

Matthew McCumber

MS in Anatomy from Creighton University

Dr. Steve Gliske's lab

Wyatt Morse

BS in Microbiology from University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Dr. Peng Zhong's lab

Sunday Ogundepo

BT in Biochemestry and Molecular Biology from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology at Ogbomosho

Dr. Benson Edagwa's lab

Ke Pang

MS in Anesthesiology from Central South University at Xiangya Hospital

Dr. Peng Zhong's lab

Meghan Ramirez

BS in Psychology from the University of Oregon - Eugene

Dr. David Warren's lab

Samiksha Raut

MS in Biotechnology from Savitribai Phule Pune University

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Nividitha Sankar

MS in Biology from Minnesota State University at Mankato, MS of Neuroscience from University of Newcastle Upon Tyne

Dr. Anna Dunaevsky's lab

Micah Summerlin

BS in Biological Sciences from Peru State College

Dr. Aditya Bade's lab

Jennifer L. Thompson

BS in Neuroscience and BA in Biology from the University of Nebraska Omaha

Dr. Matthew Van Hook's lab

Lou Townsend

BS in Bioengineering from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Dr. Wallace Thoreson's lab

Leanne Xu

BS in Neuroscience and Psychology from DePaul University

Dr. Tammy Kielian's lab

Graduate students in other programs

Lukman Adepoju

Environmental Health, Occupational Health & Toxicology

Dr. Natalia Osna's lab

Shaurav Bhattarai

IGPBS Integrative Physiology & Molecular Medicine

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Soumya Dey

MSIA Patient-Oriented Research

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Xiaoquing Du

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's Lab

Elizabeth Etafo

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Santhi Gorantla's Lab

Amanda Fernandes

IGPBS Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease

Dr. Santhi Gorantla's lab

Bhoomika Gowda

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Kimia Hirbod

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Dawson Hollingsworth

IGPBS Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Rana Kadry

IGPBS Integrative Physiology & Molecular Medicine

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Ahmed Mancy

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Mojisola Ogunnaike

IGPBS Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease

Dr. Larisa Poluektova's lab

Shefali Srivastava

IGPBS Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Amey Sukhia

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's Lab

Ashrafi Sultana

MSIA Patient-Oriented Research

Dr. Howard E. Gendelman's lab

Debapriya Sutar

Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease

Dr. Siddappa Byrareddy's lab