Alumni

Dissertation: Elucidating the luteal microenvironment: the role of fibroblasts in luteal regression
Mentor: John S. Davis, PhD

Dissertation: Characterization of Perinatal Oxycodone Exposed in Early Adolescence
Mentor: Gurudutt Pendyala, PhD

Dissertation: The Role of Pre and Perinatal Oxycodone Exposure on Postnatal Brain Development and Behavior
Mentor: Sowmya Yelamanchili, PhD
Neurology Medical Science Liaison Fellow, Sanofi

MD/PhD scholar
Dissertation: Oxidative Damage together with Post-occlusive Re-Oxygenation Kinetics, in Calf Muscle, Implicate Microvessels in the Myopathy of Peripheral Artery Disease
Mentor: Iraklis Pipinos, MD, PhD
Medical student at UNMC

Dissertation: The Role of Calprotectin in T-Lymphocyte Driven Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Psychological Trauma
Mentor: Adam J. Case, PhD
Analytical Development Scientist, Matica Biotechnology Inc.

Dissertation: Modulating Cardiac Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction
Mentor: Merry L. Lindsey, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNMC

MD/PhD scholar
Dissertation: Psychological Trauma Alters T-Lymphocyte Inflammation and Redox Through Sympathetic Mechanisms
Mentors: Adam J. Case, PhD, and Kaushik P. Patel, PhD
Medical student, UNMC

Dissertation: Mechanisms of the Superoxide Dismutase Mimic MnTnBuOE-2-PyP5+ and its Nanoformulation on Blood Pressure Regulation
Mentor: Matthew C. Zimmerman, PhD
Assistant Professor, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, Iowa

Dissertation: Cardio-Renal Syndrome Type 2: The Role of Cardiac Spinal Afferent Reflex
Mentor: Hanjun Wang, MD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNMC

Dissertation: Cardioprotective roles of hydrogen sulfide donor treatment in diabetic cardiomyopathy
Mentor: Paras Kumar Mishra, PhD
Senior Manager, Translational Medicine, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals

Dissertation: The role of central ACE2 and Nrf2 in sympatho-excitation: responses to central Ang II
Mentor: Irving H. Zucker, PhD
Research Technologist, UNMC

Dissertation: Exercise and Nrf2 in Chronic Heart Failure
Mentor: Irving H. Zucker, PhD

Dissertation: Glutamate Release from Rod Photoreceptors
Mentor: Wallace B. Thoreson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, Creighton School of Medicine, Omaha