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2022 Graduates |
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Matt Rybin, Ph.D. Mentor: Zane Zeier, Ph.D. Dissertation: Inhibiting Glioblastoma Cell Proliferation and Invasion in Brain Organoids, Current Position: Process Development Scientist, Recursion Pharmaceuticals |
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2021 Graduates |
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Jin Yop (Stephano) Chang, M.D., Ph.D.
Mentors: James Guest, M.D., Ph.D., and Brian Noga, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Enhancing Locomotor Recovery through Combined Mesencephalic Locomotor Region Stimulation and Epidural Stimulation in a Large Animal Model or Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury
Current Position: Neurosurgery Resident, Vancouver General Hospital Austin Choi, Ph.D.
Mentor: Antonio Barrientos, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Role of MRPL18 in the Biogenesis and Function of Mitochondrial and Cytosolic Ribosomes in Response to Proteotoxic Stress
Current Position: Medical student, University of Miami Haritha Desu, Ph.D.
Mentor: Roberta Brambilla, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Role of TNFR2 Signaling in Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells during Remyelination and Neuroinflammation following CNS Disease
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Montreal Hospital
Sarah Gough, M.S.
Mentor: Abigail Hackam, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Investigating the Effect of Ketogenic Diet and Wnt3a Treatment on Retinal Ganglion Cell (RGC) Survival and Optic Nerve Regeneration after Optic Nerve Crush (ONC)
Mentor: Jae Lee, Ph.D. Dissertation: Single-Cell Analysis of the Innate Immune Response after Acute Spinal Cord Injury Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSD Melanie Plastini, Ph.D.
Mentor: Roberta Brambilla, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Investigating the Role of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Oligodendrocytes in the Etiopathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University Hannah Radabaugh, Ph.D.
Mentors: Helen Bramlett, Ph.D., and Dalton Dietrich, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Utilizing Computational Approaches to Identify Synergistic Treatment Combinations for Traumatic Brain Injury
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Miami and UCSF Stephen Alexander Tapanes, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dan Liebl, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Regulation of Astrocytic D-serine in the Traumatically Injured Brain
Current Position: Scientist, 149 Bio Anddre Valdivia, Ph.D.
Mentor: Sanjoy Bhattacharya, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Protein Deamination and Lipid Complexation in Demyelinating Diseases
Current Position: Medical Student, University of Minnesota |
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2020 Graduates |
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Elena Buglo, Ph.D. Jeffrey Lowell, Ph.D. Ryan Worthen, Ph.D. |
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2019 Graduates |
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Tyler Huff, Ph.D. Mentor: J. Lee Dissertation: The Role of Fibrosis after Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
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2018 Graduates |
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Eric Bray, Ph.D. Mentor: K. Park Dissertation: The Role of Retinal Ganglion Cell Subtype in Survival and Regeneration Following Axonal Injury Current Position: Medical Student, University of Miami Nadine Kerr, Ph.D. Mentor: D. Dietrich, R. Keane Dissertation: Traumatic Brain Injury-Induced Acute Lung Injury: Evidence for Activation and Inhibition of a Neural-Respiratory-Inflammasome Axis Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Miami Nathalie Khoury, Ph.D. Mentor: M. Perez-Pinzon Dissertation: Resveratrol Preconditioning Induces Bioenergetic Efficiency in the Brain Within the Long-Term Window of Cerebral Ischemic Tolerance Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University Stephanie Lee, Ph.D. Mentor: D. Dietrich, R. Keane Dissertation: Microglial Inflammasome Activation in Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury Current Position: Medical Student, University of Miami Nadee Nissanka, Ph.D. Mentor: C. Moraes Dissertation: Mitochondrial DNA Fate and Deletion Formation Following Double-Strand Breaks Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Miami Jennifer Roebber, Ph.D. Mentor: N. Chaudhari Dissertation: Salt Detection and the Influence of Anorectic Drugs of Abuse in the Taste System Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Cardiff University, Wales |
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2017 Graduates |
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Zachary Balmuth-Loris, Ph.D. Saloni Mehta, Ph.D. |
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2016 Graduates |
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Alex Abrams, Ph.D.
Lucy Freer, M.D., Ph.D.
Han Gao, Ph.D. Amber Hackett, Ph.D. Enmanuel Perez Martinez, M.D., Ph.D. Praseeda Venugopalan, Ph.D. An Wu, Ph.D. |
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2015 Graduates |
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Sam Beckerman, M.D., Ph.D. Charlie Cohan, Ph.D. Srinivasan Narayanan, M.D., Ph.D. Veronica Peschanksy, M.D., Ph.D. Alleene Strickland, Ph.D. Ben Yungher, Ph.D. Yunjiao Zhu, Ph.D. |
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2014 Graduates |
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Shervin Liddie, Ph.D. Mentor: Y. Itzhak Current Position: Senior Research Scientist/Study Director, Virscio Kahlilia Morris, Ph.D. Mentor: M. Perez-Pinzon Current Position: Scientist, University of Wisconsin Madison Meghan O’Connell Blaya, Ph.D. Mentor: D. Dietrich Current Position: Assistant Scientist, University of Miami Amit Patel, Ph.D. Mentor: A. Hackam Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Diego Ji Zha, Ph.D. Mentor: J. Bethea Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
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2013 Graduates |
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Akintomide Apara, M.D., Ph.D. Mentor: J. Goldberg Current Position: Resident, Louisiana State University Jonathan Hertz, Ph.D. Mentor: J. Goldberg Current Position: Medical Science Liaison, Aerie Pharmaceutical Yang Liu, Ph.D. Mentor: C. Thomas Current Position: Scientist, CallMiner Terrell Morton, M.S. Mentor: R. Rotundo Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia Ephraim Trakhtenberg, Ph.D. Mentor: J. Goldberg Current Position: Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine |
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2012 Graduates |
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Stephanie Adamczak, M.D., Ph.D. Mentor: R. Keane Current Position: Resident, University of Florida Raul Corredor, Ph.D. Mentor: J. Goldberg Current Position: Scientist, BrainSIntegrative Health LLC Brandon Kitay, Ph.D. Mentor: Grace Zhai Current Position: Assistant Professor, Yale University Alicia Pickrell, Ph.D. Mentor: C. Moraes Current Position: Assistant Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Michael Sinclair, Ph.D. Mentor: N. Chaudhari Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Maryland |
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2011 Graduates |
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Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Ph.D. Mentor: E. Widerstrom-Noga Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, University of Florida Andrea Johnstone, Ph.D. Mentor: J. Bixby Current Position: Director of Product Development, EpiCypher Joshua Johnstone, Ph.D. Mentor: J. Bethea Current Position: Pharmaceutical Independent Consultant Lana Jones Mawhinney, Ph.D. Mentor: H. Bramlett Current Position: Professor, Palm Beach State College Donald McCorquodale, Ph.D. Mentor: S. Züchner Current Position: Neurologist, Knight Neurology LLC Paul Morton, Ph.D. Mentor: J. Bethea Current Position: Assistant Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Uzoezi Ozomaro, M.D., Ph.D. Mentor: S. Zuchner Current Position: Radiology Resident, University of California, San Francisco |
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2010 Graduates |
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Jonathan Kelley, Ph.D. Mentor: Yossef Itzhak Current Position: Medical Science Liason, Eisai US Darcie Moore, Ph.D. Mentor: J. Goldberg Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Madison Alexander Peyser, Ph.D. Mentor: W. Nooner Current Position: Site Reliability Engineering Manager, Google Gillian Reierson, M.D., Ph.D. Mentor: M. Wong Current Position: Psychiatrist, Pacific Coast Psychiatric Associates Ryan Williams, M.D., Ph.D. Mentor: M. Bunge Current Position: Chief Medical Officer, SAFE Health |